Best and Worst Comic Movie Casting Choices10048
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| The other day I heard an interview with Maggie Gyllenhaal and it reminded me what an atrocious casting choice she was for "Rachel" in The Dark Knight. Dull, whiny, no charisma, not really attractive enough for the role. It was really hard to accept her as the "true love" of dashing billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and, if I remember correctly, Gotham's other most eligible bachelor, Harvey Dent. She brought nothing to the movie and I think most of the audience was happy to know that Batman would end up saving Harvey Dent when faced with the Jokers quandry. On the other hand, I thought that Michael Shannon as General Zodd absolutely owned the role. His depiction gave me a whole new appreciation for General Zodd, a man who was genetically bred for the sole purpose of being the defender of Krypton and protector of the Kryptonian future. Just for conversation, who were your favorite and/or least favorite casting choices for comic movies on the big screen? |
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| Haha, Maggie Gellynhall is my least favorite actress, but not bad enough to ruin Batman | ||
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I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie.
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| Amy Adams as Lois Lane is pretty awful, nothing else comes to mind at the moment. | ||
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 Why just the women? I like bears.
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| My opinions... Best (by far) - Hugh Jackman (nobody else will come close to his Wolverine) Worst - Jack Nicholson (I hated him as Joker) |
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| Alicia Silverstone was pretty awful as Batgirl. | ||
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Pictures? We don't need no stinking pictures.
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| WORST - Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher. And the entire cast of the 2015 Fantastic Four movie. | ||
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Why just the women? I like bears.
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Quote:Originally Posted by brysb yeah, but she's hot, so there's that |
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| Mark Ruffalo as Hulk Jack Nicholson as Joker=all time best joker Robert Downey as Tony stark Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool Brzze whatever as Domino Ryan Reynolds as green lantern Ryan Reynolds as anyone, anymovie ever |
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| My older brother might be the only person in the world who liked Maggie G. as Rachel Dawes. Awful replacement. Best: - Heath Ledger as the Joker. - RDJ as Iron Man. - Chris Evans as Cap. - Michael Shannon as Zod. - Ben Affleck as TDKR. - Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. - Jason Momoa as Aquaman. - Josh Brolin as Thanos. Worst: - Maggie G. as Rachel Dawes. - Terrence Howard as James Rhodes. - Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. - Jared Leto as the Joker. - David Thewlis as Ares. - Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One. - Guy Pearce as "The Mandarin". - Joss Whedon as Co-Director. |
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| Ryan Reynolds as GL was atrocious. Clooney as Batman I absolutely hated. Many of the Marvel castings were dead-on like Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans was a superior Cap, and basically the entire Black Panther cast was phenomenal. Just as in everything, this is all highly subjective. | ||
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| Best : RDJ as Tony Stark Worst : tie between Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. |
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| In no particular order. Favorites: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine Ian McKellen as Magneto Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool Jack Nicholson as Joker Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron There are others who do fine work too. Not so Favorites: Brie Larson as Captain Marvel That mess of an adaptation of the Mandarin Eric Forman as Venom Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut |
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| ABSOLUTE WORST - Ben Affleck as Batman!! | ||
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| Favorites: Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool James McAvoy as Professor X Hugh Jackman as Wolverine Christopher Reeve as Superman Zachary Levi as SHAZAM Romero/Nicholson/Hamill/Ledger/Phoenix ... all but 1 Joker actor Least Favorites: Topher Grace as Venom Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool from Wolverine Origins The next actor to play Wolverine Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique George Clooney as Batman Henry Cavill as Superman Arnold as Mr Freeze Jaret Leto as Joker Channing Tatum as Gambit ... We never saw it but i'm sure it would go here |
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Quote:Originally Posted by brysb welllll......yes but I'd like to go further. I think all the modern batmen with the stupid gravel voice thing are just the worst!!! It's a movie....we suspend reality. If we can handle Clark Kent standing up straight, taking off his glasses and putting a curl in his hair and somehow no one anywhere is like hey!!! that's Clark, the guy I've been working beside for years - then we can handle a batman without stupid gravel voice. But then this is more of a bad direction or vision - not really the actors fault for doing what they were told to do. |
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You kidding me? John Wayne as Ghengis Khan is the all time worst. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Fixed that for ya. |
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| Topher Grace as Eddie Brock? James Spader as the voice of Ultron? Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor? Sally Field as Aunt May? Marisa Tomei as Aunt May? (I'm not supposed to want Aunt May!) Ug |
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| @Siggy I agree. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Siggy You seriously didn't enjoy James Spader as Ultron...? |
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| Best: Robin Williams as Popeye Worst: Robin Williams as Popeye |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Pre_Coder I'm kind of indifferent to Maguire as Peter. |
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| I've always thought that casting Patrick Stewart as Professor X was one of the best casting decisions ever. And in my mind, there will never be another Wolverine. Hugh Jackman owns that role!!! | ||
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| Almost forgot, Cate Blanchett as Hela=epic villian Margot Robbie as Harley Bad=All theater versions of punisher so far, can you say wooden acting? |
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 It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Jesse_O @Jesse_O Agree 100% on Patrick Stewart/Professor X!! I'm torn about Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. I agree he is a very good Wolverine but I think maybe that's because we haven't seen a different live action interpretation yet. He's good but he's also different from the comic Wolverine. I feel like, if/when Marvel recasts Wolverine, and a possible more comic accurate one, it might make Jackman's Wolverine look less good. Just a feeling I have. |
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It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Cloud = Galactus WORST! CASTING! EVER! |
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| @GAC I get what you are saying about Jackman. I just can't see anyone who would have done it better. If/when that happens, I'll be all for it!! But whoever it is has some pretty big shoes to fill IMO. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Siggy Just admit that you were always attracted to Aunt May in the comics. We won't judge you for it. |
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