Let's cast the Avengers movie

…I’d thought we’d done a thread on this, but I did a quick search and nothing. Here goes. :slight_smile:
Iron Man: Robert Downey, Jr. Don’t mess with success.

Hulk: Edward Norton wasn’t bad, we can keep him.

Thor: There’s been rumors about Brad Pitt; I’d much rather have Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who’s got the right physique and face and is actually Danish, if you can make him a convincing blond.

Scarlet Witch: Eva Green, or maybe Saffron Burrows. No idea who I’d pick for Quicksilver.

The Wasp: If we’re going with the Ultimate version, possibly Liza Lapira. If not, possibly Norah Zehetner (who’s done work on Heroes before).

Ant-Man: Huh. Somebody big, tall, blond, and imposing. Neal McDonough?

Hawkeye: Justin Hartley (he’s done his time on Smallville–as Oliver Queen, even). Or maybe Taylor Kitsch.

Captain America: My first choice would’ve been Nathan Fillion, but a) he’s getting slightly long in the tooth (you need someone who’s old enough to mentor Bucky, but young enough to still be idealistic and bushy-tailed) and b) there is no way he can pull off being a blond.

So I’ll go with Jensen Ackles: the guy’s just old enough, he’s blond (well, ish), and he’s proven he can go from scrawny dork (Steve Rogers) to grim-faced badass (Cap).

Black Panther: Samuel L. Jackson has been taken. Roger Cross, maybe? He was cool on 24
Your thoughts?

Kate Beckinsale as Emma Peel.
Oh, wait…

I always thought Aaron Eckhart would make a good Cap. He looks enough like him.

Thor is Dolph Lundgren in a beard.

That would be good. Maybe then I could stop calling him “Death from Above.”

But I thought Gene Simmons was the God of Thunder?

I thought they were gonna beef up Kevin McKidd for Thor?

Wait one sec now -

“They” are thinking of Brad Pitt for Thor?

Let me repeat that: Brad Pitt… for Thor.

NBow, I like Brad Pitt. Not everything he does is gold, but he can act and had been in some flicks I really like. I certainly don’t shudder when comes onscreeen. But Thor?

Sorry. I’ll shut up now.

Captain America: Kermit
Iron Man: Gonzo
Thor: Sweetums
The Hulk: Animal
Ant-Man: Fozzie
The Wasp: Piggy
Hawkeye: Lew Zealand
The Black Widow: Janice
The Black Panther: Rizzo

McConaughey is being rumored for Captain America.

Wow. That’s spectacularly awful. I mean, he’s got the chin to play a superhero, but the personality is 100% wrong. Captain America is earnest, driven, hardworking, sincere, unconflicted. He isn’t a laid-back pot-smoking bro.

I agree. I could see him as the Silver Surfer, though…or at least as a surfer.

But there’d be no opportunities for him to take his shirt off. Isn’t that in his contract or something?

So there isn’t going to be a Vision? Sucks.

It’s a ripoff of a comic book. Why would there be a vision?

(And I totally thought this was about The Avengers, as in Steed & Peel, when I opened it.)

Oh, please God, no.

Maybe Josh Holloway from Lost would be a good Quicksilver.

The only true Thor is Vincent Donofrio.

Perfect

You’re making me squick-twitch. Ew!

He. Is. THOR!