I've been told by someone usually quite good with this that Triple H has been approached about Thor. Dunno if I like that idea. He looks the part, but can he play it?

Nick Fury will be okay. It will help tie together the avengers movie so those not familiar with S.H.I.E.L.D or The Avengers but who like the films, will understand better.

Captain America will be hard to cast. If he hadn't done Batman and Robin I might have thought Geroge Clooney would be okay. Or maybe even Brad Pitt. Still, I think there must be someone out there who fits it perfectly. Lets hope they find him. The DiCaprio idea is good.

Also, I think they have to change the characters to suit mordern times (obviously not Cap), but also they can't just go for the ultimate stories, as classic fans would find it too far off. I think somewhere inbetween is just right.

Obviously, The Wasp and Ant Man can have one movie. That way Marvel doesn't need to put too many movies out before the 'big one'. Past that, I might even suggest that Ant Man not even have his own movie. He's not popular enough in the marvel universe, or outside to get any type of blockbuster support. His movie will fail and it will lead to less excitement for the Avengers movie when it comes out.

I'd say that Ant Man and The Wasp could be introduced in the Avengers movie in a way that shows that outside of our familiar films, there was further Avengers recruiting that we weren't aware of. It also lends itself to the idea that there were others approached but who turned down the offer.

As far as casting, I'd say brad pitt would be a good thor. He's older and distinguished, and a great actor. And, for Pym, I might suggest Jim Carrey. I know, I know, but hear me out. Pym is a self conscious genius who puts up a massive front to his teammates hiding his own insecurities. He's also an alcoholic wife beater 'behind the scenes'. I can see carey switching from a charming public appearance to a violent bastard when the world looks away.

Either way, I can't wait for the Avengers movie

Someone else suggested Karl Urban, here's a picture of him from one of the LOTR movies.

http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/t...n_as_Eomer.jpg

EDIT: My lingering hope that he will be Cap just decreased even more.

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/t...ells-of-m.html

Gag me. He's a great actor, but he'd make a horrendous Hal Jordan.

That wasn't the part I was referring to, I was referring to even him thinking he was too old.

Heh, I'll be honest - I didn't even read that far :o

He's 100% right though: sad but true.

Has anyone here who has seen a LOTR movie remember it well enough to tell whether Karl Urban (pictured a few posts up) did a good job? That's the only film I'm aware he was in and I really, really, REALLY don't want to watch Lord of the Rings.

He's not really memorable. I've seen all the LOTR films at least twice, and I barely remember his character at all.

So he couldn't have been mindnumbingly bad, but he didn't leave any kind of impression either.

He was pretty god-awful in Doom though, so I really dont want to see him as Thor. We need a good actor, dammit!

Oh, and whoever mentioned Triple H - if he gets the part (or if John Cena plays Cap), I think I'll shit a brick. Maybe 3. Yes, the look the parts, but sweet god: they're wrestlers!!

Oh. Nevermind then.

Let's get a two-in-one time machine/dimension traveler from Sam's Club and get a younger Aaron Eckhart and the actual Thor for the movies.

I wonder if Dwayne Johnson can pull off a Cap America.

He's a very underrated and decent actor, IMO. And no complaints about his physique either.

I like him as an actor - he's got charisma oozing out his pores - but I think he's totally wrong for Cap. He should be someone more down to earth - The Rock is always larger than life.

True.

I still think he could make a cool Avenger...hmm...

Nick Fury perhaps? (I do prefer him over someone like Sam Jackson)

Let's face it...if David Hasselhoff did a half-assed job of being Fury, The Rock is certainly a notch above.

Seeing as they based the Ultimate Nick Fury off Sam I doubt they even considered anybody else for the role. The Rock would be great as a superhero but I can't see him fitting into The Avengers. Maybe as a DC hero though, I could see him as The Green Lantern (John Stewart).

No. If they make a John Stewart movie they probably won't make a Hal Jordan movie.

They could work both of them into either the same movie or separate flicks.

No, really I just don't want Jon Stewart to have a movie. Hal's the only Lantern I like.

I really dont want to see Dwayne Johnson as any superhero...even though he's a great actor for action movies, he's still always The Rock. He can't blend into a character at all.

I think he has somewhat shed off The Rock's legacy by now, and carved his own niche as Dwayne Johnson. Give or take a few years, I would LOVE to see him pull off a good superhero flick.

Which reminds me...wasn't he supposed to play either Captain Marvel or Black Adam for the "Shazam!" movie in the works? I wonder where that went.

Anyway, we are back to square one for the casting of Thor and Cap. So...what other options have we got?

Not sure if I posted in here before...but yeah, I'm down to discuss, recently having seen the incredible hulk, after iron man.
Obviously there's characters and events crossing over, Nick Fury/Shield making appearances in each film, some scene with a brief glimpse of a cap shield as well.
Thor movie coming up, Iron-Man sequel, and "the first avenger" cap film.

I've had a theory for a while now, starting with certain things I'd heard about the iron man film, and further confirmed through the Hulk.
Obviously they're leaning towards getting the "avengers" together.
but...I think it's more an adaptation of the Ultimates.

The current 2 films have had their origins/stories set in the modern day, right? Trademark of the ultimate universe there.
Sam Jackson as Nick Fury (not only bearing a similarity to the character in the comics, but also the character has made comments in the ultimates title about this being his top choice if ever an "actor" were to portray him)
Both films a little dark, both with slightly different origins/chain of events than their original versions.
But, the Hulk film drove this home even more.
The Banner connection to trying out the the "super soldier syrum" (that's what made captain america) on himself after further experimenting on the long dead formula made the hulk - this is exactly as it happened in the ultimate universe. No Rick Jones, no gamma "explosion", just fucking around with a formula after trying to use gamma radiation to activate it, having to test it on himself after funding cuts/project rebirth cancellation.

Throughout both the avengers/ultimates storyline the hulk has been a significant character, back and forth, at times at odds, at others a team member.

Not to mention Stark being the one who largely "organised" the ultimates.

Hell, even if you look at the Spider-Man film, there's a lot of similarities to the USM series in that too, could just be a coincidence, but it's not alltogether unlikely that these films are meant to be taking place in the same continuum.

So yeah, I definately think they're bringing the Ultimate line to life, their flagship avengers title "the ultimates" has already seen the screen, Ultimate Avengers 1&2 (being pretty cool animated features) coming out prior.

That there's my take.

Oh and hey, at first when I heard about a cap movie, I wondered how shit they could possibly make it, but then if a film were done in the same tone, with a short back-story (prior to the "big freeze") intro, and a follow up into the modern day, that would be alright.
The incredible Hulks second fight with Blonski while still in human (but syrum treated) form, shows how they could bring the Captain America character to the screen quite well, all they need to do is keep the style, boost the power, and add the shield.

Ok yeah, said enough on it for now.

Your finishing paragraph reminded me of one of my favorite parts of the the Incredible Hulk.

"Is that all you got?"
*KICK*
*SPLAT*

Weird casting?

Consider this piece of news...

"According to CHUD, Keanu Reeves is rumoured to be playing ‘Plastic Man’ in a film based on the classic comic and cartoon series. Larry and Andy Wachowski, the chaps behind Reeves’ biggest success to date “The Matrix”, are rumored to be helming this adaptation."

Yep, anything is possible when studios go for casting. Even huge disappointments. :rolleyes:

My favorite part was

"Any last words?"
HULK! SMASH!

It's Plastic Man...does anyone really care in the first place?

Ha. I was just reading Ultimates and Nick Fury said "This nose has been smashed more times than Robert Downey Jr." ZING!

Yes. Plastic Man was very cool.

If we're talking about the same plastic man (DC) then no, he wasn't cool enough to warrant his own movie. And they've already done the fantastic four, so the effects won't be new. And the Warcheosenwoskei brothers aren't really known for their humor, so they won't even have that going for them.

Forget plastic man, he's a waste of film and a summer blockbuster.

Alright... how's about this.

Your picks for Ant-Man?

I disagree. Plastic Man could be a fun movie.

Plastic Man was the ORIGINAL stretchy superhero and his stories were always quirky and full of visual humor.

I'd go see it.

But in a film it might be a bit too similar to Mr. Fantastic for audiences not familiar with the comics.

I doubt it. His approach was entirely different. One of the funnest things about the original strip was that Plastic Man would disguise himself as various objects and you would have to play a game of "where's Plastic Man" as you read. Oh- he was the briefcase that the crooks took into the secret hideout! Or he'd disguise himself as a ball that a child would start bouncing against the wall, rendering poor Plas a bit woozy.

Little touches like that are what made Plastic Man unique.

July 29, 2008 - Samuel L. Jackson wants his Nick Fury to be more than a cameo in Iron Man and hopes to appear in all four of Marvel Studios' upcoming movies.

Jackson spoke with MTV over the weekend, where the Pulp Fiction and Star Wars star said, "Yeah, I'm looking forward to making that character a bit more integral, in terms of the other stories that are happening."

He continued, "Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor, and hopefully the big one [The Avengers] that's coming in 2011, when they put everybody together."

Iron Man 2 will hit theaters on April 30, 2010. Thor will follow on June 4, 2010. Then, on May 6, 2011, Marvel will release First Avenger: Captain America, followed by The Avengers in July 2011.

September 8, 2008


With Marvel Studios gearing up to produce The First Avenger: Captain America for a May 6, 2011 release, the rumor mill has been busy speculating who might be in the running to don the red, white and blue duds.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey and Sex and the City's Jason Lewis have all been mentioned at different points, but today brings the news that Marvel may be eyeing a certain multihyphenate with proven box office prowess to play its Sentinel of Liberty.

In an interview with MTV, actor Derek Luke let it slip, "I heard they offered Will Smith Captain America," adding that it "just shows you how times have changed."

Smith previously played a superhero (albeit not a very good one) in this summer's Hancock.

MTV is quick to categorize Luke's claim as rumor, mind you.

If true, though, would that mean that Marvel might use the Truth: Red, White & Black storyline about Isaiah Bradley as the basis for the film version? Or would a different origin story be concocted?

It is expected that the character of Captain America will also appear in Marvel's Avengers movie that's slated for a July 2011 release, which means whomever plays Cap will have to sign on for at least two films.


UPDATE! - Websites have received confirmation that Will Smith is NOT under consideration to play Steve Rogers in "Captain America". Sorry for that brief bit of sparkle, Will Smith fans.

September 16, 2008


It's not official, but there are signs that point to Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria being up for a role in the upcoming Avengers movie.

It all started when celeb gossip sites posted recently-snapped pictures of Longoria leaving the Marvel offices clutching (she's practically holding them up for the camera) a stack of what are clearly Avengers comics.

So, who would she play? Comics2Film and the LA Times Blog are both speculating that Longoria is up for the role of the winsome Wasp -- not too hard to connect those dots as the character has been a standout member of the superhero team since the beginning.

Janet van Dyne/Wasp is a mutant who can deliver a deadly sting through her hands, and has the capability to shrink her body to insect-size. She flies with a set of retractable wings. In the comics, Janet has been married to volatile scientist Hank Pym (Ant-Man/Giant-Man), and has been close with Captain America.

The Wasp, it's also interesting to note, is one of Marvel's most diva-ish female characters, with her sense of entitlement and penchant for shopping. Point being that it's not that big of a stretch from characters Longoria has played in the past -- except for the superpowers.

While we're not spending our free time tracking celebrity hairstyles, we have noted that the lovely Longoria has been sporting a significantly shorter hairdo of late -- a cut perfectly fitting for that Wasp wardrobe fitting or screen test.

Finally, let's not forget that Edgar Wright is making the Ant-Man movie, so she could presumably appear in that as well as Avengers.

I'm not crazy about Wasp to begin with, but this is just sad...so much for sticking with A-list talent, eh?

Luke Wilson as Hank Pym.

simon baker for hank pym

September 28, 2008


Kenneth Branagh is negotiating to direct "Thor," the next Marvel Comics property that will be turned into a live-action film by Marvel Studios. Pic will be released in 2010.

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige's choice of Branagh is surprising, as Branagh hasn't really directed an action-heavy film since his debut on "Henry V," a bloody telling of the British king's conquest of France.

Branagh is the latest in a string of directors -- such as Jon Favreau ("Iron Man"), Christopher Nolan (the Batman franchise) and Gavin Hood ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine") -- with arthouse roots taking on big-budget comicbook fare.

Marvel will set a distributor for "Thor" shortly.

"Thor" comicbook adaptation, penned by Mark Protosevich, follows disabled medical student Donald Blake, who has an alter ego as the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor.

Marvel will self-finance the film via its $500 million credit facility through Merrill Lynch. Marvel used that coin to fund both "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" and will do the same for the "Iron Man" sequel that has director Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. returning.

The "Thor" negotiations come during a resurgence for Branagh. He's currently drawing raves on the London stage in the title role of "Ivanov," and he'll next be seen acting in the Richard Curtis-directed "The Boat That Rocked" and the Bryan Singer-helmed "Valkyrie."

Now that is a strange choice.

i cant wait till they start doing crossovers, like with the punisher and spider-man.

with all these Marvel adapations, and the trend of putting in a stan lee cameo in each one .... stan lee is getting more screen time than many legit actors these days.