THE LAST AIRBENDER cost $280 million — that’s a lot of dollars

THE LAST AIRBENDER cost $280 million — that’s a lot of dollars

Jun 26

If I had $280 million, I’d probably buy a new jacket, because it’s really cold right now. Last night as I drove home from work my car thermometer indicated that it was 5 degrees outside (that’s five real degrees, on the scale that actually makes sense, not the Fahrenheit one). Last time I was out and about in that kind of cold I was on the other side of the planet, and saw a frozen puddle of vomit on the sidewalk.

Paramount has coughed — vomited? — up $280 million for M Night Shyamalan’s latest (The Last Airbender, about some bald kid with a bo); that’s $150m for the production and $130m in advertising (which I’ve been deliberately avoiding — I don’t like spoilers). That’s a lot of jackets. Let’s hope the vomit doesn’t freeze on the sidewalk like Lady In The Water and The Happening did.

4 comments

  1. Sky Bluu

    When i saw the comparison trailer on how Japanase cut their trailers compared to how the americans cut their trailers sold me. I had no interest in this film until i saw the Japanese trailer.

    The way they were showing the meaning and story as opposed to action and CGI, i was immediately was. Someone should redub the japanese trailer because thats the reason i am interested in seeing this flick. Honestly september cant come around quicker.

  2. Staggaz32

    Has gotten just 8% on rotten tomatos. Poor M. Night. Shal – She – Shiek, wait how the fuck do you spell his name?

  3. “Approve”

  4. Haha yeah ain't that some beautiful irony. I can't wait to see it now, just to see how shit it really is. Worst reviewed movie of the year, on par with Brendan Fraser's Furry Vengeance? Really?

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