Dick Grayson Casting Thread

[Airwings]

Their castings tend to be a little more interesting as a result, regardless of outcome. MCU castings never come off as very bold or inspired imo.

Since the start of DCU, Warner Bros haven't brought us a Chris Evans or Downey jr, or several of the others. That says something.
Only Gal Gadot can come close in comparison. The other actor choices don't reach that level.
And she was good luck on WBs part, nothing more. They had very little clue it would turn out that good.

With MCU however, they strike gold with every new leading actor they cast. It could be because they actually know what they do.

Casting against character just to have it interesting, and the studio itself not being sure of the outcome, is nothing more than a little risky game they want to play.

 

[Airwings]

Since the start of DCU, Warner Bros haven't brought us a Chris Evans or Downey jr, or several of the others. That says something.
Only Gal Gadot can come close in comparison. The other actor choices don't reach that level.
And she was good luck on WBs part, nothing more. They had very little clue it would turn out that good.

With MCU however, they strike gold with every new leading actor they cast. It could be because they actually know what they do.

Casting against character just to have it interesting, and the studio itself not being sure of the outcome, is nothing more than a little risky game they want to play.

To tie this to Robin, is Levi Miller with his acrobatic skills an obvious contender for the character?
Would you say giving him the role him isn't "interestic casting"?
No matter the outcome, interesting casting is better than obvious casting??

We can compare Levi Miller With Tom Holland's skills as well. Was his Spider-Man an uninteresting casting?

 

[fan4stic]

To tie this to Robin, is Levi Miller with his acrobatic skills an obvious contender for the character?
Would you say giving him the role him isn't "interestic casting"?
No matter the outcome, interesting casting is better than obvious casting??

We can compare Levi Miller With Tom Holland's skills as well. Was his Spider-Man an uninteresting casting?

Whether it's writing, directing and/or performance, I haven't had a preference for Holland's version.

 

[fan4stic]

Rhys Matthew Bond as Robin

 

[Airwings]

Whether it's writing, directing and/or performance, I haven't had a preference for Holland's version.

But were you one of all these people that praised the casting choice beforehand?

That Rhys Matthew guy you suggested, I've never heard about him.

 

[fan4stic]

But were you one of all these people that praised the casting choice beforehand?

That Rhys Matthew guy you suggested, I've have never heard about him.

I'm not sure if I really strongly remember how I felt.

 

[emielaen]

Since the start of DCU, Warner Bros haven't brought us a Chris Evans or Downey jr, or several of the others. That says something.
Only Gal Gadot can come close in comparison. The other actor choices don't reach that level.
And she was good luck on WBs part, nothing more. They had very little clue it would turn out that good.

With MCU however, they strike gold with every new leading actor they cast. It could be because they actually know what they do.

Casting against character just to have it interesting, and the studio itself not being sure of the outcome, is nothing more than a little risky game they want to play.

It's easy to say that whole bit about Gadot now.
I could say the same thing about Marvel with any of their castings after the fact. That doesn't mean anything.

And I did say regardless of outcome. Their castings are more interesting imo. ****, The Batman cast alone is more interesting than majority of MCU castings. I'm not saying they cast poorly. It just doesn't pounce off the page in an exciting manner for me. Benedict as Strange was probably what I was most interested in and he was as okay as their performances tend to be.

It's rarely the actors that I have problems with when it comes to the MCU. They can only do so much with the very meh writing and directing that goes on over there.

 

[Airwings]

I could say the same thing about Marvel with any of their castings after the fact. That doesn't mean anything.

And I did say regardless of outcome. Their castings are more interesting imo.

I begin with bold line 1.
If MCU never fails with their casting choices, it must be a pattern. It's more than 20 films and acting wise it's always top notch.

Second bold line then.
Ok, regardless of outcome it's more interesting, I get your opinion. But I have to bring up the worst DCU casting choice of them all. It's Eisenberg as Lex which is an extremely poor choice of actor. Strange that neither Warner or Snyder saw this during production. Looking at BvS, it's evident that he was miscast and horrible wrong for the character. Still they didn't replace him but just went with that horrible version of Lex.
Other big productions in the past have replaced one of the leading actors because he wasn't right (BTTF, LOTR). So why not BvS?
Most people agree on Eisenberg's Lex being bad.

To be honest, I rather have the right actor than an interesting one. Because the right actor is the right one, that says itself.
Casting the right actor can be seen as uninspired beforehand. But once the film is out it won't be a bad choice because the actor is the right one.
It won't be boring either. Having the right actor play a certain character means he's the right to portray him. It's logical.
If it was boring to watch, he wouldn't be the right one. The right actor for a character always excels as that character. He embodies the character and really deliver acting wise.
What can be said against the actor and his performance, is that the character itself is boring. Not only in the film, but the character as written in books or comic books.

 

[shauner111]

I knew when Eisenberg was cast it wouldn’t be right or even interesting. That he was better suited for a super nerdy, annoying Edward Nygma. It was obvious that Snyder wanted to change the character to fit the actor.

 

[Airwings]

shauner111: I knew it too.

One should never adjust a character to suit the actor.

A character can be changed, yes, but not with any actor in mind. Meaning they should start looking for actors AFTER the character has been changed.

 

[Jig96v]

 

[craigaat]

Seems to me like this Batman will still be a bit too young to have Robin.

 

[Airwings]

Today's suggestions: Noah Schnapp or Noah Jupe

 

[craigaat]

Today's suggestions: Noah Schnapp or Noah Jupe

Any non-Noah nominations?

 

[Airwings]

You count them out based on first name?

 

[craigaat]

You count them out based on first name?

Whoosh

 

[Airwings]

Imagine the headline: "Robert Pattinson as Batman, Noah Jupe/Schnapp as Robin"

 

[craigaat]

"Noah Actor to star as The Batman's Robin"

I dunno, I always pictured Batman going the first decade of his career solo. I wouldn't really have a problem with a Grayson cameo, though.

 

[Jig96v]

"Noah Actor to star as The Batman's Robin"

I dunno, I always pictured Batman going the first decade of his career solo. I wouldn't really have a problem with a Grayson cameo, though.

The first decade? In real life Batman only existed for one year before Robin debuted

 

[Eddie Dean]

In real life?

 

[craigaat]

The first decade? In real life Batman only existed for one year before Robin debuted

Not sure what you mean by "real life" but if Reeves is working toward a trilogy then I wouldn't want to see a proper Robin until the third film. The Batman is his second year, so a sequel could be around his fifth year maybe, then the third film would be s couple years after that.

 

[Jig96v]

Yes, in real life, the fictional character of Batman debuted in May 1939 and Robin debuted 11 months later, April 1940.

 

[fan4stic]

Not sure what you mean by "real life" but if Reeves is working toward a trilogy then I wouldn't want to see a proper Robin until the third film. The Batman is his second year, so a sequel could be around his fifth year maybe, then the third film would be s couple years after that.

For a Batman played by an actor in his 30's I prefer him to already have a Robin, if not already moving into a 2nd. I prefer not a near 40's actor playing a Batman just then getting the first Robin. I prefer Batman going 2, maybe 3 or 4 years tops without a Robin, depending the age Batman started.

 

[Airwings]

Noah Schnapp, Levi Miller or Noah Jupe

 

[emielaen]

Noah Schnapp, Levi Miller or Noah Jupe

Jupe was pretty good in Honey Boy. I like it.