On April 8, the US media published an article taking stock of some artists who became popular with superheroes and other artists who rubbed shoulders with superheroes. In the United States, superheroes have become a mainstream culture, regardless of popularity of Hollywood actors are happy to participate in the performance, playing these popular comic book characters, can be described as an indelible achievement in the acting career.
The success of a superhero movie, casting is the most important part. More than a decade ago, when Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. had fallen to the bottom of his image as Iron Man, many people did not look favorably on him, but the film eventually became his turnaround, and he successfully played the most popular movie role among Marvel heroes.
It is understood that Marvel originally preferred to play Iron Man by superstar Tom Cruise, and even he himself admitted that it was true, and explained that he refused because he did not believe that the film would succeed. What's even more unexpected is that Tom Cruise will make a cameo appearance in "Doctor Strange 2: Crazy Multiverse" released in May this year, playing Iron Man from another parallel universe, and fans can't wait to make their own composite modeling.
Before Jason Momma became Aquaman, he was originally invited by Marvel to play the role of Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. However, he eventually turned down the role, and Jason Momma explained that because he had played the same type of rugged character before, he did not want to make his play too stereotypical.
Well-known director James Cameron was interested in making a Spider-Man movie and favored the newly famous Leonardo DiCaprio to star. Unfortunately, that wish didn't come true, and Later, Tobey Maguire became popular in Hollywood after starring in the Spider-Man movie series produced in the 2000s.
Elizabeth Olson's Crimson Witch, who only joined the superhero family after Marvel became popular, has become one of the most popular characters and has also filmed a solo hero TV series.
But many Marvel fans don't know that the first choice for the role of Crimson Witch is not her. Instead, she has been nominated for the Oscar-winning actress Saoirse Ronan several times, and the crimson witch's film image is also designed according to her appearance.
Another superhero character, Black Widow, was originally chosen as "Silent Scream" actress Emily Blunt, and the super goddess Scarlett Johansson was just an alternate actor. However, due to scheduling problems, Emily Blunt had no choice but to push off the role. Her husband, John Krasinski, also auditioned for the role of Captain America and was not confirmed.
Alexander Skarsgard, a male from Sweden, has long blonde hair and a strong body, which is very consistent with the "Thor" image in marvel heroes. He was very competitive with Chris Hemsworth at the beginning, and even tried on the costume, but unfortunately he passed the role of Thor in the end.
Doctor Strange's unique temperament and image, besides Benedict Cumberbatch, who else would be more suitable? It turned out that the first choice for this role was Joaquin Phoenix, who was reported to be very interested in playing Doctor Strange, but finally gave up for various reasons.