Man of Steel courtesy Warner Brothers photo by Clay Enos
Will the new Superman actor trade in his super suit for a tuxedo?
Man of Steel star Henry Cavill is in talks to replace Tom Cruise in the Guy Ritchie directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E. for Warner Brothers according to Variety. Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger) recently signed on as Russian agent Ilya Kuryakin. Cavill would play American spy Napoleon Solo. Cruise left to film a 5th Mission Impossible movie. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. would be based on the 1960’s television series about agents of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement who fought against the evil agents of THRUSH.
Will Armie Hammer (The Social Network, The Lone Ranger) play Batman in a potential Justice League movie? Moviehole.net reports that Hammer is a top contender to play the caped crusader in a film about the DC Comics super group.
Hammer was cast as Batman in George Miller’s Justice League of America project that never got off the ground. Hammer’s star was skyrocketed since then and he’s reportedly on the radar to wear the Batsuit.
If this turns out to be true it likely means no potential Dark Knight continuation with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a new Batman or Nightwing.
This is speculation but Hammer is a good choice for Justice League but I just see him as Aquaman.
Taylor Kitsch as John Carter photo by Frank Connor courtesy Disney Enterprises
The race to play a key character in the next The Hunger Games movie is heating up with a Marvel super hero in the running. Taylor Kitsch (Gambit, John Carter) Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger, The Social Network) and Garrett Hedlund (Tron Legacy) are in the running for the role of Finnick Odair in Catching Fire according to E Online.
In the novels Odair is a champion from District 4 (I think is the Pacific Northwest) who won the Hunger Games when he was 14. The 24-year-old is famous for fighting with his trident and net – a symbol of his district and wearing very little in the arena. Odair has many lovers in the Capitol.
An earlier rumor surfaced that Robert Pattison (Twilight) was up for the role but it was denied.
Kitsch would be a great fit for the role but I’m going for my earlier pick: Ryan Kwanten of True Blood.
Iron Fist will play a significant role in the upcoming Avengers Vs. X-Men epic. Marvel has revealed images hinting at Danny Rand’s connection to the Phoenix Force and Hope Summers.
Iron Fist fan at Emerald City Comicon, ComicsBlend.com
In earlier Emerald City Comicon post I revealed the fanboys who dressed up as Iron Fist in Seattle. The fan favorite character was on the top of many minds. The mention of him generated talk from creators on panels and applause from the audience.
Ed Brubaker made an excellent casting choice. During the AvX panel with C.B. Cebulski, Matt Fraction and Brubaker a fan asked about a Marvel film they would like to see.
Brubaker responded with Armie Hammer as Iron Fist referencing how when he saw The Social Network that Danny Rand could have been the third Winklevoss. (Hammer played the billionaire twins who sued the founder of Facebook in David Fincher’s movie.)
“And Jeremy Renner as Steel Serpent. Of course he’s already Hawkeye in The Avengers but have you seen Renner in the new Jason Bourne movie trailer.”
I apologize for not having exact quotes. I was so thrilled as a fanboy by this idea I didn’t have my camera on to record!
This Geek’s Opinion: I still want a Marvel Knights trilogy: Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist solo movies with Jessica Jones as the character who appears in all three. Then Matt, Luke and Danny team up against the Hand – this would be like the game plan Marvel has used for the Avengers movie.
And if you’ve never experienced Brubaker and Matt Fraction’s Iron Fist series or trade – get it!
Note: As far as I know Marvel Studios and Marvel Publishing are two different entities. I don’t know of an Iron Fist film in development. This casting idea above is simply hypothetical…but very cool.
The first picture of Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto were revealed by producer Jerry Bruckerheimer via his Twitter account. Gore Verbinski is directing The Lone Ranger out May, 2013.
I’m loving these looks for the big screen. Tonto has look that reminds me of James O’Barr’s The Crow.
Dynamite published a great comic book starrring the Lone Ranger written by Brett Matthews with art by John Cassaday.
