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Title: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: N. E. Moses on July 07, 2001, 09:13:37 AM Hi, y'all. I got another one for ya. With a string of movies coming out based on comic book in the near future, and me being a BIG comic fan, I'm thinking of actors who be best playing these characters (you can even give your opinion about those actors who played in recent movies too). The Spider-man movie coming out next year, i'm loving it and to tell the truth, I thought Chris O'Donald would have been a shoe in as Peter Parker. But, they gave it to Tobey Maguire, which is, uh...OK I guess. Anyway here are just a few of what I'm talking about (three of them are not comics, but I like them):
A-Team (WOOHOO) Blade 2 Iron Man Batman Beyond (rumors has it that Freddie Prinze Jr. is playing Batman/Terry Maginnis Hulk Fantastic Four Matrix 2&3 (?) Terminator 3 (remember that whole milking thing) Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Will on July 07, 2001, 12:05:46 PM I want Louie Anderson to play the Blob in X-Men 2.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Abby on July 07, 2001, 04:26:12 PM On my message board, we fired Darren Aronofsky from Batman Year One, hired John Woo, and cast Chow Yun Fat as Batman.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Reed Rothchild on July 08, 2001, 12:17:19 PM It's not going to happen in a million years, but Warner Brothers should let Bruce Campbell play Superman in the proposed new movie stuck in development hell.
He'd be just perfect with his goofy charm and all American good looks and square jaw.It's just not gonna happen in reality. Warners will choose a '' name '' actor. Oh, and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor too. Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Guitarwolf on July 08, 2001, 12:44:06 PM Batman & Robin - Played by Jay(Robin) and Silent Bob(Batman)
Superman - Played by Eric Estrada Wonderwoman - Starring Rupal She Hulk - China from WWF as She Hulk Diabolik - Remade by Tsui Hark(I'm actually serious about this one) Flash Gordon - starring David Hasselhoff Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: N. E. Moses on July 08, 2001, 09:48:36 PM Come to think of it, I can see Chyna playing She Hulk. She definatly got the build for it. Just give here some platform boots, and she's in.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: FaerieOfDeath on July 08, 2001, 10:14:16 PM Rupaul and Jay & Silent Bob. . . very interesting choices, yet they somehow make sense.
Personally, I'd love to see a Johnny The Homicidal Maniac movie (done RIGHT, no lame pure-violence crap), but I can't imagine who would play him. Some starved famine victim? Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Andrew on July 08, 2001, 10:21:06 PM FaerieOfDeath wrote:
Personally, I'd love to see a Johnny The Homicidal Maniac movie (done RIGHT, no lame pure-violence crap), but I can't imagine who would play him. Some starved famine victim? Maybe Calista Flockhart if she cut her hair short? Bada-bing! Andrew Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: N. E. Moses on July 09, 2001, 12:44:10 AM Bruce Campbell as Clark Kent/Superman, very interesting and I can him wearing those imfamous glasses but, now that you mentioned him, I could see him playing Bruce Wayne/Batman. He has that debonerie (I hate french) look to him, with that squared jaw of course. And, if it did happen(you're right, never in a million years), he could play it better than George Clooney.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Hairzilla on July 09, 2001, 01:22:03 AM I would like to see someone, with the utmost respect for the charcters, their histories, costumes, etc...make a faithful screen adaption of "The Dark Knight Returns". As far as casting someone to fit the BIG image of Batman as drawn by Frank Miller: Scott Steiner. Put him through intense acting lessons, give him that mean lookin' version of the Bat-suit, and turn him loose!
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Mofo Rising on July 09, 2001, 02:13:24 AM Well, Bruce Campbell could certainly play the part of Clark Kent to a T. Check him out in THE HUDSUCKER PROXY as a newsroom reporter to see what I'm talking about. I also think that he'd make an intersting Superman, although I see it as being a little more tongue-in-cheek than the audience would care for. Superman pretty much serves himself up as an icon to the mass of the movie-going public, and anything else than outright sincerity is doomed to failure. But that's just my opinion.
It's also my opinion that Nicholas Cage would have made an absolutely terrible Superman. Thank God that fell through. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac would probably best be played by an absolute unknown. A cable animated show would be interesting. For better or for worse, Wizard Magazine has a regular feature in which they cast comic books for the big screeen. They usually do a pretty good job of it, if a bit unrealistic. Here's a question: With the new PLANET OF THE APES movie upping the ante in anthropomorphic animals, who would make a good Usagi Yojimbo? What would the cast of Preacher look like? Who could be big an a***ole enough to play Spider Jerusalem? How about Rorschach? Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Flangepart on July 09, 2001, 10:54:51 AM Any Astro City fans here? God, but they take their time between issues.....still, the most Eisneresque writting in superhero comics today. The story arc about the Old supervillen who wants to just go strait, and gets involved in a raw deal, would be perfect. Real "Dark knight Returns" kind of character work. The lead character looked so like Robert Mitchum, i heard his voice when i read his lines. If that could get a respectful treatment, i'd want to see it.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Hairzilla on July 12, 2001, 12:22:12 AM ROBOCOP VS TERMINATOR! With a good director at the helm, and a respectful translation [The KEY words here!] of the story into motion picture form, this would easily be one of the biggest blockbusters ever made! Arnie, of course, would have to again reprise his role as the original Terminator model, but I think that it would take a lot of effort to get Peter Weller to return as Robocop, as he seems to have no interest in ever doing it again...but hey, I can dream...
This four book series, written and drawn by Frank Miller of "The Dark Knight Returns" fame, was so incredible in it's merging of the details of both characters, and their respective histories, into one continuity that I can't recommend it enough to fans of either, or both, of the big guys! There is SO much coolness happening right from the outset that I hesitate to offer any kind of story synopsis which might inadvertantly contain "spoilers" for those who havn't yet read it! [And if you havn't, may "The Spawn Of The Slithis" jump out of your closet and grab you!] That being said, let me offer just this one, intriguing element: Skynet realizes that the way to insure it's ultimate survival, and victory, over the human race lies with a certain, past technological breakthrough which LED TO its' [Skynet] being created....and he's busy keeping the streets of "Old Detroit" safe from crime! Now, I might normally need nothin' but a good, Tokyo stompin' time, but tonight I think that I'm in the mood for a little "Detroit Rock City"! Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Flangepart on July 12, 2001, 10:44:26 AM Ah, yes. That was a good one. Its hard to crossover some characters then others, but this one worked. Impressive...most impressive.
Title: Re: Comic book movies, and the actors you want to play them Post by: Chris on July 31, 2001, 10:08:45 PM To N. E. Moses the movie The Fantastic Four was in made in the 90's without a movie release it whent to the video store. It starred Jay ( The Boy Who Could Fly) Underwood as Jonny Storm.
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