The Good Citizens of Metropolis: The Casting Thread

[The Lazarus Pit]

He looks just like Gary Frank’s Bruce in Earth One. He would be a good Batman probably! Better than Superman.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Eddie I remember someone had a fan cast from sometime around or before 2006 , I think it was a thread called cast the JLA… and I recall someone suggesting Wes Bentley as Dick Grayson. Was that you? I loved that cast. I think they had Kiefer Sutherland as Green Arrow and Viggo Mortensen as Aquaman too.

Those where all super popular back in the day. I think I was more into Viggo as Green Arrow and Sean Bean as Aquaman though.

 

[Lily Adler]

Those where all super popular back in the day. I think I was more into Viggo as Green Arrow and Sean Bean as Aquaman though.

So Aquaman dies in the first JL film and GA takes his place? :think:

 

[B]

I've seem him proposed for Bruce Wayne more than Superman.

Yeah I recall seeing his name pop up far more often for Bruce Wayne/Batman than Superman.

I can see more Batman in him than Superman but Lex might not be a bad shout.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

Those were all super popular back in the day. I think I was more into Viggo as Green Arrow and Sean Bean as Aquaman though.

That’s right! I think I’m going to have to go dig up that old thread.

Now you’ve got me curious about what your early 2000s fancast would look like with the benefit of hindsight. Man I miss those days where fan casting felt so exciting.

-Morena Baccarin, Monica Dean, Monica Bellucci, or Taylor Cole were some of the big Wonder Woman fancasts.

-Jim Caviezel was thrown around a lot for Superman, I think in hindsight that probably should have happened. Politics aside, he would have been amazing in the role. He’s a way better actor than Routh and Cavill, but I think his outspoken views might’ve kept him from getting the role. I can’t see him getting along with Brett Ratner or Bryan Singer at all.

-Nathan Fillion really should have played Hal Jordan and Ryan Reynolds should have played Wally West, like he was supposed to in that Goyer movie. I remember seeing Krasinski mentioned a lot for Flash back then too.

-I remember really liking Dennis Leary and Kiefer Sutherland for Green Arrow back then. When Supermax rolled around, I was fully on board with Matt Damon as Oliver.

-Dennis Haysbert was the popular choice for Darkseid back then, and I still think he would be great.

-Patrick Warburton would have been the perfect Shazam.

-Lance Reddick’s death is tragic for many reasons, we lost a great actor and it’s a shame he never got to play Martian Manhunter. During that time, Peter Mensah was always another popular name.

Kind of got off on a tangent there, but those were the days. It was more fun to think about what could have been than what we actually got. I’ve come to terms with Snyder’s take and I am now able to enjoy it. But my expectations and the reality were startlingly different and hard to swallow at first.

 

[Nemeres]

I'm sure someone suggested Jeremy Strong for Lex Luthor?

@flickchick85 @Sawyer

Ooh, I like that.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

He is such a good actor, he definitely could pull it off. I like him for Dent too. Brian Cox for Alfred!

 

[Lily Adler]

Viggo’s a little more up there in years than I’d like for Lex in this context.

He was my choice for Max Lord, but that was 2010. :saddened:

 

[Gamma Goliath]

Bradley Cooper said he'd pretty much follow James Gunn to dc, cast this man as Lex Luthor please.

 

[TMP98]

Bradley Cooper said he'd pretty much follow James Gunn to dc, cast this man as Lex Luthor please.

he just makes too much sense to not cast.

 

[Kane52630]

I can see Bradley Cooper commit to the bit and shave his head for real if he was Lex.

 

[GreenKToo]

He or Matthew McConaughey would be my first choices.

 

[TMP98]

Mix cooper’s charisma with a bit of his unhinged performance as superman producer jon peters from licorice pizza and it’d be a great fit

 

[Gamma Goliath]

He's also an A-lister. I bet he could be a vicious yet charming and charismatic Lex. He could be so matter of fact too, like someone who says something scary and seemingly outrageous but be so serious and absolutely mean it.

 

[B]

He or Matthew McConaughey would be my first choices.

I really like the Matthew McConaughey shout, A-lister & he's got the versatility to play the sort of Lex Luthor that I'd personally like to see ie likable in the public eye & ruthless out of it.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Cooper just makes way too much sense.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

He’s my top pick for Lex but now that I’m thinking about it, he might be my top pick for Bruce too. I see him working well as Batdad

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I can't see Cooper as Batman. Plus he's 48, by time they get around to casting that he'll be 50 at least. Not that we know how old they'll go but, I think it'd be a long shot.

 

[Sawyer]

I can't see Cooper as Batman. Plus he's 48, by time they get around to casting that he'll be 50 at least. Not that we know how old they'll go but, I think it'd be a long shot.

I do think they’ll have to go somewhat older than Rob just to differentiate the two takes, but Cooper is over a decade Rob’s senior, so yeah… that might be just slightly too old.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I personally think Cooper is the perfect age for this but I do figure he's probably out of the age range they're gunning for.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I think they'll go late 30's early 40s. To Pattinson's advantage he looks a bit younger than he actually is and it seems like they're portraying him that way. I just have to imagine they want the next batman to be around for a little while so they cant go too old imo.

Which what will be interesting is who they cast as Superman and how he'll interact with the next Batman.

 

[GreenKToo]

I don't wanna see any Vs crap in their next meeting, a little skirmish is fine tho.
Maybe batman tests him when they first meet to see if superman is the real deal or not.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I think they all learned their lesson from that. It'd played out, just like evil superman. Next time they're together on the big screen it'll be as teammates imo.

 

[Boy Scout]

I can see Bradley Cooper commit to the bit and shave his head for real if he was Lex.

I know this is sacrilege, but I don’t care if the Lex actor is bald. If they have a great actor in mind who doesn’t want to shave their head, fine by me

 

[Eddie Dean]

If they do another movie with a non bald Lex Luthor let’s just say someone on Twitter who goes by the name James Gunn will receive a very angry reply under their post with the first look at Lex