Hey comic book movie members, today I'm back to tell you my opinion on the greatest superhero actors of all time. This is the second of many to come of my "CBM Top 10" or "Top 5." If you'd like to check out my last article on the greatest comic book movies of the 21st century this link is: http://comicbookmovie.com/comic_news/news/?a=36451 I got pretty good feedback last time, and I've been watching supehero movies ever since I can remember. Please leave you comments, questions, or your own list in the comments below, and hope you enjoy!
5) Tobey Maguire as Spiderman/Peter Parker: Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Is this the most controversial pick on my list? Yes it is, but were the first two Spider-Man's amazing? Yes they were! Holding the 9th and 2nd spot on my best comic book movies of the 21st century, Tobey Maguire did lead this film in the direction it needed to go. The second highest grossing supehero franchise of all time, the first two Spider-Man were so new and bold that people just fell in love with Spider-Man. He wasn't the greatest actor sure, but like it or not Maguire has still led us to love the first two films. The third one is terrible so that might twist your view, but without that film, you just have to love it. He played a quite, friendly hero that we've never seen before. But when he's in that suit, he's a different person, a hero that can defeat the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus. As time rolls on, someone will replace his spot, but until then, this number 5 spot belongs to the leader of the franchise that is now, Spider-Man.
4) Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011) (Uncredited)
Wolverine has been the main reason for the success of the X-Men franchise. The third highest grossing supehero franchise, Wolverine has practically stepped up as the X-Men's most popular character. We've seen Logan/Wolverine progress through the years, each time giving an even more impressive performance. Hugh Jackman fits the role perfectly, this has been made evident when being the only X-Men character to have his own movie. When you think of Wolverine, Hugh Jackman pops up straight into your head, earning his way easily at the number 4 spot, and arguably can fill the third or maybe even second spot too.
3) Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark: Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012)
You know when someone is an amazing superhero when with only two movies they are number 4 on the highest grossing supehero franchises of all time. Iron Man's success mostly goes to Robert Downey Jr., whose witty humor, intelligence, and badass superhero suit makes him the supehero figure he's become in the past 4 years. Both movies hold there own in my greatest comic book movies of the 21st century, and it's hard to not enjoy Robert Downey Jr.'s excellent performance as one of our favorite superheroes, Iron Man. And if you loved him in the first two Iron Man's, imagine him in The Avengers, he's incredible.
2) Christian Bale as Batman/ Bruce Wayne: Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
You can't disagree with our favorite hero, Batman, can you? The star actor of the third and first best movies on my top list of the 21st century has to be here. He's given a more darker, edgier Batman that we always dreamed of. The Dark Knight is the 7th highest grossing film of all time! He's made us believe that there can be a real life Batman, and with all of the skill and effort Bale put in to make Batman come alive in the first film, and then develop the Dark Knight into this hero unlike no other is extraordinary. This third film coming to us next year, and I'm sure Bale is going to make the Dark Knight as badass as it gets. Between fighting, his love interests, and his way of handling himself as both Wayne and Batman, truly makes him the second greatest supehero actor ever!
1) Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent: Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
The most popular superhero in the world is undoubtably Superman. The first superman of 1978 changed supehero/action movies for ever. It was revolutionary, it was perfect, and it was even captivating. Superman II also was spectacular, General Zod's famous saying came to life, and Superman proved his stardom. Christopher Reeve is Superman, enough said. He had the look, the acting skill, the strength, the height, everything! Anybody that grew up during the 70's or 80's knows just how great Christopher Reeve is. He doesn't give an "oscar worthy performance," but it wasn't needed, everything that was needed was given, and it was simply PERFECT. Superman started it all, without Reeve's power as the role of "The Man of Steel," movies like The Dark Knight, Iron Man, X-Men, Spiderman, etc.... would have never happened the way it did. Reeve was inspiring, he was a role model! Henry Cavill, Dean Cain, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, they can all do a good job of being Superman. But never, ever will anyone be Christopher Reeve, and do what he has done for the supehero film industry.
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