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Today we’re talking about Superhero movies.
It would seem like a dream come true to most of us if we had the chance to play one of
the iconic Superheros, right?
Apparently not for some.
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are lining up to star as a superhero, while others
have no problem sitting back.
Let’s take a look at some of the different actors with today’s list of Top 10 Actors
Who Will Never Be Cast As a Superhero.
10) Starting off our list at number 10 is Emma Thompson, an iconic actress known for
her roles in things like the Harry Potter series, I am Legend, Cheers, and Beauty and
The Beast.
She has a pretty impressive resume to say the least.
But turns out a superhero movie is not on her resume and most likely won’t be.
During an interview she was asked the question, “What do you think of all the superhero
movies?”
This has been a common question for years now as we’ve seen the franchise’s putting
out one movie after another.
Emma Thompson doesn’t have anything against the movies personally but seems rather irritated
by the genre as a whole, and mainly Spiderman.
Her response to the question was, I quote, “If I see yet another Spiderman, I’m going
to have to actually hang myself.
I can’t do it anymore!
They’re all marvelous, but how many times can you make this franchise, for crying out
loud?”.
So I think it’s safe to say she won’t be booking the role of a superhero anytime
soon, especially not in one of the Spiderman movies.
9) In at number 9 we have Sean Penn, a very successful actor who has never been shy when
it comes to speaking his mind.
For decades he’s publicly shared his opinions regarding presidents, politics, and even interviewed
drug cartel leaders.
As an actor, he’s fantastic, and it wouldn’t be any surprise that superhero filmmakers
would love to have him in their cast.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that will ever happen.
He too has voiced his opinion that there are too many superhero films out there.
During an interview he said, I quote, “There are some good movies made on that superhero
stuff, let a few of them be made a year.
But I’d like to see this business not drown itself in superhero movies”.
It’s clear that he wouldn’t be taking on a superhero role simply for the fact that
he’d just be contributing to the problem.
8) Swiping our number 8 spot is Rebel Wilson, the hilarious comedic actress that we know
from some of her movies like Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect, and Isn’t it Romantic.
I absolutely adore her I think she’s hilarious.
But that’s just the thing, she’s really built a reputation as a comedic actress, I
think it would be hard to take her seriously as a superhero.
During an MTV interview she was asked if she would ever play a superhero and she was all
for it.
She went on to say, “People don’t know about my hidden martial arts talents, and
yeah, I’d definitely like to do that.
I’ve never done a superhero movie, which would be really cool”.
Some fans went online saying that the actress could play a character called Faith Herbert
from one of the comic books.
Although some fans are on board with it, other comic fans don’t think she belongs in this
universe and should stick to comedy.
Even after publicly announcing that she would love to do it, she has never been casted or
taken any steps towards booking a hero role.
I think some comedy and martial arts could make a pretty sweet hero?
What do you guys think?
7) Taking the number 7 spot is Bill Murray.
This legendary actor has taken on a ton of different roles, and one of them was almost
a superhero.
After Superman: The Movie was so successful, the screenwriter Tom MAN-KIEW-ICS, was asked
by Warner Bros to make an origin film for Batman.
Ivan Reitman was attached to the project and was going to direct the film, which was titled
“The Batman”.
Who did he want to play Batman?
Bill Murray himself.
The actor was coming out hot from his success with the Ghostbusters movie and he was approached
to take the role.
Bill Murray agreed to the role but the project eventually fell apart after a bunch of rewrites.
Later on, a new script was written for Tim Burton in 1989, who opted for another comedic
actor, Michael Keaton.
Bill was not offended and to this day has no problem making jokes about the fact that
he almost played a superhero back in the day.
When talking about it now, he says he knows that his opportunity passed and he’s now
too old.
If you think of it, it’s a little past his time.
At one point in time, he would’ve been cast for a superhero, but unfortunately now, he’s
made it on our list.
The ship has sailed.
6) At number 6 we have Amanda Seyfried, the beautiful blonde actress known for her movies
such as Mean Girls, Dear John, and Mamma Mia.
Apparently the actress isn’t a big fan of acting in superhero films.
It’s not that she doesn’t like the genre itself, or the contracts; she hates the wirework
and green screen effects.
In case you don’t remember, she made a cameo in the movie Pan, which turned out to be a
nightmare for her.
During an interview about the movie she admitted, and I quote, “When I signed on, there was
no wirework or green screen stuff happening with my character.
I’m not playing a fairy, so why would I be flying around, throwing up?
NEVER AGAIN”.
Well, that basically sums up the majority of superhero movies.
She would be a great addition to the MCU but she says in her interview “I just don’t
want to put on the suit”.
Alright girl, we hear ya, loud and clear.
5) Half way through the list at number 5 we have Robert Di Nero.
The actor is definitely talented enough but let’s face it, he’s simply too old to
take on the role of a hero.
Being a superhero is some hard work, especially physically, no offence to Robert.
BUT good news is that doesn’t mean he can’t be in a superhero movie, playing a different
character.
Back in 2018, Variety confirmed that the actor was in talks to join the Joker origin movie.
The sources said that he would be portraying a talk-show host who plays a part in driving
the Joker character to go mad and become the Clown Prince of Crime.
It was later confirmed that the script actually has ties to De Niro’s film “King of Comedy”
about a failing comedian who kidnaps a popular talk-show host to gain fame.
But in the Joker movie, the roles are reversed.
So it’s clear that Di Nero won’t ever be cast as a superhero, but at least he can
still be a part of the movies!
4) In the number 4 spot we have Reese Witherspoon.
The extremely talented actress totally kicked some butt in her Legally Blonde movies, but
we’re not sure if that would be enough to take on the role of a superhero.
And apparently, Reese would agree with us.
She expressed her feelings on the subject by saying she feels that her time for a role
like that has passed, and she said this 9 years ago, so you can imagine how she feels
now.
During an interview when asked about movies like a superhero type film she said “There
are a lot of really, really, really big movies about robots and things- and there’s not
a part for a 34 year old woman in a robot movie.
I’ve never done the superhero movie.
That doesn’t interest me too much”.
She clearly stuck to her role and she continued to stick to her genre over the years, and
if she thought she was too old at 34… she’s now 43.
SO I don’t think we will be seeing her as a hero any time soon.
3) Here we are at number 3 with the hilarious actor and comedian, Jack Black.
Another talented actor who’s comedy reputation and resume would probably throw people off
in the superhero universe.
There was once a time that he almost sunk his teeth into a superhero role though.
Those of you who have followed the development of Green Latern over the years would know
that the comedy star had been in talks to take on the role.
However, the film was eventually scrapped and Black missed out on the opportunity.
The hero later made his debut in 2011 but was played by Ryan Reynolds as we know.
During an interview with Yahoo Movies, Black explained that his version of the movie was
very funny.
He said “There was a really funny script, an awesome script that I wanted to do, by
the genius Robert Smigel… but they didn’t want to pull the trigger.
They were making zillions of dollars with all their other superhero movies- they didn’t
want to mess with the formula”.
We do see some comedy added into the current superhero movies but Black admitted that his
version would have featured a lot of goofy jokes.
Let’s face it, he’s a goofy guy, and there is much more to a superhero role than just
being funny.
What do you guys think?
2) Alright guys, at number 2 we have Rose McGowan, an actress who you might remember
from the TV series Charmed, who was once engaged to legendary Marilyn Manson.
The actress has a variety of different roles on her resume but a superhero isn’t one
of them.
She actually has a very strong opinion on these types of movies, and it’s not very
positive.
Her opinion has been highly-documented and she has no problem with it.
She once said, I quote, “where are the human stories?
I don’t want green goblins and tight outfits.
I want intelligence, daring work that drives society forward.
I want a mirror, not every cliché regurgitated ad nauseum”.
I’m not even completely sure what the last part of that sentence means but she’s made
it very clear that she has no interest in playing a superhero.
She also wouldn’t be upset if the movies were stopped all together; she seems very
bitter towards them.
Maybe it’s because she’s never been cast for a hero?
A form of jealousy?
Possible FOMO?
Who knows.
1) Taking our number 1 spot is Pierce Brosnan.
Remember Tim Burton’s Batman movie I talked about, well turns out Pierce was offered the
role before Michael Keaton did, but he ended up turning it down.
During an interview with Details, Pierce revealed the reason why he didn’t do it.
He explained that he couldn’t take the role seriously.
He admitted that he said something pretty harsh to Tim Burton, saying that he told him
“Any guy who wears his underpants outside his trousers cannot be taken seriously”.
So… yeah….
The actor went on to say that he grew up loving Batman as a kid in Ireland but that putting
on a suit and playing the part wasn’t a role he saw as professional.
He had his chance, he didn’t want it.
Maybe now that the superhero suits have been upgraded he might re-consider?
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