UnfriendlySpidey Fancasts The Spider-Man Reboot

UnfriendlySpidey Fancasts The Spider-Man Reboot

UPDATED: See who I believe should portray the important character's in Spidey's universe for the reboot!

By UnfriendlySpidey - Jul 04, 2010 09:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic
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It’s been four days since we learned that Andrew Garfield would take up the mantle as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the upcoming Sony reboot. After much distraught and distaste expressed by fan boys and fan girls alike as to this decision…including me originally…I took a closer look into the guy who would now portray my favorite superhero and it’s my opinion that he may in fact play an amazing Spidey. Take a look at the comparison pic below and decide for yourself.



But this editorial doesn’t focus on our FNSM, for we already know who has been chosen for that role. What we want to know now is who are the actors and actresses respectively that should portray the important characters within Peter Parker’s world? Furthermore I wish to share my personal opinion as to who should become said characters and the reasons why. Listed below will be my fan cast for the Spider-Man reboot.




Richard Jenkins- Ben Parker



Other than seeing him play the short-fused dad Robert Doback in Step Brothers, (ha ha by the way, I love that movie) I am unfamiliar with his work. However aside from the physical resemblance to the loving Uncle Ben, his ability to act (God help me I’m using an example of this poor man’s acting abilities) in Step Brothers is nothing short of excellent; he can go from a foul mouthed hothead who’s willing to spank his 40 year old stepson, to a compassionate and understanding family man. It is for that reason, I would like to see Jenkins play the man who teaches his nephew that “With great power, comes great responsibility”.



Helen Mirren- May Parker



A remarkable woman who needs no introduction, Helen Mirren has wooed the world countless times with her remarkable roles and talent. With an Academy Award for Best Actress (‘The Queen’), Emmy’s & other nominations, Mirren is a beloved actress by all on the silver screen. Her ability to change character flawlessly would make her an excellent candidate for Aunt May; May is known for her kind loving nature, however, she has also been known to become quite irate at times as anyone who has Peter for a nephew would. With such an important character as May, I believe Mirren could bring life to the character in a way no other actress could.



Taylor Momsen- Gwen Stacy



This young actress was born for this role! A special thanks to AverageCitizen99 for his article on why Momsen should be Gwen. Follow the link to read his article below:

HERE



UPDATED: Elena Satine- Mary Jane Watson



Wow. This gorgeous and multi-talented actress not only wants to play the role of MJ, but she is a huge fan of the Marvel comic-verse as well!! A special thanks to TANKGIRL for the pic! I know I wanted Mary Elizabeth Winstead for MJ, but that was before I discovered the beautiful Ms. Satine! Elena Satine is our Mary Jane!!!


Alden Ehrenreich- Harry Osborn



Although he was one of the finalists for the role of Spidey in the reboot, I honestly think the guy was in the running for the wrong part. Praised for his part in the movie Tetro, Ehrenreich has great acting capability and could fit in the persona of Pete’s best friend Harry like a glove. Hopefully this reboot is successful, and if so, Alden could make an incredible Harry mentally breaking down into the Green Goblin 2 in future films. And by Green Goblin 2, I mean not a guy in a paintball mask on a flying snowboard ;)



Bryan Cranston- Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin



From his memorable role as Dr. Tim Whatley on ‘Seinfeld’, to the loveable whimsical dad Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, and to his spectacularly dark act as Walter White in the TV hit ‘Breaking Bad’, Cranston has proved his amazing aptitude to act isn’t secluded to any one type of genre (and he’s got the awards to show it). As Norman Osborn, Spider-Man’s greatest enemy (it goes GG then Venom for me) Cranston could portray the Green Goblin magnificently in a way that would make us comic lovers proud.



JK Simmons- J Jonah Jameson



Hey, come on…NO ONE can top Simmons’ role as the Daily Bugle’s Editor-In-Chief…NO ONE. He already said he’d return for the 4th film when it was still being made and I say to still take him up on that offer!! Honestly, I wouldn’t think it the least bit lazy to re-cast him for the reboot…in fact I’d call it
brilliant!



Elisha Cuthbert- Felicia Hardy/the Black Cat



Need I say more? The girl is a gorgeous talented actress and she can play the sweet, playful and sensuous role amazingly (‘The Girl Next Door’). As the 3rd and most persistent temptress/ love interest to Spidey, the Black Cat goes from a life of crime to crime fighting to be with Pete. Cuthbert is Felicia Hardy incarnate hands down ladies and gentleman!


That concludes my fan cast for the important characters of Spidey’s world for the reboot. I know I didn’t list the following: Flash Thompson, Liz Allen, Betty Brant, Robbie Robertson & Captain George Stacy. That’s because I honestly ran out of steam as to who would portray these roles the best. If you guys have ideas as to who you think they should be, please feel free to tell me! And also please tell me what you think of my fan cast so far…but I ask that you please be gentle, this is my first editorial. Be on the lookout for my Spidey Reboot Villain Fancast as well! *SPECIAL THANKS TO JOSHW FOR THE PICS OF UNCLE BEN & AUNT MAY!!!*

In the words of Stan “The Man” Lee,
Stay true, True Believers!
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Rhys
Rhys - 7/4/2010, 9:47 PM
Mmmm...Taylor Momsen is one attractive girl :D
ButtNakedSmurf
ButtNakedSmurf - 7/4/2010, 10:00 PM
good job
ButtNakedSmurf
ButtNakedSmurf - 7/4/2010, 10:05 PM
good job
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/4/2010, 10:32 PM
@DanielThomasRandKai yes she most certainly is

@ButtNakedSmurf thank you!

@NinjaCarm I can definitely understand that and appreciate your critcism. Who do you see as Uncle Ben, Norman Osborn & JJJ?
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/4/2010, 11:07 PM
@UnfriendlySpidey
Great fancast! It was awesome that you mentioned me and my editorial (you even putted in the link on the top). :D

You have really cheered me. An interview I posted up got taken down but I won't get into specifics about that. I really like your picks for Peter, MJ and Gwen. I was just thinking recently about Bryan Cranston as Norman, he has shown on 'Breaking Bad' that he can pull off the complexity that the role demands. I can especially picture him making the goblin laugh. Alden fits more with Harry now that you brought it up. My pick for Uncle Ben is Barry Bostwick (Spin City):



And Clancy Brown for George Stacy, he played him on 'the Spectacular Spider-Man' cartoon and I thought he did a fantastic job. He could fit as Taylor's dad:



In my opinion, I don't think the age thing will matter. Andrew is supposed to be playing Peter Parker in college now, so I can expect for him to be playing Peter at age 18. Taylor is supposed to be 17 on July 26. If I remember right, even Tobey and Kirsten from the original series had an age difference by possibly 6 or 7 years, I think. Regardless, I think they could really pull it off:









There are more here:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/AverageCitizen99/galleries/?g=629

Thanks again and great work! ;)
InSpace
InSpace - 7/4/2010, 11:22 PM
Dude Can Someone please have a different pick for JJJ it's getting annoying that almost everyone picks him , I know He was Awesome for the role but please pick someone original. I picked Christopher McDonald as JJJ in my fancast

Other than that Good Job on this Fancast Cant see Bran Canston as Osborn but the rest are good
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/4/2010, 11:37 PM
@InSpace
Never thought of him for JJJ before. Awesome pick, and it is starting to get redundant about J.K. and JJJ.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/5/2010, 7:06 AM
Cool man, hey ya got my BlackCat and MJ pics, tho mines for SPIDEY 4 dammit lol! : P

Cool work dude, at least HUCHERSON ain't SPIDEY!

Ive grown to luv the GWEN now!

They wont keep the original JJJ though, WEBB wont, just know it!

Thumbs up man, some wicked pics!!!!

AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 7/5/2010, 8:06 AM
Great cast! Spider-Man,MJ,Gwen,JJJ(wont happen though),Aunt May,and Uncle Ben=Perfect.
I could see Cranston as Norman but i prefer Ralph Fiennes!
Same for Harry,it could work but i want Anton Yelchin!
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 10:09 AM
@AverageCitizen99 thanks dude & nice pics!! agreed about momsen & garfield definitely

@InSpace haha I understand wasn't trying to be lazy or anything it was just so epic how he played him. Nice pick in McDonald, didn't even think to look at him!

@NinjaTurtleFan cool dude yeah I can see that!



@LEEE777 Haha thank you very much dude! Agreed about JJJ it won't happen

@NightAvenger nice! ralph finnes as norman...wow very nice pick
Treebeard
Treebeard - 7/5/2010, 10:59 AM
dude! love Cranston for Osborne! that's genius, he's such a good actor and love MEW for MJ, she's super fine! ha ha and also Cuthbert for Black Cat! awesome fan cast!
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 11:12 AM
@Haunt thank you very much man :D
blee
blee - 7/5/2010, 12:22 PM
Love the cast. Im starting to really like Garfield as Spidey. Even though i want Jason Isaacs for Norman, I love the idea of Bryan Cranston. I can see him be the Green Goblin from the Animated Series; my favorite one.

I would like to see JGL as Harry since he didnt get the part of spidey:

Joseph Gordon Levitt Pictures, Images and Photos harry Pictures, Images and Photos

UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 1:54 PM
@Blee thanks man i really appreciate it. Jason Isaacs wow very nice! And JGL could play an awesome Harry, Great picks!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/5/2010, 3:31 PM
UnfriendlySpidey @ Yeah but we gotta hope it'll happen lol, he owned JJJ! ; )

Great pics again dude!
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 4:13 PM
@LEEE777 Haha yeah definitely..there's always hope!Thanks again man!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/5/2010, 4:24 PM
Yup never give up hope!

Kudos! :)
EditNinja
EditNinja - 7/5/2010, 4:55 PM
Good cast. As well as JK Simmons played that role, I'm sure you can cast a reboot alternative as JJJ.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 4:59 PM
@LEEE777 Thanks again!

@EditNinja Thanks! Yeah...I honestly can't think of one...Stephen Lang maybe, he looks the part. Who do you think would be a good JJJ?
TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 7/5/2010, 10:44 PM
soory i didn't see it but i love gwen pick she would own part and since we have mary jane in college we can have mary elizabeth hekk yeah to elisha cuthbert
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/5/2010, 11:26 PM
@TANKGIRL thank you very much! yeah they'd be amazing for the reboot! maybe marc webb reads these forums and will listen to what we have to say haha
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/6/2010, 10:50 AM
@UnfriendlySpidey & TANKGIRL
He guys, I'm almost finished with my follow-up editorial towards my previous Taylor Momsen article. I might seperate this one into two parts though: my reason why she shouldn't and one about my final thoughts towards all that I've reviewed. What do you guys think? And don't worry, my reason as to why not can't be able to affect the film deeply. Mr. Webb. ;)
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/6/2010, 10:43 PM
@UnfriendlySpidey & @TANKGIRL
Hey man! I just finished my follow-up. Click the link here and check it out and let me know what you think.
Tovonne
Tovonne - 7/14/2010, 3:57 PM
I want Mary Elizabeth to play Mary Jane and Elisha Cuthbert to play Black Cat.the Villains I want in the movie: Goblin,Carnage and toxin.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/14/2010, 8:55 PM
@Tovonne thanks for your input! carnage and toxin would be cool, but we'd have to establish Eddie Brock/Venom first in order to do those two, because they come from him. Originally I wanted MEW for MJ too, but that's before I was introduce to Elena Satine *thank you TANKGIRL!! :D * this goddess was born for the role of MJ

TheLonelyComicBookNerd
TheLonelyComicBookNerd - 7/21/2010, 7:46 AM
You know I like all of it! Perfectly except Mary Jane, when i look at her i dont see Mary Jane.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/22/2010, 9:34 AM
@Scottryan15 thank you I'm glad you like it. Really? You don't see Elena as MJ?? Well, you're going to unfortunately be disapointed on Saturday haha
Check out this article about Elena Satine that Tankgirl posted on why she should be MJ and then tell me what you think!

Why Elena Satine should be MJ
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