RE: Thought Bubble Thursdays #6 - Fates Worse Than Death
I have a difficult time with re-casting, but I wonder if it's also a generational thing. Particularly since in my life time alone there have been an extraordinary number of characters that have bee re-cast, for me it began with Toby Maguire (particularly since Ethan was in love with those movies, they played on our tv non-stop for what seems like years while he ran around in his spiderman or venom costume depending on the day), though you could also look at the different renditions of Hulk until they finally landed on the current one- I happen to like Mark Ruffalo, but I also really liked Edward Norton, and I wasn't opposed to Eric Bana either--and it made getting into Mark's character more difficult. It's a good thing the Green monster hasn't changed hands since then because I would probably be done with him.
Selling a different Tony Stark...good luck, RDjr is the entire reason I love that character ;)
I have a hard time with it too, so you're not alone there, sis. I get what you mean about Hulk and Spider-Man. Bana's not too bad, but the script and the graphics were awful. Also, when you take into account that Banner was supposed to be this awkward nerd, it's hard to picture Eric Bana as such. Norton brought gravitas to the role, but he's really polarizing. There's no doubt that he's acting is top notch, but they had to part because of creativity issues. Mark Ruffalo is very likable, and that is why I feel he endeared himself to the audience easily. I'm glad he stuck around, otherwise I couldn't have taken a new Banner seriously.
Maguire was good for the stories he was given. It's a good thing I hated Garfield's run, that's why when Holland stepped into the role as a younger on the character, it felt like he was saving Spidey haha!
Robert Downey Jr can never be replaced. Whoever they plan on casting (if they ever recast) is going to be a tough sell. He owns that character!