Who do you want to see as Captain Marvel?

[jihado86]

Amber Heard IS the Captain Marvel. Period.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Not yet she isn't.

 

[Fincher]

Crossing my fingers for Elle Fanning as Captain Marvel. She could fly fighter jets between Geometry and Spanish 2.

 

[jihado86]

Not yet she isn't.

I don't mean she got the job, I mean she is the perfect one and I love to see her as Carol.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I knew what you meant. I just violently disagree with it.

 

[Nokio]

Heard is just an ok actress and way too young for Carol. As mentioned before if they were going with Phyla-Vell character, who's also the original Captain Mar-vell's daughter who took up the name to honer her father then she'd be fine for that version. I also don't think Marvel is going to pin a risky property of their 1st female superhero with an actress like Heard. Marvel doesn't have a popular female hero. Not one can Match Wonder Woman in terms of public knowledge. In fact DC has others like Supergirl and Catwoman who are more popular then any Marvel female Hero. The only Marvel female hero that comes close in terms of popularity is Storm. Not my words or opinion but what I've read and on more then one occasion from fan sites, in Magazines and people at Marvel has said this. They can't use her and They aren't going to do a Black Widow film, who has jumped in terms of popularity because of the movie verse as of yet. Carol's important to them, they are going to get a good actress and probably one that's popular.

 

[Young Superman]

You do realize Amber Heard is 28 right?

 

[AndrewGilkison]

I wouldn't mind Heard for the role, at least when it comes to her age. This movie will likely be Carol's origin story so her being a young woman in her late 20's/early 30's is not a problem. And that is right around the same age guys like Hemsworth and Evans were when they were cast as Captain America and Thor respectively.

 

[Dark Raven]

You do realize Amber Heard is 28 right?

And she will be in her early 30s by the time the movie comes out.

 

[Spiderdevil]

Emily Blunt all the way

I initially didn't want her because she rejected two Marvel roles before,but after watching her in 'Edge of Tomorrow' i've changed my mind.She has already proven herself as an action heroine

 

[Spiderdevil]

Why is that. Why is over 30 too old? I just have to ask. I want to know? What is it that you see in women under 30 that makes them a better fit? I'm sure you know that Paul Rudd and Paul Bettany are playing Antman and The Vision and they both are over 40. Forgive me if I'm wrong but i'm willing to bet that you don't have a problem with their age. I've not seen anyone complaining about those men ages. Cumberbatch and Boseman are nearing 40, they are like 36-38, which is the ages of Chastain and Theron but people here has already said that's too old and they shouldn't be cast but it's not to old for BP and Doc Strange?????

Basically because the career/popularity of actresses reaches its peak almost 10 years before male actors.Theron has already seen the best part of her career but things are only starting for likes of Cumberbatch

Also men look better with age till their mid 40s while females don't improve much after 30

Its not biasness,I am not too happy with Rudd as Ant-man and would have wanted someone younger.Vision is supposed to be Masked/CGI so it wouldn't matter since Bettany would end up giving up his voice only,same with Ruffalo and Hulk.People would be equally against a 28 year old Batman.

And I don't want someone under 27 either,27-33 is the best age range imo(Emily Blunt is my first choice).But anything over 35 is a no go.Its not sexism,I said the same for Doctor Strange(anybody over 45 is a no go).I can't imagine likes of Theron(who will be 41 when filming starts) doing stunts required for this character

 

[BatsDC]

I'd say around 30-35 would be the ideal age range for the role, giving her position in the Air Force and everything. Although going a little younger or older shouldn't be too bad. Marvel likely won't want a 40+ Carol though.

 

[fixxxer]

Amber Heard IS the Captain Marvel. Period.

Amber Heard IS NOT the Captain Marvel. Exclamation mark!

 

[flickchick85]

Emily Blunt all the way

I initially didn't want her because she rejected two Marvel roles before,but after watching her in 'Edge of Tomorrow' i've changed my mind.She has already proven herself as an action heroine

To be fair, she didn't "reject" the Black Widow role - she was forced to pull out due to previous contractual obligations when Fox exercised a long-standing option on her...just to put her in a nothing role in a crap movie. And yeah, she rejected the role of Peggy, but I don't blame her there. As awesome as Peggy turned out to be, being offered a "love interest" role after missing out on playing a kick-ass superhero can't help but seem like a downgrade.

 

[chamber-music]

The Fox contract kept Emily Blunt from playing Black Widow. Blunt didn't pass on the role willingly.

 

[Havok83]

Is Ali Larter "too old"? She would be my number one choice; something about her just screams Carol.

She has the perfect look for Carol. The actress needs a hard edge and I feel she has that going for her. Larter however, I cant see headlining her own film. I think she could do fine in a smaller capacity as part of an ensemble cast and if Carol was limited to the Avengers film, she could be good, but not as teh star in her own series of movies

 

[Xeno-noesis]

I think whichever actress they get should be no older than 34 during production/release. Marvel tries to build backgrounds to anchor the charcters and films in real-world settings...heck, even the Thor movies were centered on Earth and a paper-thin love story. Captains in the Air Force are typically between the ages of 27 and 33 (around 29 on average)...and hot-shot pilots with that rank are ahead of the curve, thus on the younger end.

 

[Spiderdevil]

To be fair, she didn't "reject" the Black Widow role - she was forced to pull out due to previous contractual obligations when Fox exercised a long-standing option on her...just to put her in a nothing role in a crap movie. And yeah, she rejected the role of Peggy, but I don't blame her there. As awesome as Peggy turned out to be, being offered a "love interest" role after missing out on playing a kick-ass superhero can't help but seem like a downgrade.

I am not sure about the circumstances of the rejection but she did say that she does not regret refusing those roles because the girl in superhero movies is reduced to a pill girlfriend and a damsel and distress.If she read the script properly or watched the movies she would know how wrong she was about both Black Widow and Agent Carter.She came across as thankless,hence I wasn't so keen on her jumping ship for Captain Marvel just because MCU is hot now

But after watching her in 'Edge of tomorrow' I can look past those comments

 

[flickchick85]

I am not sure about the circumstances of the rejection but she did say that she does not regret refusing those roles because the girl in superhero movies is reduced to a pill girlfriend and a damsel and distress.If she read the script properly or watched the movies she would know how wrong she was about both Black Widow and Agent Carter.She came across as thankless,hence I wasn't so keen on her jumping ship for Captain Marvel just because MCU is hot now

But after watching her in 'Edge of tomorrow' I can look past those comments

Pretty sure she was referring to the Peggy role with those comments, since that's the one she actually turned down. Of course she was wrong about that role, too, IMO, but I still don't blame her for not wanting that one after almost being Black Widow.

 

[Nokio]

Basically because the career/popularity of actresses reaches its peak almost 10 years before male actors.Theron has already seen the best part of her career but things are only starting for likes of Cumberbatch

Also men look better with age till their mid 40s while females don't improve much after 30

Its not biasness,I am not too happy with Rudd as Ant-man and would have wanted someone younger.Vision is supposed to be Masked/CGI so it wouldn't matter since Bettany would end up giving up his voice only,same with Ruffalo and Hulk.People would be equally against a 28 year old Batman.

And I don't want someone under 27 either,27-33 is the best age range imo(Emily Blunt is my first choice).But anything over 35 is a no go.Its not sexism,I said the same for Doctor Strange(anybody over 45 is a no go).I can't imagine likes of Theron(who will be 41 when filming starts) doing stunts required for this character

Wow! This is some post. Men look better til their mid 40's and woman don't improve over 30?? I would like to think genetics and exercise and taking care of your self plays a part in each individual person. I've seen plenty of men and women who look awesome and are older, and I've seen some *****ty people , some in their 20's that look a mess. I just can't agree with you on this. I've seen to many beautiful woman who are over 30 that I can't see you or any other guy here turning them away if they showed up on your doorstep. It also is sexism despite you saying otherwise.

Yes men can have longer careers but it's not do to women aging it's do to the men that run Hollywood and their mentality that younger is better and they want the hot young girl. That's why you always see much much older men and young actresses as their love interest. It has nothing to do with women aging it's what hollywood has set up over the past 70 or 80 years. It's society overall. Most men want the younger woman a they age. It's just reality.

 

[Nokio]

You do realize Amber Heard is 28 right?

I don't care how old she is. So she's two years older the I thought. I've seen her in films and she is not Carol. I don't care how hot she is or how hot some here think she is. SHE IS NOT CAROL DANVERS/CAPTAIN MARVEL. She is just an ok actress.

 

[Nokio]

And she will be in her early 30s by the time the movie comes out.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, she still isn't Carol Danvers in no way shape or form. Marvel is not going to build a solo film of their first female superhero movie off this woman.

 

[Spiderdevil]

Wow! This is some post. Men look better til their mid 40's and woman don't improve over 30?? I would like to think genetics and exercise and taking care of your self plays a part in each individual person. I've seen plenty of men and women who look awesome and are older, and I've seen some *****ty people , some in their 20's that look a mess. I just can't agree with you on this. I've seen to many beautiful woman who are over 30 that I can't see you or any other guy here turning them away if they showed up on your doorstep. It also is sexism despite you saying otherwise.

You are misunderstanding me,I am not saying they don't look beautiful,I am saying that they would have looked better when there were younger,so the general idea for film-makers is to cast someone younger who may look better unless the role requires serious acting chops,and lets face it,they are very few blockbusters which require that for female roles

While that analogy might also be true for some pretty boys like Says Evans or Hemsworth,but majority maintain their look for long(RDJ,Cruise,Reeves) so it doesn't matter for them

My initial point was against you claiming people were biased and sexist for having a age limit for the casting choice while its not really so,there is a range for the male actors aswell,albeit at a higher range

Yes men can have longer careers but it's not do to women aging it's do to the men that run Hollywood and their mentality that younger is better and they want the hot young girl. That's why you always see much much older men and young actresses as their love interest. It has nothing to do with women aging it's what hollywood has set up over the past 70 or 80 years. It's society overall. Most men want the younger woman a they age. It's just reality.

Agreed,its reality
But also because most male roles require acting chops and its the leading role so they go for established stars for their Star-power and acting ability while the female role is that of a supporting character without a lot of focus so they make do with younger talent

Ofcourse there are a lot of women centric films but most of them low-key films rather than big budget movies

 

[OccamsTaser]

You are misunderstanding me,I am not saying they don't look beautiful,I am saying that they would have looked better when there were younger,so the general idea for film-makers is to cast someone younger who may look better unless the role requires serious acting chops,and lets face it,they are very few blockbusters which require that for female roles

While that analogy might also be true for some pretty boys like Says Evans or Hemsworth,but majority maintain their look for long(RDJ,Cruise,Reeves) so it doesn't matter for them

My initial point was against you claiming people were biased and sexist for having a age limit for the casting choice while its not really so,there is a range for the male actors aswell,albeit at a higher range


Agreed,its reality
But also because most male roles require acting chops and its the leading role so they go for established stars for their Star-power and acting ability while the female role is that of a supporting character without a lot of focus so they make do with younger talent

Ofcourse there are a lot of women centric films but most of them low-key films rather than big budget movies

There was no misunderstanding. You made gross sexist comments, and continue to do so with this post.

 

[Havok83]

I completely get what he's saying and it is true of Hollywood. Most women dont age as well as men. Its why you see so many actresses 40 and over get work and stuff like botox to hold onto to their youth whereas the number of men doing that is drastically lower. That does affect one's viability and unless you are an established name, the roles tend to dry up past 40 as casting will tend to look at those actresses to play more matronly roles. Sexist or not, it is what it is and has been like that for decades. Stating this doesnt neccesarily mean a person agrees with it.