chris moore
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The problem with casting someone as Ollie is that everyone suggests any actor who has had a beard in previous roles or is known for having one when not on screen.
Denis Leary, though possessed of exactly the kind of attitude for the perfect Ollie, is now I think too old to "tights-up". Plus the story for the first film would have to be an origin story in order to distance the non-comics fans from thinking he's a grren clad Batman, which is the risk with the character for the uninitiated. Leary may be the right age for the 'now' Ollie because Ollie is depicted as one of the older league members despite not being a founder or even heroically-active as early on in his life as some other members. But he couldnt pull off a young Ollie finding his way and finding that thing thats missing from his life.
Reynolds however: Now I know some people question his being recommended for every hero out there. But the thing is, that this guys started a lanky funny guy on Two Guys and Girl and so rightfully we assume he going to be a rom-com guy for the rest of his career. But then he wows everyone by showing he can pile on the muscle to be a quipping angry night stalker, slim down a bit and become a very convincing father figure and brooding personality in Amityville Horror, then we ignore the cheese fest lame comedy of 'Just Friends'. But then we get a fairly serious but still kick ass FBI agent in smokin' aces, then his slightly comedic side in the new one 'Definitely Maybe'.
Really, if anyone thus far has shown they can cover any personality, and well; its reynolds. He has the right age to play beardless young Ollie washed up on the island and yet convincingly pull off 30year old goatee'd Ollie after he's returned from the island (say, three years on) and is establishing himself as GA. Ollie has to be a good lookin guy to be such a dog with the ladies too - a rough around the ages but cute to women in an odd way kinda actor wouldnt quite work there.
Oh, and the movie should totally cover the recent 'Year 1' series by Diggle and Jock for the first half. Then move to the city for an original story of an urban kind (without the bad guy knowing or finding out his ID or kidnapping any loved ones for crissakes). Maybe Chien na wein from Year 1 having been out of prison for a number of years and trying to re-establish her drug empire with the partnership of a number of insanely rich businessmen, some of which Ollie knows and sees they are involved in something dirty, which provokes his liberal Ollie side about rich fat cats. She hires Merlyn to take down this archer who keeps messing with her business, so we get a cool rooftop shootout showdown between the two after a couple of tussles as Merlyn tries to feel out GA to see how good he is.
Denis Leary, though possessed of exactly the kind of attitude for the perfect Ollie, is now I think too old to "tights-up". Plus the story for the first film would have to be an origin story in order to distance the non-comics fans from thinking he's a grren clad Batman, which is the risk with the character for the uninitiated. Leary may be the right age for the 'now' Ollie because Ollie is depicted as one of the older league members despite not being a founder or even heroically-active as early on in his life as some other members. But he couldnt pull off a young Ollie finding his way and finding that thing thats missing from his life.
Reynolds however: Now I know some people question his being recommended for every hero out there. But the thing is, that this guys started a lanky funny guy on Two Guys and Girl and so rightfully we assume he going to be a rom-com guy for the rest of his career. But then he wows everyone by showing he can pile on the muscle to be a quipping angry night stalker, slim down a bit and become a very convincing father figure and brooding personality in Amityville Horror, then we ignore the cheese fest lame comedy of 'Just Friends'. But then we get a fairly serious but still kick ass FBI agent in smokin' aces, then his slightly comedic side in the new one 'Definitely Maybe'.
Really, if anyone thus far has shown they can cover any personality, and well; its reynolds. He has the right age to play beardless young Ollie washed up on the island and yet convincingly pull off 30year old goatee'd Ollie after he's returned from the island (say, three years on) and is establishing himself as GA. Ollie has to be a good lookin guy to be such a dog with the ladies too - a rough around the ages but cute to women in an odd way kinda actor wouldnt quite work there.
Oh, and the movie should totally cover the recent 'Year 1' series by Diggle and Jock for the first half. Then move to the city for an original story of an urban kind (without the bad guy knowing or finding out his ID or kidnapping any loved ones for crissakes). Maybe Chien na wein from Year 1 having been out of prison for a number of years and trying to re-establish her drug empire with the partnership of a number of insanely rich businessmen, some of which Ollie knows and sees they are involved in something dirty, which provokes his liberal Ollie side about rich fat cats. She hires Merlyn to take down this archer who keeps messing with her business, so we get a cool rooftop shootout showdown between the two after a couple of tussles as Merlyn tries to feel out GA to see how good he is.
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