Imagine, a drizzly day in London, the rain pouring down in endless torrents of deluded misery. A major british television company , be it ITV, BBC or Channel 4, are in a financial slump and are in need of major cash cow show to get the up and running again. So the idea comes to them,.. why not re-invent the DC universe in their own British image? This article will hopefully help you to see what that might look like...
Heroes, Heroines and Allies:
Richard Armitage (Spooks, Robin Hood) as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Tommy Knight (The Sarah Jane Adventures) as Robin/Tim Drake
Ben Barnes (The Chronicle of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Dorian Gray) as Nightwing/Dick Grayson
Karen Gillian (Doctor Who) as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
Jeremy Irons (Eragon, Die Hard With A Vengeance, Casanova) as Alfred Pennyworth
Danny John Jules (Red Dwarf, Blade 2) as Lucius Fox
David Thewlis (Harry Potter Series, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas) as Lt. James Gordon
Freema Agyenan (Doctor Who, Little Dorrit) as Renee Montoya
Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter Series, Oceans Twelve) as Harvey Bullock
Bradley James (Merlin) as Green Arrow/Oliver Queen
Rosie Huntington-Whitely (Transformers: Dark Of The Moon) as Black Canary/Dinah Lance
Villains, Rogues and Mob Bosses:
Julian Bleach (Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, M.I. High) as The Joker
Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl) as Harley Quinn
David Suchet (Poirot) as The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot
Ralph Fiennes (The Harry Potter Series, Clash Of The Titans) as Mr Freeze/Victor Fries
Daniel Craig (James Bond, Cowboys & Aliens) as Harvey Dent/Two Face
Kate Beckinsale (Underworld Trilogy, Click) as Catwoman/Selina Kyle
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Starter For 10) as The Riddler/Edward Nigma
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Fright Night) as The Scarecrow/Jonathan Crane
Andy Whitfield (Spartacus: Blood And Sand) as Bane
Lily Cole (The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnasus) as Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley
Tom Hardy (Bronson, The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior) as Killer Croc
Paul Bettany (Firewall, Inkheart, Legion, Priest) as Black Mask/Roman Sionis
Liam Neeson (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins) as Ra's Al Ghul
Keira Knightley (Pirates Of The Carribean, Atonement) as Talia Al Ghul
Colin Farrell (Daredevil, Miami Vice, The Way Back) as Victor Zsasz
Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter Series, Braveheart, The Guard) as The Mad Hatter/Jarvis Tetch
Phil Davis (Sherlock) as The Ventriloquist/Arnold Wesker
Jake Wood (Eastenders) as the voice of Scarface
Andy Serkis (Lord Of The Rings, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes) as Clayface/Matthew Hagen
Pierce Brosnan (James Bond, Mamma Mia) as Sal Maroni
Anthony Head (Merlin, Doctor Who, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as Carmine Falcone
Ian McKellen (Lord Of The Rings, X-Men) as Hugo Strange
Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) as Joe Chill
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