Straw-Man Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 i'd be ok with the casting. not a star wars guy, so no butt-hurt fanboy issues with driver. i've liked him in several movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 9:36 AM, Straw-Man said: i'd be ok with the casting. not a star wars guy, so no butt-hurt fanboy issues with driver. i've liked him in several movies. Only seen two things with him, Star Wars movies and Logan Lucky. Star Wars, well they sucked, not saying he did in particular, but those last 3 movies sucked so much they put the stink of suckiness on him. Logan Lucky, I enjoyed that movie and thought he did a really good job in his role. So I guess what I am saying is that he is 50/50 for me. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushing Fan Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 https://thedirect.com/article/fantastic-four-2025-movie-disney-plus-prequel Sounds like the planning for the FF movie is falling into place. place the idea of a Silver Surfer special as a tie in to the FF film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilla43 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 He would make fine Doom. Good actor he was the highlight of those Star Wars sequels and also he was good in Marriage Story and BlacKkKlansman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 My only problem with Driver is that Doom is supposed to be this devastatingly handsome dude before Reed’s stupidity gets him all mangled up. Dude looks like a Ferengi. I’d have preferred him play Ben. He does emo better than anyone and that’s what Ben needs. D84, Larryw7 and MAR1979 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:53 AM, Cman429 said: My only problem with Driver is that Doom is supposed to be this devastatingly handsome dude before Reed’s stupidity gets him all mangled up. Dude looks like a Ferengi. I’d have preferred him play Ben. He does emo better than anyone and that’s what Ben needs. I assume you post this with sarcasm in mind. Ben is a football hero jock who is definitely no where close to resembling emo. Ben met Reed at college as he was there on an athletics scholarship as he was a star football player. My preference would be that they at least cast someone who has the appearance of being athletically gifted and capable. Cat and PopKulture 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I'm always on board with a good actor, regardless of his/her/their previous films. Driver was definitely a highlight of the latest SW trilogy in the sense that he made terrible material palatable and showed real emotion for what he was given to portray. (Which, I will say, wasn't very good, especially in the latter two films.) Not sure I would ever have cast him as Doom, but maybe that's a good thing? As always, I'm open to being impressed by talented people. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 1:00 PM, Drummy said: I'm always on board with a good actor, regardless of his/her/their previous films. Driver was definitely a highlight of the latest SW trilogy in the sense that he made terrible material palatable and showed real emotion for what he was given to portray. (Which, I will say, wasn't very good, especially in the latter two films.) Not sure I would ever have cast him as Doom, but maybe that's a good thing? As always, I'm open to being impressed by talented people. Dan I know what you are saying, when you enjoy a character, and the history of that character. It was similar with Hugh Jackman when he was first cast as Wolverine, because Wolverine is supposed to be 5' 3", and kind of ugly, meanwhile, well, we all know about Hugh Jackman. After the release of X2 however, he really pulled it off, and truly came out to me as definitive Wolverine that I can appreciate. I know Driver isn't what I would consider, traditionally handsome whatsoever, but he is such a great, great actor that he could elevate Doom, if that is his character, to a level which any fictional character deserves. I am on board with talent. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfversion1 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I doubt Disney would want the same actor playing both Kylo Ren and Dr. Doom in their two biggest universes. Both masked baddies played by the same actor? I just don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I definitely see that point -- too much overlap from the big-picture big picture (movies) perspective, potentially drawing unhappy comparisons. Whomever they cast, they have to be a strong enough actor to do BOTH 'over the top' and intimate as Doom. That's hard to pull off. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 It won't be DOOM if he's maskless after the injuries. I can see him using an uninjured & maskless DOOMBOT, though. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 4:12 PM, TupennyConan said: It won't be DOOM if he's maskless after the injuries. I can see him using an uninjured & maskless DOOMBOT, though. There will be a half broken mask scene. There must be. With the modified voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 4:51 PM, Bosco685 said: There will be a half broken mask scene. There must be. With the modified voice. & in the most epic ship of all, they kiss. Bosco685 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 And then they drop dead. TupennyConan and Bosco685 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 After becoming worldwide-recognizable as Kylo Ren, it would be a mistake to cast Driver as Doom. Just because he was great behind 1 mask doesn't mean he should be typecast. kimik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 "after becoming worldwide-recognizable as han solo, it would be a mistake to cast ford as jones..." rexinnih 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hopefully they can get casting squared away and on to filming. Whomever they choose will cause debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 11:39 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: After becoming worldwide-recognizable as Kylo Ren, it would be a mistake to cast Driver as Doom. Just because he was great behind 1 mask doesn't mean he should be typecast. He looks better behind a mask. Talk about a face for radio. Xenosmilus, kimik, theCapraAegagrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 12:59 PM, D84 said: He looks better behind a mask. Talk about a face for radio. That's true, I suspect that most of the audience wouldn't be able to see anyone other than Kylo Ren if he was playing Doctor Doom, though. The mask, voice, waving hands around to do Force-like things... D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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