So this casting decision TOTALLY lends itself even more to the rumors that M. Night Shyamalan wants to cast himself as Iroh -_-
This is so totally their, "NO NO LOOK we cast ONE main character as a person of color, so our casting decisions aren't racially discriminatory anymore! Even though our casting sheets specifically asked for Causasians first for these characters, and Patel only got the part AFTER we cast Jesse McCartney." Oh Paramount. This will not be the great 'get out of jail free' card you think it is.
This also entails that (going by the largely homogeneous nature of the four nations) the story will now be about the EVIL BROWN PEOPLE of the Fire Nation attacking the other good, white nations. And (evil brown) Zuko will only turn to the good side after the enlightened, white Gaang show him the true way. This is why it is imperative that the Gaang feature more person-of-color representation, because otherwise, this movie's just going to be showcasing some real fucked up--and sadly pretty Hollywood standard--politics -_-
Having said that, Dev Patel > Jesse McCartney. I mean, not even in respects to the role. Just in general.
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