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achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

8one6 posted:

This would be perfect casting, which is why it's not going to happen.

He would also be a perfect Ra's Al Ghul, I mean he's already voiced him before.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:43

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 04:20

Baron von Eevl: Jan 24, 2005; WHITE NOISE
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Trivial Fursuit posted:

Pedro Pascal

Yes. This poo poo. This right here.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:49

Slugworth: Feb 18, 2001; If two grown men can't make a pervert happy for a few minutes in order to watch a film about zombies, then maybe we should all just move to Iran!

Baron von Eevl posted:

Yes. This poo poo. This right here.

Seriously, is there a reason this is isn't happening? Is he tied up with something?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:51

Baron von Eevl: Jan 24, 2005; WHITE NOISE
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Honestly, Marvel probably wants someone who's not huge, but is still a name that someone will recognize. I don't think they want to open a major movie about basically a wizard who is also a doctor starring "guy from last season of Game of Thrones."

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:56

Good Soldier Svejk: Jul 5, 2010

Baron von Eevl posted:

Honestly, Marvel probably wants someone who's not huge, but is still a name that someone will recognize. I don't think they want to open a major movie about basically a wizard who is also a doctor starring ~~"guy from last season of Game of Thrones."~~"most badass character on the show that George R. R. Martin is a fucker for wasting"

I mean I'd read the books, but he plays the character so well you couldn't help but root for him all the same.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 18:02

Guy A. Person: May 23, 2003

Baron von Eevl posted:

Honestly, Marvel probably wants someone who's not huge, but is still a name that someone will recognize. I don't think they want to open a major movie about basically a wizard who is also a doctor starring "guy from last season of Game of Thrones."

At this point I would think Marvel has built up enough of a brand that they can afford to cast someone a little more obscure to save money and lock them in for more movies. "Name" actors are going to want more money while not wanting to lock themselves in for 9 drat movies.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 18:11

Electromax: May 6, 2007

Tom Cruise IS Dr Strange IN Dr Strange

Coming this summer

# ? Oct 3, 2014 23:03

Jamesman: Nov 19, 2004; "First off, let me start by saying curly light blond hair does not suit Hyomin at all. Furthermore,"; Fun Shoe

Baron von Eevl posted:

Honestly, Marvel probably wants someone who's not huge, but is still a name that someone will recognize.

Pauly Shore for Doctor Strange.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 23:26

Dead Snoopy: Mar 23, 2005

Skwirl posted:

Welcome to my list of people I might have to punch in the face one day.

I don't even hate Ethan Hawke, I just think he'd be a terrible Dr. Strange. Is their criteria at this point just "White people who don't look horrendous with a goatee." In that case they should just get Robert Downey Jr again, it'd be a whole new game if they recast the same actor as a new character in the same franchise.

Ethan Hawke is so forgettable, people overlook that he's the #2 lead in Training Day.

Dead Snoopy fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Oct 4, 2014

# ? Oct 3, 2014 23:42

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

Dead Snoopy posted:

Ethan Hawker is so forgettable, people overlook that he's the #2 lead in Training Day.

At this point I'm in the Idris Elba for Dr. Strange camp. Of course I also want him to play Hamlet, something else Ethan Hawke was a poor casting choice for.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 00:08

Inkspot: Dec 3, 2013; I believe I have
an appointment.
Mr. Goongala?

David Duchovny for Doctor Strange.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 00:51

Macdeo Lurjtux: Jul 5, 2011; BRRREADSTOOORRM!

morestuff posted:

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe in flashbacks to med school, Jon Hamm in current day.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 02:00

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Baron von Eevl posted:

Honestly, Marvel probably wants someone who's not huge, but is still a name that someone will recognize. I don't think they want to open a major movie about basically a wizard who is also a doctor starring "guy from last season of Game of Thrones."

Chris Pratt wasn't well known, nor was Chris Hemsworth.

Basically they should get someone called Chris, since it's working out for them.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:13

Snowman_McK: Jan 31, 2010

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Chris Pratt wasn't well known, nor was Chris Hemsworth.

Basically they should get someone called Chris, since it's working out for them.

Chris Pratt had been an increasingly prominent character in a successful TV show. Hemsworth was an unknown, however. The thing is, the name Thor is in the lexicon, so it sells itself a little more.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:17

Dead Snoopy: Mar 23, 2005

Chris Rock for Dr. Strange

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:18

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

Dead Snoopy posted:

Chris Rock for Dr. Strange

Kanye for Dr. Strange.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:20

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Snowman_McK posted:

Chris Pratt had been an increasingly prominent character in a successful TV show. Hemsworth was an unknown, however. The thing is, the name Thor is in the lexicon, so it sells itself a little more.

He's a member of the ensemble cast of low-rating American comedy, which has an even lower profile in the rest of the world. For most of the audience it wasn't that different to Thor.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:29

Snowman_McK: Jan 31, 2010

Doctor Spaceman posted:

He's a member of the ensemble cast of low-rating American comedy, which has an even lower profile in the rest of the world. For most of the audience it wasn't that different to Thor.

Which is still fair bit higher profile than Hemsworth's resume at that point. Which amounted to "Kirk's dad for 5 minutes" and "nothing else"

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:31

Wungus: Mar 5, 2004

computer parts posted:

Kanye for Dr. Strange.

Ken Jeong

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:33

Cythereal: Nov 8, 2009; I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.

Since my suggestion, got buried at the bottom of the last page, Steve Buscemi for Dr. Strange.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:53

Dead Snoopy: Mar 23, 2005

the way Josh Henderson ALMOST rocks a 'stache, I could see him as Dr. Strange if Marvel goes the CW route.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:53

oshuaj: Jul 25, 2007

computer parts posted:

Kanye for Dr. Strange.

Holy poo poo.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 06:28

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Snowman_McK posted:

Which is still fair bit higher profile than Hemsworth's resume at that point. Which amounted to "Kirk's dad for 5 minutes" and "nothing else"

Home and Away trumps Parks and Rec.

Sadly.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 06:30

net cafe scandal: Mar 18, 2011

Reading this thread feels like being digested by some horrible nerd machine

# ? Oct 4, 2014 06:38

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Benedict Cumberbatch with a bad American accent for Strange, and the guy who played Kato in The Green Hornet as Wong.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 11:28

Grendels Dad: Mar 5, 2011; Popular culture has passed you by.

Snowman_McK posted:

Chris Pratt had been an increasingly prominent character in a successful TV show. Hemsworth was an unknown, however. The thing is, the name Thor is in the lexicon, so it sells itself a little more.

The argument was that some guy isn't likely because he was "just" in a TV show. How did it turn into "nu uh, X was more popular than Y at Z point in time"?

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Basically they should get someone called Chris, since it's working out for them.

Chris Angel as Dr. Strange.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 11:43

Harime Nui: Apr 15, 2008; The New Insincerity

All of you, stop saying "argument" like you're talking about academic papers

You're not even speculating you're just throwing out names for who would be cool to be cast as Dr. loving Strange, Jesus loving Christ

# ? Oct 4, 2014 12:41

FeculentWizardTits: Aug 31, 2001

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Chris Pratt wasn't well known, nor was Chris Hemsworth.

Basically they should get someone called Chris, since it's working out for them.

Christina Hendricks as Doctor Strange

# ? Oct 4, 2014 12:55

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

It's time for Christina Applegate to get the RDJ treatment.

Or, let's be radical: Gwendoline Christie.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 13:53

sub supau: Aug 28, 2007

Davros1 posted:

the guy who played Kato in The Green Hornet as Wong.

Jay Chou apparently has a thing for white women, so tell him it's by the people that made The Avengers and he'd be all over that just for the fangirls. He'd be poo poo unless he could do all his dialog in Mandarin (and even then....), but he'd be a good pull if they want to really pander to Greater China. But if they want to pander and get an actual actor, Wang Leehom would probably be a good choice.

Actually, if we're going hog wild, how about Andy Lau for Strange:

Pity it's good odds he'd never be able to actually pronounce "the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth".

# ? Oct 4, 2014 14:28

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

Andy Lau is 53. Ming-Na Wen over at SHIELD is 50. I guess that thing about Asians aging slowly is true.

You're right too about Leehom. He's the right age for what Marvel wants and he even worked with Hemsworth in this year's Michael Mann hacker movie Blackhat.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 14:46

Dead Snoopy: Mar 23, 2005

Harime Nui posted:

All of you, stop saying "argument" like you're talking about academic papers

You're not even speculating you're just throwing out names for who would be cool to be cast as Dr. loving Strange, Jesus loving Christ

Jesus loving Christ for Dr. loving Strange

# ? Oct 4, 2014 15:12

Slugworth: Feb 18, 2001; If two grown men can't make a pervert happy for a few minutes in order to watch a film about zombies, then maybe we should all just move to Iran!

Harime Nui posted:

All of you, stop saying "argument" like you're talking about academic papers

You're not even speculating you're just throwing out names for who would be cool to be cast as Dr. loving Strange, Jesus loving Christ

Liam Neeson already played Dr. loving-Strange 10 years ago.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 15:27

Timeless Appeal: May 28, 2006

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Chris Pratt wasn't well known, nor was Chris Hemsworth.

Basically they should get someone called Chris, since it's working out for them.

Hemworth wasn't necessarily well-known, but the guy was going to become famous either way. He received a surprising amount of attention for his brief role in Star Trek, and I think the Cabin in the Woods commentary mentioned how the studio was freaking about him when they saw the dailies. So, while you're technically right, he's not like Reeve who would have probably just stayed as a minor soap opera actor if it wasn't for Superman. Thor was the break that Hemsworth ended up with, but there would have been other ones. Same thing goes for Pratt. The dude's been a known entity for a while now, but he already starred in one of this year's biggest films before Guardians came out.

# ? Oct 4, 2014 15:39