NYCC '09 Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology panel clip 5

Secret Identities co-editor Keith Chow addresses the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie casting controversy, the lack of screen acting opportunities for Asian Americans and the merits--and limitations--of colorblind casting (Tracy Morgan as Frodo?).

(The reason why the camera alternates between a white audience member on the left side of the room and a black female audience member on the right side is because before the footage shown here, the woman was visibly offended by the guy referring to the Asian American community as "homogeneous" during his question to the panelists. This clip begins in the middle of the panelists' responses to the question, as SI contributor Greg Pak describes how the novel will serve as a launching pad for many new Asian American characters, whom SI editor-in-chief Jeff Yang jokes will all be played by white actors in the movie versions--a jab at the forthcoming live-action Avatar film.)

Footage shot by SI contributor Jimmy J. Aquino. Wardrobe by Giorgio Armani. Written by David Mamet.

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology:
www.secretidentities.org
secretidentitiesbook.blogspot.com

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[drawnseeker]

thanks for posting this!

[Vizo119]

Thanks for posting this!

I was wondering if avatar related happened this.

I knew this question would come up.