Hey folks, Harry here... This is more Mori's thing... he was a crazed AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER monkey. Well, maybe not that crazed, but he was at the very least... a fan. As with most television episodics that are attempting to tell a larger story - I missed the boarding call, but I know my nephew and his best lil girl friend (he'd kill me if he had access to the site) loves the series. There's a pretty huge following for that series, and now that M Night is adapting it for live-action... nobody really knows what to expect from it.

First off, it isn't the type of thing that M Night is known for. By that, I mean... ACTION. And I think there's a certain fear that he'll explore the more obscure aspects of the philosophical undercurrent of the story. But Variety is announcing the cast today and the big news is that SLUMDOG's Meel yun Air has signed on to play Zuko, a member of the Fire Nation. He's joining the unknown Noah Ringer who is playing Aang, the last airbender. He's a 12 year old Texas Martial Artist who apparently auditioned via... the internet, demonstrating his awesome martial arts skills. Let's hope he can act, too.

Jackson Rathbone, of TWILIGHT infamy, is on board, with Nicola Peltz as a water manipulator named Katara and lastly Jessica Jade Andres playing Suki - an Earth kingdom rep.

I've no opinion on whether these people are right for their roles, I just hope that M Night brings his best effort on this. After THE HAPPENING, he alienated most of his remaining supporters - but more than that... there's millions of kids that love this series and deserve to have a great adaptation that exceeds their imagination. Let's hope M Night can deliver.