It's no secret that Ben Schwartz wants to play
Plastic Man. The former
Parks and Rec standout, known for his role as the obnoxious Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, has been campaigning to play the DC superhero
for well over a year and he seemingly hasn't let up.
At CinemaCon this year, Schwartz, who is voicing
Sonic the Hedgehog in the upcoming live-action film, was asked on multiple occasions about the prospect of playing DC's
Plastic Man. Each time, he expressed incredible excitement.
Speaking to
Comicbook.com, Schwartz said Plastic Man has the potential to be to DC what
Deadpool is for Marvel. Here's what he had to say about the stretchy thief-turned-crimefighter.
“If you look at the original Plastic Man, he’s a thief, he gets these superpowers, and then he uses his connections with being in the crooked world to aid the police. But in my head, how much fun if he was a thief, got superpowers, and was like, ‘Screw it, I want to keep being crooked.’ But he’s also, if you look at the cartoons or the other iterations of him, he’s funny! He’s so funny. And I think what Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller did with Deadpool, you could have a funny superhero in DC. Shazam! just did it and I think it’s gonna be great. That’s it, I just love that character a lot. I think I’d get to be goofy if I ever got the chance to do it."
His comments echo what he told MTV News when asked about potentially auditioning for the role. He referred to his potential casting for the part as "a dream" - especially if
Shazam! director David F. Sandberg
is on board to helm the film.
When news that Warner Bros. was working on a
Plastic Man movie broke last year, Schwartz was one of the first to enthusiastically express interest in the part.
Clearly, this is a role he's been eyeing for quite some time now, and it appears that fans are on board with it as well. Schwartz appeared on
The Late Late Show with James Corden this week, opening fan art that depicted him as the stretchy superhero.
Do you think Ben Schwartz would be a good choice to play
Plastic Man?