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Blech. If film adaptations of comic books have taught us anything, it's that you should cast relative unknowns in the roles. Not Naomi Watts or Ray Liotta.
Jake Gyllenhaal should have been cast as Spider-Man. He was closer to Spider-Man's age, had a more appropriate (stronger) voice, AND he cost much less. I mean, I think Toby Maguire does an okay job, but just because he has a similar look (to Spider-Man) doesn't mean he's right. I also think Kirsten Dunst was a very poor choice for Mary Jane. I like her, but for Mary Jane she's just not right.
Originally posted by Ben Moore Jake Gyllenhaal should have been cast as Spider-Man. He was closer to Spider-Man's age, had a more appropriate (stronger) voice, AND he cost much less. I mean, I think Toby Maguire does an okay job, but just because he has a similar look (to Spider-Man) doesn't mean he's right. I also think Kirsten Dunst was a very poor choice for Mary Jane. I like her, but for Mary Jane she's just not right.
Totally agree with the Kirsten Dunst choice.
Originally it was supposed to go to Alicia Witt I thought I had heard. I could say that she could have done a better job, but really a wet noodle could have done a better job. Just for anyone who doesn't know who she is
I feel the same way Queen. Just look at Jackman as Wolverine. If it were up to the fans, we'd have nothing but a bunch of look-a-like celebrities starring in comic book movies because fans are limited in their casting decisions and vote for the obvious candidates. In some cases (like Snipes) recognizable actors work, but most of the time they don't and they feel like caricatures of the characters they're playing.
Originally posted by The Elite Fetus In some cases (like Snipes) recognizable actors work, but most of the time they don't and they feel like caricatures of the characters they're playing.
I seem to remember qite a bit WTFing coming from the comic book crowd when the first Blade came out, seeing as how Blade is white in the comics (he and Whistler even made and apperence in the 90's Spidey cartoon.)
Not saying Snipes didn't make an awesome Blade, just even when a recognizable star is used it's also met with quite a bit "the hell?" type reaction.
Originally posted by Ben Moore You are greatly, GREATLY confused, sir. Blade has always been black and always will be black. Forever. Maybe you're confusing Blade with Kingpin?
You really should go read the old Blade comics again.
I wholeheartedly agree that unknown actors should be sought out rather than headliners. I'll never forget watching Tim Burton's Batman and thinking "There's Jack as the Joker again...". I was completely unable to get into the film thanks to that poor (imo) casting choice.
Granted, Nicholsen looked like the Joker, which is important, but the stardom overshadowed and lessened the character, and for me, the film.
Kinda like the shitty looking Green Goblin suit in Spiderman, but that's a rant for another day...
Originally posted by g-dude You really should go read the old Blade comics again.
The only contact I had with Blade was during that "Midnight Sons" storyline back in the early 90's, but he was definitely black at that point. Have to agree with Ben on this one.
Originally posted by scudd The only contact I had with Blade was during that "Midnight Sons" storyline back in the early 90's, but he was definitely black at that point. Have to agree with Ben on this one.
Blade first appeared in the late 70s/early 80s, and he was white. He wasn't a very popular character at the time, a little too "Punisher with vampires", so after a brief hiatus the character was brought back as black.
Also, the Spider-Man cartoon in the early 90s reflects Blade before his skin change. Check it out sometime.
Originally posted by g-dude Blade first appeared in the late 70s/early 80s, and he was white. He wasn't a very popular character at the time, a little too "Punisher with vampires", so after a brief hiatus the character was brought back as black.
Also, the Spider-Man cartoon in the early 90s reflects Blade before his skin change. Check it out sometime.
well, I will be guessing that the movie producers and Marvel were licensing the more recent, more popular version of Blade.
Originally posted by g-dude Blade first appeared in the late 70s/early 80s, and he was white. He wasn't a very popular character at the time, a little too "Punisher with vampires", so after a brief hiatus the character was brought back as black.
Also, the Spider-Man cartoon in the early 90s reflects Blade before his skin change. Check it out sometime.
Cool. I didn't know that. "Midnight Sons" was crap, anyway.
He actually first appeared in the early seventies and was introduced as a kind of "blaxploitation" character (like that of the blaxploitation movies at the time). In fact, before he was a vampire hunter he was a private detective...kind of like Shaft.
I'm sorry that you're wrong and all, but it's really not that big a deal. You'll get past this, I promise. Just stop pretending black people are white!
You do know that black people are not the color "black", right? They're more of a brownish color. All shades of brown in fact. Light, medium, dark. It just depends on the person.