Rorschach2012
Batman is my Dad
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My dream pick for this is still Jake Gyllenhaal. He did do Prince of Persia after all, maybe he's down for a franchise like this.
My dream pick for this is still Jake Gyllenhaal. He did do Prince of Persia after all, maybe he's down for a franchise like this.
I'd prefer Marsden over Gyllenhaal. For some reason I can never buy Gyllenhaal as a leading man unless he's playing weirdos, lol.
He's not my top pick or anything, but he has leading man qualities, imo. I enjoy him when he's playing a spoof of a leading man at least, like in Enchanted or even The D-Train. And we also know he can do "serious regular guy" just fine. If you find the right guy for John, I could imagine him being an entertaining half of a leading duo. That kind of thing just doesn't work for Gyllenhaal, imo.But is Marsden really a leading man? The only times I can remember him playing a lead in anything were in some awful Catherine Heigl movie and HOP.
Pratt is a great example of how casting like this can work. I like this pick![]()
Well yeah, of course casting Gyllenhaal would make a bigger splash - he's a bigger name. Still doesn't make him right for the part though, imo.I think my issue with Marsden is that casting him wouldn't excite anybody. I feel like the announcement would be met with an overwhelming, "Eh, he'll be okay, I guess."
I feel like casting Gyllenhaal would make a big splash though. And more importantly, I feel like he'd bring something extra to the role that Marsden just doesn't have.
Pratt is a great example of how casting like this can work. I like this pick![]()
I just draw the line at Armie. I don't think he's right for Hal. His "blandly attractive and can be played for laughs" thing applies much better to Shazam than this. Hal should be a bit more rough around the edges IMO.