Asif Mandvi

Source: THR Aasif Mandvi, Shaun Toub, Cliff Curtis and Keong Sim have boarded the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, joining Noah Ringer and Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is based on the popular anime-inspired Nickelodeon TV series. The live-action feature is being produced by Shyamalan, Sam Mercer and Frank Marshall. In the film, the four nations (Air, Water, Earth and Fire) are in turmoil as the Fire Nation wages war on the others. Aang (Ringer) is the lone Avatar who can manipulate all four elements and possibly restore peace ... Read Full Story

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Lots of news out there in the world of the Daily Show / Colbert Report fraternity, so here’s another attempt to keep all you good people informed. As ever, we welcome tips and updates on changing line-ups, etc., in the comments. First off, here’s a little clip from the Red Carpet at the Emmys that includes several of our favorite people talking up iParticipate, which celebrates volunteer service: We know our favorite fake newers are big on participation, so this is just a nice little way to give them some more face time. ( Thanks to Erika and Jenny for the link .) Read ... Read Full Story

Greetings, Zoners! While I was compiling this week’s zeitgeist post, I came across quite a bit of news about some of our friends in the Colbert universe, so it seemed like a good idea to separate them out into their own post. I love it when there’s this much good news about the folks who make us laugh. Allison Silverman This didn’t take long! From Variety comes word that Allison Silverman has reached a deal to write a pilot for Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. There are currently no details on the project beyond the fact that it’s a blind script deal. I’ll be keeping ... Read Full Story

The first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Avatar Movie from M. Night Shyamalan Avatar: “The Last Airbender” is now available online. I don’t know about this film, I mean its just a teaser trailer but then again did anyone see M. Night Shyamalan’s last two films. They love to show the teaser trailer and they make you say “OH THAT LOOKS GOOD” and then you end up having something like THE HAPPENING come out. What do you guys/gal think? The film is due out July 2, 2010. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film is set in ... Read Full Story