Comments on: The Last Airbender Updates

By: quote from co-creator

quote from co-creator — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:29 +0000

“The story of Aang, a young boy with the power to bend the elements who is called upon to bring order to his war-torn world, Avatar is the brainchild of seasoned animators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. When asked how he would describe the show to someone who’s never seen it before, Konietzko called it 'an epic, Asian, martial-arts fantasy/action/adventure/comedy/drama series about the four elements. It isn’t easy to fit it all into one sentence!'”

Clark, Christian. “It’s Elementary — Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Animation World Network. 17 Oct. 2007. Web.

By: quote from co-creator

quote from co-creator — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:00:29 +0000

Clark, Christian. “It’s Elementary — Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Animation World Network. 17 Oct. 2007. Web.

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By: Jessi

Jessi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:09:22 +0000

i am a huge fan of avatar.
i know everything about the show and more.
i am soo extremely nervous about this movie because the power of bryke [mike and brian the creatiors of avatar:the last airbender] are stepping down to let m.night direct this movie.
i’m affraid that the personalitlies wont be portayed like they are in the show. esspecially sokka.
i’m not getting my hopes up for this movie, but i am praying that it’s actually going to be a good one.

By: Devon Petty

Devon Petty — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:42:03 +0000

I hope that there will be the “blind Bandit”Tof in the movie,It wouldn’t be rite with out the best earth bender in the world.

By: Avatar Riku

Avatar Riku — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:21:11 +0000

First off, it’s Aang, Sokka and Katara, and I don’t defend that, that is the perfect example of Paramount’s racist casting, It says to me, Caucasian preferably, but we’ll take anyone to avoid a lawsuit.

Why not just put down all ethnicity, instead of Caucasian or any other ethnicity?

By: david

david — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:43:44 +0000

The casting call for Ang, Soku, Kitara, and Zuko were all released separately as follows:

“CAUCASIAN or any other ethnicity.”

How do you defend that?

The intention of what race they wanted to cast the characters is pretty much clear from the start. Paramount never intended to cast asian actors.

If you think that Hollywood and Paramount is color-blind and would have gladly cast an asian lead actor as equally as they would a white actor, then some of you are naive to the political racism that still exists.

By: Avatar Riku

Avatar Riku — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:41:22 +0000

American isn’t run by white people, our president is African-American, and I would be just as angry if they cast any non-Asian actor, regardless if he or she was Caucasian, Hispanic, African, Arabic, or anything other ethnic group.

By: WingsOfIndigo

WingsOfIndigo — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:38:53 +0000

For all the people that think that race shouldent matter in this film, and that everyone who’s complaining about the actors races should stop complaining, I wonder what you all would say if they casted all African American actors? Or all hispanic actors for this film? Saddly I think unless the actors were popular already 90% of Avatar’s fans would not watch the film at all. It’s as if the white race can substitute for all races and it’s ok, but what else should I expect form a country thats run by white people.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:09:24 +0000

@Rob

Well, we can pray. M.Night’s track record isn’t so great but weirder things have happened. It’s Hollywood after all.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:48:03 +0000

The cast is ridiculous

By: Rob Keyes

Rob Keyes — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:47:57 +0000

This movie could be amazing… let’s hope it is, because IF it is, most of these issues with casting go away I think.

I have high hopes for this, will M.Night let me down?

By: NiNi88

NiNi88 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:02:24 +0000

o yea, and way to bring it back at the end hunter, i 100% agree wit that, i dont think anyone wants this to turn out like the dbz movie.. lol

By: NiNi88

NiNi88 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:57:08 +0000

lol you guys are funny, all of this over a movie that has already been made, i think that if you feel so deeply about the whole race thing then you should make your own avatar movie and be content with that, and if you dont want to do that then just watch this one and just relax. lol ignorance is a pity and for you to be getting affended about someone not puttin an all asian or predominately asian cast in their movie is a pity…

i think that the movie will b good, especially if they get toff right…

o yea, and hunter really good argument, wit the shut up about it thing… lol nice come back :p

By: hunter

hunter — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:13:00 +0000

how is shut up an argument and I’m just speaking out cuz I’m really annoyed by everyone whining because there are no Asians in the movie. I’m not being racist but look what happened to dragonball, we don’t want this to end up like that. So just sit back and wait for the movie to come out before judging it.

By: hunter

hunter — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:03:49 +0000

and the earth nation is apparently going to be mostly Asians and other cultures so most likely toph will be Asian. But I will agree they should have had the water tribe (and katara and sokka) Inuit or at least the same race all together.

By: hunter

hunter — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:31:52 +0000

I no the nations are based on Asian culture, I would like to see at least one Asian actor star in number 2 but u guys think u have the power to change m nights or someone elses minds which you don’t. Just deal with cast and wait for #2. I think m night knows what he’s doing

By: LikeItMuch?

LikeItMuch? — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:12:37 +0000

@almasy919
Hillarious mate

@Avatar Riku
I totally agree if they are doing a movie that is kinda based on asians (not being racist) then they should have an asian cast or people that actually look asian. Not like the failure that dragonball z was where they had some white boy play goku [ HATED THAT! >:( ] hopefully they realise the mistakes of others and do the right thing.

Anywho I can’t wait for the movie looks mean lol

By: Avatar Riku

Avatar Riku — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:37:16 +0000

The 4 nations in Avatar are inspired soley from Asian culture, Water Tribe from the Eskimo/ Inuit people, The Fire Nation on the Japanese, the Earth Kingdom appears to be China, and the Air Nomads upon the Buddhist or Shaolin Monks. Shouldn’t a world inspired by Asians have an Asian cast to represent it in a life action film, reguardless of weather it’s fictional or not? The architecture and religion are Asian, and the writing on posters in the series is Asian. Why should we expect the characters “look” Asian based upon a ignorant, westernized idea of what “asian” looks like?

By: almasy919

almasy919 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:39 +0000

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at ignorance.
Yeah, the word Avatar comes from India, but I guess everything else that was in the show wasn’t Asian right? I don’t know if you’re just blind or purposefully ignorant but I guess you’re entitled to that. It is the internet.

And seriously, if the best argument you can make is “Shut Up!”…*snicker*.