The Fantasy Adventure That Dev Patel Regrets Filming - Looper

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Though Dev Patel is kind enough to not name the film by name, it's clear the movie he most regrets being part of is M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," which was soundly drubbed by both critics and viewers (per Rotten Tomatoes) upon release. That film's legacy hasn't gotten any better with age, and Patel himself admitted to the New York Times in a 2021 interview he'd had a miserable experience filming it, stating, "I didn't really flourish in that position."

The actor touched again on "The Last Airbender," and his fear of tentpole fare in general during The Hollywood Reporter's recent Actor Roundtable, claiming, "I don't know what I would like to play, but I know what I'm afraid of playing: those big studio movies." Patel continued, "After 'Slumdog,' I did a film that was not well received at all. The budget of 'Slumdog' was like the budget of the craft services of this movie. And I completely felt overwhelmed by the experience." As Patel tells it, the experience even frightened him on a professional level, stating, "I felt like I wasn't being heard. That was really scary for me," adding of his work that he "saw a stranger on the screen that I couldn't relate to."

Those who've seen "The Last Airbender" know it's hard to argue Patel's reticence about returning to the big-budget blockbuster realm. But here's hoping he finds a project that changes his mind because the blockbuster world could really use a man of his abilities.

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