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Best and worst superhero celebrity castings...

Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:39 am
Posted by Rougarou4lsu
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:39 am
I know how much you guys hated Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern, but after watching the new Judge Dredd, I realized how much Sylvester Stallone sucked as the Mega City Lawman. Still, I think both were better than George Clooney as Batman.
This makes me believe celebrities shouldn't be cast as superheroes. But Sir Patrick Stewart was great as Professor X and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. So who are the best and worst celebrity superheroes...in your opinion?

And let's not forget the villains because Tommy Lee Jones really sucked as Two-face.
This post was edited on 5/30/13 at 4:58 pm
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
119977 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:40 am to
Best: Christopher Reeve as Superman
Worst: Halle Berry as Catwoman
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
15585 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:44 am to
Best- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Andrew Garfield as Spiderman

Worst- Eric Banna as the Dr. Banner/The Hulk
This post was edited on 5/30/13 at 8:48 am
Posted by Fletch F Fletch
The Seat of Caddo Parish
Member since Jan 2009
6474 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:45 am to
Best: Damon Wayans as Blankman
Worst: Christian Bale as Batman
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
19780 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:48 am to
Best: Michael Fassbender (Magneto)
Worst: Ben Affleck (Daredevil)
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60129 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:50 am to
Tier 1:

Superman - Christopher Reeve
Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr.
Professor X - Patrick Stewart
Wolverine - Hugh Jackman
Posted by FullyTorqued
Member since Jan 2013
67 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:52 am to
Best-Ledger's Joker
Worst-Clooney and O'Donnell as Batman and Robin
Posted by Mad_Mardigan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2012
1956 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:52 am to
quote:

Christian Bale as Batman
C'mon man...not even close.
I really like Hugh Jackman and have become accustomed to him as Wolverine but that casting was terrible at the time. Now imagine someone like Tom Hardy as Wolverine.
Best/Easiest had to have been Patrick Stewart as Prof. X.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60129 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:53 am to
a more interesting question would be comparing acting jobs by the same actor who has been cast in multiple superhero/villain roles

Chris Evans: Johnny Storm vs. Captain America
Ryan Reynolds: Green Lantern vs. Dead Pool
Halle Berry: Storm vs. Cat Woman

Posted by WeBleedCrimson
Member since Mar 2008
21969 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:58 am to
Best:
Michael Keaton - Batman

Worst:
Nicolas Cage - Ghost Rider

This post was edited on 5/30/13 at 9:00 am
Posted by Rougarou4lsu
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2003
3100 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:59 am to
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Best: Christopher Reeve as Superman


Christopher Reeve wasn't a celebrity when cast for Superman.
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17360 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:00 am to
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
42084 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:00 am to
Best is a toss up.
Chistopher Reeves and Robert Downey Jr.

Worst is a toss up.
Ryan Reynolds and George Clooney
Posted by lsutigersFTW
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2008
7786 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:22 am to
Not saying he's the best, but I liked Michael Chiklis as The Thing.
Posted by Sublime
The Rocky Mountains
Member since Aug 2009
593 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 9:50 am to
Best: Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor X
Worst: Ben Affleck as Daredevil, Halle Berry as Catwoman and Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson were all pretty awful performances
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18546 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:02 am to
quote:

Chris Evans: Johnny Storm vs. Captain America



this pisses me off to this day

the 2 characters are part of the same universe, therefore the same actor should NOT be allowed to play them
Posted by betweenthebara
nowhere
Member since May 2013
6183 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:04 am to
Best: bale as batman, fassbender as magneto
Worst: Brandon routh as superman
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
35721 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:36 am to
quote:

the 2 characters are part of the same universe, therefore the same actor should NOT be allowed to play them
I was a little surprised at this also. Having said that, he has been a great Cap.

Brandon Routh was cast because he looked like Christopher Reeve.

Just so I don't rehash the same names. Pfieffer was a good Catwoman even though the movie was God awful.

Reynolds sucked as Green Lantern. Should have been a black guy.
Posted by Thracken13
Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity
Member since Feb 2010
18530 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:40 am to
Routh gets unfair treatment here - he looked the part of Clark and Superman - the Story itself was terrible.

Superman - Christopher Reeve
Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr.
Professor X - Patrick Stewart
Wolverine - Hugh Jackman
Magneto - Fassbender
Storm - Halle Berry - terrible lines though
Cap America/Human Torch/Jensen in the Losers - Chris Evans
Dredd - Karl Urban
Joker - Heath Ledger
2 face - Aaron Eckhart


I hated pretty much all characters from Batman and Robin except Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy.
all characters from Daredevil were pretty terrible

I really like James Marsden as an actor (his part in Sex drive was a riot) - but hated him as Cyclops.

**edited to add peeps i can't believe i forgot
This post was edited on 5/30/13 at 10:54 am
Posted by Helo
Orlando
Member since Nov 2004
4750 posts
Posted on 5/30/13 at 10:42 am to
Best:
Downey - Iron Man
Fassbender - Magneto
Jackman - Wolverine
Ledger - Joker

Worst:
Affleck - Daredevil
Berry - Catwoman


I agree with this
quote:

but after watching the new Judge Dredd, I realized how much Sylvester Stallone sucked as the Mega City Lawman


Karl Urban's Dredd was much better.
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