Comic Character Casting Call

On my other website, this week's topic was a comic character casting call. Essentially, what actors/actresses would I cast as various comic book characters. The list was very difficult to come up with, but I hope you enjoy! The characters/actors are in no particular order.

10. Zooey Deschanel as Ramona Flowers

For those of you unfamiliar with the amazing comic Scott Pilgrim you should be ashamed of yourself. Wikipedia perfectly sums up who Ramona Flowers is:

Ramona Victoria Flowers: Main love interest. Amazon.ca delivery girl. 24 years old. She reveals very little about her past in New York before she moved to Toronto. Is capable of traveling through subspace. Has seven evil exes. Changes her hairstyle a lot. Her birthday is January 1.

Currently there are rumors that Mary Elizabeth Winstead will be playing Flowers in the upcoming movie opposite Mikey Cera.

Zooey's performances in Hitchiker's Guide and Elf show us that she can be goofy and fun. For Ramona I think that is critical. Ramona needs to be that perfect blend between super sweet love interest of Scott Pilgrim, and the girl with seven evil exes that carries a big baseball bat and travels through sub-space. Of course, the only one capable of that blend is Zooey.

9. Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan

Nathan Fillion, renowned for his portrayals of Mal Reynolds and Captain Hammer, needs to be in way more movies. He has the great mix of charm and sass and adorableness perfect for an average fighter pilot that has greatness thrust upon him.

8. Ricky Gervais as The Riddler

I think the Riddler should be a lighter character. He doesn't need to be Ledger's Joker but with riddles. Ricky Gervais would bring his classic snarkiness and sharp wit to a character much in need of a resurrection.

7.Lena Headey as Wonder Woman

This girl knows how to kick ass as Sarah Connor, and be regal as Queen Gorgo. Also, she is very attractive. Who else to kick ass as an Amazonian princess in a ridiculously revealing outfit?

6. A No Name as Captain Marvel

Similar to the Superman franchise, Captain Marvel needs an unknown actor to come in make the role his own. It can't be someone that we already know as another character. This would be the first major Captain Marvel film, and it needs to come out swinging.

5. Michael Cera as Billy Batson

While the actual Captain needs to be a no name with no acting baggage, I think Billy Batson is something different. Michael Cera would be great for that role. While he may be a little old, I think he can play off a younger character. He is slightly nerdy and awkward, not to mention charming. He is exactly what Billy Batson is all about. Just some normal kid, given god-like powers.

4. Justin Long as Mark Grayson

Invincible is another comic where, if you're not reading it, you should be. Seriously, stop reading this, and go buy it right now. Give it at least two full trades before judging. You'll thank me later. Without giving too much away, Invincible is about Mark Grayson, son of a Superman-like superhero. He discovers around the age of 18 that he also has these powers. Justin Long's quick-talking smart-ass attitude is perfect for this more modern day superhero.

3. Felicia Day as Atom Eve

In Invincible, Mark Grayson's super-heroine counterpart is Atom Eve. Wikipedia explains Atom Eve's Dr. Manhattan-like powers:

Atom Eve is able to manipulate matter at the sub-atomic level by sheer will power. Organic and inorganic matter can be changed into anything she desires. She can augment normally unhealthy food such as cakes and other sweets into nutritious foods as well as re-arrange the environment. Her costume is easily created by altering her clothes to fashion her Atom Eve suit. She can also fly by lowering the density of the air around her as well as creating force fields.

Felicia Day, star of The Guild and Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog would bring her unique style to this interesting character. Eve, we find out later in the series, is actually quite in love with Mark Grayson. Nonetheless, she gives up the superhero life to help humanity in other ways. I think it would be interesting to see Day in a feature role, especially something so different from the roles she has done before. Also, they are both red heads so it works out nicely.

2. David Zayas as Agent Greer

In The Surrogates, Agent Greer is a police detective that stops using his surrogate and decides to start policing as himself. The surrogates are robots that everyone in the futuristic world use to interact with the outside world, while they remain in their homes, plugged in to the surrogates. Currently, Bruce Willis is cast as Agent Greer. However, I think Zayas (Angel Batista in Dexter) would be a much better fit. Greer is supposed to be an every day detective. Willis has too much of an action star aura to successfully pull it off, while Zayas has the gritty feel of a real cop. Also, my apologies for the picture. There aren't many images of Greer. He is in the top left of the picture above.

1. Charlie Cox as Yorick Brown

In Y: The Last Man Yorick Brown is the last man on Earth. He is a twenty to thirty year old struggling amateur escape artist that ends up being the only man to survive a plague. Cox came to my attention after starring as Tristan in Stardust. I think he was pretty damn good in that. Again, I think a lesser known star would work out quite well with this role, and Cox seems to have the ability to pull off the look and swagger of Yorick.

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