Official Justice League casting: Maxwell Lord

[mad-sci]

Face it, Maxwell Lord is NOT an A-list villain (wouldn't even reach C-list in the whole list of comic-villains). Add the fact that he'll be up against the big 7 DC heroes, and you will definitely need an A-list superstar to recognise.


With George Miller behind the camera, I say it's obvious who may be near the top of the list.....

Mel Gibson


(He may be 51, but I doubt he'd actual go one-on-one with Batman/Superman/etc.)

 

[StorminNorman]

Willem Dafoe would own my soul. :heart:

 

[Lucid]

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[mad-sci]

^

Dafoe's not big enough, and will be compared to Green Goblin.

To match the Big Seven, you need a face / presence to match (and make up for the lack of villain recognition), AND someone not seen in another comic-based flick.

Someone like Crowe (NO), Cruise (hell No!), Hanks (doubtful), or even Pitt (nah!). But Gibson could work.

 

[az824]

he's already green goblin, thats a no-no

 

[Eddie Dean]

Robert Sean Leonard

 

[Thunder Emperor]

gibson would be hilarous to see wonder woman snap his neck lol

 

[StorminNorman]

he's already green goblin, thats a no-no

but he is also awesome.

Dennis Leary could be cool too.

I have no problem with Mel Gibson though.

 

[Cain]

No they should reteam for Fury Road (Mad Max 4) I have a feeling Miller took on this project so that WB could finally give that one the greenlight if it's a big success. A big name actor around late 30 - 40 ish would be ideal since they're going with Checkmate Max and not JLI Max.

 

[ddm92392]

Robert Sean Leonard

hmmm maybe.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

^ He's great on House. IMO, the only other actor on that show that's as good as Hugh Laurie. I'd love to see him as Maxwell Lord.

 

[ddm92392]

oh good to kno he's good I was just saying maye because I never seen him act.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

You should probably see him in 'Dead Poets Society'. He's brilliant in that, imo.

 

[MaximusCannabis]

Willem Dafoe would own my soul. :heart:

Wow, I'm surprised. It took two posts before someone brought up Willem Dafoe. Why the delay?

 

[Matt.S99]

you lack of knowing who Chris Reeve was is still shocking to the users as the hype....

 

[ddm92392]

(Cant speak still shocked)....lol

 

[Matt.S99]

see, i was right

 

[bunk]

I think Matt Damon could be cool.

 

[ddm92392]

Maybe Braniac on Smallville

 

[raybia]

Face it, Maxwell Lord is NOT an A-list villain (wouldn't even reach C-list in the whole list of comic-villains). Add the fact that he'll be up against the big 7 DC heroes, and you will definitely need an A-list superstar to recognise.


With George Miller behind the camera, I say it's obvious who may be near the top of the list.....

Mel Gibson



(He may be 51, but I doubt he'd actual go one-on-one with Batman/Superman/etc.)

Brilliant and so obvious of a choice I'm surprised it came out this soon.


Good job.

I think its Mel's to lose.

 

[ToddIsDead]

Didn't Mel say that he was going to take a break from acting for the time being? That's not to say that he wouldn't take the role if it was offered, but it certainly makes it a bit less likely. He's a great choice for Lord though, so he has my approval.

 

[MaximusCannabis]

you lack of knowing who Chris Reeve was is still shocking to the users as the hype....

I know who he is, I always did.

 

[dnno1]

Ray Liotta

 

[Artistsean]

Is Maxwell Lord a shrewed and dangerous businessman like Lex Luther?
I know he killed [BLACKOUT]Blue Beetle[/BLACKOUT], but before that was he just a sleezy guy or a big villian?

Maxwell Lord pics

(voiced him in the cartoon.)

 

[GreenKToo]

I think Mel is a good choice. Another I would like to see, Sean Bean.