For a short while I subscribed to
Wizard Magazine way back when. Is it still published?
Anyway, it was pretty fun what they did...casting comic book movies etc, that is.
I don't know. First of all, I'm not totally clear on what qualifies as a super hero, and what does not. I know I'm already on record as wanting to see
Frank Miller's Ronin adapted to a (very cool) film. Does Ronin qualify as a super hero? Well, maybe not. But he is pretty super. He's like, a cyborg 'n' all. And also at least sort of telepathic and telekinetic? When he's injured his cyborgy parts heal and can reattatch and reconstitute etc. That's pretty super.
So, who would I cast to play
Ronin? First of all, if I was making it, the lead would be freaking Japanese, for God's sake! I mean, he could be an American-, Britsh-, Australian-, or whatever Japanese dude. But none of this baloney casting actors who are not of the same race as the characters on one of my films. But for that I have no clue. I'd have to see a casting call, and choose appropriately.
Well, maybe Halle Berry might be an obvious choice to play
Casey Mckenna. Again, beyond Halle Berry I have no clue. I'm sure there'd have to be a casting call, and we'd see who best fit the role.
Maybe Frances McDormand or Emma Thompson to play
Virgo.
Mr. Taggert. Not sure. Perhaps Guy Pearce. Or alternatively, I might like him to play
The Hippy. Then who would play Taggert? Maybe David Bowie. Other suggestions?
Agat. I'm not sure. Maybe John Hawkes, if he doesn't mind doing the motion capture CGI thing, and because I'm a fan and want to give him work, and am sure he'd do a stellar job giving life and character to Agat.
Who to play
Billy Challas? Tough one. Maybe Jeremy Piven. Maybe Wade Williams.
Peter Mckenna? Tough one! Racking my brain. Maybe a bit of a departure with Stanely Tucci.
Then for this film to be great, you'd need a slew of other great character actors.
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Gosh, what other super hero comics that I loved haven't already been made into a film?
Lucifer deserves an adaptation. But probably an HBO or a Showtime etc series.
I suppose I'm leaving super hero territory here, but I think I will continue.
Another mini-series I liked a lot was
Ted McKeever's Faith. Not at all mainstream, though. Could be a cool film, if the money came. But we're not talking blockbuster here. Too dark. Too nonconformist.
But hey, they did
X-Men, and they did it very well (well, not so much sequel 3). What I've been wanting, though, is a film or films with the Sentinels.
Rom!!!!!
Dawn: Lucifer's Halo is a comic book through and through. But there could be a cool adaptation in there. We're talking arthouse, though.
And I'm not very familiar with
Dr. Strange. But I think there could be a great adaptation there. Casting would be really important. Maybe Michael Fassbender. Maybe Christoph Waltz.
But I'm out of touch with recent developments in comic books. I've gone into the comic book shop, and it's cool, but I just feel mostly underwhelmed by most of the comics I browse --they're not films! Most of them are not challenging or very interesting. So there ya go. But some are and have been inspiring.