Thursday, April 11, 2019

Gargoyle and Martian Manhunter



It is being reported that Idris Elba will not be playing Deadshot in the new Suicide Squad movie from James Gunn after all, but rather an all new character.  While I am interested to see who that will be, I think that DC is missing out on a perfect opportunity to cast him as the Martian Manhunter at some point.  Hes got the physicality, acting ability, gravitas and voice to really bring J'Onn J'Onzz to life.
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15 comments:

  1. AirDaveApril 11, 2019 at 6:13 AM

    Y'know, I could see Idris Elba as J'onn J'onzz!

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  2. AnonymousApril 11, 2019 at 8:38 AM

    For tomorrow, maybe the Avengers (Marvel Comics) could share a cover with the Avengers (the British agents).

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  3. CarycomicApril 11, 2019 at 9:03 AM

    Or they could simply use mo-cap of Michael Berryman and a voice-over by Carl Lumbly.

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  4. Bob GreenwadeApril 11, 2019 at 10:12 AM

    Now that you mention it, Idris would be great as J'Onn. It'd be loads of fun to see him this way in a solo movie. Such a film would be a great way to tease a Justice League sequel.

    Since Idris apparently isn't being cast in that role, and since it'd probably require a lot of performance capture, maybe they could use Andy Serkis. Like Idris Elba, it's not like the MCU's going to be making much use of him soon.

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  5. WolfhammerApril 11, 2019 at 1:00 PM

    The SUPERGIRL show on CW has a lot of problems that I won't go into here, but the MARTIAN MANHUNTER character is one of the things they got right.

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  6. Andrew D.April 11, 2019 at 5:44 PM

    Idris Elba as the Bronze Tiger?

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  7. jack-elApril 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    Wolfuammer and AirDave,
    what no love for Smallville's Phil Morris as our favorite Manhunter???

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  8. jack-elApril 11, 2019 at 7:50 PM

    oops...
    sorry, Wolfuammer...
    i has fat fingers...
    my bad...

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  9. AnonymousApril 11, 2019 at 7:59 PM

    @Jack-EL: my favorite Manhunter is Paul Kirk. ;-)

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    1. AnonymousApril 14, 2019 at 7:48 AM

      Above anon, you only needed to wait three days. Great service! https://braveandboldlost.blogspot.com/2019/04/manhunter-and-captain-kirk.html?m=1

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  10. jack-elApril 11, 2019 at 8:26 PM

    it happened again....
    so very sorry, WOLFHAMMER...

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  11. Bob GreenwadeApril 11, 2019 at 9:45 PM

    jack-el: I thought Phil Morris did an awesome job as the Martian Manhunter, and I wish I could've seen more of him on Smallville. (Judging from the clips I've seen, he's not half bad as Silas Stone, either.)

    And a PS: I'm only half-joking about Andy Serkis, above. It's a departure from recent tradition/canon to cast a white guy as J'Onn, but I think he'd do a good job at it.

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  12. AnonymousApril 12, 2019 at 1:32 AM

    Surely you'd have a green guy as J'onn J'onzz.

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  13. CarycomicApril 12, 2019 at 12:46 PM

    Like, say, a green CGI of Michael Berryman?

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  14. CarycomicApril 12, 2019 at 12:49 PM

    I mean, he is the only actor in Hollywood physically built like a DC Martian!

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