Joe Carnahan Talks NEMESIS; Makes Fantastic Casting Suggestion For Blake Morrow

Joe Carnahan Talks NEMESIS; Makes Fantastic Casting Suggestion For Blake Morrow

The A-Team director clears up the status of Nemesis and reveals which Batman Begins star he and Mark Millar think would make the perfect Detective Blake Morrow.

By JoshWilding - Jan 09, 2012 05:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Nemesis
Source: Collider



"I’ll say this, Mark and I are in discussions," the director told Collider of the current status of Nemesis in a recent interview while promoting his latest movie, The Grey. "I’ll say I’ve never lost interest in Nemesis. He and I both fell victim to a kind of executive breach of trust that took place that it’s not even worth commenting on. That was a classic example of "he said, he said." That’s an ongoing development."

Brad Pitt was initially rumoured as a possible Blake Morrow (the police detective who faces off against Nemesis throughout the four issue series) but it seems that both Carnahan and creator Mark Millar have someone else in mind altogether now. "You know it’s funny—and I’ll let this cat out of the bag just for you—Mark Millar and I were talking about Nemesis and I had mentioned that I think a particularly fantastic Blake Morrow would be Liam Neeson." What do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.



ZATANNA Movie Writer Emerald Fennell Has Finished Writing NEMESIS Screenplay According To Mark Millar
Related:

ZATANNA Movie Writer Emerald Fennell Has Finished Writing NEMESIS Screenplay According To Mark Millar

Mark Millar's NEMESIS Lands PROJECT POWER Directors, But Doesn't Sound Overly Comic Accurate
Recommended For You:

Mark Millar's NEMESIS Lands PROJECT POWER Directors, But Doesn't Sound Overly Comic Accurate

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

whoa123
whoa123 - 1/9/2012, 5:26 PM
F*ck yeah! Cast Neeson as Morrow then cast Sam Witwer or Cillian Murphy as Nemesis!
churchgriff
churchgriff - 1/9/2012, 5:49 PM
Liam Neeson is great in any role he does.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/9/2012, 5:52 PM
i only read the graphic novel the other day,millar does put alot of stuff in his books just for the shock value.

neeson would be great as morrow,i don't know who i would cast as nemesis.
themayer88
themayer88 - 1/9/2012, 6:02 PM
Great chioce. Nemesis is amazing. This NEEDS to be a movie. Before any other Millar based book.
If you havent read it, quit your job immeaditly, go out to a comic book store and buy it now!!
themayer88
themayer88 - 1/9/2012, 6:03 PM
Michael C. Hall for Nemesois.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 1/9/2012, 6:04 PM
I think Neeson is a pretty good choice, and I can see Cillian Murphy as Nemesis as well.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 1/9/2012, 6:25 PM
just requested it from my local library.
ironpool007
ironpool007 - 1/9/2012, 6:33 PM
Liam Neeson would rock this role. Either him or Dennis Quake.
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 1/9/2012, 6:33 PM
cast gary oldman as morrow and bale as nemesis
ironpool007
ironpool007 - 1/9/2012, 6:33 PM
Quade I mean.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/9/2012, 6:38 PM
@ elcaballerooscuro92

gary oldman would be great as morrow as well.
MrBlueSky
MrBlueSky - 1/9/2012, 6:41 PM
Liam Neeson would make a great Morrow. I suggest Alex O'Loughlin for Nemesis:

sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 1/9/2012, 6:59 PM
Hell yeah neison!!!!!!
thegoon3423
thegoon3423 - 1/9/2012, 7:02 PM
Russell Crowe would be a good Morrow. Brad Pitt would be great for Nemesis, looks too young for Morrow.
tron21full
tron21full - 1/9/2012, 7:28 PM
he's a very good actor, specially with thrillers. he's one of my favorites of all time and i do think he'll be perfect. reason like roles like in Unknown, Cloie, even B.B.
novaprime
novaprime - 1/9/2012, 7:30 PM
same rock well as nemesis baby.. rockwell will do it weellll, and nesson as the dectective
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 1/9/2012, 8:54 PM
@novaprime - Rockwell would kick ass as nemesis
mattattack
mattattack - 1/9/2012, 9:10 PM
Please make this happen.
mattattack
mattattack - 1/9/2012, 9:11 PM
Michael C Hall as Nemesis would be amazing!
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 1/9/2012, 9:49 PM
Bradley Cooper could probably pull off Nemesis too
AldoRaine
AldoRaine - 1/9/2012, 9:55 PM
Just make this movie already!!
mattattack
mattattack - 1/9/2012, 10:16 PM
Guy Pierce,Bradley Cooper, Michael C Hall, and even Sam Rockwell (would just have to make him look tall on camera) would all do swell as Nemesis!
ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 1/9/2012, 10:35 PM
Guy on the street: Liam Neeson is overrated.
Me: He is one of the great actor of this time.
Guy on the street: Did you see phantom menace.

( I walk over to Mr Neeson)

Me: A guy on the street said that you are overrated, what would you like me to do?




All corny jokes that end with Liam Neeson speaking one of the greatest lines ever aside, I think he would be a great choice for this role
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 1/10/2012, 12:14 AM
Some seriously good casting suggestions in the comments section. It sounds generic but the one that stood out was Bale & Oldman...although I'm not sure they'd do a photo-negative version of Batman! Would be funny to see it played out that way though!

CONGRATULATIONS! Grif actually made me laugh for the first time!

"12 bags of wolf meat could not feed Liam Neeson"
EditNinja
EditNinja - 1/10/2012, 12:50 AM
Nice casting. He's the right age (and popularity)
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/10/2012, 5:46 AM
Liam Neeson VS. Guy Pearce or Michael Fassbender would be awesome!
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 1/10/2012, 7:06 AM
Liam Neeson is Chuck Norris Body Guard....
plasticman
plasticman - 1/10/2012, 7:55 AM
Neeson would be perfect. The genuine niceness of this character along with the real world underlyings would be a perfect marriage of actor and character.

Nemesis...my vote would be for Jeffery Donovan, Neil Patrick Harris, or Timothy Olyphant.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 1/10/2012, 11:42 AM
Liam Neeson as Blake Marrow


Jeffrey Donovan as Nemesis
ManOfKrypton
ManOfKrypton - 1/10/2012, 1:01 PM
Love this idea.... Do it!!
View Recorder