Who was/is the best portrayal of a comic character?

[GreenLantern9999]

OK here's my list of close to if not perfect casts:
Patrick Stewart as Prof X
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Kelsy Grammar as Beast
Alfred Molina as Doc Ock
Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man
Patrick Warburton as The Tick
Chris Evans as the Human Torch
Michael Chiklis as The Thing
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
Christian Bale as Batman
Heath Ledger as Joker
Christ Reeve as Superman (but George was amazing!)
Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor (the only good part of returns IMO)
Hugo Weaving as V
Robert Downey as Iron Man
Ed Norton as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
Sam Jackson as Ultimate Nick Fury

now for a few dream picks
Young Dennis Quade as Hal Jordan or old Dennis Quade as gray templed Hal
Christopher Judge (from Stargate SG1) as Martian Manhunter
Elisha Cuthbert as Power Girl
Michael Clarke Duncan as Kilowag ... Honestly I could go all day those are my big picks though!

[kingdom warrior]

He also took bullets to the chest like nobody business...but when the bad guys ran outta bullets, they would throw the gun at Supes, and he would DUCK...lol.

Check it out at the 8 minute mark...lol...

YouTube - Adventures Of Superman

Figures you would point that out.........

[censy]

Most of the greats have been mentioned.

I would only add Brandon Lee as the Crow. He was magnificent in it and had he not died, become a huge star.

Chris

[Adam West]

Having read most of the older Spider-man comics, the few that mentioned J.K. Simmons as JJJ are right on. He not only looks exactly like the comic character but seems to have the character down pat.

Tobey is awesome as Spider-Man and can't see anyone else who could do a better job in the role. I'm a little warped by the '67 cartoon...between that and the comics, as soon as Peter Parker became Spider-Man, his character was much more sarcastic and had a very adult like sense of humor so I almost expected a bit more of it in the films.

Adam West definitely for Batman

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I would LOVE to see a Caesar Romero-esque Joker in a serious film. None of the others have really captured the manic-ness he seemed to have in the comic.

Don C.

[Raydeen1]

I've never read any of the comics but I loved this movie and thought Brandon Lee was excellent in it. Good pick!

Most of the greats have been mentioned.

I would only add Brandon Lee as the Crow. He was magnificent in it and had he not died, become a huge star.

Chris

[goldenryan]

Since everyones picked all the good ones, I'm going to list some that should have/would have been the best:

Robert Wagner--Batman (think 60's era---not the growling psychopath of today)
David Niven--Alfred
Gregory Peck--Commissioner Gordon
Raquel Welch--Catwoman...or Wonder Woman
Kirk Douglas--Two Face (just imagine this one!)
Sean Connery (vintage 1980) Ras Al Ghul

nice picks! i love the old hollywood
robert deniro- nick fury (late 80's)
clint eastwood-wolverine (1970's)
johnny depp-loki
beck -riddler

[The Bat]

Michale Caine as Alfred? Really? I loathed him as Alfred.
Same with Scarecrow. Too "I wanna be Jack Nicholson as the Joker" for me.
Actually, I have to disagree with almost all of the Batman choices. Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman were perfect though.
Willem Dafoe was too over the top. Which is sad because I like him and I had high hopes.

Well...I guess there isn't much for You any I to talk about, concerning Comic Book Movies then is there? Go watch Nicholson as the Clown Joker...and little RUNT Keaton as Batman...enjoy.

[thunderbolt]

I like Caine a LOT better than the last Alfred, but they both lose to Alan Napier.

[thunderbolt]

Willem Dafoe was Burton's original Joker choice, but had Jack forced upon him. Would have loved to seen that.

[filmation batman fan]

My List of Definitive Portrayals:

Christopher Reeve Superman

Adam West & Burt Ward Batman and Robin (Dynamic Duo)

Christian Bale Batman (Dark Knight Batman)

Lynda Carter Wonder Woman

Heath Ledger Joker

Aaron Eckhart Harvey Dent/ AKA Two Face

John Wesley Shipp The Flash

Jackson Bostwick Captain Marvel

Tobey Maguire Spider Man

Edward Norton Dr. Bruce Banner

Bill Bixby Dr. David Banner

Lou Ferrigno The Hulk

Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man

Ian Gruffudd Reed Richards

Jessica Alba Sue Storm Richards

Michael Chiklis The Thing

Chris Evans Johnny Storm

Ben Affleck Daredevil

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Margot Kidder Lois Lane

Sam Huntington Jimmy Olsen

Michael Caine Alfred

Gary Oldsman Jim Gordon

Chris O Donnell Robin

Kevin Spacey Lex Luthor

Jack Nicholson Joker

Burgess Meredith Penguin

Frank Gorshin Riddler

Julie Newmar Catwoman

Lyle Waggoner Steve Trevor

Kirsten Dunst Mary Jane Watson

JK Simmons J Jonah Jameson

Sam Elliot General Thunderbolt Ross

Liv Tyler Betty Ross

Jack Colvin Jack McGee


Cheers.

[Adam West]

Thomas Hayden Church was pretty much a dead on ringer for the Sandman

[Cosmicman]

Toby McGuire Spiderman

Robert Downey Jr Iornman

Ben Affleck Daredevil

Edward Norton Dr. Bruce Banner

Bill Bixby Dr. David Banner

Heath Ledger Joker

John Wesley Shipp The Flash (Matt got me the whole series! Thanks Matt!)

Jessica Alba Sue Storm Richards

Christopher Reeve Superman


and who can forget Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

[kingdom warrior]

Willem Dafoe was Burton's original Joker choice, but had Jack forced upon him. Would have loved to seen that.

I wanted him to play the Joker back then.....he has the natural grin and he's also a hell of an actor who would have played a real sinister Joker......

[Earth 2 Chris]

I wanted him to play the Joker back then.....he has the natural grin and he's also a hell of an actor who would have played a real sinister Joker......

I remember an interview with 89 Batman screen-writer Sam Hamm in Comics Scene before Keaton and Nicholson were cast and he had Dafoe picked for Joker and I think Ray Liotta was his Batman preference. Honestly I think both of those would have worked. Dafoe is dead-on the Brian Bolland Killing Joke version of the Joker, and Liotta can play an intense Batman-type well.

Chris