The Good Citizens of Metropolis: The Casting Thread

[Eddie Dean]

Perry White

 

[GreenKToo]

I picture two as perry.
Either Denzel Washington or John Goodman

 

[Deck Rickard]

Perry White

Yes.

 

[Eddie Dean]

I picture two as perry.
Either Denzel Washington or John Goodman

At the same time???

 

[GreenKToo]

At the same time???

I said "OR".....

 

[BobJM]

I remember awhile back someone either here or on Twitter suggested Martin Short for Mxyzptlk, and I can’t get over it. He’s killing me on Only Murders in the Building.

My fave pick for Mxyzptlk right now is
Natasha Lyonne. Go for a New 52 take:

 

[Deck Rickard]

I’ve gotta admit; Mxy is one character I don’t ever need to see in live action (or in comics for that matter, ever again) but Lyonne would make me interested.

 

[BobJM]

I’ve gotta admit; Mxy is one character I don’t ever need to see in live action (or in comics for that matter, ever again) but Lyonne would make me interested.

Yeah Mxy isn’t a favorite of mine but I think it could potentially be a cool background character, or reveal for a later film. Like maybe a Crisis crossover or some such that involves multiple realities.

 

[flickchick85]

My fave pick for Mxyzptlk right now is
Natasha Lyonne. Go for a New 52 take:

Mxy is one of my top 3 Supes rogues and I would looooooove this casting!!!

 

[Eddie Dean]

Dave Bautista Mxy

 

[Sawyer]

Dave Bautista Mxy

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Batista for Mongul or Bane in a Matt Reeves Batman movie.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I'd take Batista as Kilowog. But mongul could be fun too.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I’ve always wanted John Goodman to voice Kilowog. Back when I used to read the comics, I always heard his voice in my head.

 

[Alien Anal]

I would like the cast to have good comedic chops, I'm not wanting Marvel everyone has a oneliner style, but rather background characters are funny, with a lightness to their character rather than everyone delivering stone-cold stage theatre performances.

 

[Sawyer]

Throwing her out there for Lois…

Seeing her Sundance film being referred to as a potential break-out, so I’m gonna throw Eve Hewson into the mix before Kevin Feige gets his hooks into her…

 

[Deck Rickard]

Throwing her out there for Lois…

Hell yeah. She was fantastic in Bad Sisters and Behind Her Eyes.

 

[Kane52630]

Maybe he's too young but I was thinking about Owen Teague for Supes.

 

[Invader Joker]

I think Paul Mescal is a very strong contender we should consider for the role.

 

[Eddie Dean]

He is busy for the next 15 years on the new Linklater movie.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I do get the vibe from Mescal that he is probably the strongest candidate out there even if he isn't the most obvious one. A lot of the other popular fan casts aren't the most... interesting sounding to me? I don't really want the most traditional Supes possible, Mescal feels close enough while still having a unique look and presence.

 

[Sawyer]

He is busy for the next 15 years on the new Linklater movie.

Oh please. It’ll be like a week or two once a year. Patricia Arquette was able to do a seven season long show during the making of Boyhood.

 

[Invader Joker]

I do get the vibe from Mescal that he is probably the strongest candidate out there even if he isn't the most obvious one. A lot of the other popular fan casts aren't the most... interesting sounding to me? I don't really want the most traditional Supes possible, Mescal feels close enough while still having a unique look and presence.

Yeah he genuinely checks a lot of boxes to the point it's kinda surprising he's not a more popular fancast.
-He's the perfect age (26)
-He's a rising star that's bound to become super big eventually (the Oscar nom is just the start)
-His look, while perhaps a little unconventional compared to previous Supermen, is also not completely outside the norm to the point that the image of him in the suit couldn't become iconic.
-He's by all accounts an extremely strong actor that could probably bring quite a bit to the role.

It also helps that in a lot of ways he feels like the anti-Cavill. And I don't know... in a lot of ways he feels like he could pull off something maybe a bit closer to Golden Age Superman or maybe the Tim Sale Superman.

If Gunn were to do an extremely traditional take on the character in the sense of almost being Christopher Reeve but modernized I feel Corenswet would be the obvious choice but if Gunn is planning on putting some sort of twist to the character idk... Mescal feels like the pick he'd go towards.

He also feels similar to Will Poulter getting cast as Adam Warlock.

 

[C Prometheus]

I do get the vibe from Mescal that he is probably the strongest candidate out there even if he isn't the most obvious one. A lot of the other popular fan casts aren't the most... interesting sounding to me? I don't really want the most traditional Supes possible, Mescal feels close enough while still having a unique look and presence.

Completely agreed. It's the magic difference between casting someone like a Jon Hamm or Matt Bomer as Batman (or Superman) versus casting a Robert Pattinson as Batman.

Yeah he genuinely checks a lot of boxes to the point it's kinda surprising he's not a more popular fancast.
-He's the perfect age (26)
-He's a rising star that's bound to become super big eventually (the Oscar nom is just the start)
-His look, while perhaps a little unconventional compared to previous Supermen, is also not completely outside the norm to the point that the image of him in the suit couldn't become iconic.
-He's by all accounts an extremely strong actor that could probably bring quite a bit to the role.

It also helps that in a lot of ways he feels like the anti-Cavill. And I don't know... in a lot of ways he feels like he could pull off something maybe a bit closer to Golden Age Superman or maybe the Tim Sale Superman.

If Gunn were to do an extremely traditional take on the character in the sense of almost being Christopher Reeve but modernized I feel Corenswet would be the obvious choice but if Gunn is planning on putting some sort of twist to the character idk... Mescal feels like the pick he'd go towards.

He also feels similar to Will Poulter getting cast as Adam Warlock.

Yeah, I initially was hesitant on this idea given his height being a tad on the short side for Clark at 5'11'' or so, but that's hardly a make-or-break deal. He's tall enough and there's plenty of old tricks that can be done if Mescal absolutely needed to appear as if he were a few inches taller as Superman.

But after reviewing some clips from Mescal's performances in Aftersun and the show Normal People... he's got some ridiculous acting chops and a very apparent emotional sensitivity and willingness to communicate that aspect of himself/his characters that I think really would fit perfectly for someone playing Clark Kent.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Oh please. It’ll be like a week or two once a year. Patricia Arquette was able to do a seven season long show during the making of Boyhood.

Actually I heard he will be filming for 24 hours, 365 days a year, without breaks to even use the bathroom or eat.