Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia.
Oh, I think you heard that! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Cinque3000 cinque3...@verizon.net Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 3:31:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. ... in Virginia... Martin (waiting for Keith to begin screaming) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. Date : Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:11:01 -0800 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, 'Cinque3000' cinque3...@verizon.net Airbender Casting Update Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. by Christopher Monfette March 5, 2009 - According to the 2088.html Washington Post, casting directors are currently bounding about Northern Virginia and Arlington searching through the local population of Mongolians for roles amongst the Earth Kingdom in M. Night Shyamalan's live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender. With no real model for what a member of the Earth Kingdom should look like - described only as exotically Asian - casting director DeeDee Ricketts comments, Night doesn't know what it is he wants, but he'll know it when he sees it. Citing concerns over the predominance of white faces in a largely ethnic story, the article states: In December, the lead Airbender characters of Zuko, Aang and Sokka were filled by a trio of young white males: pop singer Jesse McCartney, newcomer Noah Ringer (a karate whiz from Texas) and Twilight star Jackson Rathbone. Those character names again: Zuko, Aang and Sokka. Played by a Jesse, a Noah and a Jackson.McCartney jumped ship last month -- 'scheduling conflicts with his music tour' -- and was replaced by Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, a Brit of Indian heritage. The fan base kept simmering. The switch of just one cast member 'reeks of tokenism'. When you take a beloved story that has a fan base, you'll never be able to make everyone happy, Ricketts responds. There's been some talk that we're casting authentic Asians as a response to the backlash, which is totally wrong because our world is multi-ethnic and the Avatar world will be multi-ethnic.' We'll see just what kind of face Shyamalan ascribes to the world of The Last Airbender when the film releases in July of 2010. http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=1663624;met=1;v=1;pid=33727778;aid=21 2328659;ko=0;cid=30417960;rid=30435837;rv=1;timestamp=3497083;eid1=9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia.
Felt it more, I did. Powerful disturbance in the Force, it made. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. Date : Sat, 7 Mar 2009 23:54:00 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Oh, I think you heard that! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Cinque3000 Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 3:31:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. ... in Virginia... Martin (waiting for Keith to begin screaming) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. Date : Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:11:01 -0800 From : Tracey de Morsella To : , 'Cinque3000' Airbender Casting Update Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. by Christopher Monfette March 5, 2009 - According to the 2088.html Washington Post, casting directors are currently bounding about Northern Virginia and Arlington searching through the local population of Mongolians for roles amongst the Earth Kingdom in M. Night Shyamalan's live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender. With no real model for what a member of the Earth Kingdom should look like - described only as exotically Asian - casting director DeeDee Ricketts comments, Night doesn't know what it is he wants, but he'll know it when he sees it. Citing concerns over the predominance of white faces in a largely ethnic story, the article states: In December, the lead Airbender characters of Zuko, Aang and Sokka were filled by a trio of young white males: pop singer Jesse McCartney, newcomer Noah Ringer (a karate whiz from Texas) and Twilight star Jackson Rathbone. Those character names again: Zuko, Aang and Sokka. Played by a Jesse, a Noah and a Jackson.McCartney jumped ship last month -- 'scheduling conflicts with his music tour' -- and was replaced by Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, a Brit of Indian heritage. The fan base kept simmering. The switch of just one cast member 'reeks of tokenism'. When you take a beloved story that has a fan base, you'll never be able to make everyone happy, Ricketts responds. There's been some talk that we're casting authentic Asians as a response to the backlash, which is totally wrong because our world is multi-ethnic and the Avatar world will be multi-ethnic.' We'll see just what kind of face Shyamalan ascribes to the world of The Last Airbender when the film releases in July of 2010. http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=1663624;met=1;v=1;pid=33727778;aid=21 2328659;ko=0;cid=30417960;rid=30435837;rv=1;amp;timestamp=3497083;eid1=9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:31 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; 'Cinque3000' Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. ... in Virginia... Martin (waiting for Keith to begin screaming) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Airbender: Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. Date : Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:11:01 -0800 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, 'Cinque3000' cinque3...@verizon.net Airbender Casting Update Shyamalan looking for his Earth Kingdom in Virginia. by Christopher Monfette March 5, 2009 - According to the 2088.html Washington Post, casting directors are currently bounding about Northern Virginia and Arlington searching through the local population of Mongolians for roles amongst the Earth Kingdom in M. Night Shyamalan's live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender. With no real model for what a member of the Earth Kingdom should look like - described only as exotically Asian - casting director DeeDee Ricketts comments, Night doesn't know what it is he wants, but he'll know it when he sees it. Citing concerns over the predominance of white faces in a largely ethnic story, the article states: In December, the lead Airbender characters of Zuko, Aang and Sokka were filled by a trio of young white males: pop singer Jesse McCartney, newcomer Noah Ringer (a karate whiz from Texas) and Twilight star Jackson Rathbone. Those character names again: Zuko, Aang and Sokka. Played by a Jesse, a Noah and a Jackson.McCartney jumped ship last month -- 'scheduling conflicts with his music tour' -- and was replaced by Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, a Brit of Indian heritage. The fan base kept simmering. The switch of just one cast member 'reeks of tokenism'. When you take a beloved story that has a fan base, you'll never be able to make everyone happy, Ricketts responds. There's been some talk that we're casting authentic Asians as a response to the backlash, which is totally wrong because our world is multi-ethnic and the Avatar world will be multi-ethnic.' We'll see just what kind of face Shyamalan ascribes to the world of The Last Airbender when the film releases in July of 2010. http://ad.doubleclick.net/activity;src=1663624;met=1;v=1;pid=33727778;aid=21 2328659;ko=0;cid=30417960;rid=30435837;rv=1;timestamp=3497083;eid1=9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
