Posted to Movie News on January 30, 2010 5:36 AM by NightBender
A new publicity photo of Noah Ringer as Aang in The Last Airbender has surficed via MoviePictureDB.com. The picture is similar to the Empire Magazinescan we saw last month. Some are speculating this is a photoshop, but I suspect its just a picture of Aang in the middle of a spinning move, therefore making his limbs are a bit blurry due to low shutter speed. What do you think?
But wooow! All 4 types in the Super Bowl slot! OMG YAYYYY
Comment by: Beckii @ 05:51 am January 30, 2010
Awesome pic! But it does look a bit photoshopped. I hope it is real, it looks amazing. I can't wait for the trailer. How long is it now?
Comment by: NightBender @ 05:52 am January 30, 2010
Approx 2 mins for the trailer. Approx 30 seconds for the Super Bowl spot.
Comment by: Sifu Hotman @ 06:01 am January 30, 2010
I'm totally geeked out over the flood of new updates and news. It's nice to hear that we'll soon be seeing all four forms of bending. I can hardly wait.
I think Beckii meant how long is it until the trailer, lol. It's 8 days until the Super Bowl spot and 13 days until the trailer comes out.
Comment by: Infinidy @ 06:02 am January 30, 2010
All four types of bending in the Super Bowl?!?!?!
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Freaking sweet! Next weekend will be the second-to-best weekend EVER!!!!
Comment by: Infinidy @ 06:04 am January 30, 2010
Obviously, I meant 'in the Super Bowl trailer'. But wouldn't football be so much more interesting if bending was indeed involved? o_O
Comment by: NightBender @ 06:12 am January 30, 2010
yes Infinidy, it would be!!
Comment by: Beckii @ 06:19 am January 30, 2010
@absinthe_spoons Yes, I did mean that. :P D; It still seems so long away. And, the trailer is coming out 3 days after the Super Bowl spot? Aw! I don't know if I can last that long.
Comment by: The Last Airbender @ 06:29 am January 30, 2010
I really hope this movie is better than the dragonball evolution movie
but so far this looks awesome!
Comment by: Indigo Spectre formely known as mr.abcdefghi @ 06:36 am January 30, 2010
well, I made a comparission and the soldiers position doesn´t match, so NightBender has to be right
Comment by: Chromatik @ 06:39 am January 30, 2010
Finally, more and more news is coming
Comment by: nelson @ 06:40 am January 30, 2010
it looks photshopped because ang looks too bright for the dark platform he is standing on
Comment by: Liquifator @ 06:52 am January 30, 2010
yay all 4 types of bending!!!
@Beckii, 3 days?! i thought the trailer was right after the superbowl!! as in minutes or seconds!!
Comment by: NWT Warrior @ 06:52 am January 30, 2010
You will notice that the lighting (including Aangs shadow) is the exact same in both pictures. However the one the is currently up has no shadow matching the light hitting Aang at about a 45 degree angle from camera left. No shadow = obvious Photoshopping
Comment by: Hahn Spirit @ 06:57 am January 30, 2010
I'm lost. Why would it matter if it's Photoshopped? It's a PR picture, it had better be touched up a little I think.
Not simply touch up, as in Noah wasn't even in the photo and was photoshopped in.
Comment by: Hahn Spirit @ 07:18 am January 30, 2010
ah, ok I see what you mean. Still a neat picture.
Comment by: Littleford @ 07:22 am January 30, 2010
@ NWT Warrior its not the same I have the luxery of haveing two screens so I can put the side by side. so
1:the man on the far left has his spear facing down and in the original it is up!
2: the middle character (prosumably Zuko just a guess) he has one hand on the sword/spear(cant tell what he has) in the original, and this it seems he has both hands
so I go with NOT photo shopped. look at them both
Comment by: Littleford @ 07:22 am January 30, 2010
I mixed it up its the guy on thre right side sorry!
Comment by: hutagishi @ 07:43 am January 30, 2010
Thank God another photo has graced us with its presence :) Aang looks kickass in this and he's very ready to take them all out with his superb bending skills. Now hopefully he'll be decent at acting....
Comment by: Zutarafan1993 @ 07:53 am January 30, 2010
Comment by: Littleford @ 08:10 am January 30, 2010
@ Zutarafan Maybe that will silence the HATERS!
Comment by: 4everZutara @ 08:24 am January 30, 2010
noah is so fudging awesome i can tell by the look on his face that he was really in to the moment of that fight
i love him
Comment by: The_Water_Bender @ 08:29 am January 30, 2010
WOW! It's kinda the same one as that other one... but still I can't wait to see how they make water bending look! And earth bending... but I'm guessing water bending would be harder to pull of...
BUT STILL I'M SO EXCITED!
Comment by: Beckii @ 08:36 am January 30, 2010
@Liquifator That's what I thought!! 3 days!? I mean, come on!
Comment by: FirePrincess @ 08:47 am January 30, 2010
All 4 types!? I can't wait! Huh, I can't really tell if it's photo-shopped, but I don't really care! Can't wait 'till the Superbowl!
Comment by: jackson @ 08:59 am January 30, 2010
Aang Doesn't have a shadow, it's definitely shopped
Comment by: Vanja1995 @ 09:02 am January 30, 2010
from superbowl to percy jackson is actually 5 days i think, and the full trailer will probably come out on apple trailers WITH percy jackson. thats how it was for the teaser...
Comment by: GIL @ 09:03 am January 30, 2010
I guess that the place where Anng's standing it's a defense type structure like those walls that Aang airbended to protect them in S3 on the southern air temple(I think) when Azula attacked them...
Comment by: julia @ 09:04 am January 30, 2010
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOO COOL i love it i love it i love it I LOVE IT from the first trailer i new this movie would be great but now all these new pics i am more exsited then i have ever been
Comment by: Vanja1995 @ 09:04 am January 30, 2010
aaaand, the FN are all in different positions, not shopped :P
Comment by: Littleford @ 09:06 am January 30, 2010
but it’s not different angles in the original he Barley has a shadow so with the other angle it doesn’t seem to appear but barley... Trust Me I've got some of the most High tech photo analysis systems out there and it’s NOT photo shopped. Unless they took the time to edit the soldiers the sun glare and that in this picture you might see a hint of a camera in the back! Enjoy it. Its REAL!
Comment by: MisterMonkey @ 09:15 am January 30, 2010
I hope that the Official site releases a photo gallery or something.
Comment by: julia @ 09:21 am January 30, 2010
MisterMonkey, me to
Comment by: P.B.D. @ 09:28 am January 30, 2010
It's probably just an unfinished ILM shot.
Also all types of bending will be in the superbowl trailer!!? WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!
Comment by: iAirbender @ 09:31 am January 30, 2010
This looks amazing so far!!! I really can't wait for the trailer to come out and the movie!
They keep doing pictures of Noah in this building with all of these soldiers and him doing all these fancy poses, so it's probably included in the movie somewhere... but what part of it would this be? :U
Comment by: julia @ 09:50 am January 30, 2010
holy crap this is going to be the best movie EVER ever ever. echoing AWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAW I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXSITED
Comment by: Cleo @ 09:52 am January 30, 2010
I guess it could go both ways. Noah's pose does look like it could be easily photoshopped, but it's also equally possible that he's in the middle of an epic move. The back with all the Fire Nation soldiers looks obviously green-screened...or blue-screened. Which one is it? But the picture could just be fuzzy. Really prepped about the trailer! I haven't told my sister about the super bowl spot. (She never uses a computer so it's really easy to surprise her with stuff.) Can't wait to hear her scream from downstairs while watching the Super Bowl with her hubby and daughter. She's been a huge fan of the series for years even though she's an adult.
Comment by: P.B.D. @ 09:54 am January 30, 2010
@julia: Well the best adaptation ever at least. Also I love how much like Aang, Noah looks. May I daresay, a bit asian.
Comment by: Rose-Blood @ 09:58 am January 30, 2010
I'm lovin' all these new pictures we've been getiing lately. Keep em' comin'...
I can understand the concerns with photoshop but first let me say that I don't care. It's just refreshing to actually be getting updates no matter what they are. Second, it's obviously not photoshopped from the previous similar image due to the different FN soldier positions. That being the case, I would find it extremely stupid for someone to photoshop a never before seen image. Thirdly, by examining the last similar image, you can see that Aang's shadow isn't very well defined and neither is his shadow in this photo. This tells me that the lighting on set is more scattered instead of coming from one general direction, creating a disfigured shadow. So, taking all that into account, I don't think it's photoshopped but you never really know for sure.
I'm loving the new promotion this movie has been getting lately but I'm suffering from Katara deprivation . I needs me some Katara right NOW!
Comment by: P.B.D. @ 10:03 am January 30, 2010
@Rose-Blood: Good points. Also since the Superbowl trailer has all the types of bending, I think we'll see Katara. Im sure Nicola can pull it off. From what I have seen she is a good actor. Also she looks like Katara to me.
Comment by: juliia @ 10:04 am January 30, 2010
P.B.D, well he looks a bit asian, but i am not looking for the race in the movie i think the peoplle how made the racebending wedsite are stupid. i am looking for good acting ,cool affecs,and a bit of romance oh and sokka needs to be funny.
Comment by: Rose-Blood @ 10:05 am January 30, 2010
Oh, and all types of bending in the Super Bowl spot! Yeeeeee-hawwwwww!!!
Comment by: FireLordZuko @ 10:18 am January 30, 2010
I think this picture looks awesome, I doubt it's photoshopped. But I wish his tattoos were more distinct. the arrow tattoos really are an icon for the last airbender, it would be a shame if they werent given proper importance
Comment by: The_Water_Bender @ 10:20 am January 30, 2010
@ iAirbender I'm guessing this is the Winter Solcsitice (i know i spelt that wrong) Episode. Instead of the sages attacking, it may be the gaurds... Andywho... I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE
Comment by: P.B.D. @ 10:38 am January 30, 2010
@julia:Agreed. But don't forget story. also look up Jackson Rathbone. he can pull off hilarious.
@Rose-Blood:
FireLordZuko:Remember that this is likely an unfinished ILM shot. Also they got to make sure that the arrow sticks out too much or it will look bad and/or distract people.
Comment by: julia @ 10:58 am January 30, 2010
P.B.D, your welcome got to go bey
Comment by: tessables @ 11:15 am January 30, 2010
Hm. At first it didn't look photoshopped to me. But look at HIS left foot. Idk. But who cares!? Still sweet. I'm getting so excited! Especially with all this new news.
Comment by: SamRH @ 11:53 am January 30, 2010
LOL. Aang doesn't cast a shadow apparently.
Horribly shopped... but still kinda cool? lol...
Comment by: Uncle_Iroh @ 11:57 am January 30, 2010
Okay, Enbee, his feet don't look like they are touching the gound in any way, and he doesn't have a shadow. This is totally shopped.
Comment by: Myung-hee @ 12:02 pm January 30, 2010
Noah is such a little pimp. ;D I am beyond excited to see him in action!
Comment by: nightbender @ 12:02 pm January 30, 2010
Looks pretty bad ass. I don't know what you guys are talking about, it looks fine to me. It is in motion, too, and there are subtle lighting differences between a temple and the outside.
Comment by: Infinidy @ 12:59 pm January 30, 2010
That article by Matt Patches was splendid. Thank you for the link Zutarafan1993.
Comment by: NightBender @ 01:07 pm January 30, 2010
PDB: The photo I linked to was taken on set by Empire Mag. Its not a frame from the movie. This new photo was obviously taken at the same time.
So... why is this a photoshop. Noah was on set when Empire magazine was there for the first photo. Now all of a sudden he was gone and then greenscreened in for the second photo?....
Comment by: RainbowMuffinXD @ 01:09 pm January 30, 2010
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