Just for the sheer hell of it, pretend you are given the power to cast your favorite comic book(s)! Tell us who you would cast, and (if you are so inclined) why.

the japanese manga 'black jack' and/or 'nana ero inco'


black jack is about a talented surgeon, an outcast, whose face is mutilated therefore requiring a skin transplant so that half of his face is that of an african american. he gets into advnetures, scrapes, saving people from peril. i'd cast johnny depp

nana iro inco is about a con-man/robionhood figure who specializes in disguises, he's in love with a policewoman who is forever chasing after him and almost arresting him. again, johnny depp.

i'm on a johnny depp trip today

'transmetropolitan', with gary oldman as spider jerusalem...i have no idea who i'd cast as the amazon female bodyguard or the editor's niece (thora birch maybe?). i'd love to see this as a movie as much as i'd hate to see it screwed up by hollywood.

XxAxX said:

Not familiar with either of these, but Depp rocks, so I can get behind this! Depp is my choice to play the Master of the Mystic Arts known as Dr. Strange!



I'd cast Collin Chou as Doc's assistant, Wong:




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Anxiety said:

Oldman is an interesting choice to play Spider. I like it!

On MY thread, we shall pretend that all of these films will turn out as wonderful, faithful adaptations!

oooooh, like when the wizard used to do this? I loved when they would do that little cast your own characters thingy!

jerseykrs said:

Exactly, and like Wizard, I imagine we'll have all sorts of interesting choices, and reactions!

Pauley Perrette (Navy NCIS) as Violet Grimm in Dogwitch



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sextonseven said:

Looks cool! I have no idea who she is, or what the comic is about, but it looks groovy!

100 Bullets....oh wait Croneberg has pinched the idea and claimed it as his own calling it History of Violence

purpledoveuk said:

I LOVE 100 Bullets!

If they were to make a Green Lantern movie of Hal Jordan's origin, who would you think would do justice to that character? (No Jack Black jokes here! )

A few years ago I would have said Lacey Chabert (Party Of Five) for the lead in Death: The High Cost Of Living, but she's too big and busty now.

I'll cast a JLA movie! Just for continuity, I'll keep Christian Bale as Batman, and Brandon Routh as Superman. Here's the rest:

Morena Baccarin as Wonder Woman:



Ryan Reynolds as The Flash:



Lawrence Fishburne as The Martian Manhunter:



Jim Carrey as Plastic Man:



Jamie Bamber as The Green Lantern (Hal Jordan):



DB Woodside as The Green Lantern (John Stewart)



Brad Pitt as Aquaman:



Charisma Carpenter as Huntress:

purpledoveuk said:

Ummm, wrong. Cronenberg is basing his film on the DC/Vertigo graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, which predates Azzarello's 100 Bullets by about three years. They have a (sorta) similar premise to start off with, but go in very different directions.

TMPletz said:

See my JLA roster. I think Bamber is doing a great job as hotshot pilot Lee "Apollo" Adama on the new version of Battlestar Galactica. I think he'd make a great hotshot pilot known as Hal Jordan.

JediMaster said:

Yeah, Wizard called this one a few months back. Has Joss Whedon mentioned her name in connection to the film yet? I would think she has the best chance of being cast in WW since he already directed her in Firefly/Serenity.

sextonseven said:

Wonder Woman is a MUCH bigger woman than her. Let's not forget that.

How's about the Wonder Twins getting a movie...?



portrayed by these infamous siblings...?

sextonseven said:

Nope. Whedon is being rather secretive about it, basically just saying that he hasn't gotten to the casting stage yet. He DID deny that he was going to screen test Charisma Carpenter or Sarah Michelle Gellar (both of whom expressed interest in the part), saying he wasn't going to just cast his friends.

jerseykrs2 said:

That's true, but if you're restricting the role to actresses taller than 6' then your chances of getting someone who can really act will be much smaller. Hugh Jackman is a lot taller than Wolverine, right?

jerseykrs2 said:

Eh, they can make her look taller than she is. I personally think she has the right look, and that is what matters.

sextonseven said:

C'mon folks! This is fun! Keep 'em coming!

Next up, I'll cast an Avengers movie. I'd say there will probably never be a live action film of this team, since it would be cost-prohibitive. Of course, if they ever did make it, it would probably have to be called The Ultimates (the name of the Ultimate Universe version of the team), since there was a sixties TV series of the same name that was made into a horrible film a few years back.

I've decided to cast this partially basing it on the classic Marvel U, and partially on The Ultimate U. The reason for this is that the Ultimate version is a little more diverse:

Ryan Reynolds as Captain America(yeah, I know I cast him as The Flash as well, but who cares?)



Christian Kane as Iron Man



Triple H as Thor



Grace Park as The Wasp



Nathan Fillion as Giant Man



Tahmoh Penikett as Hawkeye



Jude Law as The Vision



Kate Beckinsale as The Scarlet Witch



Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury





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No responses? Gee, I was hopeful we'd get some other cool casting ideas. What a shame.

LOL, I have plenty, just too lazy to post them...enjoying yours though jedi!!!

JediMaster said:

...I'm still bummed that no one took my suggestion for The Wonder Twins seriously...

jerseykrs said:

C'mon! Post 'em!!

PurpleJedi said:

I've had years of therapy to try to forget the Wonder Twins!

Halo Jones - my favourite comic book/graphic novel EVER:




and I'd get Angelina Jolie to play her, and what who was that cool actres in Legally Blonde who did the 'bennnnd and SNAP!' skit? Anyway - I'd get her to play the voice of Swifty Frisko