Producers of “The Last Airbender” plan to adapt “Snow Crash"

[skalja]

Says racebending.com:

How will this all play out in the adaptation of Snow Crash, a 1992 novel about a futuristic Los Angeles featuring several characters of color? The main character is hacker and pizza delivery guy Hiro Protagonist, who is of mixed Asian and African American descent. Other characters include a street smart skateboarder named

Comments

[xannoside]

...goddammit.

[skalja]

Yep. Sorry, I knew you'd be upset.

[orion_mk3]

There's also the danger that they will turn a beloved property into a crappy and reviled movie...like "The Last Airbender."

[skalja]

Well, yeah, that's always a concern! The potential racism is on top of that.