Official Green Arrow Casting Thread

[DannyDreg]

I liked the rumor about Matt Damon as Ollie. And in the script GA is a MacGyver/Bourne type of guy.
Who would you all cast as the metahuman inmates?

 

[NotFadeAway]

Josh Holloway

 

[DannyDreg]

Josh Holloway definitely looks like Ollie, but he doesn't have Damon's star power. I think a GA film, especially with the whole Supermax premise, needs a 'name' to headline it.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Josh Holloway definitely looks like Ollie, but he doesn't have Damon's star power. I think a GA film, especially with the whole Supermax premise, needs a 'name' to headline it.

I see were your coming from, but I think that problem can be taking care of when casting the villians.

 

[Lane & Kent]

If they make Green Arrow: Year One into a movie, Mike Vogel would make a great Ollie Queen / Green Arrow.

 

[theMan-Bat]

Josh Brolin.
Just color his hair, mustache/goatee blond.

And he has the deep badass voice I've always pictured Green Arrow having when I read the comics.
And he's believable as a guy who's lost his money and is going after the corrupt rich fatcats. A rebellious outspoken underdog crusader for the underprivileged. He was great in No Country For Old Men. He would kickass as Green Arrow.

 

[Brian Braddock]

So ^^^^^, Jonah Hex and Oliver Queen?

 

[Lobo]

Yeah, he's already headlining one DC property.

 

[theMan-Bat]

So ^^^^^, Jonah Hex and Oliver Queen?

Yes. He'll be almost unrecognizable as Jonah Hex anyway with all the Two-Face-like prosthetics on his face.

And as Green Arrow he'd be blond with the mustache/goatee.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Well, obviously MB.

However, visual differences or not, you really think Brolin would want to be nailed down to headlining 2 potential DC Comics franchises?

 

[theMan-Bat]

Well, obviously MB.

However, visual differences or not, you really think Brolin would want to be nailed down to headlining 2 potential DC Comics franchises?

I think so. I'm sure he doesn't want to be typecasted as Jonah Hex. Patrick Stewart was both Picard for the Star Trek franchise and Professor X for the X-Men franchise, Josh Brolin can be both Jonah Hex and Green Arrow.

 

[cerealkiller182]

I think so. I'm sure he doesn't want to be typecasted as Jonah Hex. Patrick Stewart was both Picard for the Star Trek franchise and Professor X for the X-Men franchise, Josh Brolin can be both Jonah Hex and Green Arrow.

First of all, Brolins career is far to notable at this point for him to get typecast at this point.

Second, Stewart's franchises are completely different, but at any length I would consider him the exception not the trend. The chance of the same actor appearing in two comic movies by the same company both as the title character is highly unlikely although not impossible. If Brolin was worried about typecasting he would turn away from the comic movies before getting nailed down as a genre guy like Tom Jane pretty much has become, not be worried about being labeled a cowboy.

 

[theMan-Bat]

First of all, Brolins career is far to notable at this point for him to get typecast at this point.

Typecasting is always a possibility unfortunately.

Second, Stewart's franchises are completely different,

Not completely different. Star Trek and X-Men are both in the sci-fi genre. Other than both being characters from comic books, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are different genres. Jonah Hex is a Western and Green Arrow would be a contemporary urban Action flick.

but at any length I would consider him the exception not the trend. The chance of the same actor appearing in two comic movies by the same company both as the title character is highly unlikely although not impossible.

Hopefully they will still offer Josh Brolin the Green Arrow role and not limit him to only playing Jonah Hex.

If Brolin was worried about typecasting he would turn away from the comic movies before getting nailed down as a genre guy like Tom Jane pretty much has become, not be worried about being labeled a cowboy.

The comic movies? Again, other than being characters from comic books, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are different genres and their movies should reflect that and not be thought of as kiddie "comic movies".

 

[cerealkiller182]

Typecasting is always a possibility unfortunately.

Not to the degree your expressing. Sure Will Smith will probably be the funny hero in blockbusters all the time, but he gets his chances at other stuff. Your implying he would be stuck as "Jonah Hex"

Not completely different. Star Wars and X-Men are both in the sci-fi genre. Other than both being characters from comic books, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are different genres. Jonah Hex is a Western and Green Arrow would be a contemporary urban Action flick.

They may be the same genre, but they are rarely classified so unquely as being THE SAME. You dont compare 2001 A Space Odyssey to Santa vs The Martians. The point is that both Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are far more related that Star Trek and X-Men. It has nothing to so with the actual characters.

The comic movies? Again, other than being characters from comic book, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are different genres and their movies should reflect that and not be thought of as "comic movies".

Its the same people making them. Im sure they'll look for variety. Id rather not see the same actors over and over.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I like the Dennis Leary choice above. He just looks like he could really pull off the uber left wing conspiracist.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Not to the degree your expressing. Sure Will Smith will probably be the funny hero in blockbusters all the time, but he gets his chances at other stuff. Your implying he would be stuck as "Jonah Hex"





They may be the same genre, but they are rarely classified so unquely as being THE SAME. You dont compare 2001 A Space Odyssey to Santa vs The Martians. The point is that both Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are far more related that Star Trek and X-Men. It has nothing to so with the actual characters.




Its the same people making them. Im sure they'll look for variety. Id rather not see the same actors over and over.

Personally I see Hex doing for DC films what Blade did for Marvel. I think it will be the kick in the pants for Warner Brothers that they need to tell them hey, we do have characters besides Superman and Batman that people will pay to see.

 

[theMan-Bat]

Not to the degree your expressing. Sure Will Smith will probably be the funny hero in blockbusters all the time, but he gets his chances at other stuff. Your implying he would be stuck as "Jonah Hex"

Typecasting is a possibility. That's all I'm saying.

They may be the same genre, but they are rarely classified so unquely as being THE SAME. You dont compare 2001 A Space Odyssey to Santa vs The Martians.

I didn't say they are THE SAME. They are not completely different. And I wouldn't classify the Star Trek movies as being as good as 2001: A Space Odyssey, I wouldn't classify the X-Men movies is being as bad as Santa vs. The Martians.

The point is that both Jonah Hex and Green Arrow are far more related that Star Trek and X-Men. It has nothing to so with the actual characters.

Not really. Other than both being characters from comic books published by DC, they are not "far more related".

Its the same people making them. Im sure they'll look for variety. Id rather not see the same actors over and over.

We see the same actors over and over as it is.

 

[NotFadeAway]

If they make Green Arrow: Year One into a movie, Mike Vogel would make a great Ollie Queen / Green Arrow.

I personally think they should just make Green Arrow Year One into a movie with the grit of Mike Grell's Longbow Hunters.

I think Joshua Jackson would make a good Oliver Queen, but he isn't blonde. A common problem I have when casting Green Arrow is alot of the actors who I think would be awesome playing the character don't look like Ollie.

For franchise sake, I'm in favor of going with a younger Ollie.

 

[Lobo]

Well, depending on what happens with GL, Bradley Cooper was my top choice for Green Arrow. If he's Hal, that's out, but if not, I'll hope for this.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Bradley Cooper would make a damn entertaining Ollie, but I really want him as Hal Jordan now.

At first I was like, really, but I've talked myself into it, Cooper would be a great Hal Jordan.

 

[MadVillainy]

I personally think they should just make Green Arrow Year One into a movie with the grit of Mike Grell's Longbow Hunters.

I think Joshua Jackson would make a good Oliver Queen, but he isn't blonde. A common problem I have when casting Green Arrow is alot of the actors who I think would be awesome playing the character don't look like Ollie.

For franchise sake, I'm in favor of going with a younger Ollie.

Me too and
I think Gosling would be the best. I know hes suggested for alot of SH film roles and he really doesnt see the appeal in SH films but I think since GA is one of the most intriguing and "real" SH roles I wish he would take it

 

[NotFadeAway]

Me too and
I think Gosling would be the best. I know hes suggested for alot of SH film roles and he really doesnt see the appeal in SH films but I think since GA is one of the most intriguing and "real" SH roles I wish he would take it

If Gosling is ever going to be in a comic book movie, it will be a character like Green Arrow that lands him, and Gosling would be a good Ollie.

 

[Lane & Kent]

How about Ryan Phillippe as Green Arrow / Oliver Queen?

 

[enterthemadness]

Get the guy who plays him on Smallville. Case solved. That was easy.

 

[MadVillainy]

Dont get the guy who plays him on Smallville. Case solved. That was easy.

Fixed.

I mean really why do ppl want to cast Smallville actors in big screen roles. Unless the movie is gonna be a big screen spin off of Smallvile then cast someone else