Dev Patel Replaces McCartney in "The Last Airbender"

by RachelL | 19:07 EDT, 02 Nov, 2010

Topics: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire has been cast as villain Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming 2010 live-action movie The Last Airbender, based on Nick series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

McCartney is being replaced due to rumors that he didn't mesh with the cast, though studio Paramount Pictures has also been under fire for casting an all-white cast in a film centering around a story with Asian origins.

Filming begins for The Last Airbender this March.

Source: EW

Comments

thomtinuviel | 17:09 EST, 16 Feb, 2009

well....I'm not hopeful, but that's certainly a step in the right direction

doodooness | 14:24 EDT, 24 Mar, 2009

omigosh.. they're prolly gonna butcher avatar as they did dragon ball z, streetfighter etc... part of my heart is praying that this movie somehow falls apart and never ever finishes and never airs...the actors are okay i guess.. but making avatar into a live-action movie... *shivers

samstultz | 17:32 EDT, 20 Apr, 2009

OMGfirst dragonball..now this??its not our fault that all the characters are asian...couldn't he have been casted at sokka???but noo...the asian guys being played by the indian dude....-_- sooo no watching this movie

samstultz | 17:33 EDT, 20 Apr, 2009

**not

sweeterthansimple | 20:45 EDT, 20 Apr, 2009

It's such a great animated show. I hope that they keep the core of the show alive in this live action movie.

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