In 2010 , director M. Night Shyamalan cast 12-year-old Tae Kwon Do practitioner Noah Ringer as Aang in the film adaptation of the series , `` The Last Airbender '' .
In 2008 , M. Night Shyamalan , a film director , cast 12-year-old Tae Kwon Do practitioner Noah Ringer as Aang in the film adaptation of the series , `` The Last Airbender '' .