Nerds and fans all over raged over Manoj Night Shymalan’s casting of white people in leading roles in the Asian and Inuit dominant characters for The Last Airbender. If it weren’t for the Slumdog Millionaire as Prince Zuko, it would be all white people.

I normally don’t have fanboyish expectations for adaptations but this is twist-crazy Shymalan we’re talking about and the cultural roots of the base material sorta makes Caucasian casting really…precarious.

So is it? Let’s take a look at Aang, the last airbender:

source: http://www.slashfilm.com

Gee, it’s like American Ninja vibish…thing. Slumdog Prince Zuko can be seen here at the source (Slashfilm).

Is all the nerdrage unfounded or otherwise? They better not FUBAR this movie.

Tags: Aang, Avatar, Fanboys, M. Night Shymalan, movie, Nerdrage, The Last Airbender, Zuko

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