Hello once again everyone. It's me, MCott62094 and I am bringing you another of my fan casts. This time, it's my personal favorite Marvel hero, Doctor Strange.
When renown, but egotistical and selfish neurosurgeon Stephen Strange gets in a car accident, he loses the use of his hands. He searches the world for a cure, which leads him to the Himalayas and the temple of a mysterious hermit known only as the Ancient One. At first, the Ancient One refuses to help Strange because of his selfishness. Strange's good side comes out when he thwarts the Ancient One's pupil, Baron Mordo, from assassinating the old man. Mordo the banished from the Ancient One's temple, and the Ancient One begins teaching Strange magic, with Strange eventually achieving the title of Sorcerer Supreme.
Strange, with his ally Wong and his lover Clea, battle an array of mystical and demonic foes throughout the film series:
Movie 1: Lord Nightmare
Movie 2: Baron Mordo and Satannish
Movie 3: Shuma-Gorath
Movie 4: Baron Mordo, Dormammu, Umar, and Satannish
Cast:
Stephen Strange/ Doctor Strange/ The Sorcerer Supreme: Russell Crowe
First off, I KNOW HE IS PLAYING JOR EL IN
MAN OF STEEL. I just want to say that. Please keep in mind that this is a fan cast, and it's purely my opinion as a fan.
Secondly, Robert Downey Jr playing Tony Stark/ Iron Man while he's pushing 50 has really paved the way for older actors to play the hero.
Looking across the internet, it seems the top 3 contenders for Doctor Strange are Patrick Dempsey, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Viggo Mortenson They're all really amazing choices. But, and I ALWAYS say this, when I fan cast, I like to make a choice that fits the role that NOBODY ELSE has made before. It doesn't mean that I'm dissing the choice that everyone else makes, I'll commend it, I just like to be different.
Crowe is most notable for his Oscar winning performance in
Gladiator and more recently as inspector Javert in
Les Miserables. Recently, I watched RZA's
The Man with the Iron Fists. It wasn't a great movie, but in it Crowe showed that he is still capable of action, even when he's pushing 50. That, on top of Crowe's amazing acting is what made me think he's be great as the Sorcerer Supreme, who is portrayed as a little older than most heroes.
Adrien Brody (
The Pianist) was also considered.
Clea: Rose McGowan
McGowan is most notable as Paige in the action/ fantasy/ drama series
Charmed and as the one legged go-go dancer Cherry Darling in Robert Rodriguez's
Planet Terror.
I first off want to say that McGowan is still really hot, even after the car accident that damaged her eyes (nothing a little makeup can't fix). Clea was ranked 28 on the list of 100 hottest comic book women of all time, so you want someone who is really hot! McGowan. It also helps that she's a great actress. Plus, while looking through pics, I'd hold up a pic of her and a pic of Crowe next to each other, and they looked great together.
Wong: Byron Mann
Mann is most notable as Ryu in the 1994 film
Street Fighter. Silver Lion in
The Man with the Iron Fists. and Yao-Fei in the comic book series
Arrow.
Mann is a HUGELY underrated actor. A lot of you might be hesitant to like this as he's been in a couple of flops. But he (and Russell Crowe) were the only actors to receive praise in the kung fu movie
The Man with the Iron Fists. I think it's really hard to receive praise for a bad film. But he's a good actor and great martial artist.
The Ancient One: Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk Kim is most notable for his roles as the Keymaker in
The Matrix: Reloaded and Grandpa Gohan in the live action flop
Dragonball: Evolution.
Kim is really great at playing the mentor type role. There is something mystic about his performances, which would be great for the mystical Ancient One.
Jet Li (
Fearless) and Chow Yun-Fat (
Curse of the Golden Flower) were also considered.
Villains:
Baron Mordo: Joseph Fiennes
Fiennes is notable for his roles as Merlin in the starz series
Camelot and William Shakespeare in
Shakespeare in Love.
Fiennes is another really great actor who is underrated. But I think that's because he lives in the shadow of his brother Ralph. Fiennes would deliver a strong performance as the banished sorcerer.
Lord Nightmare: Michael Sheen
Sheen is notable for his performances as David Frost in
Frost/Nixon, Castor in
Tron: Legacy, and Lucian in
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
Sheen is another great talent. He's played both heroes and villains, and I think he'd be both amazing and terrifying as the lord of dreams.
Satannish: Jermaine Clement
Jermaine Clement is probably most notable for his performance as Boris "the Animal" in
Men in Black 3.
It was actually because of MiB3 that I chose Clement to play the Hell lord. He had this look and this voice to his character that I think could carry over to Satannish.
The voice of Shuma-Gorath: Kevin Grevioux
Grevioux is another underrated actor. He has this amazing deep voice. It was really the voice why I chose him for this role. His deep low voice is perfect for the otherworldly being.
Umar: Rachel Weisz
Weisz is most notable for her roles as Evelyn Carnahan in
The Mummy and Evanora/ The Wicked Witch of the East in
Oz: The Great and Powerful.
I actually chose Weisz because of Oz. She makes an AMAZING witch and an even better villain. She is also incredibly hot like Umar.
Helena Bonham Carter (
Dark Shadows) was also considered.
Dormammu: Mark Strong
Strong is most notable for his roles as Sinestro in
Green Lantern and Lord Blackwood in
Sherlock Homes.
Strong is amazing at being the bad guy or at least the anti hero (hell, he's the ONLY good thing about
Green Lantern). He'd be just PERFECT as the arch foe of the Sorcerer Supreme.
Reviews and thumbs up are much appreciated.