Watch: The Last Airbender Star Apologizes For The Film In Resurfaced Video

Avatar: The Last Airbender has been getting loads of consideration not too long ago because of Netflix. The streaming platform presently has the unique animated present accessible to view in its entirety and so they even have a live-action remake within the works. However most followers want to neglect concerning the first try at a live-action interpretation of the beloved collection. And that even consists of an actor who starred within the movie.

A video has resurfaced not too long ago from 2015 exhibiting Dev Patel admitting that The Last Airbender was “sh*t” whereas signing a fan’s poster of the film on the Toronto Worldwide Film Pageant. See for your self beneath:

fascinated with how dev patel referred to as the final airbender a shit film infront of individuals pic.twitter.com/8mZtJlInu7

— ken (@SNOWCHllLD) July 14, 2020

Launched in 2010, The Last Airbender acquired scathing opinions (5% on Rotten Tomatoes) and was yet one more low level for director M. Night time Shyamalan, who was coming off of The Taking place.

After all, Patel hasn’t been shy about sharing his opinion concerning the undertaking prior to now. In 2015, he instructed The Guardian that “it’s onerous selling a movie you didn’t get pleasure from and don’t totally imagine in, and I felt dangerous. I felt sorry that I’d let these followers down, as a result of I used to be a giant fan of the cartoon it was primarily based on rising up.”

The following yr, he appeared on THR’s Actor Roundtable and mentioned:

“I utterly felt overwhelmed by the expertise. I felt like I wasn’t being heard.”

Showing within the movie made sense for the younger actor on the time, after all. He was coming off of his breakout position within the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire and Hollywood got here calling. As he mentioned, he was a fan of the present and getting an opportunity to work with Shyamalan (regardless of waning credibility) was little question an attraction.

The Last Airbender did make greater than $320 million worldwide, however it can endlessly be referred to as an unmitigated catastrophe within the minds of the followers. However not less than they will breath a little bit simpler concerning the upcoming remake, as unique creators Bryan Konietzo and Michael Dante DiMartino are appearing as showrunners and govt producers.