View Full Version : The Switch-a-Roo: Daniel Craig
ShadowBoxing
11-04-2006, 06:22 PM
Let's rewrite history here. Hugh Jackman was rumored to be up for the part of James Bond, let's assume for a minute James was his breakout performance and not Wolverine.
Enter Daniel Craig, looking for work, would he have made a good Wolverine.
Some stats:
Daniel Craig is 5'11" (3 inches shorter than Jackman)
Eyes: Green
Hair: Light brown/blonde.
http://www.omelete.com.br/imagens/cinema/news/atores/daniel_craig2.jpg
Slightly uglier than Jackman, but very rugged facial features.
In Wolverine-esque clothing
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2006-10/26/xin_4110032616143652909235.jpg
Hairy
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/04/07/craig_wideweb__430x279.jpg
His build
http://www.jamesbond.de/assets/images/craig-bond-set2.jpg
I think he actually could have done quiet well as Wolverine (obviously not being familiar with his ability to do accents).
PROLIFIK1
11-04-2006, 07:57 PM
I kinda see it working, that pic of him with the all out facial hair helped a bit with imagining it.
NewYorkSpider
11-06-2006, 02:00 AM
I think the way he looks would have pulled it off. But, i don't think he would have made a good Wolverine. Hugh Jackman did a heck of a job.
Deep Thinkin'!
11-11-2006, 10:42 PM
Um... it could have happened, but now that the first 3 movies have already happened, I can't imagine Daniel doing it. Yeah, he's got the potential, but eh... just not what I call the perfect Wolverine. Hugh did an awesome job.
aroundthefur33
11-13-2006, 12:23 AM
not if it has anything todo with the x-men movies
Deep Thinkin'!
11-13-2006, 08:44 PM
I beg to differ. He showed good emotion and acting in all the movies. If he acted a little out of character by what he said, then it was the writing. Not him.
ShadowBoxing
11-26-2006, 05:04 PM
After seeing Casino Royal...I really think he could have done it.
MilkmanDan
11-27-2006, 09:09 AM
I like the strange symmetry of this question. The choice of Jackman as Logan was originally questioned because a lot of people considered him too tall and too handsome for the role. Craig was considered too short and too ugly. And based on reviews, it seems that Craig, like Jackman, did great work.
And yes, I think Craig could have been a good choice for Logan.
Anton Oksehud
11-28-2006, 09:57 AM
After seeing Casino Royal...I really think he could have done it.
Hear, hear....
Saw Casino Royale yesterday, and he definitely had a Logan'esqe "Don't F**** with me"-attitude.... + Hotheaded overconfidence....:yay::yay:
And his rugged, a bit world-weary face...
I agree, in an alternate timeline, he would be a great casting choice for wolverine.
X-Maniac
11-28-2006, 06:31 PM
I could imagine him playing Havok in the X-Men... dunno why, but he just suggests that character...
ShadowBoxing
11-28-2006, 08:45 PM
I could imagine him playing Havok in the X-Men... dunno why, but he just suggests that character...:huh: Really?
Abaddon
11-28-2006, 08:47 PM
Dougray Scott!:cmad:
X-Maniac
11-28-2006, 08:55 PM
:huh: Really?
Yep. Havok. Rugged, blonde, deadly, dangerous, a coiled spring (of mutant power) ready to explode...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havok
A.J.Rimmer(BSC)
11-30-2006, 10:30 AM
Dougray Scott!:cmad:
The man relegated to Orange advert voice overs?
Abaddon
11-30-2006, 10:52 PM
eh?:huh:
storm-x-fan
12-01-2006, 11:01 AM
No 1can replace Hugh.
Super-Bats
12-01-2006, 09:08 PM
the question is......what if a short ( around 5'3" ), muscularly built actor had been picked to play Wolverine from the start?
IOW, someone that was built pretty much as comic Wolvie. Would we have accepted him as we did Jackman?
rogue trooper
01-09-2007, 03:21 PM
Before Jackman was cast as Wolvie in the first, I thought Mickey Rourke could be great for the part.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/shazam-kree/rourke.jpg
storm-x-fan
01-09-2007, 08:16 PM
the question is......what if a short ( around 5'3" ), muscularly built actor had been picked to play Wolverine from the start?
IOW, someone that was built pretty much as comic Wolvie. Would we have accepted him as we did Jackman?
Well, looks don't matter, acting does. I think Hugh Jackman made an excellent wolverine and looked liked him too despite of his height. So, my answer is no. :o :whatever:
Obsidian
01-10-2007, 01:16 AM
It would be interesting to see Daniel Craig play Wolverine. I'd hate to admit it, but he looks like a better choice than Hugh Jackman when I think about it. Sure, Jackman made his stamp on the character in the movie franchise, moreso the first two than the third because that was really WINO.
ScottishFogg
04-02-2007, 01:07 PM
Daniel Craig wouldn't be bad . . . but why switch now? Jackman OWNS the character.
d1venom
04-02-2007, 04:50 PM
Craig would have been real good. but jackman is great
flavio_lebeau
04-02-2007, 07:17 PM
Craig would have been great. But Hugh did an awesome job too.
storm-x-fan
04-03-2007, 06:11 AM
i dont understand this!! if jackman was great, why even think of craig??
blind_fury
04-03-2007, 06:19 AM
As Logan? Nah.
but Daniel Craig would make a bad ass Sabertooth.
Danger Mouse
04-03-2007, 06:35 AM
Some of you here are missing the point of this thread. It's not about replacing Hugh Jackman (who has done a superb job at portraying Wolverine), but more of a rewriting of history, as how ShadowBoxing has put it. If Jackman was never given the role, would Craig have made a good Wolverine if not at par with Jackman?
It's not a question of comparing the two actors. It's solely on whether Craig would fit the role well.
Sun_Down
04-04-2007, 05:54 PM
I just don't see Wolverine when I look at Craig. His features just scream "Brit" to me.
Infinity9999x
04-04-2007, 06:39 PM
I think Craig would have been good. Jackman is okay, but he never really nailed the character. Now, I don't really blame this on him, it was more the script, they never really wrote Logan as rugged acting and as much as a loner as he really was, and I'm not even going to mention X3.
ShadowBoxing
09-05-2007, 08:22 PM
You know he really reminds me of the way Cassady draws Wolverine.
I think Craig has the right build and gruff nature suitable for Wolverine... but something about him doesn't fit. I don't think he's a bad choice or anything (I think it would be interesting to see him as Wolverine), but there's something about him that doesn't quite work for me.
You know he really reminds me of the way Cassady draws Wolverine.
Damn, I thought I was the only one :o
Venomfan
09-07-2007, 11:16 PM
this picture on the top right screamed wolverine to me when i saw it. its from some wolfman movie from back in the day. i wonder how nicholson could have been when he was younger
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/SUPERBENITEZ/uiyiy.jpg
Mr. Socko
09-07-2007, 11:44 PM
Jack could have been a good wolvie back in the 70s :D
Holy **** that is awesome :eek:
huzzah
09-08-2007, 07:02 AM
Maybe I'm getting my timelines wrong but I always thought the character Wolverine was based on Jack Nicholson - they are one and the same perosn.
Hugh was good, but by no means was there no room for improvement. I don't think we've seen the perfect Wolverine on screen yet, ala Bales Batman.
ShadowBoxing
09-09-2007, 03:32 PM
I think Craig has the right build and gruff nature suitable for Wolverine... but something about him doesn't fit. I don't think he's a bad choice or anything (I think it would be interesting to see him as Wolverine), but there's something about him that doesn't quite work for me.
I know what it is...it's the hair. His hair sucks.
THE MR. TERRIFIC
09-09-2007, 09:39 PM
this picture on the top right screamed wolverine to me when i saw it. its from some wolfman movie from back in the day. i wonder how nicholson could have been when he was younger
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/SUPERBENITEZ/uiyiy.jpg
Nicholson would be good for this Wolverine
http://www.uncannyxmen.net/covers/uncanny/uncanny141.jpg
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