Let’s face it, M. Night Shyamalan needs a hit… bad. As much as I loved THE SIXTH SENSE, and have a very special place in my heart for UNBREAKABLE… heck, I even liked SIGNS… but I have to say THE VILLAGE was pretty lame, and THE HAPPENING? Ugh. Did ANYONE like that film? Anyone? Even Mark Wahlberg joked about it when I interviewed him for MAX PAYNE. Well THE LAST AIRBENDER may just be Shyamalan’s big comeback. Hard to say, but it’s looking better and better. This new trailer shows some serious promise. Imagine HARRY POTTER meets CROUCHING TIGER. This is incidentally the first adaptation Shyamalan has directed, as all of his other films were completely his creation. Based on the animated TV series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, this live-action movie features Jackson Rathbone (the TWILIGHT movies), Dev Patel (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE), Nicola Peltz, the great Cliff Curtis, Jessica Andres, Shaun Toub (IRON MAN), Aasif Mandvi (THE DAILY SHOW), and Texas-born Noah Ringer as “Aang.” Check out the new trailer and tell us what you think.
THE LAST AIRBENDER opens July 2, 2010
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
