DareDevil: Born Again
The plot is literally that of the comic minus the infusion of the Avengers and replace Nuke with Electro, who is imprisoned by SHIELD. HammerHead looks to become the new Kingpin of crime in the end with Fisk promising to earn it back
Explinations as to why I've chosen these actors are already given in previous fancasts. If you really want to know then please check out my What If...? series I've been building
Pitt as DD
Judd as Foggy
Masterson as Page
Hoffman as Urich
Petty as Maggie
Lagella as Fisk
TLJ as HammerHead
Berenger as Fury
and
Edward Norton as Electro
I'm using Electro over Norton for reasons which will be revealed in a later fancast.
I'm using Norton because when he hit Hollywood in Primal Fear it blew everyone away. He is one of the best actors around of any generation ever IMO.
The Incredible Hulk
Hulk's on the run. Fury and Ross turn to Stark to create "hulk-busting" suit. They also release Hammer on the condition that he, too, try and build a suit. As they're building the scientist working for Hammer (who is actually Loki) gives an old cell mate of Rhino, released on good behavior a potion. His name is Crusher Creel.
Creel is ordered to Subdue Hulk for Loki before SHIELD can capture or kill him.
Betty and Rick work to hide Banner from Ross and Fury. Fury threatens Ross with dishonorable discharge if they don't get Hulk.
Hammer's Hulk-busters go haywire and he needs medical attention. He orders a Dr to aid him at his house. Dr. Donald Blake, a 55ish year old man arrives. Scientist/Loki is there but is summoned away by Creel. Hammer's mansion shakes. thunder and lightning, walls collapsing, the Dr. attempts to grab the mythological hammer held within the rubble mere feet away to free himself and Hammer away and he transforms into the younger, imposing God of Thunder, Thor.
Creel stops Hulk long enough for Loki to arrive but, before he can do something, down from the skies drops Thor. Loki disappears and Creel gets the snot kicked out of him.
SHEILD arrives with Giant-man ready and it takes Thor and Giant-man to take down a weakened Hulk
Into SHEILD prison goes both an unHulked Banner and Creel. Thor leaves in search of Loki
Stark, in time for nothing, creates Hulkbuster.
Hutton as Banner
JJL as Betty
Connolly as Jones
Coburn as Thunderbolt
McDonald as Talbot
Berenger as Fury
Kilmer as Giant-man
Depp as Loki
Ted Levine as Crusher Creel
Silence of the Lambs; The Mangler
I'm not a big fan of Hulk's typical enemies as they are mostly irradiated bad photo copies of him. I like Creel because he fits wonderfully into the scheme I've set up here.
Levine may not be as physically intimidating as I'd like. His stature does not equal fear but his face and voice absolutely do. I also believe that he is devoted enough to the craft that would get into scary shape for this role.
Fantastic 4
This is the type of movie where, I feel, the powers have to come early. The first 20 minutes top would explore the child prodigy, Reed Richards. His advancements in college and science. Boarding NEXT DOOR (I'm changing quite a bit here) to the 11-year-old Sue Storm who has a crush on him; his Roommate, jock and future astronaut Ben Grimm; a man, the only man he's met thus far, that challenges his intellect, Victor Von Doom; Doom's expulsion (and throughout the movie Doom's rise to dictatorship); funded by SHIELD to assist his Negative Zone experiments.
Reed feels that diminished resources can be scavenged by entering this portal. This was the experiment Doom could not perfect, Reed, seeing his mistake, capitalized. he ironically wound up working with Sue on this project, as she became a scientist, always inspired by him. Travel in the zone required flight. Reed requested Astronaut Grimm as the pilot.
4 occupants were set to aboard the ship for the internationally televised event dubbed the Fantastic Voyage. Doom, now monarch of Latveria and decked out in Latverian armor in order to cover his scarred face is not to thrilled.
The 4 members consist of scientists Reed Richards and Sue Storm and pilot and co-pilot Ben Grimm and Harvey Elder respectively. Sue's younger brother by 8 years, whom she maternally cared for, was there to wish her luck.
Loving the spotlight, he is aloud to go behind the scenes and cameras. He sees Elder get horribly blinded after some last minute adjustments.
the 2 agree the bad press would be, well, bad so he tosses on the astronaut gear and shuffles into the pod.
Ofcourse things don't work out and we know the result. What I've added is the explosion has dumped megatons of oil into the ocean causing Namor to fight for his people. Doom prepares for the sequel
I would like them to get the powers immediately. Maybe Grimm start searching for everyone and see a flattened Reed, no sign of Sue and Johnny on fire. They'd all freak out at the sight of him. When back in their own world every camera is on them. Instant fame
Colin Firth (age 37) as Mr. Fantastic
Pride and Prejudice; The English Patient
This was so hard to cast. There are so many that could do it buuuut they would not become Reed, instead he would become them, and I hate that. I wanted a bookish leading man. One that could lead the group and movie but almost take center stage to the others when needed. A top Hollywood actor would never, in the viewers eyes be uncool enough.
Sandra Hess (29) as Invisible Woman
Mortal Kombat; (ironically she was in Nick Fury, the one that wouldn't exist if these movies were made)
I wanted uncompromising beauty. The 1 that gets every jock angry she's with a nerd and every nerd angry that these things rarely happen for real. She also needs to be very strong emotionally. She is tough enough to mother the team and go toe-to-toe with Namor.
Michael Rooker (42) as Thing
Cliffhanger; Tombstone
Michael Madsen and Bruce Willis were also possibilities. Madsen is a tuff guy but not tuff looking. Willis is too iconic. The 2 movies I listed are reason enough for me that he would be awesome as Ben Grimm.
Ryan Kwanten (21) as Human Torch
Home and Away
The newcomer would be great (back then in his younger days) as the party-boy Storm.
Harvey Elder as Stan Lee
This would be the start of his guest spots he's made famous
William Fichtner (41) as Doom
Virtuosity; Contact
When I thought of him I was upset he wasn't my very first choice. He's got bad written all over him.
Dominic West as Namor
I've already expressed why in previous fancasts .Lookem' up if your curious
Attached to the VHS release is a Feature length cartoon: The Silver Surfer