I wasn’t too happy when NEW EXCALIBUR was canceled! I really enjoyed it!
But at least CAPTAIN BRITAIN and PETE WISDOM stayed around
in the form of CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI-13.
It was a bit of a conciliation prize but I still missed NOCTURNE, SAGE and DAZZLER!
But PAUL CORNELL’S writing was excellent on CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI-13 and
I really started getting into it and then, BAM, CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI-13
is canceled! Sheesh! Sometimes you just can't win!
I loved the paranormal mixed with espionage in MI-13! It was like
mixing the X-MEN with JAMES BOND with SUPERNATURAL!
What’s not to like? :D
CAPTAIN BRITAIN has always been one of my favorite MARVEL
characters even though I’m American and he’s British! I like the
British and European characters of marvel because they’re so
different from the American ones, a change from the same ol’
same of the traditional U.S. MARVEL characters.
Man I think this would really rock as a movie or even a TV series
On HBO!
SUPERHEROES, ESPIONAGE AGENTS, VAMPIRES, DEMONS,
And “HELL COMING TO BIRMINGHAM”! It don’t get any better
than that!
Now a little about my cast:
MATTHEW MacFADYEN was the former field leader on the BBC TV
Show, SPOOKS (MI-5 in the U.S.), that RUPERT PENRY-JONES’
character replaced as the field leader under agency head PETER FIRTH.
He is perfect for the BLACK KNIGHT! He may be a British actor but
I’ve seen him do a completely believable American accent before.
Even though DANE WHITMAN, the Black Knight, is an American in
the comics I think it’s fitting that a British actor, who can do an American
accent, play him.
Also ALAN SWOFFER is a John Lennon impersonator from New
York City, who even sings like Lennon. He played Lennon in the
movie “THE BANK JOB”, with JASON STATHAN. Thus I believe
he would be good for the part of JOHN THE SKRULL. As you
can see here he holds an uncanny resemblance to John Lennon!
So as a companion piece and the next step from my NEW EXCALIBUR
fancast, here is my “CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI-13” fancast!
CAPTAIN BRITAIN - RUPERT PENRY-JONES
SPITFIRE (JAQUELINE FALSWORTH) - SIENNA MILLER
PETE WISDON - MATTHEW MARSDEN
FAIZA HUSSAIN (EXCALIBUR) - KELLY BROOK
THE BLACK KNIGHT - MATTHEW MacFADYEN
TINK - EMMANUELLE VAUGIER
BLADE (ERIC BROOKS) - MICHAEL JAI WHITE
MEGGAN - JOLENE BLALOCK
JOHN THE SKRULL - ALAN SWOFFER
REAL JOHN LENNON/ALAN SWOFFER
SWOFFER LOOKS A LOT LIKE LENNON IN THESE 2 PHOTOS
CAPTAIN MIDLANDS (SID RIPLEY) - BILL NIGHY
ALISTAIRE STUART - SEAN BEAN
UNION JACK (JOEY CHAPMAN) - RUPERT EVANS
CLIVE RESTON - CALLUM BLUE
OBERON - CGI/RAY WINSTONE
MERLIN - SAM NEILL
LADY OF THE LAKE - CATE BLANCHETT
THE GREEN KNIGHT - JOHN RHYS-DAVIES
THE VILLAINS--
DRACULA - RICHARD ARMITAGE
LILITH - SALMA HAYEK
BARON BLOOD - MICHAEL SHEEN
UMAR - CLAUDIA BLACK
CAPTAIN FATE - ANDREW DIVOFF
DOCTOR DOOM - RALPH FIENNES
PLOTKA - CGI/TERRENCE STAMP (VOICE)
CYTTORAK - CGI/BRENDAN GLEESON (VOICE)
SKRULLS - BIT PLAYERS/CGI
MINDLESS ONES - CGI
SONS OF THE SERPENT - BIT PLAYERS