As mentioned, I recast X-Men here
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/ager/news/?a=47647
and, a while back, recast DareDevil as well
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/ager/news/?a=23157
Here, though, is my recast of Spider-Man '00. To be honest, I never disliked Tobey as SM. He may have been a bit older for my preference, as it began to show in the threequel, but he is an amazing actor. Parker should theoretically be slimmer and possibly taller. My cast, just as it was with X-Men, would not use any of the actors used in the given movie, no matter how perfect **cough J.K. Simmons' performance as Jameson cough**
The 1st movie>>>
Spider-Man
Would be the obvious emergence of Parker's powers and his struggles. I have no problem with the short appearance of Uncle Ben, getting straight to the point. The movie would start at the end of Peter's miserable days of high school and he would start College right away as he dabbles in wrestling and whatnot.
He meets GWEN and roommate, Harry, AT COLLEGE. He also works for JJJ and meets those I will list.
The movie parallels the creation of Doc Ock and Spider-Man. By movies end, Ock is locked up, Parker meets Mary Jane and The Green Goblin is born.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Spider-Man
Age: 21 (playing 18)
As seen in
3rd Rock From the Sun; 10 Things I Hate About You
Many may hate on him, and some may think he would fit the role today, but I feel his smarmy attitude seen in the aforementioned roles, his age and build are more than enough reasons why, in 2002, he was perfect.
Peter goes from struggling hero in the 1st to angry vengeance seeker in the 2nd to prey in the final.
Sophia Myles as Gwen Stacy
Age: 22 (playing 18)
As seen in
From Hell; Underworld
She played darker roles so I saw this as a chance for her smile to shine as Parker's fist girlfriend. She would have to sell herself pretty hard as the sequel would see her death at the hand of the Green Goblin, of course.
Ben Foster as Harry Osborn
22 (playing 18)
Big Trouble
I may be taking liberties here as 1) I promised myself that I wouldn't cast anyone already used (he was Angel in the not-my-version-but-the-Hollywood-version X-Men and the bigger reason 2) he had yet to show me how superb an actor he truly was. Although he was hilarious in Big Trouble, he had yet to show the range needed for Harry.
Sean Bean as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
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GoldenEye; LotR
Bean's rough-cut looks made him a patent choice for a villain, and this role in Patriot Games was the first of several villains that he would portray, all of whom come to sticky ends. Despite being professionally trained, Sean Bean adopts an instinctive style of acting that some say makes him especially well-suited to portraying his characters' depths. He has said in interviews that the most difficult part is at the start of filming when trying to understand the character. After achieving this he can snap in and out of character instantly.
Bean would slow-play Osborn throughout the 1st movie and by the sequel he would be the crazy SOB, we've been waiting for. I would keep the fatherly tenancies he showed for parker, further alienating his own son.
He dies at the hands of a black-suited Spider-Man towards the climax of the sequel.
Ryan Hurst as Flash Thompson
Age 25 (playing 18)
Remember the Titans; We Were Soldiers
Hurst looks so much like him and optimizes a bully, I thought it was a no-brainer. The bully who hates Parker and love the wall-crawler, he follows Peter from high school to college. Only for the 1st movie
Julie Christie as Aunt May
59
Hamlet; Dragonheart
I hate an old, helpless Aunt May. She is a descent age and a great actress.
Brian Dennehy as Uncle Ben
62
Gladiator; Tommy Boy
For Uncle Ben, a small but pivotal role, a strong, likable actor is needed. This may be my favorite choice.
Fred Ward as JJJ
57
Tremors; Corky Romano
JJJ, in this movie would be played the same. Over the top. In the new movie, I hope he's played straight so as not to draw too many comparisons to Simmons. Ward can do over the top and has a strong jaw and is quite intimidating.
Larry Drake as Dr Ock
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Darkman; Dr Giggles
He is exactly what Ock should look like. I've stated before, when I was young, I thought Ock was modeled after him. I was a bit confused.
Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Curt Connors
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Red Dragon
Connors, a professor at Parker's college is obsessed, in the background, with finding out a way to cure his amputated arm. By the end of the sequel, he looks proudly upon a liquid, and sheds some tears. He makes a phone call to his wife declaring a cure. The Lizard wreaks havoc in the finale.
Fiennes, an exceptionally good actor, can play slightly demented and mild-mannered at the same time better than most.
Carl Weathers as Robbie Robertson
52
Rocky; Happy Gilmore
I love Weathers. He's be great in a so many different roles. Here's just 1
Clancy Brown as Cpt Stacy
41
Highlander
He has this unbelievable presence that is both scary and mystifying. I tend to cast him, like many others, as a villain, but I'll try this time as one of the few people that support Spider-Man from the very beginning. He is the complete opposite of JJJ and actually is a big reason why the city gets behind Spider-Man. Doc Ock kills him.
***wow, I just saw this on wikipedia...
He played police captain George Stacy in The Spectacular Spider-Man, as well as supervillain The Rhino. Recently, he also appeared on Wolverine and the X-Men as the villainous Mr. Sinister. He voices Odin in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Brown made a guest appearance in The Incredible Hulk as The Sasquatch. Brown has been cast for a role in Ultimate Spider-Man in 2012
The Sequel
Amazing Spider-Man
Sees Spider-Man, a city hero, invited to a welcoming home party for astronauts, one being JJJ's son. Black goo latches onto Spidey. Brock enters the picture and his story stays true to the comics. Gwen dies at the hands of Green Goblin who is killed by an uncontrollable black-suited Web-slinger. Dr. Conners goes missing into the sewers after a mutation is hinted. MJ plays a small role, not yet a love interest. Harry hates Spider-Man after the city finds out thast the Goblin was his father. The movie ends with the transformation of Venom.
Elisha Cuthbert as MJ
18 years old
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She looks exactly like Romita's artwork. Slap a red wig on and call it a day.
Cole Hauser as Eddie Brock/Venom
25
Hart's War
He is a bit older, the way it should be. He has these crazy eyes and a great build, another asset that lacked on film. He is a dependable actor that fellow actors like to use over and over.
The Finale
Spectacular Spider-Man
As the Lizard tears up the city, the anti-hero, Kraven, the Hunter, attempts to tracks him down. Venom hunts Parker. Parker must both save and stop his friend, the Dr. cursed with this mutation. Kraven, in heaven, wants to capture all 3. In the end, Lizard kills Kraven and is permanently healed by SM. Parker opens up to the idea of moving on... some time down the road... with MJ. Venom is apprehended and he and the suit are separated. The movie ends with a small part of the alien still in the fingernails of Brock sliding off of him as he sleeps in jail. the goo falls onto his red-headed bunk mate. The cell mate's veins turn red and the credits role.
Viggo Mortensen as Kraven
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The Prophecy; LotR
Originally I like Viggo as Osborn and Bean as Kraven. i switched it and it was a better fit.