# Casting and recasting comic book movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357 "2007-01-25T01:53:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/41 "2007-01-30T15:33:29Z")
I see the Domino Lady played by Alysso Milano with her hair dyed blonde. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/42 "2007-01-30T17:25:19Z")
Three more notes about a Dr. Strange movie: Written and directed by Philip DeGuere Starring Peter Hooten Made in 1978 Not sure if anyone but me even knew it existed. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/43 "2007-01-30T23:40:36Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] I see the Domino Lady played by Alysso Milano with her hair dyed blonde. [/QUOTE] Who is that? (There was a Domino in X-Force, but I’m not sure who else you could mean.) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/44 "2007-01-31T03:09:39Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] Who is that? (There was a Domino in X-Force, but I’m not sure who else you could mean.) [/QUOTE] The original “Domino Lady” was a 1930s era pulp heroine whose adventures appears in “Saucy Romantic Tales.” She fought criminals and wore a domino mask and was very stylish. Here’s a link. > **[The Domino Lady](http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/dominldy.htm)** In the 1990s an artist named Ron Wilbur revived the Domino Lady as a crime-fighting adventuress, only she has a lot of difficulty keeping her costume on during her adventures. It’s like she’s not even trying. That’s the version I was referring to. They’re still pretty good adventures done very nicely in pen and ink but are not safe for work. [http://www.lastgasp.com/d/1525/](http://www.lastgasp.com/d/1525/) Not safe for work, you bet. It also appears that Jim Steranko has been getting in on the Domino Lady goodness. In a safe for work way. [http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home\_Jim\_Steranko\_136.html](http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home_Jim_Steranko_136.html) I see Alyssa Milano as an actress who has the same shapeliness, and the same thirty-ish appeal, and who’s relish a part that involved a lot of not wearing clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Drake\_Tungsten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@Drake\_Tungsten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drake_Tungsten)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/45 "2007-02-04T05:07:39Z")
I want to see a crime noir film starring **Tom Waits** as John Jones, the **Martian Manhunter**. This would focus on Jones as the grizzled detective who occasionally uses his extra-human abilities to aid in his investigations. Similar to The Shadow or The Spirit, but Jones would be more reluctant to use his powers as he is trying to fit in with the surrounding humans. Tom Waits definitely has the looks and the voice for the role and a definite down-to-earthness that counters the fantastic elements. Think Ron Perlman as Hellboy but without a paranormal storyline, just a paranormal detective. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/46 "2007-02-04T07:39:36Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] I was thinking of starting a thread of movie rules; to wit: **Robot Arm’s First Law of Superhero Movie Casting** : _Do not cast an actor to play the hero; cast an actor who can convincingly play the secret identity._ [/QUOTE] I’d make an obvious exception for Captain Marvel (Patrick Warburton would be spot-on). [QUOTE=Robot Arm] Three more notes about a Dr. Strange movie: Written and directed by Philip DeGuere Starring Peter Hooten Made in 1978 Not sure if anyone but me even knew it existed. [/QUOTE] That was a made-for-TV movie. At least, that’s where it wound up. Oh, for Dirty Pair: Laura Prepon and Chiaki Kuriyama ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/47 "2007-02-04T08:50:25Z")
I’d like to see George Eads from \*CSI \* as Captain Marvel. ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/48 "2007-02-04T18:07:44Z")
The Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan - Billy Zane The Comedian - Michael Madsen Ozymandias - Ralph Fiennes Nite-Owl - Paul Giamatti Rorschach - Steve Buscemi ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/49 "2007-02-04T18:23:14Z")
[QUOTE=cainxinth] The Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan - Billy Zane The Comedian - Michael Madsen Ozymandias - Ralph Fiennes Nite-Owl - Paul Giamatti Rorschach - Steve Buscemi [/QUOTE] I like the choices of Madsen and Fiennes, but I could sooner see John Cusack as Nite Owl (charismatic enough to play one of the only likeable characters in the piece, plus he’s older and a little paunchy now), and William H. Macy as Rorschach. Not sure about Billy Zane as Dr. Manhattan, but he’s always been my number-one choice to play Grendel (Hunter Rose, of course). BTW, I had a nice chat with Grendel creator Matt Wagner recently, and he told me Warner Bros. has a Grendel movie in the early stages of preproduction. However, it’ll be an adaptation of “Devil’s Legacy,” the story of the second Grendel, Christine Spar. Wagner says that the studio thought she’s a more likeable and relatable character, as it would be hard to base an entire franchise on an amoral villain as the protagonist. Plus, Spar’s story has plenty of flashbacks and mentions of Hunter Rose and his exploits, so viewers would get the sense of legacy there. Carrie-Anne Moss would be my first choice for Christine Spar, but Gina Gershon wouldn’t be bad either. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/50 "2007-02-04T18:32:09Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] Oh, for Dirty Pair: Laura Prepon and Chiaki Kuriyama [/QUOTE] Well, if anime are included, that does indeed open up a whole new world. I can’t improve on the casting for Dirty Pair, especially Laura Prepon – she’d be perfect. Now for “Dragon Pink,” hmmmm… Santa: Charlie Sheen Pink: Juilia Louis-Dreyfus Bobo: Patrick Warburton Pia: Julianne Moore ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357/51 "2007-02-04T23:37:53Z")
For another alternate Storm, I’d like to nominate Gina Torres, Zoe from Firefly/Serenity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casting-and-recasting-comic-book-movies/389357.md?page=2)