More notes on THE LAST AIRBENDER remake

[ladyofleithian]

As I said in my post about the Razzies, the battle for the Razzies is over. The battle to give Airbender the adaptation it rightfully deserves is about to begin. ^___^

And let's say that I, plus millions of others, are willing to take up the challenge.

Just some basic notes:

-Flesh out Azula and Ozai's motivations some more. Azula is a crazy-competent villainess with some Daddy's Girl tendencies -- and a love-hate relationship with her mother that ultimately drives her over the edge.

I was thinking Summer Glau for Azula, if only for a bit of type-casting. :P (Okay, I kid. XD) But in all seriousness, I think she'd capture Azula's deadliness and grace, as well as her psychological complexity.

So...where did Shyamalan fail, you may ask?

Well, first...here's movie Azula:

http://img708.imageshack.us/i/azula.jpg/sr=1

http://img153.imageshack.us/i/azula2.jpg/

Yeah...in the show, Azula's a crazy competent villain who deteriorates over time. This, on the other hand...well, Azula just looks a bit like a crack addict, for lack of a better word. You'd assume she'd just deteriorated immediately. :/

I don't have any complaints about Summer Bishil as an actress; in fact, I loved her in Crossing Over and Towelhead -- but she's just not Azula. Here's another pic of her:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Bishil_Summer_2251.jpg/200px-Bishil_Summer_2251.jpg

Granted, Azula's not the Obviously Evil type (it's far more chilling to see her as a deceptively sweet girl that can kick your ass), but she looks far too sweet and innocent. (Then again, if Elijah Wood could pull off Kevin in Sin City...)

I think in the end, if I were going with the Indian Fire Nation motif, I'd cast Summer as Ty Lee. Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mai, and Nazneen Contractor as Azula. There. It is done. ;-)




A white/Russian Water Tribe (and no, I didn't make that up; I'm dead serious), a predominantly Asian Earth Kingdom, a mixed race Air Nomad tribe, and Indian Fire Nation. Let's see...

I'd keep Noah Ringer as Aang, naturally. ;-) Seriously, check out the Behind The Scenes stuff; he *is* Aang. Playing pranks on people, and so on and so forth -- he's Aang!

Rooney Mara as Katara...just look at her!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XcFdwH4T64I/TGwTyRoqUzI/AAAAAAAACyE/h9HvDNHV564/s1600/RM10.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5042495783_b464253a67_z.jpg

Elijah Wood as Sokka:

http://hairstyles.thehairstyler.com/hairstyle_views/front_view_images/480/original/2445_Elijah-Wood-d_copy_2.jpg

Liv Tyler as Kya:

http://forladiesbyladies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/liv_tyler.jpg


Liam Neeson as Hakoda:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/liam-neeson.jpg


Judi Dench as Gran-Gran:

http://dailycontributor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/judi-dench.jpg


Kristen Stewart as young Kanna:

http://www.styletraxx.com/kristen-stewart-bday.jpg


Summer Glau as young Hama:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/photosizer/upload/summer-glau-061010.jpg

(Seriously, no one thought of that one?)


Sara Kestelman as Hama:

http://www.exmemoriafilm.co.uk/images/kestelman-SMALL.jpg

(Seriously, anyone want to deny the *awesomeness* of Kreia as Hama? I mean -- they're practically separated at birth. :3)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3638208570_1b1965396b_m.jpg


Viggo Mortensen as Avatar Kuruk:

http://padawanjenn.tripod.com/LotR/aragorn11.jpg



Natalie Portman as Kuruk's wife:

http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/wrlds/strwrs/pr/img/orig/Episode_2_Padme_Coruscant.jpg


Sean Bean as Arnook:

http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/1873421.jpg



Rachel Weisz as Arnook's Wife:

http://meetinthelobby.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/rachel_weisz.jpg


Saoirse Ronan as Yue:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fELg_akc0yk/THvkCWqNrHI/AAAAAAAAAKo/eWfrtEeaee4/s1600/tumblr_l3cn90tWC11qc61yqo1_500.jpg


Harry Shum Jr. as Haru:

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/tv/img/36144_harry.jpg


Aya Ueto as Toph:

http://www.total-manga.com/images/Wallpaper/FR-8-9055-B/aya-ueto.jpg


Zoe Saldana as Suki:

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Zoe_Saldana_2.jpg


Milla Jovovich as Avatar Kyoshi:

http://www.codething.com/DarkRoom/VS/milla_jovovich_dt_magazine07.jpg

(Because I love Milla dearly. :)


Arbas Khan as Jeong Jeong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arbaaz_Khan.jpg


Ajith Kumar as Ozai:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ajith.jpg


Dante Basco as Zuko:

http://mustangdaily.net/media/2009/05/rufio-big.jpg

Nazneen Contractor as Azula:

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2010/01/29/nazneen-cbc..jpg


Aishwarya Rai as Ursa:

http://www.celebrity-pictures.ca/Celebrities/Aishwarya-Rai/Aishwarya-Rai-3.JPG


Jason Isaacs as Zhao:

http://aarkangel.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/jason-isaacs-photograph-c12147065.jpeg


Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mai:

http://thebosh.com/upload/2007/06/15/Keisha%20Castle-Hughes.jpg


Bridget Regan as Mai's Mom:

http://gallery.legendoftheseeker.org/plog-content/images/series-1/stills/kahlan4.jpg


Shaun Toub as Roku:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iBAEdlB5QhE/TBlDvokHz2I/AAAAAAAAB44/XrRTMTXC_Vo/s1600/Shaun-Toub-4.jpg


Chow Yun Fat as Iroh:

http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/chowyunfat.jpg


Summer Bishil as Ty Lee:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Bishil_Summer_2251.jpg/200px-Bishil_Summer_2251.jpg





And yeah. Alternate casting post coming soon. *Feels dirty for not portraying the races right*

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