And again, we've had at least eight live-action Jimmy Olsens (not counting the ill-fated Batman v Superman bit character who was supposedly Jimmy), but only the first one was a redhead like the comics character, and he was in black-and-white.
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And again, we've had at least eight live-action Jimmy Olsens (not counting the ill-fated Batman v Superman bit character who was supposedly Jimmy), but only the first one was a redhead like the comics character, and he was in black-and-white.
Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed by that. I'm used to the Frank Miller/Klaus Janson version where he's deliberately drawn to look like Robert Redford so it's a sandy red. I'd be OK with a sort of dark red, but it really comes off as brown most of the time. It's a minor complaint I got over quickly and it certainly didn't hurt my consideration of the product when it came out.Lana Lang was a redhead too...but no one seemed to mind that she wasn't one in Man of Steel. (Maybe some mild complaining when it happened in Smallville.)
No to mention, I can't recall a single peep when Matt Murdock didn't have red hair in the Netflix series.
Changing up the diversity of the supporting cast has never bothered me for some reason (heck, I'm glad they did on Flash if only for giving us the perfectly cast Jesse Martin!), and at least this bit of casting hits the "good looking model type" better than any live action version before, which to me was a more defining trait than hair or skin colour. I'm looking forward to this!
This is why I am sometimes glad I come to these comic movies and tv shows without really knowing the comics. I don't know whether Iris West should be black or white based on the comics so it doesn't bother me. Same with Idris Elba in Thor. Captain America in the comics always seems older than Chris Evans but I take each movie on its own merits and judge how well the actor plays the role.
Like with Daniel Craig and Bond. His hair colour did not factor into how I felt he performed in the role.
Like with Daniel Craig and Bond. His hair colour did not factor into how I felt he performed in the role.
Having a daughter named "Iris" is about the only thing Joe West and Ira West have in common.
I am somewhat familiar with at least some comics, but it still doesn't bother me if an adaptation changes anything, because it is an adaptation, after all. It's not trying to copy or replace the comics, but to create a new work inspired by them. The differences between the two versions of the concept can be intriguing in their own right.
I mean, really, if I were a purist about what comic-book characters looked like, then wouldn't I have to object to them being flesh and blood rather than ink and dye? I mean, they don't actually look like living people, they look like drawings!
As for MJ, though, the defining thing about her isn't that her hair is red, it's that she's a stunningly sexy, glamorous, fun-loving dream girl who falls in love with the nerdy hero despite being way out of his league, thus playing into the wish-fulfillment fantasies of the target audience. Arguably Kirsten Dunst's MJ wasn't that much like the comics character at all. She had the red hair, and she had the abusive father, and she was Peter's neighbor, but she didn't adopt a flighty, hedonistic party-girl persona to cover her pain, and she wasn't a model, and she didn't already know Peter was Spidey before he revealed it to her, etc. So sure, they got the hair color right, but that's not what defines Mary Jane Watson. If this version of MJ is truer to the comics' version in her personality, I don't think most fans will care what color her hair is.
Another origin story?
As it is post Civil War, and Peter had already been Spider-Man for six months at that point, I'm guessing "no".
Although, I'm sure that the basics will get covered at some point, hopefully the same way the origin was handled in "The Incredible Hulk", in the opening credits.
A leaked casting sheet confirms the "Shocker" character, and gives Kenneth Choi's character the name "Principal Morita". Choi, of course, played Howling Commando "Jim Morita" in Captain America: The First Avenger and Agents of SHIELD.
Please not another origin story. We get it already. He's a geeky teenager who was bitten by a radioactive spider and now his life is complicated. On with the show.
Kevin Feige himself stated last year that it wouldn't be. So, no.
Whoa...dude...spoilers.
I know, right? Shame on me.
There have been a few instances of casting someone with a different skincolor than the already established character has that made me not sure, because said character's skincolor was an actual part of the story or characterdevelopment, like Idris Elba cast as Roland, while another character in the novels has issues with Roland in the beginning because of her distrust of white men. But that's it really.
My main concern now, is that I hear a lot of people saying our new MJ is only really known from Disney shows, and her acting is terrible there. But who knows, it's not like those Disney shows are well written or anything, and with a good script and good director, she may yet proof to be wonderful.
My main concern now, is that I hear a lot of people saying our new MJ is only really known from Disney shows, and her acting is terrible there. But who knows, it's not like those Disney shows are well written or anything, and with a good script and good director, she may yet proof to be wonderful.
Snape kills Uncle Ben.
Well, adaptations have been known to change aspects of character backstory too, often to fit a preferred lead actor. For instance, the lead character in Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" was a timid milquetoast named Quail, but then they cast Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role in Total Recall and he became the manly Quaid. Heck, who wouldn't be willing to rewrite their lead character if it meant getting Idris Elba to play him?
Yeah, it does seem a bit suspicious that Disney-owned Marvel just happened to cast Disney's current favored starlet in such a high-profile role. It makes me wonder if she was really chosen because she was better than all the other candidates.
But then, some actors start out bad and then get better. Ryan Gosling was terrible as Young Hercules, but he's since gone on to become an acclaimed movie star.
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