Variety released an article today featuring Noah Ringer showing his Avatar smile for the first time. The article recounts M. Night Shyamalan’s past triumphs in casting child actors and provides more information about his crucial casting decision in choosing Noah to play the role of Aang.
Noah Ringer aka Aang
Touting a first-degree black belt and a proficiency with various Eastern weapons, Ringer not only bore an uncanny resemblance to Aang (complete with shaved head) but also impressed Shyamalan with his sincere gentleness — a characteristic the director felt was essential to play a monk who brings balance to a warring world.
You can read the rest of the article on Variety’s website.
Tags: aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender, m. night, Noah Ringer, shyamalan
December 4, 2009 at 9:15 am |
he looks more like aang in this picture than the trailer or the first picture.
he can pull it off though, cant wait
January 24, 2010 at 5:34 pm |
soooooo cute!
December 4, 2009 at 10:51 pm |
He looks appropriate. But I get the feeling that he’s going to grow up very quickly.
Shame they couldn’t have shot all three movies back-to-back with Shyamalan taking on some help in crafting the scripts.
December 4, 2009 at 11:04 pm |
Good. I needed to see a pic of Noah smiling. And now that I’ve seen it, I’m quite happy. Can’t wait for the movie!
December 5, 2009 at 5:27 pm |
ALAS!!!
December 5, 2009 at 9:49 pm |
Awww, yaaaaayyy!! “Also impressed Shyamalan with his sincere gentleness…”
How wonderful. I love him already, and I do not doubt his martial art skills. I hope he can act well. <3 This movie, I think, will be amazing. <3
December 6, 2009 at 10:05 pm |
Aw, he’s cute!
**** everyone who says he’s fat, I bet he’s thinner than you!
December 7, 2009 at 2:44 am |
Aw, he does look like Aang! (Huge Aang fan here)
I’m so glad he’s acutally smiling for once. I was worried about him at first, but now I think he’ll do a great job at playing Aang.
December 7, 2009 at 3:44 am |
Wow, a picture of him smiling has totally made my day.
And its also caused me to have extreme confidence in the movie all of a sudden.
He does look like Aang when he’s smiling.
What a difference!
December 8, 2009 at 12:04 am |
They need to hurry and get the other 2 shot! Before they grow up!
December 8, 2009 at 6:58 am |
Aw, he’s so cute ! He looks more like aang when he’s smiling and I think he has aang’s character too. Can’t wait for the movie ! ^^
December 8, 2009 at 7:54 pm |
He can pull it off, just waiting for July to see him do it for real!
December 9, 2009 at 4:51 am |
He’s beautiful as Aang!
March 4, 2010 at 5:43 pm |
Lol! Of Course he is.. lol.. Soo cute…!
December 12, 2009 at 10:50 pm |
Wow…. I really love the picture, and I think he looks GREAT as aang, but moreoever, I’m kinda inspired by all these comments.
This totally made my day. ^_^
December 22, 2009 at 1:29 pm |
seemed like a shy boy~hope he can be much more active in the movie~
I was still thinking…they can also find a chinese boy from ShaoLin Temple in China.We really can find a lot of boys suit for aang…But the language may be a great problem,maybe.
December 26, 2009 at 7:57 am |
It’s nice to see him smiling. In all the pictures of him I’ve seen so far he looked so serious …
March 4, 2010 at 5:38 pm |
That’s true. lol.. Still looks good though. ^.^
December 29, 2009 at 7:45 am |
he matches the character but his arrow on his forehead is different than on the original cartoon
January 14, 2010 at 3:20 am |
Well, that is understandable, seeing as how they made it look more like a tattoo and less like a drawing.
January 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm |
Yeah well do you want a big blue arrow on Noah’s head. It would look like silly and all.
Noaang ROCKS!!! TLA FOREVER!!!!!
March 4, 2010 at 5:55 pm |
Ah well. It’s still looking better than I though. And I love the tattoo and how it incorporates the spiral air symbol in it.:)
February 24, 2010 at 6:25 am |
I just hope he remains cute throughout the whole trilogy.
Ringer’s voice will start cracking by the sequel ane he will be 17-18 when he fights the Phoenix King.
March 4, 2010 at 5:48 pm |
Noah Ringer is so epic!!!! He coud have been better and still looks good though! He looks perfect as Aang.
Aang sooo cute as Noah!^.^ =)
March 4, 2010 at 5:53 pm |
I could care less about skin color but the kid who plays aang looks a little younger than I expected, but that’s okay he’s twelve and aang was 112 which is close enough I guess, as long as he rocks that part cuz I freak’n luv Aang. =)