Comic fans, cast the comic book movie of your choice

[Chastain86]

Doesn't matter if it's already been done, being done now, or has no chance in hell of being done in a billion years.

Assume money is no object. Give us your ideal cast for the comic book of your choice:


Wanted

Wesley Gibson: Eminem, who the character is modeled after. Or, barring that, Chris Masterson from "Malcolm in the Middle."

The Fox: Jada Pinkett-Smith. Only because Halle Berry has made it clear she cannot be trusted with a comic property.

The Professor: Again I go with the crowd, and say William Macy. He's got the right look and the right cadence.

Mister Rictus: I can't picture anybody but Gary Oldman. Okay, maybe Lawrence Fishburne.

The Killer (Wesley's Dad): I'm going to go a slightly different direction with this and say Burt Reynolds. I still believe he can handle an action role at his age. Possibly Alec Baldwin, provided he doesn't mind the ambiguous sexual preferences of the character.

[MonkeyMule]

The Killer (Wesley's Dad): I'm going to go a slightly different direction with this and say Burt Reynolds. I still believe he can handle an action role at his age. Possibly Alec Baldwin, provided he doesn't mind the ambiguous sexual preferences of the character.

Alec Baldwin has a thing for canteen boy, So this is just another trip down memory lane for him.

[Chance the Gardener]

Hate

Buddy Bradley—Bud Cort, circa 1973 would be a great choice. I can't think of any modern actors who could fit the bill. An unknown along the lines of Bud Cort back then would be fine. Anyone who can do it with lousy posture.

Stinky Brown—Leonardo diCaprio. Yes, I'm serious. The ladies love him, just like Stinky. He's blond, just like Stinky. Does he have genital warts, just like Stinky? Well, makeup can take care of that.

George Hamilton—Will Smith. The guy's versatile, and he looks young enough. Smith doesn't usually play unpleasant, brooding, loner types, I don't think, but I'm sure he could pull this off.

Valerie Russell—Mila Kunis. I think she's wonderful. She could easily play a confused control freak like Valerie. She's a little short, but Hollywood can work magic. Either that or we could get Megan Mullally. Or Audrey Tatou!

Lisa Leavenworth—Franka Potente. She does a decent American accent, and I suspect she's capable of the comedy that this role would involve. She also dies her hair all the time, so she'd do just fine.


That does it for the main cast. I wouldn't want to clutter this thing up with too many stars. I guess the plot could revolve around Buddy and Valerie meeting. Then Hate II: The Return of Butch could drag Buddy's younger brother into the storyline, though I'm not sure who would play him. Hate III: Leonard and the Love Gods wouldn't include Butch, but would include Kurt, Kurt, Kurt and the other guy in Stinky's band. (Boy! This is fun!)

Hate IV: Buddy Goes Home could be marketed as a grittier version of Garden State. We'd meet Butch again, plus Buddy's parents. Who would play them? Tracy Ullman could play Mrs. Bradley, or maybe Shelly Duval. Maybe Dabney Coleman could play Mr. Bradley. Parker Posey could pull off Babs Bradley very well. Christopher Titus could play Jimmy Foley; I'm not sure who I'd get to play the losers Jake and Pencils. Maybe Jack Black and Topher Grace, respectively. They'd be crucial to the plot of Hate V: Let's Start a Crackhouse! in which Butch considers a new career and Stinky is back in the picture. Would the world be able to handle Hate VI: The Death of Stinky? I can see a couple more movies coming out of this, but I think I've already overly bored anyone crazy enough to read this far.

It'll be just like Singles with all the grunge soundtracks but without all the love and good feeling!

[Stark Raven Mad]

Preacher

Jesse Custer: Viggo Mortensen (if we can fix up his teeth and find him a really good wig)

Tulip: (IMO not important; she's really quite a two-dimensional character) Ali Larter or Amy Smart

Cassidy: Jim Carrey (flame away)

Saint of Killers: Christopher Walken or Clint Eastwood. Walken can add a lot of creepiness to the character, but Clint looks hardass and shriveled up like the Saint in the comics.

Jesse's Uncles: Vin Diesel as the larger guy (I'd like to see him with hair) and David Spade as the nutty one.

[Rubystreak]

The Watchmen:

Rorschach: William H. Macy
The Comedian: Bruce Willis
Nite Owl: Gabriel Byrne
Silk Spectre the younger: Jennifer Garner
Ozymandias: Jude Law

I feel most strongly about the first two.

[Askia]

PREACHER: A good 'ol boy Reverend with the Voice of God, his hitman girlfriend, an Irish vampire, his Gramma, her , a deplorable God, the Saint of Killers and Herr Starr, featherstone, and of course, Hoover. Add in various angels, demons, deep cover operatives from the Grail and an inbred Jesus.

I'm blanking out on some damned fine character parts (God, Father D'Arganton, -- and God help me, I can't think who can pull off Herr Starr) but here's who I have so far.

God: ???

Jesse Custer: Matthew McConaghey

Tulip O' Hare: ???

The Voice of God: James Earl Jones.

Cassidy the Vampire: Steve Buscemi (I think a superhumanly strong vamprish Buscemi would. Fucking. Rock.)

Nick Nolte IS the Saint of Killers.

Herr Starr: ???

Featherstone: ER's Laura Innes

Hoover: ???

Inbred Jesus: ???

Other parts welcome!

[Stark Raven Mad]

PREACHER: A good 'ol boy Reverend with the Voice of God, his hitman girlfriend, an Irish vampire, his Gramma, her , a deplorable God, the Saint of Killers and Herr Starr, featherstone, and of course, Hoover. Add in various angels, demons, deep cover operatives from the Grail and an inbred Jesus.

I'm blanking out on some damned fine character parts (God, Father D'Arganton, -- and God help me, I can't think who can pull off Herr Starr) but here's who I have so far.

God: ???

Jesse Custer: Matthew McConaghey

Tulip O' Hare: ???

The Voice of God: James Earl Jones.

Cassidy the Vampire: Steve Buscemi (I think a superhumanly strong vamprish Buscemi would. Fucking. Rock.)

Nick Nolte IS the Saint of Killers.

Herr Starr: ???

Featherstone: ER's Laura Innes

Hoover: ???

Inbred Jesus: ???

Other parts welcome!

McConaghey looks too clean to be the preacher, IMO. Nick Nolte will always be Dr. Chilton to me - plus his voice is really quite nasal. Buscemi is a better choice than my Jim Carrey as long as they stick to the comics and have him keep his sunglasses on (those eyes scare me).

I think Patrick Steward could pull off a decent Allfather Starr. Maybe Ian McKellan, too.

Not sure about Hoover and Featherstone.

Tom Green is the obvious choice for the inbred Jesus.

[JThunder]

Wonder Woman: a young Lynda Carter (http://lymphocytes.741.com/ww.html).

Okay, so I'm a traditionalist.

[Askia]

Patrick Stewart is a good visual choice as Herr Starr. He'd have some damned funny lines. But can he hone that sonderous Shakespearan/British tone into something convincingly German?

"My cock is in the bitch's mouth. And not in a good way."

"Fuck."

"Cock doom. Cock doom. Cock doom."

"I want a warm bath, a weeks' sleep, a prosthetic leg and armageddon. Hop to it, Featherstone."

I liked your Tom Green idea as the inbred Christ. Now -- what incredibly evil gluttenous fat fuck could we push out a helicopter on him?

Oh, and in the comma after gramma I meant to add "her gunmen, Jody and TC" -- their names momentarily escaped me earlier.

[Ranchoth]

The Watchmen:

Rorschach: William H. Macy
The Comedian: Bruce Willis
Nite Owl: Gabriel Byrne
Silk Spectre the younger: Jennifer Garner
Ozymandias: Jude Law

I feel most strongly about the first two.

Nice choice with Ozymandias! But might you consider William Sadler (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006669/) or Willem Dafoe (http://theland.antgear.com/willem_dafoe.jpg) for Rorschach?

And...Iron Man, directed by James Cameron. Starring Cary Elwes as Tony Stark, Megan Follows as Spider-Woman, and Tony Todd as War Machine.

Anyone want to try and cast Maus? (Animated, I'd assume.) A shoe in for an Oscar or two if you have the guts to pull it off right.

[LeeshaJoy]

In my fantasies, when the Sandman movie is finally made, the title role will be played by Johnny Depp.

That's as far as I've gone with my fantasy casting, unfortunately. (Who the hell do you pick to play Desire, anyway? Man? Woman? Castrato?)

[Kamino Neko]

In my fantasies, when the Sandman movie is finally made, the title role will be played by Johnny Depp.

The only choice.

That's as far as I've gone with my fantasy casting, unfortunately. (Who the hell do you pick to play Desire, anyway? Man? Woman? Castrato?)

I would cast a feminine man, and play with his voice a little to blur the gender line a little further.

[Evil Death]

The Watchmen:

Rorschach: William H. Macy
The Comedian: Bruce Willis
Nite Owl: Gabriel Byrne
Silk Spectre the younger: Jennifer Garner
Ozymandias: Jude Law

I feel most strongly about the first two.

I was thinking recently that they would have a perfect Watchmen cast, if only they'd wait ten years. I could tolerate Law as Ozymandias, but the rest would be:

Rorschach - Seth Green
Nite Owl II - Sean Astin
Silk Spectre I - Kim Basinger
Silk Spectre II - Sarah Michelle Gellar
Comedian - Brad Pitt

[CandidGamera]

Unfortunately, I know no suitable actors for the starring role of Tim Hunter.

For the warped Mr. E, I'd take Alan Rickman - been too long since we've seen him in a nice villain role. Or a young Robert Mitchum.

For Dr. Occult - he's tough. A young Gregory Peck would be perfect, but I'm not sure about a modern actor.

For John Constantine - Ewan MacGregor.

For the Phantom Stranger - Young Laurence Olivier would work, but again, not sure about a modern actor.

[petelin]

Re: Preacher movie, I would love to see Naomi Watts play Tulip. I think she'd be perfect. Back before he started taking cheesier roles and beating people up in bars, I really wanted to see Vince Vaughn play Preacher.

Cassady would be tough...but I also like Steve Buchemi more than Jim Carrey.

[Evil Death]

Unfortunately, I know no suitable actors for the starring role of Tim Hunter.

Not to suggest that Harry Potter and the Half-Arsed Tripe is in any way a blatant rip-off, but Daniel Radcliffe.

[CandidGamera]

Not to suggest that Harry Potter and the Half-Arsed Tripe is in any way a blatant rip-off, but Daniel Radcliffe.

Thought about him, and Haley Joel Osment - but both of them have aged out of Hunter-viability, as far as the original miniseries is concerned. But sure, Daniel Radcliffe, 4 years ago.

[cbawlmer]

The only choice.



I would cast a feminine man, and play with his voice a little to blur the gender line a little further.

David Bowie. Or Ewan MacGergor is his sexy Velvet Goldmine makeup.

[Sampiro]

In my fantasies, when the Sandman movie is finally made, the title role will be played by Johnny Depp.



Big Hollywood sign major DITTO there. My other choices:

Desire: Orlando Bloom (or, perhaps, Johnny Depp as well)
Death: Angelina Jolie
Delirium: Alyson Hannigan
Destruction: Eric Bana
Despair: Linda Hunt (she's not fat, but she can wear a suit)
Destiny: Patrick Stewart

Cain: Ian McKellen
Abel: Jim Broadbent
Lucien: Rene Auberjunois

voice of Matthew the Raven: Jason Alexander

Nuala: Kirsten Dunst
Joanna Constantine: Charlize Theron

Of course the estimated budget for salaries would be about $400 million (most of it Depp, Bloom, Jolie & Theron, but one can fantasize).

[Knowed Out]

Chance, might I suggest Matt Stone (South Park) for Stinky. He has the attitude and has no shame, and I could easily see him with a feather duster up his ass on stage.

[Hey, It's That Guy!]

For John Constantine, either Paul Bettany, Ewan McGregor, or Kiefer Sutherland would have been my picks. Kiefer would've been the perfect compromise since the filmmakers had the overwhelming need to make JC American, but he's actually a great actor who looks the part, and could bring menacing darkness and sleazy charm to the character. Keanu Reeves as JC is much worse casting than Halle Berry as Catwoman--and Halle was atrocious casting. (My pick for Catwoman was Gina Gershon, or perhaps Rose McGowan.)

Preacher cast:
Jesse Custer - Matthew McConaughey, Johnny Depp, or Vince Vaughn
Tulip O'Hare - Patricia Arquette
Cassidy - Gary Oldman
Herr Starr - John Malkovich
Featherstone - Joan Cusack
Hoover - Orlando Jones
The Saint of Killers - Lance Hendricksen or Clint Eastwood
Jody - Nicholas Cage
T.C. - Sean William Scott or Steve Buscemi

Sleeper cast:
Holden Carver - George Clooney
Tao - Guy Pearce or Jude Law
John Lynch - Clint Eastwood
Miss Misery - Julianne Moore
Genocide Jones - The Rock
Triple-X Ray - Steve Buscemi
Victoria (or is it Veronica?) - Gillian Anderson

Wildcats cast:
Jack Marlowe/Spartan - ??? (any suggestions?)
Cole Cash/Grifter - Brad Pitt
C.C. Rendozzo - Julianne Moore
Agent Wax - Jay Mohr
Edwin Dolby - Taye Diggs
Agent Orange - the guy who played the alien bounty hunter on The X-Files
Sam Garfield - Ron Rifkin

Starman cast:
Jack Knight - John Cusack, Johnny Depp, or Vince Vaughn
Ted Knight - Paul Newman
David Knight - Edward Norton
The Shade - Jonathan Pryce, Jude Law, or Johnny Depp
Nash - Angelina Jolie or Lori Petty
Mikaal Tomas - David Bowie
Clarence O'Dare - Eric Stoltz
Hope O'Dare - Natasha McElhone (from Ronin)
Dr. Phosphorous - Steve Buscemi
Jake "Bobo" Bennetti - Michael Madsen

DC superheroes:
Superman - Bruce Campbell
Wonder Woman - Catherine Zeta-Jones or Monica Bellucci
Elongated Man - Conan O'Brien
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) - Alec Baldwin or Jude Law
Green Lantern (Alan Scott) - Robert Redford
Guy Gardner - Denis Leary
Booster Gold - Ted McGinley, Craig Kilborn, or Jay Mohr
Blue Beetle - ??? (any suggestions? He's my favorite superhero!)

Madman - Jake Gyllenhaal, Elijah Wood, or Johnny Depp

Grendel (Hunter Rose) - Billy Zane, Guy Pearce, or Jude Law

[CandidGamera]

BBVL - some absolutely inspired choices - one or two I disagree with, but that's life. I've got a suggestion for the Booster Gold/Blue Beetle pair that some will hate, but I think it's the perfect fit.

Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller.

Eh?

[cbawlmer]

CandidGamera, I love it.

Big Bad Voodoo Lou, I am mostly in agreement with you about your Starman choices, especially for David Knight. I haven't decided who I'd like for a few of those roles. Who do you think for Solomon Grundy? I loved nice Grundy.

[Odinoneeye]

Doom Patrol Morrison Era

Cliff and Rebus would be under make up most of the time, so looks aren't that important.

Cliff (Robotman) - Russel Crowe
Rebus - Tim Roth
Crazy Jane - Kate Beckinsale
Cheif - Sean Connery
Josh (Tempest) - Avery Brooks (would like to see him again)
Dorothy - One of the Olson Twins

The Brotherhodd of Dada

Mr. Nobody - David Spade
Sleepwalk - Robin Wright Penn
Frenzy - Eric LaSalle
The Fog - Wallace Shawn
The Quiz - Lucy Liu

[shy guy]

Jack Knight - John Cusack, Johnny Depp, or Vince Vaughn I have to disagree here. Cusack and Depp are just too old to play Jack Knight. I coud maybe see Vaughn in the role, but I don't think he has the right build. I could see Shane West doing it if he looked just a bit older.

[CandidGamera]

Oh, it's probably already been suggested somewhere, but ..

Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, with Clint Eastwood.

I mean, it's obvious.

[Evil Death]

Oh, it's probably already been suggested somewhere, but ..

Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, with Clint Eastwood.

I mean, it's obvious.

Not all that obvious to me. Burt Reynolds, now - but you'd never persuade him to shave his moustache.

[mbh]

Clint Eastwood as the Joker.

[Fern Forest]

The Warlord

Morgan - Val Kilmer
Tara - Anne Hathaway
Machiste - Ving Rhames
Mariah - Milla Jovovich
Jennifer - Scarlett Johansson
Deimos - Marc Alaimo

I can't tell whether I suck at this or whether this would be a movie doomed to suckitude. Maybe a little from column A and a little from column B.

[cckerberos]

Death: Angelina Jolie

I'm with you for the rest of the choices, but I can't picture how on earth you came up with this one.

[mbh]

Captain Marvel: The Rock

Isis: Stacey Haiduk. Since DC has decreed Shazam to be an ancient Egyptian wizard, we can work her into the story somehow.

Shazam: Ian McKellan or Christopher Lee. Either one would work fine.

Captain Marvel, Jr. : Tom Welling

Mary Marvel: I'm open to suggestions.

Billy Batson: Daniel Radcliff is getting too old. I'm open to suggestions.

Black Adam: David Suchet, reprising his role as the terrorist from Executive Decision.

Dr. Sivana: Robert Carradine. Take his character from Revenge of the Nerds, shave his head, put him in a lab coat, and you have the perfect Dr. Sivana.

Mr. Tawney: Martin Short. Digitally replace his head and hands with a CGI tiger, and have him do a toned-down version of his Ed Grimley voice.

Mr. Mind: CGI, with Paul Reubens doing the voice.

[Dr. Rieux]

George Eads from CSI should play Captain Marvel.

[Leopard]

[QUOTE=mbh]

Mary Marvel: I'm open to suggestions.

Jennifer Connelly, the First Lady of Comic Book Movies?

[Odinoneeye]

Cerebus the Aardvark

Cerebus - CGI with some tough guys voice (maybe Hugh Jackman?)

Elrod the Albino - Topher Grace

The Cockroach - The Rock

Lord Julius - Gabe Kaplan

Astoria - The woman who played the mom on Home Improvement. She's have to loose some weight though

Jaka - Amy Smart

Necross the ha ha ha ha Mad/Thrunk - John Cleese

Red Sophia - Laura Prepon (wouldn't you love to see her in a chain mail bikini?)

[Leopard]

Thanks to Big Voodoo Lou for showing me to this thread! (Kinda new around here).

Hey, here's an idea:

You know how Hollywood has come up with dumb and well, "Hollywood" casting decisions? Let's do a Hollywood style STUPID casting choices. Think like a typical Hollywood producer who doesn't understand comics and who won't bother listening to the fans.

Avengers movie:
Captain America -- Greg Kinnear
Iron Man -- Ben Stiller
Hawkeye -- Owen Wilson
Thor -- The Rock
Vision -- Jeff Goldblum
Scarlet Witch -- Jennifer Love Hewitt
Wasp -- Halle Berry
Quicksilver -- Kevin Bacon
Wonder Man -- George Clooney

Villains:
Loki -- Paul Reuben
Kang -- Robert de Niro
Ultron -- CGI with Kelsey Grammer voicing

Defenders movie:
Dr Strange -- Kevin Kline
Hulk -- CGI with ANG LEE doing the honours again!!
Silver Surfer -- Vin Diesel
Namor -- Orlando Bloom (unless Roy Horn is well enough again)
Nighthawk -- Luke Perry
Valkyrie -- Sarah Jessica Parker