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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Left-to-right: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo), Jessica Chastain (she was almost Maya Hansen, does that count?), Idris Elba (Heimdall), George Clooney (no), Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm, Killmonger), Jared Leto (Joker), Lupita Nyong'o (Nakia), Naomie Harris (nope), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Léa Seydoux (nada).
It's only a matter of time for those remaining four so start fancasting.
Seriously, if I would've cast Clooney as anyone it would've been Justin Hammer.
edited 18th Aug '16 1:44:38 PM by KnownUnknown
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He'd have been sort of perfect for the old version of Nick Fury, actually. He'd have also made a good Purple Man if they'd went with his comics version where he'd already been working as a spy *before* he got his powers.
He's brought a lot to the table playing characters who only *think* they're cool in the past as well. I can totally picture his voice coming from the inside of Mysterio's bubble, for instance.
The obvious role is Nighthawk.
Ironically Seydoux was heavily rumored for the Gambit movie, though I think she later said the rumors were false.
edited 18th Aug '16 3:27:04 PM by comicwriter
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I could see that. Him as a classic Pierce Brosnan-esque spy, a gentleman thief, or a corrupt corporate executive (or, if not a villain, the rare good-aligned corporate executive) would work well.
But I get the feeling the MCU is done introducing new spy characters for a while, unless they're also supervillains. Clooney as Chameleon would be interesting, but I generally dislike it when a character who is supposed to have many faces is instead mostly portrayed by one big name star.
Though I think he would probably better fit an enemy for Ant-Man than Spider-Man.
edited 18th Aug '16 4:18:37 PM by KnownUnknown
On an entirely unrelated note to the Clooney discussion, do you guys think The Hood would make a good villain in a Spider-Man movie, or even as a character in a movie of his own?
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It's less uncaring and more that the appearance of either her, Gwen or (to a lesser extent) Betty was pretty expected, if true. I also expect one of the casted classmates to be Liz.
edited 18th Aug '16 5:55:46 PM by KnownUnknown
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Just out of curiosity, who is a reliable source for pop culture news?
But no one's excited to know who's playing her (assuming it's true)?
edited 18th Aug '16 5:57:04 PM by Spinosegnosaurus77
Peace is the only battle worth waging.Variety and Hollywood Reporter are the best. Joblo has also basically proven over the course of the last few movies that they have a genuine insider at Marvel to provide them with information. Deadline is good for breaking news but may be guilty of jumping the gun as a result. Comic Book News and Heroic Hollywood are really unreliable.
Edit: Just realized that MJ article is written by Umberto Gonzalez aka El Mayimbe who is notorious for pulling shit out of his ass and the main reason Heroic Hollywood is not reliable, including that time he claimed Iron Man was going to be in the first GOTG. So yeah, gonna wait until we have a proper source for this..
edited 18th Aug '16 6:19:51 PM by AlleyOop
Jon Watts said last month that Zendaya was playing a character named Michelle.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.

I would answer you, but in the middle of trying to identify each actor and actress, I happened to notice the dress in the bottom-right corner and am now having trouble forming coherent thoughts.
Also, it's easy to miss, but an NSFW-warning would be advisable due to that dress.
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