I already did a fancast of the THE NEW FENDERS, and I said then
that I would eventually cast the core members of the ORIGINAL
DEFENDERS. Here is “THAT” fancast!
THE DEFENDERS started when DOCTOR STRANGE manipulated
PRINCE NAMOR into helping him try to defend Earth from the
extradimensional, demonic UNDYING ONES and then teamed with
the monstrous HULK to ward off the demons.
Later, when the Yannian scientist YANDROTH menaced Earth with
the Omegatron doomsday device, Dr. Strange persuaded a reluctant
Hulk and Namor to help him thwart Yandroth's scheme, forming the
"non-team" known as the Defenders. After Yandroth's defeat, Hulk
and Namor vowed never to work together again, but Strange managed
to hold their informal alliance together over time. Unlike other super-
teams, these Defenders had no charter or by-laws, no permanent
headquarters, no fixed roster, and little affection for each other.
The Defenders' ranks soon grew. Due to the group's unofficial
nature, any individual who assisted them could be considered a
member, but only a select few fit the two major criteria of true
membership: that they consider themselves Defenders, and that they
are accepted by the continuing core group as Defenders. Strange's
disciple, CLEA, assisted the team on an irregular basis.
Now the HULK was only in 5 of the first AVENGERS comics so
he really wasn’t much of an AVENGER but he was a core member
of THE DEFENDERS and still is! This is where he really fits!
Some of these characters are so well known that there is no need
to go into detail about them. I will only be a little indepth about
the lesser known characters. The same goes with the actors.
So without further ado my…
ORIGINAL DEFENDERS FANCAST:
DOCTOR STRANGE: SORCERER SUPREME
JOHNNY DEPP: ACTOR SUPERB
DOCTOR STRANGE (STEPHEN STRANGE) – JOHNNY DEPP
CLEA: POWERFUL SORCERESS AND STRANGE’S PROTÉGÉ
SARAH FOSTER: PSYCH 9, THE BIG BOUNCE, 90210 (2010)
CLEA – SARA FOSTER
PRINCE NAMOR: PRINCE OF THE UNDERSEA ATLANTEANS.
JASON BEHR: THE TATOOIST, SKINWALKERS, ROSWELL (TV)
PRINCE NAMOR – JASON BEHR
VALKYRIE: WARRIOR GODDESS FROM THOR’S HOME, ASGARD
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI: NBC’S CHUCK
VALKYRIE – YVONNE STRAHOVSKI
HULK (DR. BRUCE BANNER): MARVEL’S OWN BIG GREEN
JECKYL & HYDE
EDWARD NORTON: CURRENTLY IS BRUCE BANNER AND IS
ONE HELL OF A THESPIAN
HULK (DR. BRUCE BANNER) – EDWARD NORTON
NAMORITA: NAMOR’S YOUNG COUSIN
HAYDEN PANETTIERE: HEROES--I THINK SHE COULD PLAY
NAMORITA WELL AND, YES, ALSO ‘CAUSE I WANNA SEE HER IN
THAT GREEN SWIMSUIT, DAMMIT
NAMORITA – HAYDEN PANETTIERE
SILVER SURFER (NORRIN RADD): GALACTUS’ FORMER STAR-
SURFING HERALD
LAWRENCE FISHBURNE: HE DID NORRIN RADD GREAT, WANT
TO SEE HIM PLAY HIM AGAIN
SILVER SURFER (NORRIN RADD) – CGI/LAWRENCE FISHBURNE
HELLCAT (PATSY WALKER): FORMER MODEL TRAINED BY
MOONDRAGON IN TITAN MARTIAL-ARTS, SHE HAS RETRACTIBLE
STEEL ALLOY CLAWS
DANNEEL HARRIS: BACK-UP PLAN, FIRED UP, ONE TREE HILL
HELLCAT (PATSY WALKER) – DANNEEL HARRIS
HELLSTORM (DAIMON HELLSTROM): SON OF SATAN
PAUL BETTANY: ADEPT AT PLAYING DEMONS OR ANGELS OR
ANYBODY YOU WANT—LEGION, PRIEST, IRON MAN 2, INKHEART,
FIREWALL
HELLSTORM (DAIMON HELLSTROM) – PAUL BETTANY
RED GUARDIAN (DR. TANIA BELINSKYA): REKNOWNED RUSSIAN
NEUROSURGEON WHO CAN GENERATE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF
NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR POWERFUL BLASTS, FLIGHT AND HEAT-
SHIELDS
OLGA KURYLENKO: QUANTUM OF SOLACE, MAX PAYNE, HITMAN
RED GUARDIAN (DR. TANIA BELINSKYA) - OLGA KURYLENKO
NIGHTHAWK (KYLE RICHMOND): WAS BORN INTO WEALTH
BUT WAS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE WITH IT, AFTER LEARNING
HE HAD A HEART AILMENT, KYLE USED HIS RESOURCES TO
STUDY ALCHEMY LOOKING FOR A POSSIBLE CURE, AFTER
TAKING A POTION MADE FROM HIS DISCOVERIES, KYLE
LEARNED THAT HE WAS NOT ONLY CURED, BUT THAT AT
NIGHT HIS PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES WERE GREATLY
INCREASED, HE DECIDED TO USE THOSE POWERS FOR GOOD,
AS A KIND OF PENENCE FOR THE RICH CARELESS PLAYBOY
EXISTENCE HE LIVED BEFORE, MAKING A COSTUME AND
CALLING HIMSELF NIGHTHAWK.
JUSTIN GREUNING: KNIGHT RIDER, CSI:MIAMI, COLD CASE--
PLAYS A BAD BOY GOOD GUY VERY WELL AND IT’S ONLY
FITTING THAT THE GUY WHO PLAYED “KNIGHT” RIDER
PLAY “NIGHT”HAWK
NIGHTHAWK (KYLE RICHMOND) – JUSTIN GREUNING
WASP (JANET VAN DYNE/PYM): HANK PYM’S (YELLOWJACKET,
GIANT-MAN, ANT-MAN) WIFE
MORENA BACCARIN: V, SERENITY, FIREFLY
WASP (JANET VAN DYNE/PYM) – MORENA BACCARIN
GARGOYLE (ISAAC CHRISTIANS): HE STARTED OUT AS THE OLD
MAN MAYOR OF CHRISTIANBORO, VIGINIA, USA, BUT HE MESSED
AROUND WITH THE OCCULT AND GOT HIS SPIRIT TRAPPED IN
THE POWERFUL MONSTROUS GARGOYLE
CRAIG T. NELSON: POLTERGEIST, COACH, PARENTHOOD, THE
DISTRICT—HE HAS EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THE
PARANORMAL--LOL
GARGOYLE (ISAAC CHRISTIANS) – CRAIG T. NELSON
SHE-HULK (JENNIFER SUSAN WALTERS): SHE GOT A TRANSFUSION
FROM HER COUSIN, BRUCE BANNER, WHEN SHE WAS SHOT AND
EVER SINCE SHE HAS BEEN THE BIG GREEN LADY, SHE’S A
LAWYER
GINA CARANO: KNOCKOUT (2010), AMERICAN GLADIATORS
SHE-KULK (JENNIFER WALTERS) – GINA CARANO
DAREDEVIL: THE ONE & ONLY BLIND LAWYER AND “MAN
WITHOUT FEAR”
MISHA COLLINS: SUPERNATURAL
DAREDEVIL (MATT MURDOCK) – MISHA COLLINS
MOONDRAGON (HEATHER DOUGLAS): HEATHER DOUGLAS
WAS TAUGHT BY THE ETERNAL MONKS OF THE SHOU-LOM
MONASTERY ON TITAN AFTER SHE WAS RESCUED BY
MENTOR. DRAX IS HER FATHER. SHE HAS POWERFUL
PSIONIC ABILITIES AND WAS TRAINED IN TITAN ALIEN
MARTIAL ARTS, SHE IS OPENLY GAY
BEAU GARRETT: TRON LEGACY, CRIMINAL MINDS, FANTASTIC
FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, TURISTAS
MOONDRAGON (HEATHER DOUGLAS ) – BEAU GARRETT
HAWKEYE (CLINT BARTON): ‘NUFF SAID
JENSEN ACKLES: ‘NUFF SAID
HAWKEYE (CLINT BARTON) – JENSEN ACKLES
BEAST (DR. HANK McCOY): BIG, BLUE CAT-LIKE MUTANT
JON HAMM: MADE MEN
BEAST (DR. HANK McCOY) – JON HAMM
DEVIL-SLAYER (ERIC PAYNE): ERIC PAYNE WAS BORN IN QUEENSTOWN, ILLINOIS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF A DEMON CULT
CALLED “AGENTS OF FORTUNE”, WHO HELPED HIM UNLOCK
THE PSIONIC POTENTIAL OF HIS BRAIN AND GAVE HIM A
MYSTICALLY CREATED DIMENSIONAL CLOAK NAMED, THE
SHADOW CLOAK, HE LATER TURNED ON THE CULT AND, WITH
THE AID OF THE DEFENDERS, HE BATTLED VERA GEMINI AND
THE XENOGENESIS AND HELPED PREVENT THE CULT’S
MYSTICAL PLANS FROM BEING REALIZED
SAM WITWER: THE MIST, INFAMOUS, SMALLVILLE
DEVIL-SLAYER (ERIC PAYNE) – SAM WITWER