Avengers Fan-Cast
A what if scenario which I should make the choice for the roles of Thor, Captain America, Ironman, and the Hulk. Another female character who definitely needs some big screen attention. Also, Ant-Man and Wasp instead of Black Widow and Hawkeye. You may now expect to tell you what to hit, but I won't because you all know what to hit :)
By giannis - 1/26/2013
The Avengers is a team of superheroes published by Marvel comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (September 1963), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The founding members of this team are Thor, Wasp, Ant-Man, the Hulk, and Iron Man. The Avengers come together to fight enemies that none of them alone could withstand, and this team is famous for its battle cry of Avengers Assemble.
The Soldier
Captain America: A frail sickly young man named Steve Rogers is enhanced to the peak of human ability by an experimental serum in order to come to the aid of the United States war effort. Steve Rogers wears a suit that bears the American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield which use it as a weapon, and this is how he becomes Captain America.
I know that there a lot of people who would like to see Alexander Skarsgard playing Thor, but while watching Battleship (a bad movie with good actors), Alexander Skarsgard in the role of the commander Stone Hopper had me thinking that he could be a very good candidate for the boy scout of Marvel.
Others I considered: None
The God Of Thunder
Thor: The Norse god of thunder. He's the son of Odin the All-Father and Jord, the spirit of the Earth. This Asgardian god was sent to Earth with purpose by his father Odin the All-Father to be taught humility.
Kellan Lutz became known from the film series Twilight. This franchise might make people think that just because an actor played in it, automatically that makes him not being considered good. Now, which Twilight is over, the people who were part of it can prove with their future projects that they have talent. But enough with that because you want to read what the reasons are which made me to think Lutz as Thor, well here it comes. Watching Kellan Lutz in the films Immortals (best portrayal of the gods of Olympus), and Breaking Dawn 2, I noticed that this man is a beast in battle, and that alone raises interest (at least to me) of how his battles would look like, if he played Thor. Another reason of why I think Lutz could play the god of thunder is although he is an American, he has the look for playing the Norse god of thunder. Also, he is already physically right for the role and he may not be 6' 6" tall as Marvel has listed Thor in its database, but he is 6' 1" tall, and I think that is quite satisfying for a live adaptation about the prince of Asgard.
Others I considered: None
Tony Stark/Iron Man
Ironman: Tony Stark is a billionaire playboy philanthropist. When he suffers a chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors force him to built a destructive weapon, Tony Stark builds a suit of armor to save his life instead. This how Tony Stark, an ingenious engineer becomes the metal man known as Iron Man.
Javier Bardem is a fantastic actor who is known for playing a remorseless, amoral assassin in No Country for Old Men, and most recently the main antagonist of James Bond. While Watching Skyfall, I saw an actor who immerse himself in the character he portrays, and that he could also transform himself to that the role requires. So, for all of these which I've just written, I think that Javier Bardem could play Tony Stark and his alter ego Ironman.
Others I considered: None
Bruce Banner/The Hulk
The Hulk: Bruce Banner is a scientist who has exposed to gamma radiation which turned him into a big green monster known as the Hulk who grows bigger and stronger the angrier he gets.
Henry Ian Cusick is well known for playing Desmond Hume in the TV series Lost. A mysterious man who before coming to the island was a monk and a former soldier. He was driven by three emotions fear, pride, and love whose life had been marked as a failure. This role made me think that Henry Ian Cusick could do a very, very good job in the role of Bruce Banner displaying his fear of controlling the monster inside him.
Others I considered: None
The Other Female Character Character
Ms. Marvel: This female character debuted as Major Carol Danvers in 1968. After an explosion of a Kree device, Carol was transformed into her alter ego known as Ms. Marvel.
I'm not going to tell you that the reason of thinking Emily Blunt as Ms. Marvel is when she was rumoured to play this female character, oh I just did (damn). When I first heard this rumour, I watched again The Devil Wears Prada, and then, the films Adjudgement Bureau and Looper. Emily Blunt's physical appearance shouts the very strong woman impression. She's a talented actress and it seems that it's about time for her star to shine. With Joss Whedon at the helm known for writing strong female characters, and Emily Blunt stating that she would love to do a comic book movie that would scare the bejesus out of her. The sequel of The Avengers which will be more personal and painful sounds like a super hero movie that Emily Blunt would do. I'm Blunt up for Ms. Marvel.
Others I considered: None
Hank Pym/Ant-Man
Ant-Man: Hank Pym debuted in a seven-page solo cover story titled "The Man in the Ant Hill." Pym is an American biochemist with knowledge in other scientific fields who tested shrinking technology on himself. Pym's also one of the founding members of the Avengers.
Ant-Man is a character who wants to help the world through science and technology. He uses violence as the last resort. He is a pacifist who fights only when the world needs him to fight. Ant-Man is a very interesting character, he created Ultron and a prison for super villains. In 2015 Ant-Man is making his debut on the big screen. This character needs a known actor to play him because the general audience just in the listening of a movie called Ant-Man wouldn't get excited or have any interest to see it.
Ewan McGregor is the known actor that I would like to play Ant-Man. Why? Well, thinking all that I mention about Ant-man, McGregor was the first who came to my mind because of his role as Obi-Wan-Kenobi in Star Wars prequels. I saw that Obi-Wan didn't want to fight either. He had shown his preference to diplomacy over fight. Ewan McGregor is a very good actor who could display Ant-Man's hatred for fights quite well.
Others I considered: Nathan Fillion
Janet van Dyne/Wasp
Wasp: Janet van Dyne debuted as Hank Pym's partner in Tales to Astonish #44 to avenge for the death of her father. Later in the same issue, she decided to stay with Hank only because she was in love with him, wanting him to realize that he loved her back. Pym through biochemistry, gave to Janet the ability grow insect-like wings when she used the gas to shrink herself to insect size. She's one of the founding members of The Avengers, and she's also the one who named the team The Avengers.
The film The Cabin in the Woods showed me that there are two actresses, which could be great in comic book roles. Kristen Connolly for Mary Jane Watson, and Amy Acker for Janet van Dyne/Wasp. Amy Acker played a technician in the chemical department responsible for altering the five college students, so each one of them to fit to their roles. Amy Acker has the look for Wasp, but the thing, which definitely made it for me was her interest for Hadley (is the guy who bet on the Merman and finally got to see him). It came to my mind, wanting him to realize that he loved her back. She would be fantastic as Janet van Dyne and her alter ego Wasp, if she got the role, which isn't unlikely because she has worked with Joss Whedon in Angel, Dollhouse, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Others I considered: Morena Baccarin
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