Slideshow: 21-Image Action Gallery of ‘The Last Airbender’

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The Avatar in Battle Against the Fire Nation

CHICAGO – The ancient martial arts get a workout with M. Night Shyamalan’s live action version of the anime “The Last Airbender.” Featuring Dev Patel – the contestant in the Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” – and Aasif Mandvi of “The Daily Show,” Airbender uses special effects and action to tell its story.

The “Avatar,” a boy named Aang (Noah Ringer) is unearthed in the south water land in this fantasy version of earth. The sectors are divided by four elements – air, water, earth and fire. The Fire Nation wants earth dominance. Can the Avatar stop their aggressive war machines?

Click “Next” and “Previous to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images Industrial Light & Magic for © 2010 Paramount Pictures Corporation

LastAir1: Aang (Noah Ringer) Makes his Escape in ‘The Last Airbender’
LastAir2: The Flying Creature Appa
LastAir3: Nicola Peltz as Katara and Aang in Training
LastAir4: Aang Conducts a Courtly Demonstration of his Skills
LastAir5: The Avatar in Battle Against the Fire Nation
LastAir6: Shaun Toub as Uncle Iroh Demonstrates Some Fire Power
LastAir7: Aasif Mandvi as Zhao and Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai
LastAir8: Katara Creates Her Version of a Water Balloon
LastAir9: Seychelle Gabriel is Princess Yue and Jackson Rathbone is Sokka
LastAir10: Aang Gets a Glow About Him
LastAir11: Dev Patel as Prince Zuko Gets Some Advice from Uncle Iroh
LastAir12: Prince Zuko Surveys the Land of Water
LastAir13: Aang, Katara and Sokka Take a Flight on Appa
LastAir14: Another Scene with Katara (Nicola Peltz)
LastAir15: Aang and Sokka Prepare for Battle
LastAir16: Aang Practices his Element Control
LastAir17: Prince Zuko Strikes a Fighting Pose
LastAir18: Aang Meets the Fire Nation Army
LastAir19: The Fire This Time: Dev Patel as Prince Zuko
LastAir20: Director M. Night Shyamalan with Cast of ‘The Last Airbender’
LastAir21: Noah Ringer as Aang

“The Last Airbender” opens everywhere July 1st. Featuring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Shaun Toub and Seychelle Gabriel, writtten and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Rated “PG”