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The Movie Blog’s Picks For The New Fantastic Four Cast
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John Campea
With the announcement that Fox if going to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise (a move that I actually think is a pretty good one) I’m sure a lot of us have been thinking (prematurely) about who the studio should cast in the iconic roles. I’m no exception. I’ve actually thought for a long time about alternative casting for Fantastic Four since I’ve always thought the movies were miscast in the first place (not that all the cast did a bad job… no at all… Thing and Torch were actually pretty good… but still not my first picks for casting). So now, for your approval and debate, I present to you The Movie Blog’s choices for casting in the new Fantastic Four movie! DOCTOR DOOM - CHRISTOPH WALTZWHY? Some people loved Inglourious Basterds, and some hated it… but almost everyone agreed that the very best element of the film was the fantastic performance of Christoph Waltz as the film’s main antagonist. In my mind he’s perfect for Doom. He can turn on an aura of power very quickly and convincingly. His natural charm is fear inducing… not the mention the guy can just flat out act. For my money, this man is your new Doctor Doom. WHY NOT? The only thing I can think of is that he’s not a very physically intimidating presence. However, since he’d be in the armor most of the time, that’s not really a huge issue to me. The runner ups I’d also consider:
SUE STORM - YVONNE STRAHOVSKIWHY? There are three things to consider here. First of all, she just looks the way I’ve always sort of envisioned Sue Storm looking. Maybe a little bit young, but aside from that, when I’ve pictured Sue Storm in my head before, she’s what I’ve seen. Second, she is DYNAMITE to look at. Dear sweet heavens, when I see her I feel like I need private time. But most importantly the girl has game. On TV’s “Chuck” she pulls off sexy and funny and can do physical action as well as Jennifer Gardner ever did on Alias. For these reasons and more, she is EASILY my top pick for Sue Storm. WHY NOT? As i alluded to earlier, the one knock I have against her in the role right now is age. Grated, she certainly doesn’t come across any younger than Alba, but if she had just a couple of more years I’d call her “perfect”. The runner ups I’d also consider:
MISTER FANTASTIC - RALPH FIENNESWHY? For me, whoever plays Mister Fantastic has to first and foremost be a great actor, because as the leader of the team he’ll probably carry as much or more screen time and dialog than any other character in the movie. He also has to be able to pull off slightly nerdy while not quite being a total looser geek (like in the first two movies). He must have a strong side to his mild disposition. Ralph Fiennes meets all these qualities and more. On of the best actors in the business today, I have no doubt he’d make a remarkable Mister Fantastic. WHY NOT? The only possible potential problem I see could be the accent. He’s have to pull off a totally natural and smooth American accent. Other than that, totally no drawbacks here. The runner ups I’d also consider:
THE THING - MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCANWHY? Let’s see… an Oscar nominated actor with that kind of size, physical presence and that voice. This is a no brainer to me, Duncan is the guy. Yes, I also heard the rumor that he might be black… but who cares? Being white or black isn’t an essential part to his character anyway… and besides… he’ll be Orange most of the movie. WHY NOT? He might almost be TOO big. Not for “Thing”, but for Grimm. Meh, something I think we can all easily overlook. The runner ups I’d also consider:
THE HUMAN TORCH - CHRIS PINEWHY? This guy really impressed me (and a lot of other people) with his performance in Star Trek. He’s got a great maturity about him, but still that side that could completely be Johnny Storm. He’s got the perfect look for it… and he could easily pass himself off as Yvonne Strahovski’s brother. He can do comedy and deeper stuff and action… and… well… he’s my guy for Johnny Storm. The runner ups I’d also consider:
So there you have it folks. My selections for the new fantastic Four cast. I know it’s not filled with big HUGE names, but with this cast I think you’d have the building blocks for a winner. I mean… it wouldn’t mean anything if the script sucked… but at least you’d have the tools to make a good movie out of it. So start the discussion. How would YOU cast the fantastic Four reboot? And please… for the love of humanity… understand that you CAN NOT bring back the same actors for reboots, so don’t mention Michael Chiklis or Chris Evans please. This post was written by :
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