m. night shyamalan takes on avatar: the last airbender?

Man, it didn't take M. Night Shyamalan very long to sell out. After taking a hell of a beating for this summer's cinematic mess, Lady In The Water, looks like he's retreating to safer fare. So what's he doing to recover his credibility? A movie version of Avatar: The Last Airbender, of all things. He's apparnetly signed a three-picture deal to write, direct and produce a franchise based on the popular Nickelodoen kids TV series: Shyamalan Planning a Different Avatar. (This shouldn't be confused with James Cameron's new film project, also titled Avatar.) For those unfamiliar with the series, it's set in an Asian-influnced fantasy world with martial arts and magic stuff. Seems like a far cry from The Sixth Sense.