![]() ![]() ![]() Saldana as possible: good decision, people. Speaking as someone firmly in favor of seeing as much of Ms. Speaking of that green skin: the filmmakers specifically wanted her to act in green body makeup, as opposed to using screen-capture and CGI to make her look more alien. And while Elba acquitted himself nicely with his brief appearance in the otherwise not-so-great Spirit of Vengeance, his work as Heimdall shows why it’s worth getting A-list talent for even the smallest roles in your film.įor Marvel: Gamora (in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy)īetter role : Okay, so did the guys at Marvel Studios just pick up a copy of The Losers and decide to hire the entire cast for their own projects? After landing the role of a lifetime twice in 2009 with Star Trek and Avatar, Saldana was cast as Aisha, a “beautiful operative with her own agenda,” in The Losers. A few years later, she played Gamora, another Action-Oriented Badass You Do Not Want to Cross, Green-Skinned Division. While all the actors on the Losers set gave it their all, the film received mixed reviews and just barely made back its production costs, probably because audiences saw it as yet another mindless, explosion-happy action film. But when the Academy shows his highlight reel in the future, you can guarantee the first thing we’ll see is that elevator scene from Winter Soldier because my God that was some damn fine filmmaking right there.įor Marvel: Moreau (in 2012’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) and Heimdall (in the Thor film franchise)įor DC: William Roque (in 2010’s The Losers)īetter role : Like Evans, Elba can claim more than one role in a Marvel movie while also putting in an appearance in The Losers as Roque, playing the team’s explosives expert. Again, we only have a trailer to go by, but I’m going to pre-emptively declare next year’s Deadpool as his best comic-book work, if only because (a) he’s made a point of saying it’s not the same Deadpool we saw briefly in the disappointing X-Men Origins film and (b) let’s face it, that is one damn funny trailer, even with that groan-inducing “no green suits” line.įor Marvel: Human Torch (in 2005’s Fantastic Four and its sequel) and Captain America (in the Avengers film franchise)įor DC: Jake Jensen (in 2010’s The Losers)īetter role: Before he pulled on his first pair of star-spangled shorts but after he said “Flame on!” for moviegoers, Evans put on a pair of glasses and played the wisecracking computer guy in 2010’s The Losers, an adaptation of DC’s Vertigo series about a group of covert operatives who are on the run after a botched mission. Not that it was Reynolds’s fault he was perfectly cast as the cocky test pilot who’s drafted to join an intergalactic peacekeeping force. But the movies he’s been in so far have failed to live up to their potential, with Green Lantern being a particular disappointment. I love that story, that character, and the fact that it got fucked up the way it did stays with me.”įor Marvel: Hannibal King (in 2004’s Blade: Trinity) and Deadpool (in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine and 2016’s Deadpool)įor DC: Green Lantern (in 2011’s Green Lantern)īetter role: Reynolds is a likeable guy with the kind of face and physique that makes him an ideal choice for comic-based movies… which is probably why he stars in so many of them (add to this list his role in the forgettable RIPD). As he once said in a Playboy interview: “The only movie I actually regret is Daredevil. That said, I’m going to predict good things from Affleck in Dawn of Justice, if only because he’s no doubt eager to make people forget about his other superhero role. ![]() I’m going to go out on a limb and say Affleck’s acting wasn’t the reason why 2003’s Daredevil gets a bum rap there were a lot of mistakes with that film’s tone, look and script that the creators behind DD’s Netflix series thankfully didn’t repeat. Superman: Dawn of Justice)īetter role: Hard to say, considering so far we only have his brief appearances as Bruce Wayne and an armored-up Batman in a movie trailer to assess his portrayal as the Caped Crusader. ![]() 24 Actors Who Have Played Characters in Films Based on Both Marvel and DC Propertiesįor Marvel: Daredevil (in 2003’s Daredevil)įor DC: Batman (in 2016’s Batman v. ![]()
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