Guardians of the Galaxy OFFICIAL Guardians of Galaxy Casting Thread - Part 1

[OB12]

Stop being sarcastic when it appears you know very little if nothing about these characters.

Stop making stuff up. She is an alien, not an Amazon. No where does height play into her character.

 

[Chewy]

No one is hung up on this, don't take this to the next level for no reason. All we're saying is that, in the comics, Gamora is a very physical character and is raised basically as an Amazonian alien by Thanos. Ideally her actress should be 5''9'-5''10', very aggressive, and very physical. Mila Kunis is none of those things.

And Scarlett Johansson was?

Cast the best actress for the part and the rest will work itself out.

 

[OB12]

And Scarlett Johansson was?

Cast the best actress for the part and the rest will work itself out.

Thank you, I going to bring her up. Scarlett is 5'3" and she worked out fine.

 

[Chewy]

Almost all female superheroes have the same generic nerdbait physique in comics. If you worry too much about the measurables you're severely limiting the talent pool you're drawing from.

 

[SlamAdams]

I'd be funny if people were as concerned with bra size as height. Nothing but double ds supeheroines

 

[Mr. Dent]

Stop making stuff up. She is an alien, not an Amazon. No where does height play into her character.

Show me where I made something up.

And Scarlett Johansson was?

Cast the best actress for the part and the rest will work itself out.

Thank you, I going to bring her up. Scarlett is 5'3" and she worked out fine.

Wow. Black Widow is completely irrelevant to this and isn't even a good comparison. Widow is a normal, human spy, obviously she doesn't need to be big and intimidating. If you're going to try and tell me why a character who is supposed to be physical and have great presence could settle for a 5''4' actress then bring better arguments than "Scarlett Johanson was Black Widow". That's just about the worst comparison you can make.

 

[Crimson King]

Why would Gamora need to appear close in height to Star-Lord or Drax?

I didn't mean she had to be nose-to-nose with them, just not comically short in comparison. When there's that big of a difference, it's distracting. She's supposed to be the most deadly woman in the universe, right? She should at least somewhat look the part.

I agree that you should always go for acting ability over looks. But you can't totally discount looks, either.

 

[SlamAdams]

Show me where I made something up.

I think he's taking the Amazon thing literal

 

[OB12]

I think he's taking the Amazon thing literal

Not necessarily literal but when you basically say she is Amazonian or Amazonian-like then that evokes a very specific image, one that doesn't necessarily apply to Gamora. Look the general audience has no preconceived notions about Gamora, so Marvel should go with the best actress available, no matter the height. Kunis is a darn good actress.

 

[Chewy]

I didn't mean she had to be nose-to-nose with them, just not comically short in comparison. When there's that big of a difference, it's distracting. She's supposed to be the most deadly woman in the universe, right? She should at least somewhat look the part.

I agree that you should always go for acting ability over looks. But you can't totally discount looks, either.

I guess I don't find height differences distracting? Especially when there's a raccoon there

She's "the most deadly woman in the universe" in the sense that she's Wolverine in space, healing factor and all. Which would oddly make a short actress sort of fitting

 

[Mr. Dent]

I think he's taking the Amazon thing literal

Yea I figured as much...I wonder who brought up the word Amazon

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Ok, so let me get this straight just so I am clear. To play a powerful character a male actor has to be 6'4" and above and to be a kickass alien assassin a female actress has to be 5'7" and above. Got it.

Did I say this? Do you see me saying this anywhere in my post? Did someone edit what I said and put what you just said in its place?

 

[Mr. Dent]

Not necessarily literal but when you basically say she is Amazonian or Amazonian-like then that evokes a very specific image, one that doesn't necessarily apply to Gamora. Look the general audience has no preconceived notions about Gamora, so Marvel should go with the best actress available, no matter the height. Kunis is a darn good actress.

Amazon refers to a warrior woman.....which is what Gamora is. She was raised by Thanos. To be a warrior woman. She's almost as tall as Warlock in the comics. She's supposed to be an intimidating presence. Mila Kunis could not play her.

 

[Crimson King]

I guess I don't find height differences distracting? Especially when there's a raccoon there

She's "the most deadly woman in the universe" in the sense that she's Wolverine in space, healing factor and all. Which would oddly make a short actress sort of fitting

Do you think Natalie Portman would be a good Sif next to Hemsworth? What about Tom Cruise as Mr. Fantastic next to Tricia Helfer? These are the types of crazy height differences I'm talking about. A few inches is nothing and shouldn't even be considered a detraction. A full foot or more? Kind of hard to not notice.

 

[OB12]

Amazon refers to a warrior woman.....which is what Gamora is. She was raised by Thanos. To be a warrior woman. She's almost as tall as Warlock in the comics. She's supposed to be an intimidating presence. Mila Kunis could not play her.

Amazon also brings a certain height connotation. Nonetheless, Gamora is a deadly assassin and there is no height requirement for that. I just do not understand why people want to continually limit the pool of actors.

 

[Chewy]

Do you think Natalie Portman would be a good Sif next to Hemsworth? What about Tom Cruise as Mr. Fantastic next to Tricia Helfer? These are the types of crazy height differences I'm talking about. A few inches is nothing and shouldn't even be considered a detraction. A full foot or more? Kind of hard to not notice.

Sure and sure.

 

[Crimson King]

Sure and sure.

I call bullshapoopies.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Amazon also brings a certain height connotation. Nonetheless, Gamora is a deadly assassin and there is no height requirement for that. I just do not understand why people want to continually limit the pool of actors.

The average height of Gamora's race is 6''4'.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Amazon also brings a certain height connotation. Nonetheless, Gamora is a deadly assassin and there is no height requirement for that. I just do not understand why people want to continually limit the pool of actors.

Jaimie Alexander, who plays the only other Amazonian type character in the MCU, is 5'9. You think it's a coincidence that Marvel cast someone of that height in that type of role? It's not. Look at all the other Asgardians: Hemsworth-6'4, Hiddles-6'2, Ray Stevenson-6'4, Josh Dallas-6'1, Zach Levi-6'4, Idris Elba-6'4, you get the point. Despite what you guys are saying height definitely matters to Marvel whether or not it matters to you. Quote me on this, whoever is cast as Gamora will be 5'7+.

EDIT: And are people really comparing Gamora to Black Widow? Seriously? Black Widow isn't supposed to powerful at all. She's a human spy. She's speed and stealth and finesse and the very opposite of physically intimidating, which she uses to her advantage. If you wanna compare characters to Gamora how about Wonder Woman, Sif, etc.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Jaimie Alexander, who plays the only other Amazonian type character in the MCU, is 5'9. You think it's a coincidence that Marvel cast someone of that height in that type of role? It's not. Look at all the other Asgardians: Hemsworth-6'4, Hiddles-6'2, Ray Stevenson-6'4, Josh Dallas-6'1, Zach Levi-6'4, Idris Elba-6'4, you get the point. Despite what you guys are saying height definitely matters to Marvel whether or not it matters to you. Quote me on this, whoever is cast as Gamora will be 5'7+.

Ditto.

 

[terry78]

I'm fine with Momoa, the dude isn't a bad actor.

 

[Chewy]

EDIT: And are people really comparing Gamora to Black Widow?

Yes, because they're both drawn with the exact same generic female superhero measurables (height, figure, etc)

Spoiler

Which just goes to show you how pointless it is to concern oneself with these things. Physicality and presence have a lot more to do with performance than one's actual size.

 

[terry78]

^I suspect they're trying to oh so subtle hint at a crossover event for a future Avengers flick.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Yes, because they're both drawn with the exact same generic female superhero measurables (height, figure, etc)

Spoiler

Which just goes to show you how pointless it is to concern oneself with these things. Physicality and presence have a lot more to do with performance than one's actual size.

I can't believe you just used Avengers Assemble to argue your point.

And once again, Gamora cannot be 5''4'. You guys still haven't given us a good argument as to why that would work at all. It does matter with Gamora and you should just stop trying to deny it for no reason.

EDIT: Not only did you use Avengers Assemble, but it doesn't help prove your point one bit. Gamora and Widow never stood next to each other there and on top of that Gamora is almost at Thor's head. Just stop it.

 

[Chewy]

Avengers Assemble is horrible. I don't see what that has to do with how the characters are drawn.