So, I come back with one of my fan casts. This time, I am fan casting the popular Batman graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns. Personally, this is my favorite Batman story.
I know we got an animated version of this movie (in part 1 and part 2). This is something purely for fun. Besides, a comic lover can dream that one day his favorite story will be adapted to a live action film right?
The Dark Knight Returns is hugely popular graphic novel written and drawn by Frank Miller. It's my personal favorite, and in my opinion it's one of the best. The premise that Batman comes out of retirement is so interesting.
Cast:
Stephen Lang is 61 (6 years older than Batman in the comic, he's 55) and he can still do amazing stunts and action sequences. Given his muscular physique, impressive acting skills, and the "tough guy" characters he commonly plays, I have no problem seeing him as the aged Batman, still trying to fight the evils of the world.
This is a pretty common choice among fan casters for Alfred. And you know me, I'm always preaching about trying to be original and pick choices no one has used before. However, I have to say, for a
Dark Knight Rises version of Alfred, I can see no better choice than Hurt.
This choice gave me A LOT OF HELL! The problem being Carrie is 13. So, I wanted to be accurate in my casting. The issue arose when I saw I was not good with casting child actors. I usually end up casting the ones who can't act. Not the case with King. And given her performance in the bland predictable summer blockbuster
White House Down, I knew she had the chops for action.
Skerritt was my original pic for Gordon in some of my other fan casts. However, I got swamped with "He's too old" comments. Again, like Hurt as Alfred, I can see him playing Gordon in
The Dark Knight Rises, than in any other rendition of the character (except maybe Arkham-verse).
In keeping with my idea of originality, I tried to pick a Superman who wasn't Henry Cavill. Don't get me wrong, he was SPECTACULAR in
Man of Steel, but there were obvious reasons. Snyder's Superman is set in a modern era, and Miller's Superman is set during the Cold War, so in my head, it makes no sense to have Cavill as Supes. That being said, I hope a made a decent choice for this adaptation.
Boreanaz is known by most people as Angel in the shows
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff
Angel as well as the crime drama
Bones. His credits suggest he is a very versatile actor.
If I get any grief on my casting choices, I expect most to be aimed at David as Supes.
I first saw Jeri Ryan in the medical crime drama
Body of Proof which starred Dana Delaney (who voiced Lois Lane in
Superman: The Animated Series). She's a great actress who has that "rigid law abiding cop" vibe to her that we see in Yindel.
This was another choice I had some trouble on. Coogan is an often underrated actor. He is probably most famous as Hades in the film adaptation,
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. However, he has a lot of other credits. I think he'd be great as the incompetent doctor.
I have to confess this wasn't my choice. While I was looking on google, for pics of Selina to use, I found this choice. And it just worked for me. Peters is beautiful, and a breathtaking actress. It just seemed to make sense to cast her as the former Catwoman.
I didn't think Brown was still doing live action anymore. Then, I saw him in
Cowboys & Aliens. Not only was he doing live action, but he was doing action. I think it's mostly the beard, but I see him as the best fit for the grumpy old former Green Arrow.
Although it's a bit part, I think NPH would own. He just has the personality the screams TV talk show host.
Mears sort of made a name for himself when he played Jason Voorhees in the reboot/sequel
Friday the 13th. Since then, he has played a variety of monstrous characters. The "classic" predator in the Robert Rodriguez
Predators, and the troll Edward in
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. So, it only made sense to cast him as the monstrous leader of the violent gang, the Mutants.
Pepper is an underrated actor. He was Pvt. Daniel Jackson in
Saving Private Ryan, and Ned Pepper in the Cohen Brothers' Academy Award nominated remake
True Grit, and he won an Emmy for his performance in the miniseries
The Kennedys. His filmography portrays him to be a versatile actor. And I think he would own best at the permanently damaged Harvey Dent.
Part of the challenge of casting the Joker was his appearance. Despite being around the same age as Batman, he looks like he hasn't aged. It never explains why either.
I think a lot of people don't realize just how good of an actor Sam Rockwell is. My reason for casting him was for his performance as a mentally unhinged inmate in
The Green Mile. I can imagine Rockwell delivering the Joker's line, "See you in hell!" and laughing psychotically as he snaps his own neck.
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Reviews and thumbs up would be greatly appreciated.
-MCott
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