OT: Movies/TV Shows
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oscarheyman
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What an interesting "alternative universe" this might've been had RDJ actually gotten the role of Scarecrow in Batman Begins. Or perhaps things would've ended up the same given how the DC has bungled it's 'universe'.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
Male leads? Who?
worm
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Jaden Smith
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The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Montana
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I’m not a RDJ guy at all….but I have to say, his casting as Dr. Doom has me way more excited for it than anyone else on that list.
Joaquin & Bardem could pull it off, but I don’t know if it would be as interesting/exciting as it is with this ballsy RDJ choice.
His performance in Oppenheimer was a great warm up for what he can bring to Doom.
Montana
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I’d take Josh Harnett over Cillian Murphy for Doom, if we were picking another actor from Oppenheimer.
He was amazing in that. Could easily see him behind the iron mask too.
MyNameIsJonas
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Id've gone Michael Shannon as Dr Doom.
Bleedsblue&white
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There are so many fun ways to have RDj play Doom...the comics have answers already so it's possible they'll just go with an old idea, but in the alternate-universe side of things there are lots of cool ways to go with it.
Volcanologist
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it comes across as a grasp at the golden days for the studio. I would have preferred someone else.
Montana
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Knowing that this is the take absolutely everyone would initially think of (as well as nerds complaining he can’t play two roles in the same universe)…..is kinda what makes it such a inspiring choice.
The easiest thing in the world would have been for them to point to these reasons as to why they couldn’t do it…..but seeing the value/benefits of why they could potentially make it work, is what I find most interesting about it.
It’s not as if they haven’t tried to build a completely new universe of characters that leaves the past iteration behind……but the people have kinda spoken, and they don’t love new Cap, Kang, Captain Marvel, Eternals, Marvels, blah blah…
Original Marvel run was built around the star power of the heroes….villains were secondary & not the box office draws……now they go the pro wrestling route, turn their top baby face heel, and have the new generation of heroes they want to put over go up against a massive box office draw of a villain, who they probably face off against in multiple movies, ideally giving some of this new generation a rub, and getting their heroes over.
I’m here for it.
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