"IDEAS" for future Fantastic 4 Movies

yep eckhart is too old. and i wouldn't say your pick has the voice for the Thing, his voice is too comical.

Kate Bosworth is an excellent pick, truly brilliant dude, as for the human torch, how about Jamie Bell (the guy from Jumper), i think he could carry on well from where chris evans left off and bring something extra to the role. Not sure about eva mendes dude, although i do love the pic (right click and save As).

Well i hate FF! But i like your ideas for introducing Panther and Namor into the movies..The 2nd FF movie was better because of Silver Surfers presence.

I also like alot of your cast picks..but i agree with Shaman about recasting Torch and Thing..But i think Bosworth would make a great Sue Storm..she was a bit too drab as Lois lane but she didnt actually ACT badly in Superman Returns, which is more than i can say for Jessica "oak tree" Alba in the FF movies. And anyone would be better than that tool Joan Gryfyth as Reed..even though it really is a thankless role to try to bring any kind of audience identification to.

As for the others, well i would need to see Grievoux in something wer he was required to do more than growl and look fierce before i would cast him as Cage. And Statham im not going to go into how much i hate the man. Mendes could pull off Elektra (and i wouldnt mind her pulling me off either!..sorry) but id rather someone taller and a bit more athletic looking like Beckinsale but with acting ability! Its a hard one (just like my..no wont go there!)

I love the rest, Butler would be a great Thor and Brosnan, although im not a huge fan, would be a good Strange. Oh and Shaman check out a movie called In America to see how fierce Hounsou can be!

Cool, i didn't see that one yet. I had noticed from the trailers of "Push" that he seemed to be lacking in that performance but i'll have to check that one out Roar, thanks :)) He is a better rounded actor than White but i wasn't aware of concrete fierceness ability from his part yet.

As for Sue, the character itself doesn't leave much room for liberty from actresses. I'm not too found of Alba but she did as fine as anyone could as Sue also meaning that Bosworth would be just as good as Alba but not better... I really don't think it would be a possibility with that character.

By the way Face, now that's a kickass avatar you got there! I'm sure Roar can attest beign himself a huge fan of The Question.

And what we're saying Crush is not because we're against your ideas because it's been two articles now that it would seem that we are on your case but it is said in all constructive non biased criticism :)

Actually Reed's purpose was to be supposedly "super-smart" but he always ends-up being a total douche. And there are countless characters that are already smarter than he is.

Banner
Doom
Pym
Stark
Leader
Parker
Connors
Octavius
Xavier
Forge
Lencher (Magneto)
Whistler LOL

And that's just in the Marvel universe!!!

No offense boys,debates only make us stronger people,I enjoy the feedback!

and Shaman believe me although this might be my first crack at casting characters I did put some thought into it! more than you think,I also consider myself a huge movie buff & I realize that you are some sort of "master" of casting around these parts !!but also I want to make my presence felt on CBM !

See the thing with FF is not that their the first family,but a family I know teams like X-men would call themselvs a family...but FF are a family for real I think thats what I can relate to the most with them,not all their powers but the family aspect: a brother & sister relationship,a married couple & a guy and his bestfriend all in wich have problems aside from their transformations.they react the same way most of us would react,if changed:Torch wants to show off his "gift",Thing is embarrassed & ashamed,Reed trys his hardest to come up with a cure,not for him but to make his family "normal" again(before they embraced it)
I can't think of another superfamily like the FF(don't say the Incredibles) it's not that the FF suck it's whatever writter that writes for them sucks donkey balls.

As for Alba she was good, but what I think is that not only does Bosworth look the part, I think Sue should be played like she is small & timid,kinda playing the background,that way when she did do something big you would be like "wtf she did that!?!" - although I can't vouch for her body of work,I can most deffinitly vouch for her body. but whatever, shit I'd be cool if Jenna Jameson played Sue Storm(or with herself)

ok so Chris Evans saved the movies! you have to believe that the writters gave him the best parts than,a couple of things: I think he looked the part & he sounded good saying all the one-liners but...my "logical explanation" two things 1.Jake Gyllenhaal is 10 times the better actor & 2. go read this interview he says that if they dont make another one then he would be happy to walk away: that dont mean that he wouldnt do another it, just means he dosnt care...so if you dont care about it,bye bye.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/21/human-torch-chris-evans-says-fantastic-four-3-will-probably-not-happen/

as for chiklis,I liked him too I thought he was real good actully.Now in Kevin James's deffence don't just limit him as a "funny" guy,sure his background is stand-up & his fortay is comedy but he is an Actor & Actors like challenges,I always thought Thing was funny in his own way...like he's so big & tough but when Torch cracks a joke he gets his feelings hurt...a bit of a pushover I see Kevin James in the same light.James wouldnt need to get to dramatic.I don't think chiklis's voices regularly sounds like Thing's he tries to sound like that...and I don't think you guys have heard James try !& you said one time that Thing could never be Hulk...no one can be Hulk! I like big softies like Thing but don't get it twisted I mean he may lose but he ain't scared(like most) to fight the Hulk.

I dont even care what you guys say about Barry Pepper as Mr.(not so)Fantastic,'cause I hate Reed Richards I just threw him in there,in the next movie they should have Reed die in the hands of Doom & then rename the group Fantastic 4 minus 1.

Dolph Doom just sounds right !

Jesus Christ, Shaman are you serious Djimon Hounsou's not fierce anuff lol I'll take it you've never seen a little movie by the name of "Gladiator" haha or even "Blood Diamond" & Black Panther is cool,calm & collective most of the time, he's a f**kin' King,Kings don't act nuts.

I dont really like Namor, so I don't care...but Hugo has Namors face & the actting chops...& he's getting old, Duhamel is a rising star, but as much as I'd like to see an underwater superhero movie,I don't want to see any half-naked guy swimming around for an hour & a half.

Shaman, here's where you went wrong, I would love to cast a talented young asian actor in the role of Iron Fist but see Iron Fist is NOT asian lol I can't belive that just because Iron Fist use's Martial Arts that you think he is Asian.His real name is Danny Rand & he has blonde hair & blue eyes lol if I was Asian I might be upset with you ! I'm sorry but Statham is Iron Fist !
and yeah I actully thought Michaelangelo's acting was better then Robin Shou in TMNT !!

Elektra...trust me I don't want to see an Electra movie but Mendes is perfect she does comicbook movies,she is sassy like elektra should be played and shes thick, in the right places: what would you believe more getting attacked by one of those skinny no-name 90 pound girls you mentioned or getting round-house kicked by Eva Mendes ? OK I know they arn't no-name actors but Rhona Mitra's the only latino that you listed & Elektra's Latino she needs to be played by someone spicy.

Wentworth Millir is badass I don't care what Ghost Rider he is, he could be on a horse for all I care.


Buttler is Thor..I mean Buttler is a f**kin' beast & he can act I don't care what anyone says I can hear Buttler sreaming "FOR ASGARD"

It's hard to talk about someone as big as Cap or Spidey or Wolverine,'cause it's all one's perspective see where some people might look at Captain America as young & willing, I would like to see him as older & beat-up(but still givin' it)I'd like to see him like Batman in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns you know all grizzle looking.He should represent america, he embodys it..like they (hollywood) might want to make the movie all squeaky clean,apple pie & baseball,but the states have done some f'd up things & the rest of the world looks at them diffrently now,its not the people, just the people in power(things will change with Obama in charge).So f**k doing the Orgin story as a whole movie, show some of it at the begining then get into now at day's like he's sick of the govenment's dirty tricks,but feels that he has to keep defending the country he loves.
Eckhart's perfect he can be dark but he can be holsome,and look he's got blonde hair,blue eyes & that super hero chin.that's Cap.


- C.R.U.S.H. the Ego has Spoken !(Typed)

Believe me crush, i'm not trying to get any monopoly here. I normally successfully cast characters in the "majority's" interest but we can't please everyone. And i'm not perfect at all as i do make mistakes like i did in my spider-man and superman articles. Also like i did with Iron-Fist.

The reason i thought Iron Fist was asian is that i actually saw him in a comic (over like ten years ago)where i believe he took off his mask and looked very much like bruce lee. He was waring his green outfit and had his yellow mask in his hands and actually looked asian. It could have been a poser or a replacement or something like that i really don't recal but it was the first time i had picked up an iron fist comic. In fact i'm not even sure it was his comic but he was part of one. I of course had to "edit" my previous post or else we wouldn't have heard the end of it. Putting my obvious error aside, sorry to everybody, it would make Statham ideal for the part. I agree with that choice.

All the "developement" you mentionned about FF was included in the first FF movie which wasn't half bad. It wasn't fresh or original but it was good ol' FF for ya. It really didn't warrent a sequel though. The reason for the sequel was to incorporate Silver Surfer and Galactus in a hollywood movie and they miserably failed. I myself enjoyed Silver Surfer because i am a fan but i can obviously see how average movie goers didn't connect. And if you do look at any other FF project, the only development they brought is when Sue turned evil. Other than that it's always the same shtick and doesn't belong on the big screen. I said it once before i believe somewhere, the movie industry doesn't have any room for "not bad" movies. They need to be all great and surpass their predecessors. FF will always fall short in that department.

I like your take on Sue, having added that in your article, i probably wouldn't have mentionned anything about Bosworth. If she is played in that manner, it could bring a fresher take on her character. And Bosworth might be able to do it. I don't think it's that much of a monumental thing to play where as Lois Lane is a very very complex character.

And yes i saw Gladiator and in no way was he ever fierce in that movie. It's not because he fights with other gladiators that it makes him fierce, it's how he does it with facial expressions and movement. He ain't fierce but then again, i haven't seen "In America" or "Blood Diamond" yet. But Gladiator, Ahmistad and the trailer for Push didn't impress me at all in that department. Black Panther is a king for his people and remains cool as king (i'm not saying he should be fierce in front of his subjects or when he talks to his mother) but on the battle field as Black Panther he is supposed to be a fierce and fearless fighter, overwhelming his oponents with prowess. I just really don't see Hounsou pull that off naturally with ease... yet. If BP was the same "gladiator" but with a simple panther outfit on, it would suck ass and bomb at the box office. Best example of a suck ass BP is in the second animated movie of Ultimate Avengers.

Rhona Mitra pulls off a cold killer's kick ass attitude naturally which is manditory for Elektra's role where as Mendez has trouble convicingly ...acting. She sucks. And looks can be altered. Mendez's performances in 2 fast 2 furious as well as in Ghost Rider was horrible and bad enough to make me not want to see another movie with her in it. So i won't be watching The Spirit unless it's on tv and that there's nothing better playing at the same time.

I had Karl Urban down for Thor but Buttler would be great. I'd be a happy camper if one of them would get the role. As for Cap, dude, they have to start somewhere and that unfortunitally for you is with his origins. I do see your point about Eckhart but he'd be a good Cap 30 years after he thawed out. So depending how they do it, if he's frosen in the 40ies and thawed out in the 60ies, then Eckhart could be a great Cap. But we would be lacking major years of action and adventures here.

As for Reed, he's smarter than most because of all the knowledge he has but that in my book doesn't make him that "smart". For me, someone "smart" is someone that successfully envisions and realises inovations in which ever field is their specialty. And Reed always messes up and gets out smarted by others that don't necessarily have his "knowledge". Sure he'd be one of the best teachers in any university but when it actually comes down to using his knowledge for inventions, his trials mostly end up with errors. And that means that by my standards, he's a waste of intelect which means he's pointlessly smart, has no purpose but to fail which in laymen's terms means that he's an idiot and not smart at all. All the people i've listed above clearly surpass Reed in "smarts". I mean it doesn't matter which degree you have from which institution, if you can't use it in a successful manner, might as well just whipe your ass with it.

ur choices arnt half bad, there actully pretty good, execpt for a few tho, u have 2 consider age in some of these actors, Aaron Eckhart as the Cap?? he is just 2 old for that role, and not in shape for that, and Barry Pepper as mr fantastic,c'mon man!! but i am all the way sold on Djimon Hounsou playing black panther, u have no argument from nobody on that one.

thanks Soul !

Haha, thanks, big up's to you Joslezio

patrick wilson-Reed.

Rufus Sewell-Doom.

Eva Mendez- Jessica Drew

these are all awful, except maybe Josh Duhamel