I too have never really watched Avatar: The Last Airbender (or Legend of Aang as it's called in the UK, as the word "bender" has, uh, connotations in this country
), but from what I've seen of it it's surprisingly well-done for what could easily have been an anaemic anime-lite.
Even so, I couldn't help noticing the M. Night Shyamalan news...a possible movie trilogy from a big-name, reputed writer director? I didn't realise the franchise was that big. Still, the most interesting thing about this project is the fact that it's been announced almost the same day that James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator, Aliens) announced he's finally starting production on his long (long, LONG)-in-gestation new project, a massively expensive sci-fi epic entitled...uh, "Avatar".
If both movie projects go ahead as planned, this could get pretty interesting, because so far both Paramount (who are producing the Airbender movie) and Fox (who are producing Cameron's) are dead-set on using the title "Avatar", and neither seem willing to back down.
The combined forces of Paramount, Shyamalan and Nickelodeon vs. Fox, James Cameron and the most expensive movie of all time...heck, this saga might potentially end up more interesting than either film! I'll get the popcorn in...
