7. Justice League Dark
Guillermo del Toro is said to be developing a Justice League Dark movie for Warner Bros., although the status of that since the release of Pacific Rim (which really didn’t make that much of an impact with critics or at the box office) is currently unknown. Regardless, his unique take on this unique cast of characters – which includes the likes of Swamp-Thing, John Constantine and Zatanna – would definitely be something to see, especially as the filmmaker showed what a great eye he has for the weird in the two Hellboy movies. Just as Marvel are hopefully planning on exploring the supernatural side of their universe with Doctor Strange, Justice League Dark would open up a whole new world for Warner Bros.’ DC Comics adaptations.
Flash should be played by Bradley Cooper who has the natural jokey vibe of Flash plus he has experience with both comedic and serious roles.
Green Lantern (John Stewart, NOT the guy suggested in this article) should be played by Idris Elba. Elba is an excellent actor who looks the part down to a T and the right writing can make any character interesting, so that’s not an issue.
Wonder Woman should be played by Jaimie Alexander who has the look and the experience playing the similar character Sif in the Thor movies. She just needs a tan.
Aquaman should be played by… I’m not sure. Who’s a great blonde actor with a beard? I would’ve named Russell Crowe as a good choice but he’s neither blonde nor available to play two characters in the same universe. I do think Aquaman should be Crowe’s age, though. I can’t imagine the king of Atlantis otherwise.
Martian Manhunter… I have no clue. Anyone have any suggestions?
@disqus_cSmFg6Ffp1:disqus How about the most blonde guy of hollywood Brad Pitt for Aquaman?
Martian Manhunter, well I can see Vin Diesel justifying this role, but since he is now in Marvelverse, how about Matthew McConaughey?
you have 2 marvel actors listed there though. DC is gonna want to separate the actors
Since when have they cared about sharing actors? You forget about Ryan Reynolds?
Not sure about any of those, really. Brad Pitt doesn’t seem Aquaman-ish in my head and Vin Diesel could look the part for MM but he’s a pretty bad actor. Then again, isn’t MM pretty much emotionless? I guess it could work fine then. Also Marvel and DC have shared actors before (Ryan Reynolds and Ben Affleck most notably).
Oh and most recently, Ben Affleck.
After some consideration, I actually could see Brad Pitt as Aquaman. I need to Google what he looks like with a full beard lol
If they can get a great team of writers and a great director (Ridley Scott comes to mind for some reason) and someone with the visual genius of Zack Snyder, I can see an Aquaman movie starring Brad Pitt turning out amazing. It could actually end all the Aquaman jokes and earn DC enough money to help fund the (hopefully) inevitable Justice League movie.
Vince made the movie a hit in the show Entourage
I, personally, would like to see Hal Jordan in the first JL movie. To me he is the quintessential Green Lantern. I won’t mind seeing Ryan Reynolds again, actually. He wasn’t a problem with the GL movie. Martian Manhunter has to be CGI(a la Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen). Idris Elba could play his human form. He has the build, the wise voice. He would be perfect!
I respectfully disagree. For one I think John Stewart would be better because it at least diversifies the team (aside from the ALIEN lol). I thought Ryan Reynolds was TERRIBLE. I can’t take him serious and Bradley Cooper as Flash could easily cover the comic relief, and much better in my opinion. Idris Elba would bring the wise-ness and sense of responsibility that a Green Lantern is supposed to have. As far as Elba for Martian Manhunter, I’m not sure his voice would be best. I think Vin Diesel would be good like Mohit Kumar above suggested. He could both play Martian Manhunter’s more human form (with CGI stepping in for his true martian form) and give the Manhunter a distinct, deep voice. Then again, Diesel’s accent doesn’t quite suit who MM is supposed to be. Idk lol