Only Their Knowledge is Improtant: The Brainiac Thread

[Deck Rickard]

Claes Bang
Matt Smith
Alexander Skarsgard
Colman Domingo
Jason Clarke
Domhnall Gleeson
Sterling K. Brown
Lee Pace

 

[chamber-music]

Well…

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I’ve only seen him in The Northman, so I can’t truthfully say whether or not I’d be into this pick.

But goddamn Grace for getting me excited about David Hyde Pierce!

Feels like Danish actors are the go to for villains in Hollywood over the last decade.
The Mikkelsen brothers, Pilou Asbæk, Ulrich Thomsen, Roland Møller, Carsten Norgaard and so on.

Claes Bang was a solid villain in The Girl in the Spider's Web, BBC's Dracula, The Outlaws and Bad Sisters.

I could see why Gunn would like Bang as he can play villains roles that are intimidating, suave, arrogant and somewhat comedic.

 

[king666]

Feels like Danish actors are the go to for villains in Hollywood over the last decade.
The Mikkelsen brothers, Pilou Asbæk, Ulrich Thomsen, Roland Møller, Carsten Norgaard and so on.

Claes Bang was a solid villain in The Girl in the Spider's Web, BBC's Dracula, The Outlaws and Bad Sisters.

I could see why Gunn would like Bang as he can play villains roles that are intimidating, suave, arrogant and somewhat comedic.

Mads Mikkelsen has always been my top choice for live-action Brainiac. Not a creative pick at all, but still, I think he'd be perfect.

 

[solidsnake86]

I liked Claes Bang in Dracula and it's different from the rest of the usual suggestions to make it interesting. We will probably find out who gets the role by the end of the year.

 

[J.Drangal]

If this information turns out to be true in its entirety, it could indicate that they are primarily looking for a voice...

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Wallace Shawn Brainiac is something I’ve never thought about before in my life but now it’s all I can think about.

 

[Eddie Dean]

You fell into one of my classic ruses Superman!

 

[Chris B]

What are everyone's thought on Benicio del Toro as a choice?

 

[Silvermoth]

She could defeat Brainiac by finding him a date

 

[Frodo]

Wallace Shawn ,as Mister Mxyzptlk ,was one of the suggestions I saw, which I think he fits to a T.

Could see David Hyde Pearce as Brainiac in the 1990s, or for Lois And Clark : The New Adventures Of Superman , but at this point , unless they're basically doing alot of mo-Cap, in addition to Pearce's voice , I'd want a much younger actor for Brainiac .

Claes Bang would be my choice for Brainiac of the names listed and I think would be great against Hoult and Corensweat.

 

[Frodo]

She could defeat Brainiac by finding him a date

I saw her in person a couple decades ago, when she was promoting one of her books at my local bookstore, and gosh ,was she beautiful.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Watching some recent interviews with Wallace Shawn, he has the same voice but (largely because of his age) he does speak more deliberately and doesn't have the same energy he had in a movie like The Princess Bride, so the idea of him voicing Braniac does make a lot more sense.

 

[Lily Adler]

Claes Bang
Matt Smith
Alexander Skarsgard
Colman Domingo
Jason Clarke
Domhnall Gleeson
Sterling K. Brown
Lee Pace

 

[Adrian Chase]

Lee Pace is my fave pick

 

[Deck Rickard]

She could defeat Brainiac by finding him a date

Or by giving him smallpox

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Lee Pace is my fave pick

That wouldn't be bad choice at all.

 

[Adrian Chase]

That wouldn't be bad choice at all.

He has the charisma, voice and presence.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

He has the charisma, voice and presence.

Yep and he is a physical presence as well. He is was severely under used and Ronan.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Chris B]

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Yeah, he's teasing us lol. Its noteworthy that he hasn't debunked the Wrap article.

 

[solidsnake86]

Yeah, he's teasing us lol. Its noteworthy that he hasn't debunked the Wrap article.

It's just too perfect story wise not to use Brainiac when Luthor is one of the main characters. He hated superman and thought he was dumb. Imagine how he feels about brainiac who is strong and brilliant.

I'm curious to see if there is another villain that will be used from the superman lore. The only thing I wouldn't be crazy about is bringing the peacemaker characters into the movie.

 

[Chris B]

It's just too perfect story wise not to use Brainiac when Luthor is one of the main characters. He hated superman and thought he was dumb. Imagine how he feels about brainiac who is strong and brilliant.

I'm curious to see if there is another villain that will be used from the superman lore. The only thing I wouldn't be crazy about is bringing the peacemaker characters into the movie.

I'd be keen to see a now devolved Ultraman as Bizarro. Though I suspect that's more likely to happen in another project down the line.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Bang is an excellent suggestion in my book, has the voice and presence for the part, absolutely.

 

[BobJM]

I'd be keen to see a now devolved Ultraman as Bizarro. Though I suspect that's more likely to happen in another project down the line.

Could be interesting to see Bizzaro as Brainiac’s “muscle”; something he collected along the way while he searching for Kryptonians. But I could that role being occupied by Lobo too, depending on how/where things shake out in Supergirl