8 Actors Who Haven't Been Shortlisted for a Superhero, But Should Be
These days, it seems that every actor in Hollywood has made the shortlist for a new superhero movie -- and that could be a liability for the onslaught of comic book movies to come, since casting directors are always on the hunt for the hot new up-and-comer, not the guy who got cut before his final Captain America screen test. With that in mind, then, Movieline has assembled a list of eight men who are superhero-ready, yet haven't been named as a close contender for any past roles. (Though if casting directors are willing to think outside the box, we've got more than a few non-white suggestions, too.)
Jon Hamm
Studios always aim young when they're signing a superhero, because they want that actor to be good to go for at least 10 years of sequels (should it come to that). The problem with that line of thinking? It deprives us of John Hamm as Superman. Admit it: your ticket would already be bought.
Steven Strait
Don't hold the fact that Strait starred in Roland Emmerich's dud 10,000 BC against him -- there's only so much a man can do when he's dressed up in a loincloth and being shouted at by the director of Godzilla. Though Strait has the looks and build of an action hero, he can actually act (just check him out in the current indie smash City Island). Some enterprising casting director should give him a shot and let him fulfill the promise he showed in the teen superpowers movie Sky High.
Chris Pine
Pine's already got the Star Trek franchise, so you'd think he wouldn't want to line up another... except that he's also attached to play Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in a new series of films for Paramount. If Pine really doesn't mind signing his life away on sequels, it's hard to argue that he wouldn't have made a compelling, charismatic Captain America.
Nicholas Hoult
How did this UK import not make the heavily British shortlist for Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot? He's cute enough to please teen girls, but believably geeky enough to embody Peter Parker.
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Ryan Gosling was on the shortlist for Green Lantern, and rebuffed every attempt to get him in the role
This also doubles as a "Celebrities I'm allowed to cheat with" list.
Paul Wesley actually would have made a good Edward Cullen (is that an oxymoron?)
Dibs on Paul Wesley, Alex Pettyfur, and Steven Strait
I think it's Pettyfer, but somehow '' Pettyfur '' seems just right.
Ifyaknowwhattahmean,heh.
I'm saying I'd like to have sex with him. That's it really.
I heard that Alex Pettyfer refuses to ride in elevators. As odd as it sounds if that's true, I think we can cross most super heroes roles off the list for him.
Just imagine the annoyed crew waiting as he climbs seventy floors to pose on the edge of a roof Batman style for a shot.
Actually, let's leave Tom Hardy out of the superhero genre, and keep him in hard R-rated stuff like _Bronson_ where he gets to show off his...uh...acting chops (and what lovely chops they are).
Mmmmmm... Tom Hardy.
Not to get all spoilery here, but Alex Pettyfer basically is playing a Superhero in I Am Number Four.
Ryan Gosling did play a super hero - he was Hercules in Young Hercules, which aired 50 of 51 episodes from September 12, 1998 to May 12, 1999.
I thought I had heard Hamm's name floating around for Captain America there for a while, before Evans got it.
LOL, Oh yeah you really did pick some good ones
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Really bad.
first of lets keep this serious... queers stop commenting. Jon Hamm as superman is the most retarded think i have every heard. the author of this article should probly keep his opinion to himself... brondon rouche was a great superman as was christopher reaves...i hate when dumb people say stupid things... jon hamm just looks retarded...
I hate dumb people who go and call people retarded, but can't even spell half the sh*t they're saying.
Ryan Gosling has already played a few roles in... nevermind, that was Ben Foster. Is it just me or do those two look quite similar?
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They all look like metrosexual nancy boys.
Personally I think Hollywood needs to stop worrying about "bankable" actors and actresses and cast unknowns. Look at how some of the best 1980s movies starred relatively unknown actors at the time.
In summary, spend less money on actors and more on writers.
Ryan Gosling as Edward Nigma (the Riddler) in the next Batman film would be inspired in the way Heath Ledger was for the Joker. Play him as the opposite of the Joker in a character sense. Obsessive compulsive control freak who knows all the angles and keeps you guessing but in a coldly distant way instead of in a no holds barred "blow it all to hell" way. His motivation is control of the situation while his look would be something like Ralph Fiennes from the unwatchable Avengers movie (british derby hat, coat, bow-tie, and cane).
Tell me that wouldn't be awesome.
I agree with some of these, but Alex Pettyfer?
That kid is a horrible actor, have you seen Stormbreaker? He's painfully bad to watch.
Bad choice. Very Bad choice.
Uh no. I wouldn't want a single one of those clowns as a superhero in any movie. They are already screwing over cpt america with a turd of an actor.
Only men? Seriously? There are no actresses you think should be super-heroes?
Veg and Alex Stockwell have it right. The title of this article should be "8 White Men We Think Should Be Superheroes, Because God Knows There Aren't Enough Opportunities For Them."
Hasn't Tom Hardy won a role that Sam Worthington was vying for? And you know Sam Worthington only goes for superhero roles.
And leave Jon Hamm out of this list, he's fit for comedy. He should be making movies written by Tina Fey for the rest of his life. 😀
I guess all superheroes are white males, huh?
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