Ironic Casting

To start off, I've got some news for The Avengers. Edward Norton will NOT be returning as The Hulk. I'm not a big fan of the Hulk, but what little I did like from the character was Edward Norton. Also, Angelina Jolie has been rumored to be Wonder Woman. Eh, dunno how I feel about that. I like Jolie, but she's more hardcore than an "amazon princess". And in the upcoming movie, The Dark Knight Rises Anne Hathaway has been cast as catwoman. Uuuuuuuuuugh, Anne Hathaway is nauseating. And as a superhero? Blargh blargh blargh. But, onto the post.

There are some actors who steal the screen. Who completely and totally convince you they are who you see them to be. There is no such man as Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, he is The Joker. So it's no wonder that a few actors are tossed between roles like a fat kid bounces round a candy store. But what if all the characters of the movie world had to get together? Some of the these actors just get too many similar roles. A lot of them being superheroes/villians.

For example:

Ryan Reynolds

The ladies can't get enough of Mr. Reynolds. But honestly, he's not the best actor. He's great for cheap comedy's like Waiting and Just Friends but anything more serious than that is a big reach. He's been cast in two very awesome roles, and it's, well it's just not fair.

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. (pre-burn victim)

Ryan first appeared in a comic movie franchise as Deadpool in Wolverine Origins. And now Reynolds is booked to return as Deadpool in his very own character titled movie. This isn't one of the serious roles that pissed me off, because the witty-douchebag Deadpool was aight, but what made me angry was the fact that not only is he this bad ass villain, but he gets to be:

The Green Lantern

Wait- what? What if they ever did a Marvel/DC character face off?!!? I know it's a bit of a reach, but the fact that one person gets to play multiple comic characters just pisses me off. Plus I don't like my superheroes to be complete jokes.

Another such miscast has happened in the superhero universe:

Chris Evans. This guy hasn't won me over, and I don't know if he ever will. And now that he get's to play more than one 'knight in shining armour' role? Bah, it just pisses me off even more.

First he gets to be the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, and now Captain America too?! Isn't that a bit ridiculous? You can't be in two different super leagues. It's unfair to say the least. 

Now this guy, I like.

Hugh Jackman. He's got that rugged look that all of our mom's swoon over, and a nice smile to boot. I don't think they could have cast anyone better in the legendary Wolverine role.

Such a cool character, Jackman brings him to life with toughness and humility. It's weird to look up in the middle of such a fantastical movie like X-Men, and find yourself relating to a character such as this. It's great, because he's really cool, and if I can relate to someone really cool, then I feel-well, really cool. But wait. If he's Wolverine, what would happen if he ran into a werewolf/vampire/all-things-fantastical hunter such as: DUN DUN DUH:

Van Helsing! What would happen?! Huh huh? Well obviously Wolverine Hugh Jackman would kick Van Helsing Hugh Jackman's ass. Not only because Van Helsing is a puny human, (who somehow killed lots of rediculously awesome things) but also in the true story of Dracula, Van Helsing is an old guy when he fights the vampire king, and a professor. So Wolverine would rape the shit out of him. I don't care how many over sized revolving crossbows he has.

Hugh Jackman isn't the only X-Men star to be cast as two famous roles. 

Halle Berry

Sharing the silver screen a couple different times with Hugh Jackman, in a lesser known movie Swordfish and of course the obviously popular X-Men series.

Halle Berry as Storm (pretty cool lightning eh?)

So she's Marvel's Storm, awesome! Good call. So it's safe to say that if she ever needed to face off against DC universe, there's no way she'd run into herself as another superhero. Right, right?! Oh wait, they went and fucked up again.

So now she's also Catwoman. Not only did the Catwoman movie suck ass, but they cast an already determined superhero.

But stars aren't always cast as double superheroes.

Ian Mckellen

Look at that face. Does he not look like a man that could give you some life changing advice? Doesn't he look  like THE perfect mentor? But if you think this man would only be a supportive, caring grandfather, then you obviously haven't seen X-Men.

Ian McKellen as Magneto

Yeah he's an awesome super villain, but I wasn't lying when I said he'd be the ultimate mentor. 

HE'S ALSO FUCKING GANDALF. He is the ultimate. The wisest of the wise, the most powerful of all the sorcerer's, wizards, and spell casters. God I love Lord of the Rings. Ps. here's an awesome fan-made picture of Ian McKellen, just for your enjoyment. 

The real shirt said; "Some people are gay, get over it"

We've seen Marvel and DC screw up by double casting some actors, but at least they didn't cast anyone to worship themselves. 

Anthony Hopkins, most famously known for his haunting role as Hannibal Lector, recently starred as Odin in Thor.

Good actor, good movie, good casting. Good casting? It would have been near flawless had Anthony Hopkins not already played a king. I know, him playing two kings isn't a big deal at all. Unless the other king was Hrothgar.

Athony Hopkins as Hrothgar in Beowulf

If you don't know, the tale of Hrothgar was based in Denmark and Sweden. Hrothgar is a king who, like many Swedes at the time worshiped the gods, including Odin. In Beowulf Hrothgar even directly references a prayer to Odin. So in movie world, Anthony Hopkins gets to rule the lands as a king, and worship the other version of him, who as a god, rules as King of Asgard. Yeah confusing, oh well.

But there is one actor who takes the cake. No one has played as many monumental characters as Liam Neeson.

First, and possibly the greatest role, Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List. Just a brilliant movie. If you haven't seen it, you need to. At one point in your life set aside the three hours to be completely empathetic to other human beings, and you really have no choice in this.

Secondly, Qui-Gon Gin in Star Wars. I know I'm going to get thoroughly hated for this, but honestly, I just didn't like Star Wars that much. Ok, I can already feel the animosity exuding from my computer screen, but that's the truth. I find them... just smeh. They're boring, the effects aren't very good, and the story really just didn't interest me at all. But I know almost all sci-fi nerds ever adore the series, so I've put Qui-Gon Gin on the list.

Is that a picture of a lion? Fuck yeah, it is. That would be Aslan, the hero of Narnia. I've read the entire Chronicles of Narnia, and Aslan is one of my favourite characters of all time. I like wise mentors, lions and magical powers, so obviously I took a liking to Aslan. Yes technically Liam Neeson's not in the movie, but he still voices the character, so it makes the list.

Liam Neeson as Hannibal 

I don't know if anyone who reads this ever watched the original A-Team, but at this point, it doesn't really matter. The A-Team was recently made into a blockbuster action film with Liam Neeson as Hannibal. No this role is not as renowned as Aslan, buuut it's still a pretty cool role to be cast in.

Liam Neeson as Zeus

Last but definitely not least, Liam Neeson got to play the God of all gods. Zeus the god of sky and thunder AND the King of Olympus. That is quite the title. Who wouldn't want the chance to be him?

There you have it, a few actors who've gotten to be some really famous characters. Some of them don't make sense, so we better hope that actors aren't one day forced into a world where they have to become what they've portrayed, otherwise we'd have some fucked up superheroes.