The first issue of the NEW AVENGERS Volume II was released AUGUST
1, 2010, written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and illustrated by STUART
IMMONEN:
THE NEW AVENGERS II is set-up by STEVE ROGERS as another
AVENGERS group after all the “dark” goings-on of “SIEGE”. He puts
LUKE CAGE in-charge of this line-up to take on the mystic, supernatural
other-dimensional, forces that threaten the planet earth and this plain of
existence.
IRON-MAN with DANNY RAND'S dollar sells AVENGERS mansion to
LUKE and STEVE lets CAGE choose those who he wants on his team.
LUKE picks--his wife JESSICA JONES, his friend IRON FIST and
SPIDER-MAN, WOLVERINE, MS. MARVEL, THING, MOCKINGBIRD, HAWKEYE, & DOCTOR
STRANGE. Right off the bat HAWKEYE is called to the main AVENGERS, so he
quits the team and leaves.
Also STEVE ROGERS sends VICTORIA HAND to them as liaison to the
main AVENGERS but everybody hates her because she was NORMON
OSBOURNE'S right-hand man...uh, person. But ultimately they accept her.
Right before they can completely organize as the new team, DOCTOR
STRANGE & DAIMON HELLSTROM (HELLSTORM) are possessed by
a malevolent supernatural force and attack the rest of the group. This
launches them right out of the frying-pan and into the fire against an
unknown supernatural evil entity! And the fun & games begin!
MY NEW AVENGERS VOLUME II FANCAST:
A lot of people seem to want MICHAEL JAI WHITE as LUKE CAGE but
he's only 6' tall. I prefer a guy who is closer to CAGE'S height and who
definitely has the badass attitude of LUKE CAGE, big & scary HENRY
SIMMONS.
LUKE CAGE: 6'6”. HENRY SIMMONS 6'4”
LUKE CAGE (CARL LUCAS): HENRY SIMMONS
AMANDA is the spitting image of JESSICA JONES...'NUFF SAID!
JESSICA JONES: 5'7”. AMANDA RIGHETTI: 5'8½”.
JESSICA JONES: AMANDA RIGHETTI
I think with his impeccable comic timing, fitting stature, and
amazing acting ability that JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT is the perfect
man for PETER PARKER.
PETER PARKER: 5'9”. JOESPH GORDON-LEVITT: 5'10”.
SPIDER-MAN (PETER PARKER): JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
I would rather see MS. MARVEL in the main AVENGERS but no
matter what team she ends up on TABRETT BETHELL is great for
CAROL DANVERS! TABRETT already looks tall on camera and with
shoe-lifts she's a “SHOE-IN” for MS. MARVEL. I don't think ALICE EVE
has the muscular body for this role.
CAROLE DANVERS: 5'11”. TABRETT BETHELL: 5'8”.
MS. MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS): TABRETT BETHELL
I've already preached this guy to death for the man with the deadly
adamantine claws...if this picture here don't prove he has the scary
looks and attitude for LOGAN, then I don't know what...?
WOLVERINE: 5'3”. CHRISTIAN KANE: 5'10”.
WOLVERINE (JAMES “LOGAN” HOWLETT): CHRISTIAN KANE
This is perfect casting here but I borrowed the idea from someone else!
I know...THIEF, THIEF! LOL (Oh, hell! I can't remember who chose
YVONNE for this or I would give them credit!)
BARBARA MORSE: 5'9”. YVONNE STRAHOVSKI: 5'9¼”.
MOCKINGBIRD (BARBARA MORSE): YVONNE STRAHOVSKI
This has always been my pick for DANIEL RAND and will forever remain so!
DANIEL RAND: 5'11”. CHARLIE HUNNAM: 6'1”.
I think this is the perfect nerd-girl part for pretty nerd-girl MUNN!
VICTORIA HAND: OLIVIA MUNN
OLIVIA'S REALLY SEXY WITH GLASSES, AIN'T SHE?!?
This voice-over part wrote itself...MICKEY doesn't hardly need the rocky
make-up to play the everlovin' THING his own-self, does he? LOL
Of course this is one time it's better if the character is all CGI.
THING (BEN GRIMM): CGI + MICKEY ROURKE (VOICE)
Now, I've got 3 suggestions here for DOCTOR STRANGE because I'm
torn between them. They are all excellent actors and can do the dark
persona of STEPHEN STRANGE. Some want LIAM NEESON for the
role but he's too tall & old. Others want PATRICK DEMPSEY but he's
too pretty (DOCTOR STRANGE should never be played by “DOCTOR
McDREAMY”!). And Johnny Depp is...well...just too Depp!
My favorite of these 3 is ODED FEHR because I think STEPHEN
STRANGE should look a little Middle-eastern! By the way, DOCTOR
STRANGE is not extremely old-looking, he just has the white temples
because of all the mystical energies he plays with all the time has put
extreme stress on his body! That's the same reason BROTHER VOODOO
has the white streak in his hair.
STEPHEN STRANGE: 6'2”. ODED FEHR: 6'1½”, AGE- 40
DOCTOR STRANGE (STEPHEN STRANGE): ODED FEHR
CHRISTIAN BALE: 6', AGE- 36
DOCTOR STRANGE (STEPEHN STRANGE): CHRISTIAN BALE
JOSEPH FIENNES: 6', AGE- 40
DOCTOR STRANGE (STEPHEN STRANGE): JOSEPH FIENNES
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS:
CHEWIE for VOODOO...PERFECTION!
BROTHER VOODOO (JERICO DRUMM): CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
This man is the spitting image of DAIMON HELLSTROM, THE SON
OF SATAN!
HELLSTORM (DAIMON HELLSTROM): PHILIP WINCHESTER
I'm going back to the guy I always wanted for HAWK...
HAWKEYE (CLINT BARTON): JENSEN ACKLES
VILLAIN:
Somehow I just see CHOW for this voice-over.
AGAMOTTO: CGI + CHOW YUN-FAT (VOICE)