Dev Patel in a cartoon series

British Indian amateur Dev Patel’s fresh blur ‘The Aftermost Airbender’ has sparked a chase row - afterwards blur administration afflicted all the heroes into white bodies and casting Asians as villains. The fresh flick is based on a hit kids'' animation alternation set in a fantasy apple from Chinese and Inuit legends.
The animation has three Asian heroes - Aang, Katara and Sokka. However, in the blur they are played by white Americans - including two unkown adolescent actors and Twilight''s Jackson Rathbone, 25. On the added hand, all the villains abide Asian, played by dark-skinned actors, letters News of the World.
The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ brilliant plays affronted Prince Zuko in the movie, which opens actuality on August 13. The cartoon''s co-creator has already airtight the "whitewashing" on his MySpace folio afterwards actuality deluged with letters from affronted fans.
He wrote: "I accept annihilation to do with the casting whatsoever for the affection film."
Over 100 protesters picketed the premiere in Hollywood aftermost month, dubbing it The Aftermost Racebender.
The cine has already recouped its 96-million-pound account in the US, but it has been universally airtight by critics.