Director tried to use much-maligned post-production 3-D subtly.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

M. Night Shyamalan

Photo: Brian Jacks/ MTV News

As movie studios and filmmakers rushed to capitalize on the 3-D wave, there have been plenty of successes (”Avatar,” “Toy Story 3,” “How to Train Your Dragon”) and a few flops — particularly when the post-production conversion is applied (”Clash of the Titans,” “The Last Airbender”).

When MTV News caught up with “The Last Airbender” director M. Night Shyamalan to discuss his involvement in this week’s “Devil,” we asked for his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the new practice of post-production 3-D.

“I knew as soon as we were deciding to do the conversion that we were going to get that [criticism] because it has a stigma to it,” Shyamalan said of the flak critics and fans heaped on “Airbender.”

“I definitely do everything very minimal — the sound, the movement of the camera — and when I was doing the 3-D, I decided to do it really gently and just enhance the shot,” he explained. “If we went shot-for-shot and I showed it to you, it was just enhanced. ‘Wow, I can see the depth. Wow, it does feel more grand. Wow, it does feel more beautiful. I’m more into it.’ ”

Shyamalan said his goal was to use 3-D subtly, but the format is perhaps too new to be used in that manner, versus the in-your-face, arm-reaching-into-the-audience 3-D of years past.

“That’s not my aesthetic,” he said.

The director said he loved the film’s 3-D team, which was very protective of the film and staying true to the artistry of it.

“We would talk through the philosophy of each shot a little bit,” he said.

Shyamalan said the conversion process was a complete learning experience for him.

“I enjoyed learning about it a great deal,” he said. “This whole movie was about me learning things I didn’t know, and I’m glad I learned about it.”

Check out everything we’ve got on “The Last Airbender.”

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Director tried to use much-maligned post-production 3-D subtly.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

M. Night Shyamalan

Photo: Brian Jacks/ MTV News

As movie studios and filmmakers rushed to capitalize on the 3-D wave, there have been plenty of successes (”Avatar,” “Toy Story 3,” “How to Train Your Dragon”) and a few flops — particularly when the post-production conversion is applied (”Clash of the Titans,” “The Last Airbender”).

When MTV News caught up with “The Last Airbender” director M. Night Shyamalan to discuss his involvement in this week’s “Devil,” we asked for his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the new practice of post-production 3-D.

“I knew as soon as we were deciding to do the conversion that we were going to get that [criticism] because it has a stigma to it,” Shyamalan said of the flak critics and fans heaped on “Airbender.”

“I definitely do everything very minimal — the sound, the movement of the camera — and when I was doing the 3-D, I decided to do it really gently and just enhance the shot,” he explained. “If we went shot-for-shot and I showed it to you, it was just enhanced. ‘Wow, I can see the depth. Wow, it does feel more grand. Wow, it does feel more beautiful. I’m more into it.’ ”

Shyamalan said his goal was to use 3-D subtly, but the format is perhaps too new to be used in that manner, versus the in-your-face, arm-reaching-into-the-audience 3-D of years past.

“That’s not my aesthetic,” he said.

The director said he loved the film’s 3-D team, which was very protective of the film and staying true to the artistry of it.

“We would talk through the philosophy of each shot a little bit,” he said.

Shyamalan said the conversion process was a complete learning experience for him.

“I enjoyed learning about it a great deal,” he said. “This whole movie was about me learning things I didn’t know, and I’m glad I learned about it.”

Check out everything we’ve got on “The Last Airbender.”

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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• MTV Rough Cut: ‘Devil’

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• ‘The Last Airbender’

‘I sounded like a jackass,’ ‘The Romantics’ actor says of telling KStew to ‘quit’ the acting business.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Adam Brody

Photo: MTV News

It was the comment that launched a thousand hate e-mails and lit up “Twilight” message boards across the World Wide Webs. Previously adored, charming guy-next-door actor Adam Brody backhandedly told Kristen Stewart to “quit” acting if being famous bothered her so much.

The firestorm was sparked by an interview Brody gave on Diablo Cody’s online chat show, “Red Band Trailer.” When Cody asked Brody whether he enjoyed his celebrity or if he would prefer to be known as just “an actor,” referencing Stewart’s comments about wanting to be left alone, his response was a bit testy.

“It’s only gotten worse, I’m sure, being a celebrity,” Brody, who is in the “Scream 4″ cast, said. “At the same time, I don’t have a lot of patience for people who moan about it too much. Because there are many things you could do. … It’s like, quit … you don’t need to be an actor, so it’s like, if it’s that much of a problem … there’s the door.”

And with that, the hate-on-Adam-Brody campaign began. When MTV News caught up with the man in question to talk about his upcoming ensemble flick “The Romantics,” we asked him whether his response might have been taken out of context.

“I, no, I just, I, this is horrible,” he started, seemingly uncomfortable addressing the hot-button issue. “It wasn’t taken out of context. I saw [the episode] and thought I sounded like an idiot. I did,” Brody admitted. “Regardless of how anyone else took anything, I would think that sounds very ungentlemanly and I sounded like a jackass.”

A Hollywood actor who publicly acknowledges a gaffe? Well done, Mr. Brody. Points to the former “O.C.” star for his honesty!

What do you think of Adam’s latest response to the KStew flap? Tell us in the comments!

Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.”

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‘I sounded like a jackass,’ ‘The Romantics’ actor says of telling KStew to ‘quit’ the acting business.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Adam Brody

Photo: MTV News

It was the comment that launched a thousand hate e-mails and lit up “Twilight” message boards across the World Wide Webs. Previously adored, charming guy-next-door actor Adam Brody backhandedly told Kristen Stewart to “quit” acting if being famous bothered her so much.

The firestorm was sparked by an interview Brody gave on Diablo Cody’s online chat show, “Red Band Trailer.” When Cody asked Brody whether he enjoyed his celebrity or if he would prefer to be known as just “an actor,” referencing Stewart’s comments about wanting to be left alone, his response was a bit testy.

“It’s only gotten worse, I’m sure, being a celebrity,” Brody, who is in the “Scream 4″ cast, said. “At the same time, I don’t have a lot of patience for people who moan about it too much. Because there are many things you could do. … It’s like, quit … you don’t need to be an actor, so it’s like, if it’s that much of a problem … there’s the door.”

And with that, the hate-on-Adam-Brody campaign began. When MTV News caught up with the man in question to talk about his upcoming ensemble flick “The Romantics,” we asked him whether his response might have been taken out of context.

“I, no, I just, I, this is horrible,” he started, seemingly uncomfortable addressing the hot-button issue. “It wasn’t taken out of context. I saw [the episode] and thought I sounded like an idiot. I did,” Brody admitted. “Regardless of how anyone else took anything, I would think that sounds very ungentlemanly and I sounded like a jackass.”

A Hollywood actor who publicly acknowledges a gaffe? Well done, Mr. Brody. Points to the former “O.C.” star for his honesty!

What do you think of Adam’s latest response to the KStew flap? Tell us in the comments!

Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.”

For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.