Brave and the Bold Casting Thread

[Andrew92]

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WTF he has no belly button..

 

[TMP98]

Not sold on pace

 

[Boom]

Sam Claflin (5'11" / 36 years old)

 

[Invader Joker]

Sam Claflin (5'11" / 36 years old)

Looks surprisingly unrecognizable with black hair, even reminds me a bit of Fassbender and the way Adams drew Bruce Wayne

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Pace is so goddamn obviously the best choice to me now. He's probably too old but he's straight up my ideal Bruce Wayne in so many ways.

 

[Boom]

Looks surprisingly unrecognizable with black hair, even reminds me a bit of Fassbender and the way Adams drew Bruce Wayne

Might be a top 3 choice for me now. Talented guy, and he can bring a certain levity to the role as well.

 

[Invader Joker]

Pace is so goddamn obviously the best choice to me now. He's probably too old but he's straight up my ideal Bruce Wayne in so many ways.

I'm hoping Gunn goes for a 40+ year old Batman in this purely because for the love of god I can't find a single pick in their thirties as exciting and as fitting as Pace. That man was born to play Grant Morrison's Batman specifically, and is about the most opposite you can go from Pattinson while staying true to the character. It's one of the biggest no-brainers I've seen, it's the age range that's the wildcard here.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I love Pace but since they announced an Authority movie, I REALLY want him to play Apollo.

Really digging the Claflin suggestion for Bruce. He definitely has the look, he can be very charismatic and badass when the role requires it, and it feels like he’s been on the cusp of having that breakthrough role for a while now.

 

[Elayis]

WTF he has no belly button..

He plays a clone in Foundation.

 

[Lithium]

Lee Pace as Apollo is dream casting material

 

[Boom]

Lee Pace as Apollo is dream casting material

Then get Matt Bomer, Luke Evans, Jonathan Groff or Ben Aldridge as Midnighter.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Pace and Evans are my ideal Apollo and Midnighter.

And just to be clear here; I’m cool with casting either of them as heterosexual characters like Superman, Batman, etc. But since WB is giving us a film featuring two of the most visible queer superheroes, I hope they’ll cast queer actors in the roles and Pace and Evans would be flat out perfect.

 

[Invader Joker]

I think that Batman is a way more exciting role for Pace than Apollo. Apollo seems like an extremely nothing role compared to Bats, and while it'd probably would be fun for someone to play and there are probably thousands of actors that'd do something good with it, I think Pace could and should do a lot more with Batman and I would not want him to get stuck in a role like Apollo instead because of his sexuality. I'd personally find it extremely disappointing especially because it seems like typecasting in a way (Not to say Bruce would be insanely out of his comfort zone, but I think it'd offer him a lot more challenges as an actor and I'd be really interested in seeing how he'd tackle those)

 

[AndrewGilkison]

DorkyFresh posted Christian Finlayson in the Superman casting thread, but what about him for Nightwing?

 

[TMP98]

a part of me feels like they'll still get a big name - every batman actor outside of west was a big name before they were cast. Feel like Gosling or Gyllenhaal make a lot of sense, but the 10 year plan really makes them both unlikely

 

[Invader Joker]

I feel they'll get someone that feels like it'll break out into a big name sooner or later but hasn't yet.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Part of me would love to see Gyllenhaal get it just so there’s a chance he would be in a good movie again. Dude has been in turd after turd lately. I can’t believe his next movie is a freakin’ ROAD HOUSE remake.

 

[TMP98]

Part of me would love to see Gyllenhaal get it just so there’s a chance he would be in a good movie again. Dude has been in turd after turd lately. I can’t believe his next movie is a freakin’ ROAD HOUSE remake.

Him, Fassbender and Bale on a race to see who can waste the most amount of talent

 

[Lithium]

I think that Batman is a way more exciting role for Pace than Apollo. Apollo seems like an extremely nothing role compared to Bats, and while it'd probably would be fun for someone to play and there are probably thousands of actors that'd do something good with it, I think Pace could and should do a lot more with Batman and I would not want him to get stuck in a role like Apollo instead because of his sexuality. I'd personally find it extremely disappointing especially because it seems like typecasting in a way (Not to say Bruce would be insanely out of his comfort zone, but I think it'd offer him a lot more challenges as an actor and I'd be really interested in seeing how he'd tackle those)

Probably too early to say, but I’d argue at this point Apollo is the much more complex and enticing character to tackle, especially considering that Reeves and Pattinson are doing the exciting character work Batman at the moment, and there is potential this role is more of a vehicle for expanding the world and slightly pushing it forward rather than being introspective.

Fair point about type casting, though.

 

[Sawyer]

Ben Aldridge as Midnighter.

Yes, that’s correct.

 

[Invader Joker]

Probably too early to say, but I’d argue at this point Apollo is the much more complex and enticing character to tackle, especially considering that Reeves and Pattinson are doing the exciting character work Batman at the moment, and there is potential this role is more of a vehicle for expanding the world and slightly pushing it forward rather than being introspective.

Fair point about type casting, though.

I have enough faith that James Gunn is not exactly gonna shy away from ensuring Batman is an interesting and complex character in his universe purely because he's also one in the Reevesverse. Would probably be about the most bizarre way to try to separate the two. And the father-son story, and concept of him being a patriarch of a family of vigilantes does lean itself to a lot of exploration in regards to Bruce and the different facets of him as a person. There's plenty to mine here in regards to Batman.

 

[emielaen]

Yeah, I know it's easy to say, but Gunn went on about not wanting paint-by-the-numbers, black hat/white hat stories or characters. Taking a dig at the current crop of CBMs in the process. I don't see him putting complexity on the back burner for any character.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Left-field choice, but I think we could do a lot worse than Sebastian Stan. And yes—I know, I know—but Marvel doesn't seem to have anything major lined up for him at the moment.
He's 5'11 and currently 40 years old.

 

[Invader Joker]

Left-field choice, but I think we could do a lot worse than Sebastian Stan. And yes—I know, I know—but Marvel doesn't seem to have anything major lined up for him at the moment.
He's 5'11 and currently 40 years old.

Thunderbolts. And if that's a success you bet they're gonna do Thunderbolts 2, 3, and more stuff with him.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Thunderbolts. And if that's a success you bet they're gonna do Thunderbolts 2, 3, and more stuff with him.

Ah, that's right. Completely forgot about Thunderbolts. Still not a bad choice, though, however unlikely.