Richard Gere Would Be Open To Starring In A Superhero Movie Providing It's "Quirky And Unexpected" (Exclusive)

Richard Gere Would Be Open To Starring In A Superhero Movie Providing It's "Quirky And Unexpected" (Exclusive)

Pretty Woman and Maybe I Do star Richard Gere confirms he would be open to starring in a Marvel or DC movie providing it offers something more than just a big fight scene at the end. Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - Jan 23, 2023 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Boasting a star-studded ensemble cast, Maybe I Do stars Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey and William H. Macy in a multi-generational romantic comedy.

Michelle (Roberts) and Allen (Bracey) have reached the point in their relationship to take the next steps toward marriage. Thinking it is a good idea to invite their parents to finally meet, they set a dinner and make it a family affair. To everyone’s surprise, the affair takes on a whole new meaning as the parents already know each other all too well - they’ve been cheating on their spouses for months...with each other.

Trapped in this precarious predicament, they try to hide their dalliances from the kids while confronting their spouse’s lovers head-on. Let the games begin!

Now, it goes without saying that Richard Gere is a Hollywood legend, and while he's perhaps best known for movies like Pretty Woman and An Officer and a Gentleman, the actor has typically shied away from big budget blockbusters.

In recent years, we've seen the likes of Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, and Harrison Ford enter the genre, with Gere's co-star in Maybe I Do, Susan Sarandon, set to play the lead villain in Blue Beetle this summer. When we had the opportunity to speak with the iconic actor, we asked if he'd be open to following her into a superhero project.

"It would depend on the quality," Gere responds in the video above. "If they’re formulas, I’m probably not interested, but if there’s something quirky and unexpected and it doesn’t just end up with a big fight at the end of the movie - which they all do - it might be of interest to me, sure!"

It's true that the vast majority of superhero movies wrap up with an effects-laden fight scene, though there has been a handful that don't necessarily head down the expected route.

We'd love to see Gere consider taking a crack at the genre, anyway, and can't help but think filmmakers like James Gunn and Ryan Coogler might be able to tempt him into giving a comic book movie a chance. You never know what project that fits the criteria might come along, so fingers crossed that a future Marvel or DC title gets the actor to reconsider.

Who do you think Richard Gere could play in the MCU or DCU?

Maybe I Do arrives in theaters on January 27.

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/23/2023, 1:03 PM
Bet he would love to be in a live action Squirrel Girl project then.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/23/2023, 1:57 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - This was thre first thing that came to my mind, although, I later found out there IS a character named Gerbil in the Marvel Universe!

Not sure if anyone under 40 will get the reference though. 😜
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 1/23/2023, 2:11 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - It doesn't get any more quirky or unexpected than Dogwelder.

Goldboink
Goldboink - 1/23/2023, 3:35 PM
@ModHaterSLADE -
He could play her mentor, The Gerbil!
TabbiKat1331
TabbiKat1331 - 1/23/2023, 4:28 PM
@Feralwookiee - thanks for reminding me I'm old
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/23/2023, 6:28 PM
@Twiz1331 - Same here, man. I remember getting just 3 channels on an antenna tv.
*farts dust*
TabbiKat1331
TabbiKat1331 - 1/24/2023, 8:07 AM
@Feralwookiee - pft we had a coat hanger wrapped in foil as an antenna poor and old
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/24/2023, 1:13 PM
@Twiz1331 - You could afford a coat hanger?

We didn't even have a phone. We had two cans with a string tied between em!
TabbiKat1331
TabbiKat1331 - 1/25/2023, 8:33 AM
@Feralwookiee - wait you used cans for a phone? we used the empty cans as drinkware
dracula
dracula - 1/23/2023, 1:07 PM
Maybe an older Alan Scott
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/23/2023, 1:15 PM
Gerbil Man confirmed
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/23/2023, 1:15 PM


Well, I guess we just found our Norman Osborn.

Or Dr. Doom, or Mephisto(screw that a$$hat Borat guy), or Stick for Daredevil, Sebastion Shaw, or Mr. Sinister.

Feige, scoop this guy up NOW! So many MCU roles he would be great in.

FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 1/23/2023, 1:19 PM
@DocSpock - Shaw would be perfect for him honestly. Would really hark back to his Pretty Woman days.
thereeljoefish
thereeljoefish - 1/23/2023, 1:21 PM
@DocSpock - yeah but he’s about to die lol. You have to bring younger actors here for the longevity of story telling.
abd00bie
abd00bie - 1/23/2023, 1:24 PM
@thereeljoefish - MCU kills their villains after one movie so it's all good
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 1/23/2023, 2:50 PM
@FilmGuy7878 - He's not about to die. He's only 73.

But you need someone in their late 40s to play Norman Osborn
Origame
Origame - 1/23/2023, 3:18 PM
@DocSpock - how's Norman Osborn quirky and unexpected?

Besides, no way home made it clear we aren't gonna get a Norman Osborn in the mcu.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/23/2023, 3:40 PM
@thereeljoefish - Look how long McKellen & Stewart played in the FoxMen world.

Gear could easily roll for a decade.



DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/23/2023, 3:46 PM
@Origame -

Hmmm. How did No Way Home make it clear we won't get Norman Osborn? The one in No Way Home was clearly from another universe. Do you think that Sony using most of the best Spidey villains pre MCU that none of those villains will ever be used in the MCU?

I hope that is not the case.

Origame
Origame - 1/23/2023, 4:34 PM
@DocSpock - that Norman tried to track down oscorp industries and found nothing. That's pretty definitive right there.

Also, they were used in the mcu. Specifically no way home. The mcu Spiderman has always tried to avoid doing what the other films covered. No way home was their excuse to still use those villains while doing something different.
thereeljoefish
thereeljoefish - 1/24/2023, 5:40 PM
@DocSpock - sir Patrick was 59 years old. This guys is in his 70’s!
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 1/23/2023, 1:16 PM
THE JUGGERNAUT
BraxtonHicks
BraxtonHicks - 1/23/2023, 1:27 PM
The Scientist who created DCs Metal Men. Hal Jordans Dad. Arkham Asylums Creator and/or Warden. Voice of Animal Man's main villain.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 1/23/2023, 1:29 PM
Old Man Steve Rogers.



Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 1/23/2023, 1:30 PM
The Phantom Stranger is pretty quirky imo.

BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 1/23/2023, 1:37 PM
@Superspecialawesomeguy - THIS would be a good call.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 1/23/2023, 1:33 PM
Lowkey could've made a good Magneto back in the day as well lol.

BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 1/23/2023, 1:36 PM


From 'bush man' to 'Forbush Man'?
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 1/23/2023, 1:59 PM
He was my pick for Magneto in the late 90s...
Anyway, considering how he is banned in China, yeah, not gonna happen, Richard, sorry.
grif
grif - 1/23/2023, 2:13 PM
not watching marvel movies with or without him right now.
xstryker
xstryker - 1/23/2023, 6:41 PM
@grif - you old crank, still at it. Movies come and go, the years roll on, and yet here you are, still cranky after all years. You’re an absolute legend.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/23/2023, 2:40 PM
Watched Primal Fear not that long ago and thought he'd make a good fit for a comic book movie. Didn't expect him to be open to starring in one though.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 1/23/2023, 3:31 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Just happened to re-watch Primal Fear tonight as well and it's such an amazing thriller.

Gere is great as always, but Norton absolutely kills it in that film

:)
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/23/2023, 5:35 PM
@kylo0607 - agreed. Even though I saw both twists coming, Norton still played it in a way I didn't expect. Laura Linney was pretty great too
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