Meet the real Last Airbender - sort of

Critical reaction may have been mixed – OK, negative – so enough kids under the age of 12 liked The Last Airbender enough for it to gross more than $300 million worldwide. A big part of the appeal was the natural charisma of actor Noah Ringer, who starred in the film as Aang and kicked serious butt with his non-CGI martial arts skills.

In order to remind everyone the film is being released on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, Paramount Pictures has arranged for Ringer to participate in a special streaming video event in which hundreds of American Taekwondo Association students (including one school in South Florida) will be able to ask him questions directly.

The actor, who achieved a first-degree black belt when he was only 12, will also demonstrate some of his movies. Ringer will next be seen in the 2011 summer blockbuster Cowboys Vs. Aliens.  

This story was originally published November 15, 2010 at 3:11 AM.