Daniel Brickwell, known on the streets as "Brick", was born and raised in Star City. As a child he was raised by his aunt after his mother passed away. She owned a pit bull that would attack him on sight, so he put the animal into the dog fights three times a week. This not only provided him with an income but it also kept the animal too exhausted to harm him. In his adult life, Brick ended up in prison for twenty four months in Chino and returned to Star City more dangerous than ever.
Reasons: Anozie is an established big man actor. Not only known and used for his size but has shown incredible range in his stints on
Game of Thrones and
Zoo, as well as playing a villain in
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit going up against Steve Trevor himself Chris Pine. He'd be more than capable of portraying and possibly giving some much needed personality to this brute of a villain and have him be a memorable on-screen character for audiences to remember.
Miles Teller as Simon Lacroix/Komodo
Simon Lacroix, the man who became Komodo, was born into a poor family, but became a high-ranking member of Queen Industries; he was even taught archery by Robert Queen, father of Oliver Queen. Lacroix was part of Queen's expedition to find the legendary "Green Arrow" - a mystical arrow belonging to the head of the Arrow Clan, said to bring its owner true enlightenment and even immortality.
Reasons: Hate
Fantastic 4 all you want but Teller has a bright future and I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest if another studio picked him up for a multitude of characters. The man gave an incredible performance in
Whiplash and has since then been considered one of the breakout young actors of his time, making him perfect for Komodo in my opinion. The young actor has even been getting really good screening reception for his role in
Bleed for This, making him the other actor besides Michael B. Jordan to follow up that movie with a great movie, both about boxing nonetheless.
Jim Caviezel as Ted Grant/Wildcat
Pro-boxing star Ted Grant, inspired by stories of The Green Lantern, became a superhero to clear his name. Wildcat has served as a mentor to many younger heroes including Batman and Black Canary. It was on one fateful night at the warehouse that Ted's life would change forever. One of the warehouse unloaders was being ambushed by a couple of thugs. Ted fights off the thugs and the unloader is astonished by how Ted is able to read each thug's move before they make it. The thugs run off in fear and Ted recognizes the unloader as Mike "Socker Smith" Muldoon, a washed up prize fighter. Muldoon decides to promote Ted as the next heavyweight champion of the world. After a string of knockouts in pro bouts, Ted was eventually hailed as Wildcat.
Reasons: Obviously for this role I wanted to get an older movie star that's still in relatively good shape. I forwent the obvious picks like Matt Damon or Stephen Lang and went with an oddball choice of Caviezel, a gifted actor who's day is far from done on the big screen. Caviezel has the charisma and undeniable charm and physical frame to play the character and if not there's always gyms and actors get big and small all the time. Just look at Christian Bale why don't you? But back to the topic....
Christina Chong as Blood Rose
An android who wields pistols and is romantically connected to Midas, she carries some sort of grudge against Oliver Queen. It is unclear who built her as Midas denied having constructed her though he seems to possess the skill to as he tends to her repairs. She had Midas imbed circuitry in unfortunate individuals so that she could track the Green Arrow who she thinks might be in her way to strike at Oliver, who she has been amassing data on for years.
Reasons: I've decided against having the character be an android in this iteration as I feel that simply creates a one-note and uninteresting character. I'd personally opt for her being a highly trained martial artist and assassin with information on Oliver's father, who's story seems to be fluctuating between being dead and being a spy that was revived in the Lazarus Pit by Ra's to torture poor Oliver. Chong is another actress that appeared in the blockbuster phenomenon knows as
Star Wars and also made some appearances on
Doctor Who and
24.
Stephen Dorff as David Cain
Cain is notoriously known as one of the worlds most dangerous and lethal assassins, it is because of this it is no surprise that such a deadly man would be a member of the League of Assassins. One of the things that had made Cain such a dangerous person was his careful planing and preparation for the future. This caused Cain to seek an apprentice to train and become his eventual successor. Cain introduced the idea to the leader of the League of Assassins who was Ra's al Ghul. Ra's agreed with Cain's plan as Ra's wanted the apprentice that Cain would train to be a body guard for him.
Reasons: I'm not actually quite sure how Cain would fit in this planned trilogy but I do know I really love the idea of the character and I could see him being injected in a multitude of ways, That being said Stephen Dorff is a really good actor with his filmography including films like
Nanking,
I Shot Andy Warhol and
Backbeat.
Titus Welliver as Werner Zytle/Count Vertigo
Count Werner Vertigo is the last descendant of a royal family in the small Balkan country of Vlatvia, until the end of World War II when it was enveloped by the Soviet Union. Count Vertigo first appeared in Star City, attempting to steal back the family jewels his parents had sold when they escaped to England after the war. He uses a device implanted in his head to disorient his foes.
Reasons: With DC and Warner Bros. using their collective pull to get people from their successful pictures I can certainly imagine them getting Welliver who's appeared in three of Affleck's most successful films getting a call. If he were to get that call I would definitely want to see his take on a notorious Green Arrow villain in Count Vertigo. Welliver has also been on the same program as the intended star, that show being
Sons of Anarchy. I would love to see his take on this amazing villain and be a intimidating force for our hero to overcome.
Ellen Barkin as Moira Queen
Moira is the wife of Robert Queen and mother of Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow. Grateful for her son's safe return after being presumed dead she eventually discovered that Oliver was indeed the Green Arrow and instead of scolding him, used her resources and business knowledge to help him sustain his secret to improve their city using legal and illegal methods.
Reasons: Ellen Barkin is simply a great actress giving amazing performances in
The Big Easy,
Diner and
Down by Law. I actually first saw Ellen in
The Normal Heart alongside Mark Ruffalo and she impressed me to the point I figured I had to give her some sort of spot in a future fancast.
Cary Elwes as Robert Queen