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06-24-2004, 01:26 AM

Who would you have cast to play the characters in all of the Batman Movies? Plus, who would you cast to play characters that have not been portrayed in the movies, yet?

For me, I would have done it more like this:

Batman - George Clooney (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000123/)
Robin - Frankie Muniz (http://imdb.com/name/nm0005260/)
Batgirl - Laura Prepon (http://imdb.com/name/nm0696059/)
Nightwing - David Boreanaz (http://imdb.com/name/nm0004770/)
Alfred Pennyworth - Sean Connery (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000125/)
Ra's Al Ghul - Robert Patrick (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001598/)
Talia - Rena Sofer (http://imdb.com/name/nm0812133/)
Clayface - Arnold Schwarzenegger (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000216/)
Joker - Jim Carrey (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000120/)
Harley Quinn - Cameron Diaz (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000139/)
Penguin - Danny DeVito (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000362/)
Catwoman - Rena Mero (http://imdb.com/name/nm0581093/) (WWE Diva, Sable) (http://smackdown.wwe.com/superstars/sable/index.html)
Riddler - Robin Williams (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000245/)
Two Face - Alec Baldwin (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000285/)
Mr. Freeze - Vin Diesel (http://imdb.com/name/nm0004874/)
Poison Ivy - Angie Everhart (http://imdb.com/name/nm0004904/)
Bane - Glen Jacobs (http://imdb.com/name/nm0414417/) (WWE Wrestler, Kane) (http://raw.wwe.com/superstars/kane/index.html)
The Scarecrow - Christopher Walken (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000686/)
Commisioner Gordon - Sam Elliott (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000385/)

Let me know what you think of my list, and give me your list.

batmanfan123

06-24-2004, 08:07 AM

no gorge clooney sucked as batman

brokenstatue2001

06-24-2004, 10:36 AM

Well, I've been for Christian Bale for Batman ever since "American Psycho", so I'm fine with that casting.
As for the other characters...
I thought Jack Nicholson was great for the Joker, as with Jim Carrey as the Riddler. I think everyone is totally off target when it comes to Mr. Freeze though. For some reason, people think of him as muscle bound, when he's kinda, well, not. Strange as it sounds, I would have preferred Patrick Stewart for the role, bring a soul to the character that didn't know it had one. Bane was the true embarrassment for Batman's movie villains, totally missed the mark, and I could see Glen Jacobs doing it some justice, but remember, Bane is straight from South America, so he has to have an accent.

bottleHeD

06-24-2004, 11:30 AM

I like the Two-Face idea. Alec Baldwin fits the role like a glove. Tommy Lee screwed up so bad it makes me hurl...

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The Xenos

06-24-2004, 12:33 PM

Here's an idea, let's try not to cast Batman by who ever is on the covers of magazines at the supermarket this week. Screw Schwarzenegger and Carry. They had their thing and it rather sucked. Clooney, while eh could have worked, I think was even then a bit old for the part unless you are looking at like a current coninuity Batman. Even in a fantasy casting I think most of those are just off.

Plus please don't cast WWF members, especially for Catwoman. If anyone, cast The Rock as Bane. Bane isn't just muscle as that last film forgot, he is a decent stratgist who brought down Batman by breaking his mind as well. I think The Rock acutlaly shows some talent compare to other wretslers and action stars. Plus I can't think of any actors bulked up enough.

Oh and Sir Sean Connery would break you for suggesting he should play a butler.

-Xenos

kidcomix

06-25-2004, 12:03 AM

Well here's my dreamcast for any of the Bat films. Some already on film while others are a pipe dream. But it's fun to fantasize.

Bruce Wayne/Batman: Val Kilmer
Tim Drake/Robin: Daniel Radcliff
Dick Grayson/Nightwing: Jason Behr
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl: Lindsay Lohan
Alfred Pennyworth: Anthony Hopkins
Commissoner Gordon: Robert Redford
Selina Kyle/Catwoman: Angelina Jolie
Joker: Robin Williams
Harlequin: Lori Petty
Penquin: Danny Devito
Riddler: Jim Carrey
Scarecrow: Johnny Depp
Dr. Freeze: Patrick Stewart
Poison Ivy: Charlize Theron
Bane: The Rock

The Xenos

06-25-2004, 12:41 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by kidcomix:
Tim Drake/Robin: Daniel Radcliff
Dick Grayson/Nightwing: Jason Behr
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl: Lindsay Lohan<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

ACK! Even with Jason Behr inbetween there, (and I don't quite see him as Nightwing).. ACK! Stop watching Nickelodeon and find some real actors! True, before she becamse famous a friend suggested her for Carrie Robin (http://www.comics2film.com/DCG/DispArt.php3?f_id=470&f_ssn=&f_fooble=7), but now I think she's just overrated. And you went and cast her as Babs?! Ack! Plus I'm sure there are plenty of better canidates for Robin. I think Munez, as suggested above, is actually not bad as a young Robin. He might be getting a bit old now.

-Xenos

kidcomix

06-27-2004, 03:10 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by The Xenos:
I think Munez, as suggested above, is actually not bad as a young Robin. He might be getting a bit old now.

-Xenos[/B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Munez as Robin, spare me!!! He'll ruin the franchise just like Clooney did for Batman and Robin. I'm looking for the Tim Drake character to be younger and Daniel Radcliff fit the bill. If we're going to cast Babs as older, then Alicia Witt should make the ideal Batgirl. Red head, smart, pretty and talented. Maybe Behr as Nightwing was hasty but I couldn't think of anyone that would physically and emotionally handle the role. I needed someone to play opposite Val Kilmer. Perhaps Jake Gyllenhall. I don't know but if you can suggest someone younger for Robin, other than Munez, go for it.

brokenstatue2001

06-28-2004, 01:30 AM

As deeply rooted as Robin is in the whole Bat-mythology, I wouldn't include him(her, in some cases) in any future Batman flicks. Never really been a fan of him. Plus, I don't really think people should be watching Nickelodeon to look for the next Robin (Tim Drake or Stephanie Brown) if I were to do the casting for him, or her, I would go with an unknown who can be tough, possibly even studying martial arts. Face it, child stars should not be action stars, no matter how much people liked Frankie Muniz in those "Cody Banks" movies. If it were up to me though, I would try my best to get that kid from "Cabin Fever". Check out the DVD, look in Special Features under "Pancakes!", he kicks ass! By the time they get around to making a follow-up to "Batman & Robin", the kid might be old enough to play Tim Drake!

PS- "Batman Begins" is a prequel, therefore it doesn't "follow" the story of what happens after "B & R".

Zac

06-28-2004, 09:32 AM

Batman - Christian Bale
Killer Croc - Vin Diesel
Harley Quinn - Jamie Pressley (dunno if she could pull it off, but she looks the part methinks)
Mr. Freeze - Ralph Fiennes
Penguin - Danny Devito
Riddler - David Hyde Pierce
Mad Hatter - Martin Short

Zac

06-28-2004, 09:33 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by brokenstatue2001:
PS- "Batman Begins" is a prequel, therefore it doesn't "follow" the story of what happens after "B & R". <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's not a prequel either, it's completely out of continuity with the other films.

The Xenos

06-28-2004, 11:54 AM

Aw crap. i forgot Muniz was doing crpapy movies already. I keep thinking him only form Malcom in teh Middle. Also, I'm sure there are other young actors out there better for the role. He's acutlaly getting too old now for a young Robin. I just was saying that it wasn't a horrible suggestion the orignal poster made. Now that I think aoubt his other works, I'm not sure.

-xenos

kidcomix

06-28-2004, 02:10 PM

I see Batman Begins as a retelling of the mythos of Batman. Hopefully more serious and less campy as its predecessors. I'd like to see the angle if Bats actually was a real person today and not some hokey character as the previous films portrayed him as.

Sonic1002

07-01-2004, 09:08 PM

This post has flown the coop..

riverzombie

07-07-2004, 08:44 PM

robert england as scarcrow or toyman

CaptainAwesome

05-05-2005, 05:57 PM

Batman: Bale
Alfred: Caine is good
Gordon: Sam Elliot would be prime but Oldman should do good
Joker: Mark Hammil
Two-Face: Ray Liotta
Freeze: Antony Edwards
Riddler: Sam Rockwell
Harley Quinn: Britany Murphy

Jakerman

05-07-2005, 09:26 AM

Batman: would I have cast Bale? I dunno but I like him so Bale
Alfred: Patrick Stewart
Lt./Commishoner Gordon: Dennis Quaid
Joker: Alan Cumming
Riddler: David Hyde Pierce
Two-Face: Kiefer Sutherland
Mr. Freeze: Jason Isaacs
Bane: The Rock or Vin Diesel it would come down to which one does the best accent
Poison Ivy: Uma Thurman
Penguin: Danny DeVito
Catwoman: Jessica Alba

Sonic1002

05-07-2005, 10:25 AM

Majik1387

05-07-2005, 06:53 PM

My choices are:

Batman-Christian Bale or Stephen Dorff
Robin-Ricky Ullman
Batgirl-Lindy Booth
Nightwing-Kevin Zegers or Gregory Smith
Alfred-Anthony Hopkins

Comm. Gordon-Dennis Quaid
Renee Montoya-Jessica Alba or Jennifer Lopez

Joker-Jim Carrey
Harley Quinn-Tara Reid
Penguin-Danny DeVito(who else?)
Catwoman-Mia Kirshner or Ashley Scott
Two-Face-Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Riddler-Hal Sparks or Alan Cumming
Poison Ivy-Angelina Jolie or Milla Jovovich
Bane-The Rock
Mr. Freeze-Anyone besides Schwarzenegger
Scarecrow-Cillian Murphy
Killer Croc-Mickey Rourke or Bruce Willis
Toyman-Adrian Brody

The Xenos

05-07-2005, 08:52 PM

My biggest complaint about casting in Begins is Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone. Now I like the actor, but he doesn't look much like the character.

Ah, someone already made a comparison shot:
http://www.darkfocus.com/uppedpics/ftp/batmancarminefalcone.jpghttp://www.agalaxia.com.br/imagens/carmine_falcone.jpg

edit: Added the latter shot of him as the character. Now I can live with it and it can work in the film, but it jsut wasn't quite as good casting as others.

Also, another note, I don't think anyone would have thought of Oldman as Gordon. Yet damn if he doesn't look perfect in that role. I'm ver excited to finally see Jim Gordon done well on screen as much as I am for Batman.

-Xenos

DarrenJSeeley

05-08-2005, 07:33 AM

While to date I thought Michael Keaton made the best Batman/Bruce Wayne, I do think the casting of Bale is also an exellent choice. Who would I have cast? Jim Caviezel.

But as for other characters:

Joker: Denis Leary

Two Face: Russell Crowe

Mr Freeze: Bruce Willis

Robin: unknown/new actor

Batgirl: I'd prefer Alicia Silverstone (*she gets trashed a lot for B&R, but it wasn't her fault.) But someone suggested Lindsay Lohan. I think Lohan's going to be a more major actress in the years to come. But if I went late teens to early 20's I'd choose only one gal, and that's Scarlett Johannssen.

Catwoman: Andrea Parker

Zazaz: Tim Roth

Killer Croc: Dolph Lundgren.

Bane: Rock (not even a question)

Riddler: Jake Gylennhall

Mad Hatter: Chris Kattan

Gordon: Gary Oldman

Sonic1002

10-04-2005, 10:46 AM

I'm going to have to say that PEnguin needs to be Bob Hoskins...

Electrasguy

10-17-2005, 05:35 PM

Batman: Christian Bale
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/batman_begins/christian_bale/batman.jpg

Batgirl I (Babara Gordon): Sophia Bush
http://onetreehill-corner.com/ipw-web/gallery/albums/album15/sophia006.png

Catwoman: Monica Bellucci
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_focus/brotherhood_of_the_wolf__le_pacte_des_loups_/monica_bellucci/wolf.jpg

The Riddler: Johnny Depp
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/johnny_depp/factory3.jpg

Poison Ivy: Jaime Pressly
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/DAMCE/Jaime%20Pressly/jaime_pressly_fhm_10_jpg.jpg

Talia: Mia Maestro
http://us.ent4.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/abc/alias/mia_maestro/gal_andrewmacpherson2.jpg

The Xenos

10-18-2005, 09:45 AM

Monica Bellucci ... in a Catwoman outfit... wow. I think it'd be happy. One of the sexiest women in the world playing one of the sexiest female characters in comics.

No clue who Sophia Bush is, but she does look fitting for Babs. Though I would think in this more Year One setting she'd be younger. I'd also want Robin first and have them be about she same age, she'd be a bit older. Though certainly if Gordon hooks up with Essen in this next one, in the third one introcuding Babs would be perfect. (And dare I say the Mad Hatter plot from Haunted Knight would also be great!)

-Xenos

FireStormTrooper

10-18-2005, 10:38 AM

Keepers
======

BRUCE WAYNE : Christian Bale (seriously, has there been an actor so perfectly suited for a role before?)

ALFRED PENNYWORTH : Michael Caine (cuts a much better father figure than Michael Gough ever did)

JAMES GORDON : Gary Oldman (miles ahead of donut-chompin' Pat Hingle)

LUCIUS FOX : Morgan Freeman (1st live-action Lucius will be hard to top in the future)

Suggestions
========

THE JOKER : Paul Bettany looks the part, but can he play it in a terrifying manner (as opposed to over-the-top a la Nicholson)

HARVEY DENT / TWO FACE : Liev Schieber seems an excellent match for Bale

OSWALD COBBLEPOT / THE PENGUIN : Joe Pesci would be the most viscious gangster Batman ever faced

EDWARD NIGMA / THE RIDDLER : Adrian Brody would make for a cool intellect that would sharply contrast to Pesci's brash violence .... actually these two should start a mob war with each other in a future Bat-film

SELINA KYLE / CATWOMAN : Not sure, but whomever is cast, return the character to her gritty criminal self with former prostitute origins intact.

BANE : Vin Diesel or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, two of the only Hollywood muscleheads who can actually act.

KIRK LANGSTROM / THE MAN-BAT : Vincent D'Onfrio, the man was perfect for gruesome f/x and solid acting.

LADY SHIVA: Michelle Yeoh. No question.

Discards
======

ROBIN : Need Not Apply

BATGIRL : Need Not Apply

NIGHTWING : Need Not Apply

denjin

10-20-2005, 01:36 PM

Batman...Chrsitan Bale
Robin......who gives a fuck about robin????????
Joker..... A young Jack Nicholson circa Chinatown
Comm. Gordon....Gary Oldman
Alfred..Anthony Hopkins
Scarecrow... Nicholas Cage
Riddler....Chritopher Eccleston
Harvey Dent/Two face..... Alec Baldwin
Mr. Freeze...Ben Kingsley
Harrley Quinn.....Keira Knightly

effektdmentality

11-24-2005, 09:26 PM

my picks (a lot have been mentioned already):

Batman/Bruce Wayne: Christian Bale

Alfred: Michael Caine

Lt. Gordon: Gary Oldman

Robin/Dick Grayson (none of the other Robins): Gregory Smith (Everwood)

Batgirl/Babara Gordon: Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill)

Joker: Hugo Weaving (Matrix trilogy, V for Vendetta)

Catwoman: Monica Bellucci (Matrix Reloaded), Jaime King (Sin City)

Penguin: Danny DeVito (Batman Returns)

Riddler: Hugo Weaving (if not cast as the Joker), Johnny Depp (almost every successful Tim Burton film :D), Alan Cumming

Two-Face: Guy Pearce (Momento)

Mr. Freeze: Ben Kingsley (Suspect 0)

Poison Ivy: Famke Jannsen (sp?) (X-Men movies, Nip/Tuck)

Scarecrow: Cillian Murphy

Bane: big silent Hispanic dude from The Longest Yard has the look, dunno if he can portray Bane's strategist persona

Pod

11-24-2005, 09:33 PM

Gregory Smith for Robin?!?!! Never!!! :x As much as Nightwing is my favorite Batman story character is as much as I hate that casting. I seriously hate picturing him in the costume or even him fighting...(Small Soldiers)...And as for Hugo as Riddler, I can't see him do it...I can only leave it to Jim Carey and no one else! :lol:

Sonic1002

11-25-2005, 06:25 PM

Pod

11-25-2005, 09:09 PM

I can see Hugo Weaving being Joker very much so, actually... He has the sophisication, and yet he can go completely manic... Also, he can whoop ass!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/SonicManJosh/joker6.jpg

But can he whoop ass joker style? :lol:

It be funny if he went all agent smith in the movie...I remember his laugh...very smithy. :shock:

Majik1387

11-26-2005, 12:45 AM

KEEP:
Batman-Christian Bale
Alfred-Michael Caine
Luscious Fox-Morgan Freeman
Comm. Gordon-Gary Oldman
Scarecrow-Cillian Murphy

NOT ENTIRELY SURE
Joker
Harley Quinn

LEAVE OUT
Robin
Killer Croc
Mr. Freeze(No one can undo Arnold's doing)
Clayface
Man-Bat

INTRODUCE
Renee Montoya-Rosario Dawson
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/scan100614dz.jpg
Barbara Gordon(never becoming Batgirl)-Chyler Leigh
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/chyler_leigh_seductive_model_shot.jpg
Two-Face-Patrick Dempsey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/dempsey8_.jpg
Catwoman-Laura Prepon(trust me on this. it would work)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/laura4.jpg
Poison Ivy-Eliza Dushku(i like her for catwoman too though)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/05.jpg
Bane-The Rock(surprisingly he can act. i didn't know either)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/651.jpg
Riddler-Adrienne Brody(I'll settle having him in the movie but keep him away from Joker.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/jacket-10.jpg
Penguin-Brendan Gleeson
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Majik1387/batman%202/28_days_frank.jpg

P.S.
Renee Montoya is the hispanic detective who worked with Comm. Gordon in the animated cartoon series.
Brendan Gleeson is from 28 Days Later and Harry Potter 4, he's pretty short and British, he can pull off the British arms dealer(if that's what Penguin ends up being)

Pod

11-26-2005, 04:36 PM

My opinions on Majik's casting chioces.... 8) Don't worry, it's not that harsh :lol:

Renee Montoya-Rosario Dawson
-I don't know the character but Dawson can act so she's defintly good for the part, even when I don't even know what the part is. :lol:

Barbara Gordon(never becoming Batgirl)-Chyler Leigh
-Interesting chioce and I've seen her in Reunion(sp?) so i guess her being the daughter of him can work. And maybe she can be a wanna-be-cop instead of Batgirl.

Two-Face-Patrick Dempsey
-Very good chioce from the look of the picture you posted but I don't know if he'll turn the character into a dark serious one or a horrible one like in the first Two-Face shown on film.

Catwoman-Laura Prepon(trust me on this. it would work)
-Nahh, she should be Poison Ivy because she looks better than Eliza Dushku.

Poison Ivy-Eliza Dushku
-More of a Catwoman to me because the hair, face and body has that catwoman feel IMO.

Bane-The Rock
-The picture proves what your saying but I don't know if I could stand watching him in a batman movie, it'll be Arnuld all over again.

Riddler-Adrienne Brody(keep him away from Joker)
-From the picture he has that appeal of wanting to turn into Riddler but I still say keep him as Joker!! 8)

Penguin-Brendan Gleeson
-...No comment...really... :? :? :? I just...no idea.

Sonic1002

11-27-2005, 02:14 PM

Brendan Gleeson is 6' 2"... yes, that is taller than Bale.... nuff said.

Pod

11-27-2005, 02:22 PM

Brendan Gleeson is 6' 2"... yes, that is taller than Bale.... nuff said.

Yeah I was thinking he was taller than Bale and how would he even look as penguin? The guy really doesn't have any traits of pengy except for looking a bit pudgy if you kno what I'm saying.

Majik1387

11-27-2005, 03:08 PM

Brendan Gleeson is 6' 2"... yes, that is taller than Bale.... nuff said.

He looked short in the Harry Potter movie, that's why I thought of him.

Pod

11-27-2005, 03:33 PM

Brendan Gleeson is 6' 2"... yes, that is taller than Bale.... nuff said.

He looked short in the Harry Potter movie, that's why I thought of him.

Did he? He looked like he had a regular hieght. If Harry was taller than him in the movie then I would have thought he could work but no, he's too tall.

I leave Pengy only to Devito. 8)

Sonic1002

11-27-2005, 04:08 PM

i say that PEnguin should be either be Bob Hoskins or Jason Alexander.
Bob Hoskins has shown he can be like an underworld lord in Unleashed.
And Jason Alexander as Death was just chilling...

Pod

11-27-2005, 04:15 PM

i say that PEnguin should be either be Bob Hoskins or Jason Alexander.
Bob Hoskins has shown he can be like an underworld lord in Unleashed....

Yeah I totally agree on him having that feel of Pengy from Unleashed. He can have that new darker look and might actually beat the dark Pengy of Devito. (Wow...I can't believe I just said that.)

And Jason Alexander as Death was just chilling...

:lol: :lol: :lol: George as Pengy. Seriously though I've never seen him as Death so I really don't know what Jason looks like in his darker roles.

Sonic1002

11-27-2005, 06:16 PM

Pod

11-27-2005, 10:32 PM

:D Oh, Jason played Death in the short-lived, modern Twlight Zone.
http://us.ent4.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/upn/twilight_zone_photos/jason_alexander/twilight.jpg
http://us.tv1.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/upn/twilight_zone_photos/jason_alexander/twilight2.jpg

This is death?! Wow, those directors sure knew they were going down the toilet in no time. :lol:
Anyone every manip Goergy into Pengy? I would love to see that. 8)

CaptainSkeptic

11-28-2005, 07:44 PM

Batman: Bale
Robin: NO ROBIN!!!
Alfred: Anthony Hopkins
Gordon: Gary Oldman looks creepily accurate...
Azrael: Brad Pitt
Joker: Adrian Brody
Harley Quinn: Brittany Murphy
Freeze: Billy Zane
Catwoman: Angelina Jolie
Ra's al Ghul: Liam Neeson
Talia: Katie Holmes
Riddler: David Hyde Pierce
Clayface: Why not leave it with Ron Perlman?
Killer Croc: Vin Diesel
Poison Ivy: Gillian Anderson
Two-Face: Andy Garcia
Mad Hatter: Martin Short (Who I am shocked is 55 years old...)
Penguin: Jason Alexander
Scarecrow: Jeff Goldblum
Bane: Arnold "The Governator" Schwazzenager
Man-Bat: Edward Norton

This is about the best list of casting suggestions ofr Batman movies I have seen yet. The only points I disagree with is Hopkins for Alfred(he jsut doesn't seem to fit. Then again neither did Cained until I saw Begins so...*shrug*) and I don't like Gillian Anderson in ANYTHING. I doubt she could pull off the sultry Poison Ivy.

I also do not want them to bring in every second and thrid string character from the comic books such as Man-bat and the like. It is too crowded already with just the characters who are essential to telling Batman's story.

I am sticking by my suggestion of Matt Lilliard as the joker. If you read The Killing Joke, he is a dead ringer adn eh can act. Forget Scooby Do(though he was the only good thing about those movies) adn watch movies like Scream and SLC Punk. Lilliard could do the role justice. Nicholson sucked which was not his fault considering the script he had to woirk with and the overrated director and the fact that neither of them(Nicholson or Burton) had any interest in the movie but were offered ridiculous amounts of money to do it.

Sonic1002

11-29-2005, 03:55 PM

Pod

11-29-2005, 05:31 PM

And for you Bearpod:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/SonicManJosh/Penguincopy.jpg
A quick thing I did....

Wow great work! The glass eye feels like it should be on the other eye for a better look but man that nose! He can cut that rose just by wiggling his nose! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Now I'm starting to see the look of Pengy in Jason...wow his face really changed from the George look he had in the 90's. Maybe he can be the next dark Pengy...but then comes...The acting! Can he act like pengy? Or even...the voice?! :shock: The world may never know... :wink:

CaptainSkeptic

12-09-2005, 07:11 AM

Thank you for your kind words. ^_^
http://silverwolf137.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/lillard.jpeg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Jokerorig.png

I can definately see the resemblance you see, Capt. However, I'm not sure about just how good his acting can be... and the image of him as Shaggy is too deeply impornted into my brain.

Watch Scream(And SLC Punk as well). Lilliard can pull off psycho-comic. He is a good actor who happens to have done a couple questionable movies(Scooby Doo 1&2 namely). I never bothered watching more than a few minutes of the Scooby movies(IMO if they could not get Jeneanne Garofoulo to do Velma and someone better than Freddy Prinze jr. and Sara Michelle Geller, then tehy should not have bothered.), so I can see him as 'not-Shaggy' a little easier.

I think Brody could pull him off because He is he has an oscar (whcih proves he can act), fits the profile, and has already played a few crazy people... So... That's my thang!

An Oscar does not begin to prove someone can act though. Halle Berry won an oscar for a ridiculously poor performance in Monster's Ball and she was as flat as can be as 'Storm' in the X-films.
Brody is a good actor, I agree but I have never seen him pull off the sort of crazy that is needed for the Joker. The Joker is a former stand up comic so whomever plays him needs to be able to play, not just a stand up comic, but a comic who is not very good(as Jack) then becomes brilliant as the psychotic Joker with perfect delivery of gallows humor lines, while remaining somehow believable and not too over the top.

And for you Bearpod:
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Yeah, I have been plugging for Jason Alexander as Penguin since Begins was announced and the various "Who would you cast as..." threads started up over at "Coming Soon!" forums and what not. Physically he is as close as you can get to Penguin. I am not a fan of the character as he seems to lend to the campyness creeping back in to Batman but if they are going to have him, Alexander should be the one.