The Miscasting of female comic characters

[TheComicbookKid]

She's probably the last beloved female character. The internet has made everyone's opinion the majority opinion.

 

[Capes-Crusader]

Kate Bosworth was one of the worst choices for Lois Lane for lack of a better reason her age.

Ok take the "Superman Returns" Plot, he returns after 5 years which by doing some simple calculations makes him 22 her age 18 when he left. Now superman must of at least have been around for at least 2 years before he left for Krypton because he would have had to have arrested Lex and Fought Zod so some more calculations that would make Kate Bosworth's Lois 16 years old!!! Unless she was a child prodigy (which I doubt) or the world's most read newspaper was running short of good reporters and hired a girl not even out of high school to cover the biggest story of the century (which I doubt) plus the love story would have been a little creepy back then superman (20) and Lois an under age child prodigy working for one of the world's biggest newspapers (16).

Metropolis 1999

Lois Lane age 16: Come on me and Superman have a platonic relationship. He would neve-

Lex Luthor: WRONG!!!

"Just to let it rest I love Superman and the whole Superman universe and the above dialogue is to prove how poorly planed the ages were in "Superman Returns" not a dig at Superman having underage relations only that this is the facts presented"

 

[Capes-Crusader]

Ther is one superhero I though woukd have been perfect for Halle Berry

Vixen

That is of course before she was every other female comicbook character under the red sun of Krypton (oh mighty Rao protect us forever)

She must be a good actress if she won a Oscar, right?

 

[BMM]

She also had a great body to go with the spitfire. Anna Pacquin, not so much. Cute girl, but nowhere near as robust as Rogue is/was drawn in the comics.

Haha. True, although comic book bodies maintain pretty high standards... but I see what you mean... Anna Paquin definitely didn't have the Jim Lee inspired Rogue body.

Kate Bosworth was one of the worst choices for Lois Lane for lack of a better reason her age.

Ok take the "Superman Returns" Plot, he returns after 5 years which by doing some simple calculations makes him 22 her age 18 when he left. Now superman must of at least have been around for at least 2 years before he left for Krypton because he would have had to have arrested Lex and Fought Zod so some more calculations that would make Kate Bosworth's Lois 16 years old!!! Unless she was a child prodigy (which I doubt) or the world's most read newspaper was running short of good reporters and hired a girl not even out of high school to cover the biggest story of the century (which I doubt) plus the love story would have been a little creepy back then superman (20) and Lois an under age child prodigy working for one of the world's biggest newspapers (16).

Metropolis 1999

Lois Lane age 16: Come on me and Superman have a platonic relationship. He would neve-

Lex Luthor: WRONG!!!

"Just to let it rest I love Superman and the whole Superman universe and the above dialogue is to prove how poorly planed the ages were in "Superman Returns" not a dig at Superman having underage relations only that this is the facts presented"

This isn't to say that Kate Bosworth wasn't miscast as Lois Lane, but please tell me you aren't using her actual age as an indicator for how old Lois is supposed to be. That's like saying Rachel McAdams was miscast in Mean Girls because her character would have otherwise been a near 30 year old hitting on under-age high schoolers.

 

[Capes-Crusader]

Moving on to the dreaded topic of "Wonder Woman" casting, for me there is only one woman who could actually pull it off and that was:

Catherine Zeta Jones

Even though most say she’s too old for the role and to that I say "Pish Posh" she is only 38 and has qualities moast younger actresses don't.

There are a few things Wonder Woman must be, which if she is cast right will make this movie a shinning beacon among all other comic movies, done wrong one word "Elektra"

1. Wonder Woman can not be "sassy" meaning she wont say things like "careful boys I just got my nails done" or "these were new boots and you just got blood all over them" this is like hearing Superman going "Hay Baby what you doing after I beat you into the pavement? Want to grab a drink or something?" so no sass.

2. Wonder Woman has a thing called Grace, Catherine has this in bucket loads and there are not many graceful actresses around. remember Wonder Woman is a disciplined warrior and has been around for a long time thus she is very collected as a character.

3. Wonder Woman is Beautiful, as she is an Amazon she is immortal therefore perfect and would have a beauty unrivalled by most women in the world.

even though Catherine is my choice for the role I am not opposed to another Woman (not girl) with the qualities listed above to take the spot.

 

[Mr. Socko]

^Though the only instance I would agree is with Wolverine, as his 5'3 stance is what makes him unique in that most taller guys are scared to death of his ass. It's a funny contrast.

I agree. I prefer a shabby short Wolvie but Jackman did pretty well even with a tame watered down version of the character.

 

[Capes-Crusader]

Offcourse I was using her (Kate Bosworth) REAL age BMM that’s why I said it was one of the reasons it was poor casting sure she is playing an older character but she looks her real age in this movie (Superman Returns) and anyone who knows her age would go "hang on 5 years... really?" that’s the point I was making in the comment I like her acting I was just saying in this case it was strange.

 

[CFE]

Bosworth doesn't look like a teenager in SR

What the hell were your 'simple calculations' LOL That makes absolutely NO sense...

CFE

 

[lou2099]

Hey, I don't know much about the female characters from The Spirit comics. Were they poorly cast as well?

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I mean really: Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman?

Very little of an argument here. There were some aspects of Jessica's performance i liked in the original film, but in the second she came off as rather insensitive, manipulative, and even downright b****y in a few moments (pardon my language).

Halle Berry as Storm?

My only beef with this is that Halle's role in the "X-Men films" was rather inconsistent. She's almost passive in the first film until she goes off on Toad at Liberty Island, then wavers a bit between both sides in "X2", and finally becomes a fierce badass in "The Last Satnd", going so far as to viciously fry an opponent with lightning. Nothing wrong with having a brave female character, but keeping things evened out would've been a better choice, IMO.

Jennifer Garner as Elektra?

I liked Jennifer in "Daredevil"; I thought she served the character very well (although I prefer the Director's Cut since they took the sex scene out). Her spinoff sucked, though

Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane?

I think most people disapproved of her portrayal for two reasons: (1) they were used to no-nonsense, gutsy versions like Margot Kidder or Erica Durance; and (2) most fans probably didn't like the idea of Lois as a mother to begin with (don't really understand why, myself).

Kirsten Dunst as MJ?

My only issue with Kirsten in the "Spider-Man films" are the brief moments in the first two movies, where she gets drenched and looks almost like a wet T-shirt contestant (completely inappropriate, IMO). Thankfully, they did away with that for the third entry; I hope they'll do the same for the fourth.

Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy?

Not a huge issue with her either, except I thought she was a little too hyper in certain scenes. Also, I think they needed to raise her neckline a bit, because there's a shot in the crane sequence where there's not much left to the imagination.

 

[haephestus]

It's sometimes difficult to determine whether it was the actress who was "miscast" or whether the script and/or character was poorly written.

Jennifer Garner strikes me as being a very competent Elektra, but neither Daredevil nor Elektra really solidified the character enough to make her compelling to watch. I also think Halle Berry is a good actress in some roles (notably Monsters Ball), but she didn't have much to work with in any of the X-Men movies and Catwoman was plain terrible in terms of script.

And I think Anna Paquin plays "Rogue" as written for the movies well. It's clearly not the Rogue from the comics, but Anna Paquin does much better in the X-Men films than other actors who had more screen-time (e.g. Halle Berry). I also enjoyed Howard as Gwen Stacey, but didn't understand why Gwen Stacey was even introduced. In an *ideal* world, Howard would have been cast as MJ from the beginning.

No idea what was going on with Jessica Alba and Kate Bosworth. Alba in particular seems to have been cast simply for her regular appearances in Maxim's "Hottest 100" chicks listing. And while Bosworth can be decent, she wasn't right for the role of Lois Lane, especially Lois Lane as the mother of a 4 year old boy.

While not "comic book" movies, Kill Bill and Jackie Brown seem to demonstrate that with the right actress and the right script, you can do female *heroes* well.

Cheers.

 

[WillardNation]

Am I the only one who thinks Anna Paquin is not the least bit attractive? like at all.

 

[roach]

Rogue originally wasnt attractive nor could she fly or superstrong

 

[<(o_o)>]

Am I the only one who thinks Anna Paquin is not the least bit attractive? like at all.

IMO she has gotten more & more attractive over the years. I would definitely take her over Kirsten Dunst any day.

 

[Chris Wallace]

It's been far too abundant that most women of many comic book movies have been miscast, I mean really: Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman? Halle Berry as Storm? Jennifer Garner as Elektra? Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane? Kirsten Dunst as MJ? Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy?

I also disagree with Helen Slater as Supergirl, but there probably weren't many actresses around then who fit the part physically like she did.

But the way things are going, it doesn't bode well for Wonder Woman.

Overall I agree. Halle was picked (I believe) based on her looks & popularity. Kirsten was picked for her chemistry w/Tobey. I don't think Alba or Garner were as bad as most fans think but they wouldn't have been my first choice. Bryce was ok for what they were doing wit the character & I won't touch Bosworth, as she may have been the least of that movie's problems. I also wasn't crazy about any of Batman's love interests, & Margot Kidder wasn't much better.
But then, too, if most fanboys had their way we'd probably get even worse picks, as Angelina Jolie seems to get suggested for every damn role imaginable. So I don't trip too much.
My favorite comic book movie love interest to date is one who never appeared in any comic, & that's Karen Jensen.

 

[terry78]

A lot of people, fanboys included, only look at female superhero casting according to hotness or their popularity. We rarely do that with the dudes.

 

[Chris Wallace]

A lot of people, fanboys included, only look at female superhero casting according to hotness or their popularity. We rarely do that with the dudes.

By that argument, fanboys are as much at fault as the filmmakers.

 

[Heretic]

In a way, I disagree. fanboys pretty much universally cringed when Alba was cast as Sue Storm...and it doesnt get much hotter than her.

However, this obsession with wanting Angelina Jolie to play every female in the comic book pantheon is pathetic.

 

[roach]

why was she chosen to play Fox over Halle when the character in the books was modeled after her

 

[Chris Wallace]

In a way, I disagree. fanboys pretty much universally cringed when Alba was cast as Sue Storm...and it doesnt get much hotter than her.

However, this obsession with wanting Angelina Jolie to play every female in the comic book pantheon is pathetic.

I don't agree that it doesn't get much hotter than her.

 

[LexCorp]

It's been far too abundant that most women of many comic book movies have been miscast, I mean really: Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman? Halle Berry as Storm? Jennifer Garner as Elektra? Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane? Kirsten Dunst as MJ? Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy?

I also disagree with Helen Slater as Supergirl, but there probably weren't many actresses around then who fit the part physically like she did.

But the way things are going, it doesn't bode well for Wonder Woman.

For the most part I will agree

 

[Heretic]

I don't agree that it doesn't get much hotter than her.

really? Is that opinion or fact? I happen to think she is only so-so in the looks department, but a very quick glance over EVERY SINGLE MENS MEDIA SOURCE will tell you that the general consensus is that she is one of teh hottest women on earth. You disagree, and I disagree...but two opinions out of millions hardly register.

 

[Jay Lifestar]

Yeah in my fantasy world (well the G-Rated one, anyway lol) we would have had:

Storm: Angela Bassett

Elektra (though I don't think she should have shown up in a Daredevil movie until a second one): Angelina Jolie (she has the look) or Minica Belluci (sp?)

Invisible Woman: Kate Hudson

I'm really thinking with Wonder Woman it may be best to cast a little known actress with some acting chops for the part and then build the cast (in order to give it box office appeal) with some name players (and I hope the part of Hippolyta is played by Catherine Zeta Jones who had the look to be a lock for Wonder Woman back in the 90's).

Just my Bs daydreams and fantasies, though.

 

[Chris Wallace]

why was she chosen to play Fox over Halle when the character in the books was modeled after her

1-because "Wanted" is a movie that is embarrassed by its comic book roots, & wanted to distance itself from them as much as possible.
2-Halle is quite possibly the only thing that could have made that movie worse.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Yeah in my fantasy world (well the G-Rated one, anyway lol) we would have had:

Storm: Angela Bassett

Elektra (though I don't think she should have shown up in a Daredevil movie until a second one): Angelina Jolie (she has the look) or Minica Belluci (sp?)

Invisible Woman: Kate Hudson

I don't like any of those suggestions, either.
Angela's too old. I wanted her for Storm back in the early to mid-90's but too much time passed.
Angelina DOES NOT have the look for Elektra & again, I'm sick of her being suggested for every damn thing. (Although admittedly, I wanted her for Elektra at one point myself. But at one point I liked rap music, too.)
As for Monica, she's too old, doesn't have the look & her Italian accent is too heavy.
Kate Hudson as Sue Storm? I just can't see it. (No pun intended.)