First Look: Dev Patel on Fire in ‘The Last Airbender’

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 22, 2009

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The folks at USA Today have unleashed the first cast pictures from the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan film The Last Airbender. Included in these first looks is a shot of Slumdog Millionaire Dev Patel as Zuko, the fire king and long-lost cousin of a member of the T-Birds (bad Grease joke #1) and Noah Ringer as Aang, the film’s hero who has the ability to use martial arts to manipulate the weather.

The USA Today’s article focuses not only on giving us a first look at the actors in their martial artsy garb, but also on the fact that both actors have studied martial arts in real life. Ringer, a Texas native, is a black belt who earned the role after sending in a homemade DVD of him practicing tae kwon do. Dev Patel also has a black belt in tae kwon do, which he earned prior to becoming an actor.

Check out the two first look photos above and below. The Last Airbender is scheduled to hit theaters on July 2, 2010.

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What do you think, Airbenderheads, do these kids look authentic?


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  • Dev Patel does not look like the Fire King that much but Noah RInger is a good match for Aang. Does Noah have the moves though and the personality to bring Aang to live in live action?
  • Dev Patel does not look like the Fire King that much but Noah RInger is a good match for Aang. Does Noah have the moves though and the personality to bring Aang to life in live action?
  • Robau84
    as a big fan of the show im a little worried about the adjustments they obviously are making, the indication of the arrow tattoo is ok, but the Dev patel looks like a backyard magician. Im not sold yet, but by now I hope its gonna be at least a triology of decent martial arts flicks.
  • nicky_cavella
    better than dragon ball....right?
  • sweetre
    This looks better than I thought
  • D Train
    Good lord. Is this what M. Night Shayamalan is doing these days?
  • zuko
    OMFG FINALLY
  • Dan
    I still dont get why people are excited about this. It's really stupid.
  • Robau84
    theres much bullshit in the description above, im not sure its meant serious.
    There is no doubt that the source material is outstanding to other animated shows in terms of action, character development and originality, so, if they can transfer 50% of that on the big screen, its gonna be a interesting movie for everyone, not only the fandom.
  • elpatro
    wtf? Where's zuko's scar?
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