What If...?

What If...?

Okay, for a couple months now I've been watching some of the Marvel movies I've had. While watching these movies I remember all the things that we used to talk about when these movies were in the first stages of negotiations. So I was thinking WHAT IF?

By TheProgram - Aug 16, 2009 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic

I don't know if you guys remember this, but waaaaay back a long time ago when Tom Cruise was offered the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark

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Iron Man Pictures, Images and Photos

Just think what could the Iron Man Universe turned out to be if our beloved RDJ was never offered the role and it was given to Tom Cruise? I'm not saying that Tom isn't a good actor, he is. I loved Mission Impossible 2, 3 was ok, and his performance in Tropic Thunder. But Iron Man just wouldn't have been the same.
WHAT IF TOM CRUISE WAS IRON MAN!!

Now I know we all know this one. Dougray Scott as Wolverine/Logan.
Dougray Scott Smoking Pictures, Images and Photos
Wolverine Pictures, Images and Photos

The X-Men franchise would not be the same. This guy had the part and everything. The only thing that stopped him was filming Mission Impossible 2. What would our X-Men franchise be like if we had Dougray as Logan and not Hugh Jackman?
WHAT IF DOUGRAY SCOTT WAS WOLVERINE!!

I heard about this one a little while ago, maybe some of you have also
Heath Ledger as Spider-Man/Peter Parker.
Heth Ledger Pictures, Images and Photos
Crawling Spidey Pictures, Images and Photos

Actors have done both Marvel and DC movies. But would Heath Really have done the Joker after playing Spider-Man 3 times. Heath was known for saying he wouldn't do a comic book movie, wearing tights and stuff like that. But what would the Spider-Man franchise have been if whiny ass Toby wasn't in the driver seat?
WHAT IF HEATH LEDGER WAS SPIDER-MAN!!!

I know you all remember this. But I'm sure it was just Casting Talk.
Brendan Fraser as The Hulk/Bruce Banner.
Brendan Fraser Pictures, Images and Photos
Hulk (Volume 2) #13 Pictures, Images and Photos

I like Brendan but I would have been soooo pissed if he played Bruce Banner! I like him but sometimes when I see him act, it's as though he's trying too hard to be a tough guy. I won't lie, his quick cameo in GI Joe was pretty sweet. But sometimes he tries to be over the top funny. But that's just me.
WHAT IF BRENDAN FRASER WAS THE HULK!!

This one was news to me when I heard this guy say this.
Marlon Waynes as Robin!
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Robin Pictures, Images and Photos

When he said this I was like WHHAAT!! lol no! I'm sorry Marlon, but no. No. I didn't even like Chris as Robin. But that's just me if you did, more power to you. lmao. But Marlon? hahahaha!
WHAT IF MARLON WAYNES WAS ROBIN!!

Sometimes, I kind of wish this movie was made just to see what it would have been like. Who knows it may have had the action that we desired in this movie.
Nicolas Cage as Superman/Clark Kent!
NICOLAS CAGE Pictures, Images and Photos
Superman Pictures, Images and Photos

I like Nic Cage. I think he's a wonderful actor. He seems a little too weird to play Superman. And he's got the permanent slouch to his body that he can't get rid of! Ghost Rider in my opinion was like maybe a 6 or 7. Maybe in his version of Superman there would have been an out cold Superman fist fight. Wasn't the bad guy in the film supposed to be Darksied? or Doomsday? I don't remember. But most importantly it wasn't Lex Luther.
WHAT IF NICOLAS CAGE WAS SUPERMAN!!

Here's a good one I'm hoping a few of you don't know about.
Mel Gibson as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Two-Face/Harvey Dent
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Batman Retro Pictures, Images and Photos
Two Face Pictures, Images and Photos

Mel Gibson was the first choice for both roles but he turned them both down in "Batman" and "Batman Forever." I could actually see Mel Gibson back then when they were just letting anyone play the role. But to me Mel Gibson seemed like he wouldn't been a good Bruce Wayne. Two-Face, on the other hand? I don't.
WHAT IF MEL GIBSON WAS BATMAN OR TWO-FACE!!

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ThisFan
ThisFan - 8/16/2009, 10:39 AM
i remember hearing that the robin one wasn't true.
Joker1zero
Joker1zero - 8/16/2009, 11:37 AM
I bet there's an alternate Universe out there where these all came true. Like on Earth 615 or something.
theFACE
theFACE - 8/16/2009, 11:52 AM
cool article dude, looking forward to the next one.
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 8/16/2009, 1:10 PM
Great article! The thought of Cage as Supes turns my stomach. Tom Cruise, as nutty as he is, might have made an intersting Tony Stark/Iron Man. I still like RDJ though!
YohonKalic
YohonKalic - 8/16/2009, 1:22 PM
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This has to be one of your best articles yet. Its true, me and my friends always talk about what if someone else had been Batman or spider-man etc. Its a shame we are mortal enemy's. I like your taste in games and even your love for Carnage, love the avatar by the way. I think its about time for me to get a new one.

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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/16/2009, 2:33 PM
good article! Brendan Fraser should not be cast as ANY comic book character EVER!!!
StrangeCosmic
StrangeCosmic - 8/16/2009, 3:40 PM
@joshw24 . . . word.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/16/2009, 3:42 PM
PROGRAM @ Great article dude! ; )

FRASER was gonna be SUPERMAN too a while back!


Didn't know the MEL GIBSON one! OMG!!! ; D

Thumbs up!
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 8/16/2009, 6:38 PM
I had no idea about Mel Gibson being a choice for Batman. Who the hell comes up with these terrible ideas?
superdog
superdog - 8/16/2009, 8:52 PM
Marlon wayans Was gonna be "robin". He was cast in batman returns as a street kid named "kid". He was going to help out batman on the side with info and some tools etc...similiar to Shia leboufs character in Constantine. He was never given a name ala dick Grayson, never given a costume or anything like that. So was he technically "robin" who knows. But that was burtons plan. Then when Burton was switched for schumacher all the Burton ideas went out the window so for batman forever they went with the traditional robin. I believe a few articles back wayans said he actually still gets residual checks from returns so that's how far they went with the concept. Don't know if the scenes were ever filmed.
contrast
contrast - 8/17/2009, 1:09 AM
Honestly, anyone who can't see Nick Cage as Superman should probably look up Kevin Smith's "Superman Lives" script online...I'll admit, any other movie, I think he would be god-awful as Superman, but there was something about the way this script was written...I don't know, it just seemed that Cage made perfect sense for the role. And...Brainiac was the villain, Doomsday was one of Brainiac's servants. Lex played a minor role in setting up Brainiac as a hero in the public eye. Michael Keaton was even set to do a cameo as Batman...
contrast
contrast - 8/17/2009, 11:37 AM
here's a link...

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/superman-lives-script.html
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