30 Day Marvel Challenge – Day #20: Your Best Casting of a Character (if you were casting)

I have to admit that I’m not particularly passionate about this day’s challenge. I’m generally not one to wonder before hand who should be cast in any particular role. Of course that doesn’t mean that I think casting is irrelevant. Casting can have a profound effect on whether you by into a series or not. When it comes to casting I think that studios should aim to find actors that aren’t necessary famous. It seems that they often try to find an already famous actor/actress then choose from them.

That’s not to say that established actors/actresses aren’t good choices, just that when casting studios should expand their searches. As I mentioned before it’s important that the actor playing the superhero look like them. For example, Tom Holland is the perfect person to play Spider-Man. Not only does he look the part, he also possess the sense of humor that Spider-Man is known for. He was also the appropriate age and wasn’t really famous yet. Matching the actor to the role is important as well.

Chris Evans was cast as the Human Torch, not a terrible choice but it could be better. Then he was cast as Captain America, as more perfect choice. A similar situation happened with Micheal B. Jordan as Human Torch. Let’s just say that didn’t work. However, Jordan as Killmonger was a fantastic casting choice, resulting in one of the best Marvel villains on screen yet. So do I have any good casting ideas? Not really. However, I have been checking the internet to see if anyone had ideas I agree with. Here’s one I really agreed with:

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Human Torch/Bobby Lockwood

Over at What Culture, Fergal Harte thought that Lockwood would make an excellent Human Torch. I agree. Lockwood isn’t particularly well know and he looks the part. According to Harte, ” Storm needs an actor who can somehow manage to portray said arrogance, whilst also being charming enough so that he is actually believable as hero, instead of just a celebrity with flame powers” . . . ” Bobby Lockwood should be the one to play the character, his appearance reflecting the blond and square-jawed way the hero is typically depicted as having in the comics, and his previous performances showing that he is able to enjoyably portray the personality that Storm is known for.”