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Currently there is one Live Action Film Tiết Khí Sư Cuối Cùng (2010), written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan . The film was produced at Paramount. The movie was titled "The Last Airbender" to avoid confusion with James Cameron's unrelated film "Avatar." The movie was released in theaters on July 2, 2010. Shooting took place on stages in Philadelphia, as well as locations including Greenland. Series creators Michael DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko served as executive producers. As to casting, the roles of Aang went to karate-trained Texan Noah Ringer; Sokka to Jackson Rathbone; Katara to Nicola Peltz and Dev Patel as Zuko.

Originally, the plan was for three live-action films. The showbiz magazine Variety announced on January 8th, 2007 that filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan had signed a 3-picture deal with Paramount's MTV Films and Nick Movies to write, direct and produce the live-action film adaptation of "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

Despite a lack of popularity with USA cinema-goers, The Last Airbender film continued to be tremendously financially successful around the world and was therefore quite popular. IMDb reports that as of the 23rd of September 2010, the worldwide gross figures for the film was $319,731,881. From a financial standpoint, this figure suggests that all of the costs of making the film were recouped plus an additional 100% profit. The gross in USA cinemas up until the 19th of September 2010 (IMDb) was $131,564,731, meaning that more than 50% of the gross was from outside USA. In sum, the first film was had average success in USA and big success around the world.

In April 2013, rumours were building quickly that M. Night Shyamalan is preparing for the the sequel: The Last Airbender: Book 2 Earth. As of September 2017 there are no information regarding any sequel.

The incomplete line of Avatar toys, produced by Mattel, can be found online and in most major toy stores.

Yes, all three seasons are available on DVD and (As of June 8th, 2018) on Blu-ray.

Yes. The follow-up series called The Legend of Korra (2012) and takes place 70 years after the events of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'. Follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang -- a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra." The series ran from 2010 t0 2014 on Nickelodeon and contains 52 episodes. Quoting from The Wall Street Journal: Korra's quest eventually leads her to Republic City -- the epicenter of the world of Avatar. A metropolis powered by steampunk-type technology, the city is inhabited by people from all nations. Korra finds that Republic City suffers from rampant crime and is also dealing with an anti-bender revolt. Korra is tutored by Aang's son, Tenzin, is the ways of airbending. The Legend of Korra debuted on Nickelodeon in USA on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) with back-to-back episodes, with regular timeslot on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

The arrow tattoos are thought to have originated as a sign of respect for the original Airbenders, the Sky Bison. An Airbender earns his or her arrow tattoos by mastering all 36 tiers of Airbending or by mastering 35 and creating a new Airbending technique. Aang earned his by inventing the technique he calls the "Air Scooter."