Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man...........................

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

I can't see Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

hell I can't see Terence Howard as War Machine

who the fuck does the casting at Marvel?

[Legend]

I don't know if cage can play ghost rider then anyone can play a marvel character besides downey is a solid actor.

[TomSelis]

Battle with addiction....check
Slightly off beat character.....check
Kind of smug......check

Yeah, I could see it. The only one who could trump him would be Johnny Depp.

[Kabuki]

This is what happens when you give the movie industry control of your character rights. Marvel has sold their soul to the devil :twisted:

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

The only one who could trump him would be Johnny Depp.

AGREED

2 other actors to add to the list

Pierce Brosnan: even though he'd never do it, if you look at his facial structure and the majority of the Tony Stark images drawn by various artist they are very similar.

Bill Campbell: 4400 actor, various tv spots, same as Brosnan as far as a look close to the drawn image.

Best casting yet for a Marvel character: Patrick Stewart as Prof. X

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

LOL, White as War Machine is a perfect fit................

Anyone remember Eric Roberts as Capt. America?

How about Dolph Lundren as the Punisher

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

no I actually wasn't being Sarcastic (for a change) I am in total agreement with you on that casting

seems like they want Oscar candidates for these roles now instead of what would be a comic fans true fit

as far as Lundren and Roberts

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[hwbs]

comic book movies plain suck.....there are just a couple exceptions (1st and last batman....2nd spidey and first tmnt)....this is coming from someone with a pretty nice comic collection... :twisted:

[hwbs]

LOL, White as War Machine is a perfect fit................

Anyone remember Eric Roberts as Capt. America?

How about Dolph Lundren as the Punisher


i saw it...i think the enemy was Red Skull.... :P

[BeardedOne]

This is what happens when you give the movie industry control of your character rights. Marvel has sold their soul to the devil :twisted:

Nooo...Ron Perlman and Karl Icahn did that. The bahstids.

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

Superman Returns was pretty decent

[BeardedOne]

comic book movies plain suck.....there are just a couple exceptions (1st and last batman....2nd spidey and first tmnt)....this is coming from someone with a pretty nice comic collection... :twisted:

The powers-that-be need to do a little more focus-group study in NY and San Diego during the month of July.

Oh, all you comic fans: The USPS is balancing out last year's DC stamp issue with one for Marvel this year, to be released in...You guessed it: July.

[Kabuki]

Hollywood knows how to mess up a good thing. Nothing will change about that, but every so often you get a decent film. The first two Batman movies weren't bad. Even the recent Batman movie was ok. I'm hoping Spider-Man 3 is as good, or even better than Spider-Man 2.

[franks]

I've been collecting comics for thirty years or so. (since I was about eight) It just seems to be difficult to translate what's in a comic book onto the big screen. Two different mediums. Other problems: Direction, Production and Change of the original plot. Super hero films always try to make the unbelievable into the believable. They modify the original plot so it can make sense to the real world. Example: Doctor Doom wasn't in the spaceship with the Fantastic Four in the original story. It takes a leap of faith to enjoy fantastic stories like comic books anyway, so why not make the movie as fantastic as the comic book. They should use Stan Lee as a consultant out of respect for his original creations, also to produce a better product.

Good movies (in my opinion)
Blade 1
Batman 1966 (campy, but top notch actor-villians)
Batman (Jack Nicholson Michael Keaton)
Batman Begins
Spider-man 1 & 2 Willem Defoe played his role well, the costume sucked though. Should of used a rubber mask instead.
Superman 1 & 2
X-men (good casting, except Halle Berry as Storm. Character was too weak, Angela Basset would've been a better choice in my opinion.

[BeardedOne]

They should use Stan Lee as a consultant out of respect for his original creations, also to produce a better product.

Instead, they use him as an extra:

The hotdog vendor in X-Men 1
Man in Times Square in Spiderman 1
Security Guard in The Hulk
Pedestrian in Daredevil
Mailman Willy Lumkin in Fantastic Four.

Y'know, he sued them over Spiderman 1?

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

X-men (good casting, except Halle Berry as Storm. Character was too weak, Angela Basset would've been a better choice in my opinion.

IMAN

nuff said

[franks]

X-men (good casting, except Halle Berry as Storm. Character was too weak, Angela Basset would've been a better choice in my opinion.

IMAN

nuff said
IMAN

nuff said
even better.

[franks]

They should use Stan Lee as a consultant out of respect for his original creations, also to produce a better product.

Instead, they use him as an extra:

The hotdog vendor in X-Men 1
Man in Times Square in Spiderman 1
Security Guard in The Hulk
Pedestrian in Daredevil
Mailman Willy Lumkin in Fantastic Four.

Y'know, he sued them over Spiderman 1?

Yeah, I noticed those cameos. Why did he sue?

[BeardedOne]

Yeah, I noticed those cameos. Why did he sue?

When Perlman and Icahn broke the original Marvel corporate entity it also collapsed all of the standing contracts that the original corporation formed. This inlcuded Stan's percentage of box office revenues of Spiderman and any other film projects that the company had bought into.

He (Or his corporate enitty) then sued the Phoenix-like MEG (Formed from the ashes by the billionaire comics fans that laid claim to the lion's share of post-bankruptcy stock warrants) for his rightful share of the proceeds from the films that the new Marvel was beginning to release after the Perlman/Icahn crash.

I haven't followed the subsequent details, but am assuming there was an amicable settlement or else he wouldn't be doing the walk-ons in all of the films since then. Unless he's really desperate for cash, at scale.

[peggygee]

Oh, all you comic fans: The USPS is balancing out last year's DC stamp issue with one for Marvel this year, to be released in...You guessed it: July.

Yeh, they were nice stamps, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkeye, Aquaman,
Plastic Man, and the usual cast of characters, Batman, Superman,
Wonderwoman.

Marvel has really spawned alot of movies. while the DC crew can't even
get themselves arrested, other than Batman and Superman.

But as to Morton Downey Jr. as Anthony Stark aka Iron Man, I don't see it.

[Kabuki]

I originally felt Angela Basset would have been a perfect Storm too, but after thinking about it, Iman would have been much better.

What the hell happened to Storm's accent for the movie?

Angela is not popular like Halle. Iman would've been perfect, but she doesn't act much. Kinda older as well, but that wouldn't matter. She's a beautiful black woman, and the ages were changed in the X series anyways.

[franks]

Yeah, I noticed those cameos. Why did he sue?

When Perlman and Icahn broke the original Marvel corporate entity it also collapsed all of the standing contracts that the original corporation formed. This inlcuded Stan's percentage of box office revenues of Spiderman and any other film projects that the company had bought into.

He (Or his corporate enitty) then sued the Phoenix-like MEG (Formed from the ashes by the billionaire comics fans that laid claim to the lion's share of post-bankruptcy stock warrants) for his rightful share of the proceeds from the films that the new Marvel was beginning to release after the Perlman/Icahn crash.

I haven't followed the subsequent details, but am assuming there was an amicable settlement or else he wouldn't be doing the walk-ons in all of the films since then. Unless he's really desperate for cash, at scale.

Stan Lee earns 1Million$ per annum as "chairman emeritus" from marvel.

[zerrrr]

comic book movies plain suck.....there are just a couple exceptions (1st and last batman....2nd spidey and first tmnt)....this is coming from someone with a pretty nice comic collection... :twisted:

Keaton was spot on as Batman. Best casting job by far.

[franks]

X-men (good casting, except Halle Berry as Storm. Character was too weak, Angela Basset would've been a better choice in my opinion.

IMAN

nuff said

I originally felt Angela Basset would have been a perfect Storm too, but after thinking about it, Iman would have been much better.

What the hell happened to Storm's accent for the movie?

Iman and Angela Basset have stronger presences, better builds and better facial structures to make the character work. Btw, Angela is probably the better actor.

[dabaldone]

I agree, I don't see Robert Downey or Terrance Howard in those two roles. Robert Downey is far from the millionare playboy industrialist look. Terrance Howard, is an even worse choice. Rhodes was a bodygaurd, ex mercenary type. But, Nick Cage did a great job on Ghost Rider.

[Kabuki]

comic book movies plain suck.....there are just a couple exceptions (1st and last batman....2nd spidey and first tmnt)....this is coming from someone with a pretty nice comic collection... :twisted:

Keaton was spot on as Batman. Best casting job by far.

I can recall the many complaints about Keaton being casted as Batman. Mr. Mom as Batman?!...those were the headlines, but he was actually good in the role.

Angela would have made a perfect Storm. She can actually act. Halle never impressed me in that role.