The Last Airbender - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[chad]

Dante Basco, the actor who voiced Zuko in the original series, wanted to play Zuko in the film. Many of the producers also wanted Basco to play the role, but M.Night Shymalan had already chosen Dev Patel for the role. Supposedly some people also believed that Basco, who was in his thirties at the time, may have been too old to be portraying a teenager in a live action movie despite this, apparently few people had any objections to Jackson Rathbone being at least ten years older than his character (Sokka) during the time in which filming was taking place.

[ken]

The first film directed by M. Night Shyamalan that was not based on an original script.

[russell]

In spring of 2010 (before the film's release), director M. Night Shyamalan was quoted by Entertainment Weekly as saying The Last Airbender was his "best movie".

[wallace]

After the moderate critical success from After Earth (2013), Nickelodeon stated in 2015 that they want M. Night Shyamalan to make a sequel to this film. Shymalan has confirmed that he will be working on the sequel after his next "thriller".

[lena]

The film's failure may be attributed to the fact that extensive changes to its source material where made in order to rush it into production and be converted to 3D in time for a blockbuster release.

[christina]

The first draft of the script included all 20 episodes from the first season, which added up to a running time of over seven hours.

[ava]

Noah Ringer submitted an audition tape of himself doing martial arts with a completely shaved head with Aang's signature arrow tattoo painted onto his forehead to Paramount Pictures. This video is what won him the role.

[christina]

In 2018, Bryan Konetzkio and Michael DiMartino announced that the series would be rebooted in live action on Netflix, effectively killing the chances of sequels to the film.

[jessie]

119 people were in the orchestra conducted by James Newton Howard during the recording of the score.

[bryan]

I Am Sam 2001

Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up Sams limitations start to become a problem and the ...

I Am Sam features inspirational, touching, emotional, tear jerker and sad style.

[JoshuaHaict]

And the Band Played On 1993

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

And the Band Played On features touching, disturbing, uplifting, political and talky style.

[jeffrey]

Pay It Forward 2000

Like some other kids 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids he succeeded.

Pay It Forward features touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational and sentimental style.

[kim]

A Few Good Men 1992

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway are assigned to a murder case they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

A Few Good Men features suspense, tense, serious, realistic and tricky style.

[RafaelDet 0]

The Color Purple 1985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celies abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing quotMisterquot Albert ...

The Color Purple features sentimental, uplifting, touching, inspirational and sad style.

[jim]

Detachment 2011

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school imparting modes of knowledge but never staying long ...

Detachment features depressing, psychological, bleak, thought provoking and touching style.

[thinkalot]

Flash of Genius 2008

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story college professor Robert Kearns Greg Kinnear goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly ...

Flash of Genius features inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, sincere and serious style.

[PatrickPurry]

Youre Not You 2014

A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.

Youre Not You features touching, sentimental, sweet, lyrical and dramatic style.

[caroline]

Dark Waters 2019

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against the DuPont chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

Dark Waters features serious, realistic, factual, thought provoking and political style.

[afycumi]

Kramer vs. Kramer 1979

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Kramer vs. Kramer features touching, sentimental, sad, realistic and clever style.

[Colindelia]

The Hurricane 1999

The story of Rubin quotHurricanequot Carter a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

The Hurricane features thought provoking, touching, inspirational, factual and motivational style.