Dev Patel replaces Jesse McCartney in 'The Last Airbender'

kingofcities- go do some research and then comment. All of your “issues” have been dealt with on other boards, even on this site.
and yes SallyinChicago for the most part the Heroes are almost always cast with white characters and the villains evil. There are exceptions to the rule and it is getting better but this casting kind of flipped the concept of the cartoon in which the darker skinned inuit based watertribe were the good guys and the lighter skinned firebenders were evil. So M NIght just went back to old hollywood days where all the brown people are bad and white people are good.
This casting is still a joke, as it just reaffirms old stereotypes, specifically as if ALL asian ethnicities are the same and can be interchanged. This is kind of like Roberto Benigni playing King Arthur. It’s just Odd. maybe not racist but really odd.

The main argument is Aang. If the hero is again Caucasian and is surrounded by Asians/Inuits/Indians. It’s even more offensive as it continues Hollywood’s vision of the world being the “white man’s burden”, like Last Samurai, Dragonball, Forbidden Kingdom, Samurai Girl, just to name a few recent examples.

Race aside, I love Dev and thought he was great in Slumdog Millionaire. He will be a good addition to the movie.

Joe- I don’t care what race the actress playing Suki is. She’s a minor character of the show. Plus you’re representation of the races and the avatarverse just goes to show how much M night is changing the show. The creators of the show specifically did not want any European influences in the look of the show. They say it several times in interviews. If M NIght is gonna change the concept of the show that much why call it “Last Airbender?” He’s taking a lot of what made the show good. The casting at first was offensive. This casting is still offensive but now it’s stupid also.

The new kid looks more like Katara’s brother, than Prince Zuko…, I think a more east asian looking actor should portray Prince Zuko.. and not to sound cynical and racist, but why’s the villain the only one rcast as ethnic, why not recast the protagonist with ethnic actors as well… but I digress it is a step in the right direction, maybe if the fans keep it up the others may be recast as well

First off, no, avatar did not take place in Asia. The writers lead us to believe that the story took place in a lost time, so for we all know it could of taken place last year, or even modern jersey for all I care. But seriously, it didn’t take place in Asia, it just incorporated an Asian feel to it. Plus, the North Pole? They were all freaking Eskimos! Aaang, white for all we know. Zuko, probably white, Asian, or both. Also, any fan of the series would remember that they traveled all over the world, and every location had a different vibe to it. From the north pole, to forest, to desert. So the show is an ethnic storm, many dif. races are incorporated. That’s why its fantasy. Why be ethnically correct? Just make a good movie, good plot, GREAT special effects, and don’t disappoint. Stop getting all butt hurt.