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Post by mhynson27 on Sept 24, 2019 13:39:08 GMT
Put together a little cast list which is a mix of what we already know, what has been rumoured and what I would like to see:
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Post by sirchuck23 on Sept 24, 2019 15:03:20 GMT
Happy about Jeffrey Wright being cast as Commissioner Gordon. I don't know how I feel about Jonah Hill being the Riddler though. He's a good actor, but because of his body type it seems like him being the Penguin makes more sense. I wish Wright were being cast as one of the villains instead of Gordon. He's too often cast in these "dependable stoic" roles now, that it's easy to forget just how dynamic an actor he can be in wilder roles. This was the guy who played Peoples Hernandez in Shaft. I don't think he's had a role like that in years. I just worry that as Gordon he'll end up rehashing beats in characters like Felix Leiter, which I feel is a thankless role for him in the Bond movies Tiger Woo...Tiger Woo...I like him.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Sept 24, 2019 15:24:23 GMT
I’m fine with Hill playing any of the villain roles. Is there really any reason that body type matters at all for Riddler or Penguin?
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 24, 2019 16:27:35 GMT
I’m fine with Hill playing any of the villain roles. Is there really any reason that body type matters at all for Riddler or Penguin? Penguin can be any body type (Well, maybe not excessively ripped). Robin Lorde Taylor played him in the TV series Gotham, and he was skinny and slight in frame. And also the best live action version of the character. I guess you could try Riddler as a rotund guy, but he's always in every incarnation for 80 years (or however long he 's been around) been a lean guy, or someone in good shape. I guess because his character often wears a one piece leotard/bodysuit. I mean, people even complained about Jack Nicholson's Joker being too fat, so it's mainly about how much you think the fans will go for it.
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Post by TerryMontana on Sept 24, 2019 18:39:58 GMT
I mean, people even complained about Jack Nicholson's Joker being too fat and bald...
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Post by eyebrowmorroco on Sept 28, 2019 11:42:53 GMT
Elizabeth Debicki... Catwoman Aaron Taylor-Johnson... Penguin Jeffrey Wright... Alfred
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2019 13:36:24 GMT
Elizabeth Debicki... Catwoman Aaron Taylor-Johnson... Penguin Hmm, with R-Patz as Bats? John David Washington as Harvey Dent? Michael Caine as... Alfred?
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Post by eyebrowmorroco on Sept 28, 2019 16:04:08 GMT
Elizabeth Debicki... Catwoman Aaron Taylor-Johnson... Penguin Hmm, with R-Patz as Bats? John David Washington as Harvey Dent? Michael Caine as... Alfred? I tried to get you off the scent by installing Jeffrey Wright as Alfred instead of Gordon.
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Post by LaraQ on Oct 1, 2019 11:16:27 GMT
Hearing rumblings that Janelle Monae is in the mix for Catwoman.She would be an interesting pick.I'm rooting for Naomi Scott though.
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Post by eyebrowmorroco on Oct 8, 2019 13:44:52 GMT
Elizabeth Debicki... Catwoman Aaron Taylor-Johnson... Penguin Jeffrey Wright... Alfred Jonah Hill...
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Post by speeders on Oct 14, 2019 21:31:10 GMT
I think that's poor casting. Best case scenario, could see some nice chemistry with Pattinson but she's an incredibly wooden and flat actress, seems to sleepwalk through almost every single role (she only worked in Big Little Lies where she was numb and emotionless the entire time) and is also way too short for the role IMO. Plus she's already been a superhero in a major franchise before so spread the wealth, people. I really hope she proves me wrong because I want this film to be good. I was really hoping for Elizabeth Debicki, Ana de Armas or even Emily Blunt. Heck, Jodie Turner Smith could've been really inspired. Here's hoping de Armas can be Poison Ivy in the next one!
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Post by countjohn on Oct 14, 2019 21:38:11 GMT
I don't think I've ever seen her in anything. Was really hoping they'd get Rooney Mara.
They seem to be going for against the grain choices where if the movie is a big success it would be their "breakout". Pattinson has gotten good reviews for indies and improved his credibility in critical circles but most people still just know him from Twilight so if it's well received it would really launch him as a major star. Same type deal here.
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Post by morton on Oct 14, 2019 22:11:19 GMT
I haven't seen her in that much to think if she'll be bad or not. I don't remember her getting pans or anything for her work, but I think only Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald is the only time I remember that she was singled out by a lot of people for being the best part of it. So I think there's potential there.
Out of everyone on the list, I guess I would have preferred de Armas, but maybe it's a good thing she didn't get it. It could have been great for her career, or she could have been stuck to some kind of long contract like Jennifer Lawrence was and Scarlett Johansson is. If Blonde does well next year, maybe it's better that she's not tied down to a franchise.
Kravitz would have been my second choice.
I haven't been impressed by Gonzalez yet, and I haven't seen anything that Balinska has been in. I like Zazie Beetz, but I feel like some fan people would try to connect her character from Joker to this film, and there's already enough of that going around with all the rumors about how Phoenix is going to reappear as Joker in it.
Anyhow I'm a lot more excited about Kravitz being Catwoman than I am of Hill being the Riddler even though he's a good actor, but I don't know if he has the right energy.
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Post by pupdurcs on Oct 14, 2019 22:16:46 GMT
Kravitz is very good in Big Little Lies, and more than holds her own with the best actresses in the business ( Dern, Witherspoon, Kidman, Streep etc). She's obviously not at their level career wise, but I imagine her ability to stand shoulder to shoulder with that level of talent helped get her the gig.
I think she's a solid choice. Very attractive as well.
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Post by pupdurcs on Oct 14, 2019 22:26:48 GMT
I think that's poor casting. Best case scenario, could see some nice chemistry with Pattinson but she's an incredibly wooden and flat actress, seems to sleepwalk through almost every single role (she only worked in Big Little Lies where she was numb and emotionless the entire time) and is also way too short for the role IMO. Plus she's already been a superhero in a major franchise before so spread the wealth, people. I really hope she proves me wrong because I want this film to be good. I was really hoping for Elizabeth Debicki, Ana de Armas or even Emily Blunt. Heck, Jodie Turner Smith could've been really inspired. Here's hoping de Armas can be Poison Ivy in the next one! Hmm....I thought she was very good in Big Little Lies, and played the character appropriately. To be honest, I don't think she's had enough chances or substantial roles to be able to prove how good she might be to people. Even many people considered Pattinson a wooden or flat actor, off the back of the Twlight films. He had to get a bunch of roles in a lot of indies to get people to reconsider.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2019 22:34:20 GMT
I hope this means Ralph Fiennes will get to play Alfred in live-action as well. M and Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) reunited for a Batman movie!
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Post by Billy_Costigan on Oct 14, 2019 22:36:24 GMT
Not a fan of Kravitz. Meh.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 14, 2019 23:37:31 GMT
I think that's poor casting. Best case scenario, could see some nice chemistry with Pattinson but she's an incredibly wooden and flat actress, seems to sleepwalk through almost every single role (she only worked in Big Little Lies where she was numb and emotionless the entire time) and is also way too short for the role IMO. Plus she's already been a superhero in a major franchise before so spread the wealth, people. I really hope she proves me wrong because I want this film to be good. I was really hoping for Elizabeth Debicki, Ana de Armas or even Emily Blunt. Heck, Jodie Turner Smith could've been really inspired. Here's hoping de Armas can be Poison Ivy in the next one! Hmm....I thought she was very good in Big Little Lies, and played the character appropriately. To be honest, I don't think she's had enough chances or substantial roles to be able to prove how good she might be to people. Even many people considered Pattinson a wooden or flat actor, off the back of the Twlight films. He had to get a bunch of roles in a lot of indies to get people to reconsider. That's a good point. Even her role in Big Little Lies is minor in that show in the context of things, though I did find her strangely alluring, which is a perfect trait for the role of Catwoman. Her biggest parts to date as far as major films go, have been in Mad Max: Fury Road, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (also both WB films for the record), and a few minor indies, but nothing of significant note otherwise. It's hard for me to judge her as a performer, because she really hasn't been given the opportunity to stretch her chops. Plus for all we know, she could blow-it out of the water as Catwoman. I actually think she's inspiring casting a bit.
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Post by countjohn on Oct 14, 2019 23:57:18 GMT
That's an interesting list for auditions. They didn't really have any big names there. Can't say I would have clearly preferred anyone on that list. AdA is hot but I don't really think she's proved herself acting-wise as of now.
Catwoman is just such a star role. The lists of actresses who auditioned for it for Batman Returns and TDKR is pretty much a who's who of the top actresses at those times. So I was expecting someone who was already a star whenever this got announced. They appear to want newer faces, as I said in my earlier post.
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 15, 2019 0:00:33 GMT
Was holding out hope for Debicki or even Kirby ... and among the names allegedly considered I probably would've preferred de Armas or Beetz ... but I do like the casting choice of Kravitz, and while she's yet to truly wow me so far as an actress (she's great in BLL but it's such a stoic role compared to what she'll have to do with this character), I do think she has the potential to do something special here that I'd like to see.
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Post by pupdurcs on Oct 15, 2019 0:11:38 GMT
Hmm....I thought she was very good in Big Little Lies, and played the character appropriately. To be honest, I don't think she's had enough chances or substantial roles to be able to prove how good she might be to people. Even many people considered Pattinson a wooden or flat actor, off the back of the Twlight films. He had to get a bunch of roles in a lot of indies to get people to reconsider. That's a good point. Even her role in Big Little Lies is minor in that show in the context of things, though I did find her strangely alluring, which is a perfect trait for the role of Catwoman. Her biggest parts to date as far as major films go, have been in Mad Max: Fury Road, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (also both WB films for the record), and a few minor indies, but nothing of significant note otherwise. It's hard for me to judge her as a performer, because she really hasn't been given the opportunity to stretch her chops. Plus for all we know, she could blow-it out of the water as Catwoman. I actually think she's inspiring casting a bit. Agreed. There is something alluring and mysterious about Kravitz, but yeah, she's hard to judge as a performer because she's not really been given much to work with. But she's clearly more than competent, and I can see her stepping up to the plate with bigger and better roles coming her way. Plus it doesn't hurt to have some of the greatest working actresses on speeddial to ask advice on how to approach a role like Catwoman.On the physical side of things, I think her bone structure and eye shape (which is almost feline) really aid this casting as well.
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Post by pupdurcs on Oct 15, 2019 0:20:26 GMT
Catwoman is just such a star role. The lists of actresses who auditioned for it for Batman Returns and TDKR is pretty much a who's who of the top actresses at those times. So I was expecting someone who was already a star whenever this got announced. They appear to want newer faces, as I said in my earlier post. I think some of the bigger names in Batman's Rogues Gallery (like Joker or Catwoman) have reached such iconic status with audiences, that you don't need a huge name to sell the characters to the public. Once people know these characters will be in the movie, you now have their full attention. Sure you could still get bigger names for the role, but I think the studio can be easily convinced now by a director that you can cast lesser known actresses in the part and the role itself will intruige audiences. As with Batman himself, you can cast a big star or a lesser known actor, but people will still show up because he's Batman.
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