I so called it

[soc_puppet]

Quote me, in March of last year: "It also just occurred to me... Paramount and Nick are probably going to want to go all out with producing merchandise for advertising the movie, both before and after it actually comes out. How ironic would it be for them to finally produce a Katara action figure, only for her to be white with blond hair, simply because of the movie's horrible casting decisions? I think I would cry."

Yeah. I totally called it.



The part of me that loves gloating over being right (rude though it is) is currently at war with the part of me that's horrified at exactly what I was right about. I think I may start that crying session now.

(More movie-based toy pictures can be found here. View them, and weep with me.)

Comments

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

...This just cements the fact that I cannot watch this movie because white Katara and Sokka just do not work -_-

[soc_puppet]

So true. There are more lengthy trailers out now, with some lovely (and by "lovely" I mean mind-searingly painful) screencaps over here. The level of fail is just... beyond spectacular. And I don't mean that in a good way.

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

What the... OMFG. WHY ARE THEY WHITE WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS AN INUIT?! And was that supposed to be Iroh?! Dear. God.

Also, that person's icon reminded me of another reason I wouldn't have been able to take it seriously. Aasif Mandvi as Zhao. I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face XD.

[soc_puppet]

Also, why the fuck does not!Katara look so scared/worried/anxious in that one photo? Not only would everyone have had some combat training (as suggested by Sokka's attempt to rally the "troops" of little kids), she's also a waterbender, even if she doesn't know completely everything about it. I may be blowing things out of proportion, but for some reason, it really just pisses me off.

XD Sooooo true. Oh, Aasif Mandvi. I'm happy you're getting work; I'm just sad about the circumstances it's under. PERHAPS SOMEDAY, YOU WILL GET A MUCH MORE AWESOME NON-BIT-PART ROLE. I LIVE IN HOPE. Or something.