My MCU Fancast: Spider-Man movies
I really like the Amazing Spider-Man movie and I am really excited for the sequel. This is the cast of what I would do if I made a Spider-Man reboot with ideas taken from different Fancasts and the Ultimate Spidey comics!
Plot
Peter Parker while on a trip to Oscorp is bitten by a spider induced with the OZ Drug, gaining new spider powers. Soon afterwards he doesn’t stop a burglar getting away and he ends up murdering his Uncle Ben. So trying to atone for the mistake he made he becomes the masked vigilante Spider-Man!
Tone:
Kind of like the Ultimate Spidey books balancing drama and humour. For the director I would go with Brad Bird (I saw it on another Spidey fancast), Joss Whedon (the Avengers is my fave movie), Josh Trank (I loved his film Chronicle, I would be on board for him to direct the Venom spin off they have been talking about since SM3, also because I think at least 1 other fancast suggested him as the director) and Shane Black (I think he managed to balance serious moments and humour quite moderately well in Iron Man 3). Also I would be on board if they got Brian Michael Bendis to write the movie, though I am not sure if his comic book writing would translate well into film.
Cast
I can’t think of any ideas for Aunt May or Uncle Ben so I would be fine with Sally Fields and Martin Sheen reprising their roles. Same for Jameson as in my mind the only person so far who has played the live action Jameson JK Simmons is the only man who can bring him to live in live action form.
Aaron Johnson as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
I liked Andrew Garfield’s performance in the Amazing Spider-Man but if I had to recast him I would go with Aaron and I have seen 2 other fancasts with this choice. This was hard and most of the Spidey fancasts I seen don’t use what I think are good choices for Peter (you are free to have your own opinion but I don’t think I can ever see David Henry as Peter Parker) but I think Aaron could make it work! Also I did like him in Kick Ass.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Jane Watson
Yeah a lot of the Spidey fancasts have her in this role and I can’t think of anyone else! Also here in my universe she would be something of a romantic false lead maybe leaving to her dying or she and Peter just being friends.
Lyndsy Fonseca as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat: yeah I like the idea of Peter and Kitty together and I was thinking of the idea of Kitty being introduced as a classmate of Peter and then becoming his love interest once her status as a mutant is revealed. Yeah I read at least 1 fancast with Lyndsy as Kitty and she and Aaron already worked together before on Kick Ass.
Robert Pattinson as Harry Osborn: I am convince Dan Dehaan who has been cast as Harry in the upcoming sequel is perfect for the part since in Chronicle he already played a Norman turned psycho teen with an abusive father but I have seen the dopey vampire in one other fancast so here it goes.
Villains
Adrian Pasdar as Norman Osborn/the Green Goblin: I have seen Nathan in the awesome TV show Heroes as Nathan so I know you can be a less than honest businessman. Also I would like to see the ultimate version of the Goblin on film in CGI!
Peter Dinklage as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus: Peter has played a mad scientist before in the Underdog movie and he will be playing another one in X Men Days of Future Past as Trask so I think he can pull of being Doc Ock.
Bruce Campbell as Mysterio: a very popular choice and I agree. Here I think he can be reinvented: Quentin Beck is a cyber terrorist whose threats to the public are done online using a robotic avatar and he using money he stole is causing havoc with his animatronics disguised as dragons and goblins.
Can’t think of anymore at the moment.
What do you think?
I can do more in my own personal MCU!