Casting bite: 'Airbender' star to join 'Cowboys'

Noah Ringer, the youngster who will soon kick butt in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," has joined the cast of Jon Favreau's upcoming action adventure "Cowboys and Aliens," this according to Variety. Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde and Harrison Ford are already on board.

Based on a graphic novel by Fred van Lente and Andrew Foley, the film focuses on a battle between the Apache and Western settlers that is interrupted by the crash of a spaceship somewhere in Arizona. "Airbender" marks Ringer's big debut. That film will hit theaters July 2, 2010.