BECAUSE THERE'S NO GOOD ASIAN ACTORS, ANYWHERE, THAT CAN DO THIS

[misora]

Aaaaaand, this is why I had my doubts about this live-action Last Airbender movie idea of Shyamalan's.


The cast list: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/10/first-look-the-cast-of-the-last-airbender/


Yep. You read right. They white-washed everyone. Zuko is being played by a blond pop-star.








I think I'm going to wibble over here in the corner for a bit. ;_____;

Comments

[nephthysmoon.livejournal.com]

I don't know WHO I would have picked, but it would not have been THEM! What a horrible, TERRIBLE cast. Also, I resent their characterization of Zuko as 'evil'. Fuck this!

[lemonyloyce.livejournal.com]

Cue Emo Aaaaaangsty Pop.

[noblesseoblige.livejournal.com]

Jesse McCartney for ZUKO? You have got to be kidding me.

[ryanitenebrae.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm not exactly happy about this, but I do think everybody is overreacting just a tad. I highly doubt they're going to go with Jesse McCartney, and I will not believe it until it has actually been confirmed. There really is no way of knowing how an actor will behave as a character until you actually see the movie, and with the exception of skin color, Sokka and Katara's actors are decent visual matches. Direction, costume, make-up, that has a great deal to do with how these actors will portray these characters. Yes, Avatar has the charm point of having no Caucasian characters whatsoever, but in an American movie, we could hardly expect that to be true in the adaptation. I'm just saying, we need to wait and see.

[jakia.livejournal.com]

If Zuko sings in any point in the movie I may burst into tears.

[darkelf19.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's what I figured would happen. -_-

[romanitas.livejournal.com]

Jesse McCartney?

W-what?

Do not want. Oh my god ;__________;

brb headdesking

[qiushuwen.livejournal.com]

Oh, lol. Should have read this first. :P

[hekateselene.livejournal.com]

Oh my god.. what the hell was that?!! Is is a joke because its so not funny. It's just wrong

[genuinelyhokey.livejournal.com]

..........................

I need a HULK SMASH icon for this shit.

[rapturesmusic.livejournal.com]

WTF JESSE MCCARTNEY?! AS ZUKO?! WTFH?!

_{I'm so not going to go see this movie.}

[alaksandra.livejournal.com]

Well, can anyone put up a psuedo-cast of asian/indian actors for our beloved characters? (with pics)

I thought they would do a world wide casting call? Was I mistaken?

[drisela.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'm to angry to wibble.
I'm furious and inconsolable. I'm Furiosolable!!!!
It's going to be easy to channel
my "dark place" for Flamenco tonight. D

[zelha.livejournal.com]

. . . . .

I am completely speechless.

No, seriously. OMG this is... just like Rapturesmusic said. "PHAIL OF DISMAL PROPORTIONS."

*facepalm*

And fuck NO, I'm not going to see it.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I totally didn't understand why so many people who unhappy about the director.

Now I do.

And it hurts so much.

[jbramx2.livejournal.com]

I already wrote about it in my journal. Yeah. I'm shocked and PISSED.

[robinsena.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't be laughing about this, but I am. :\

And to be fair, Hollywood bastardized the upcoming live-action Dragonball movie too. (Goku as a white dude? SERIOUSLY?)

[queen-0f-geeks.livejournal.com]

I was so pissed that Shamalan was directing because lets face it, the dude hos NOT had a decent film in a loooooooong time, BUT THIS!? JESSE FREAKIN MCARTNEY!!! I am enraged beyond levels of enragement i knew i possessed!