Is Patel playing Ang? Isn't he both too old and too tall for that role?
I'm just not feeling this movie.
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From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdemorse...@multiculturaladvantage.com>
>
> Shyamalan's
> <http://io9.com/5145022/shyamalans-avatar-cast-gets-colorful-finally>
> Avatar Cast Gets Colorful, Finally
>
>
> By Graeme McMillan <http://io9.com/people/GraemeMcMillan/posts/> , 7:30
> <http://io9.com/5145022/shyamalans-avatar-cast-gets-colorful-finally> AM on
> Tue Feb 3 2009, 4,499 views
>
> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/02/dev.jpgStop the (internet)
> press! A non-white actor has been cast in M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of
> Avatar: The Last Airbender! Have the internet protests been having an effect
> on the embattled production after all?
>
> We first reported on the outcry over
> <http://io9.com/5111680/avatar-casting-makes-fans-see-white> the all-white
> casting of the distinctly non-white animated characters in December, and
> since then, fans have continued to deluge the movie's producers with reasons
> why the casting is unfair. So, does the news that Slumdog Millionaire's Dev
> Patel will be taking over the role previously thought to belong to Jesse
> McCartney represent a victory for the fans? Well, yes and no.
>
> On the one hand, it is a refreshing sign to see Patel take over from the
> none-more-white McCartney, but on the other, this change doesn't have
> anything to do with fan reaction; as Shyamalan explained, it's all to do
> with scheduling:
>
> Jesse had tour dates that conflicted with a boot camp I always hold on my
> films, and where the actors here have to train for martial arts.
>
> So, while the victory wasn't won by the fans, at least they can take some
> solace in the fact that McCartney was forced off the film by the pop career
> that they so hated. That's something, surely...?
>
> Shyamalan
> <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999413.html?categoryid=13&cs=1> cast
> floats on 'Air' [Variety]
>
>
>
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Shyamalan's
<http://io9.com/5145022/shyamalans-avatar-cast-gets-colorful-finally>
Avatar Cast Gets Colorful, Finally
By Graeme McMillan <http://io9.com/people/GraemeMcMillan/posts/> , 7:30
<http://io9.com/5145022/shyamalans-avatar-cast-gets-colorful-finally> AM on
Tue Feb 3 2009, 4,499 views
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/02/dev.jpgStop the (internet)
press! A non-white actor has been cast in M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of
Avatar: The Last Airbender! Have the internet protests been having an effect
on the embattled production after all?
We first reported on the outcry over
<http://io9.com/5111680/avatar-casting-makes-fans-see-white> the all-white
casting of the distinctly non-white animated characters in December, and
since then, fans have continued to deluge the movie's producers with reasons
why the casting is unfair. So, does the news that Slumdog Millionaire's Dev
Patel will be taking over the role previously thought to belong to Jesse
McCartney represent a victory for the fans? Well, yes and no.
On the one hand, it is a refreshing sign to see Patel take over from the
none-more-white McCartney, but on the other, this change doesn't have
anything to do with fan reaction; as Shyamalan explained, it's all to do
with scheduling:
Jesse had tour dates that conflicted with a boot camp I always hold on my
films, and where the actors here have to train for martial arts.
So, while the victory wasn't won by the fans, at least they can take some
solace in the fact that McCartney was forced off the film by the pop career
that they so hated. That's something, surely...?
Shyamalan
<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999413.html?categoryid=13&cs=1> cast
floats on 'Air' [Variety]
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