Who to cast as Iron Man?

Started by Wally West6 pages

Tom Selleck, of course!

😱

😆 Isn't he the Magnum guy (and Richard in Friends?)? if so, he's lik 60... 😠

I vote for Jim Caviezel.

YE YE JC

i dont really care big name or not, if the actor is a good actor, they should get that person. Not limit the casting to unknowns.

It worked well enough for Clark & Wolverine. 😉

Clark & Wolverine?

Brandon Routh and Hugh Jackman?? i still dont get your post, what worked well enough for them?

Originally posted by Silverstein
Clark & Wolverine?

Brandon Routh and Hugh Jackman?? i still dont get your post, what worked well enough for them?

No I meant Clark Gable and artic wolverines, yes Brandon Routh and Hugh Jackman.

You claimed the casting should not be limited to unkowns within the casting of Iron Man and I followed this by implying that selecting previously unknown actors for X-Men & Superman worked for the best. Viweres find themselves more easily immersed into the universe & characters when the lead actor is not someone highly known or famous. You want to say "Hey looks it's Batman!", not say "Hey look it's Tom Cruise as Batman!".

Get my drift?

Originally posted by Praylu
No I meant Clark Gable and artic wolverines, yes Brandon Routh and Hugh Jackman.

You claimed the casting should not be limited to unkowns within the casting of Iron Man and I followed this by implying that selecting previously unknown actors for X-Men & Superman worked for the best. Viweres find themselves more easily immersed into the universe & characters when the lead actor is not someone highly known or famous. You want to say "Hey looks it's Batman!", not say "Hey look it's Tom Cruise as Batman!".

Get my drift?

true... although... patrick stewart, kelsey grammar...

Originally posted by Praylu
Johnny Depp as Stark? Apologies, 😘

Here are some of the films Oded Fehr has appeared in:

# Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) (filming)
# Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
# Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
# Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
# The Mummy Returns (2001)
# The Mummy (1999)
# Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)

I remember suggesting Ferh play Iron Man nearly two years ago, http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=306591&perpage=20&highlight=iron+man+movie+forumid%3A43&pagenumber=2

That list of films is supposed to inspire confidence in his acting abilities... 😑

Tom Crazy would be an awful choice.

Saw Johnny Depp on TV the other day and he does bear a resemblence to Stark.

It worked for Jackman, and it worked for Reeve who was a relative unknown before Donner's Superman, but whether it worked for Routh is a whole 'nother story...

Patrick Stewart.

With a wig.

😐

....make it so, number two.

Originally posted by pr1983
true... although... patrick stewart, kelsey grammar...

I know exactly what you mean but as far as title roles, particularly Superman/Batman/etc. goes....

Originally posted by Deathstroke
I vote for Jim Caviezel.

looks a little bit like him I think actually. And hes not that bad...

Originally posted by Praylu
I know exactly what you mean but as far as title roles, particularly Superman/Batman/etc. goes....

Yeah, i guess so...

WAIT... you saying professor X in that wolverine movie wasn't a lead role? 😛

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
That list of films is supposed to inspire confidence in his acting abilities... 😑

Tom Crazy would be an awful choice.

Saw Johnny Depp on TV the other day and he does bear a resemblence to Stark.

It worked for Jackman, and it worked for Reeve who was a relative unknown before Donner's Superman, but whether it worked for Routh is a whole 'nother story...

Erm when did I say that? 😕
It was posted to supply posters who are not familar with him reference to his film appearances. Those films would not pose as representations to anyone's acting ability even if it were Pacino.

Ah yes I failed to mention Reeve as well...

Originally posted by pr1983
Yeah, i guess so...

WAIT... you saying professor X in that wolverine movie wasn't a lead role? 😛

😆

I hate how Thor looks in ultimate, but I would love Iron-Man how he is for the movie...red & gold!

I actually wouldn't mind Christian Kane being cast for the role...He's a good actor.

Originally posted by Praylu
No I meant Clark Gable and artic wolverines, yes Brandon Routh and Hugh Jackman.

You claimed the casting should not be limited to unkowns within the casting of Iron Man and I followed this by implying that selecting previously unknown actors for X-Men & Superman worked for the best. Viweres find themselves more easily immersed into the universe & characters when the lead actor is not someone highly known or famous. You want to say "Hey looks it's Batman!", not say "Hey look it's Tom Cruise as Batman!".

Get my drift?

yeah, thats why you find actors that FIT the role. If they fit, there won't be any problems. You should be able to see 'so and so' play 'this character'. If i go watch see a movie with badass Biker gangs, and Tom Hanks is the lead biker...it just won't work, he wouldnt fit. Thats why you find the proper actor.

Johnny Depp can play just about any character in any movie
Jim Caviezel hasn't done anything wild to ruin himself like Cruise

and what movies did Hugh Jackman star in before Xmen?

Originally posted by Silverstein
yeah, thats why you find actors that FIT the role. If they fit, there won't be any problems. You should be able to see 'so and so' play 'this character'. If i go watch see a movie with badass Biker gangs, and Tom Hanks is the lead biker...it just won't work, he wouldnt fit. Thats why you find the proper actor.

Johnny Depp can play just about any character in any movie
Jim Caviezel hasn't done anything wild to ruin himself like Cruise

and what movies did Hugh Jackman star in before Xmen?

Yes....exactly the reason why unkowns often "FIT" the role more efficiently than the popular A-listers, there in lies infinite variety & choice when searching for properly fitting actors to suit a role.

Johnny Depp would not work in my eyes personally, besides me not envisioning him as Tony Stark the audience would be looking at Johnny Depp and not Iron Man. This is the principle in which casting unknowns is based, the goal is to allow the audience to believe this character is alive & breathing. Someone with the status of Depp would distort the image of Iron Man we are made to believe is really there, regardless of any acting ability or appearance he may be equipped with.

Hugh Jackman's work prior to his involvement in the initial X-Men film consisted and centered around theatre acting as did that of Christopher Reeve's prior to his casting in the original Superman.

Originally posted by Praylu
Yes....exactly the reason why unkowns often "FIT" the role more efficiently than the popular A-listers, there in lies infinite variety & choice when searching for properly fitting actors to suit a role.

Johnny Depp would not work in my eyes personally, besides me not envisioning him as Tony Stark the audience would be looking at Johnny Depp and not Iron Man. This is the principle in which casting unknowns is based, the goal is to allow the audience to believe this character is alive & breathing. Someone with the status of Depp would distort the image of Iron Man we are made to believe is really there, regardless of any acting ability or appearance he may be equipped with.

Hugh Jackman's work prior to his involvement in the initial X-Men film consisted and centered around theatre acting as did that of Christopher Reeve's prior to his casting in the original Superman.

well, when i watch Superman Returns, i see Brandon Routh. Not Superman. 🙄...

Originally posted by Silverstein
well, when i watch Superman Returns, i see Brandon Routh. Not Superman. 🙄...

Amusing.....yawn It seems going any further would be deemed pointless...