Cast a live-action Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Either for a hypothetical upcoming film or for when the animated film was released (i.e. 1993).
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Bruce Wayne/ Batman: Mel Gibson or Alec Baldwin (I'm a huge Michael Keaton fan, but his version of Batman wouldn't really work in this movie)
Andrea Beaumont/ The Phantasm: Rene Russo or Catherine Zeta-Jones
Arthur Reeves: Kevin Spacey
Carl Beaumont: Robert Redford
The Joker: Willem Dafoe
Alfred: Anthony Hopkins
Commissioner James Gordon: William H. Macy
Today
Bruce Wayne/ Batman: Ben Affleck or Hugh Jackman (assuming he never played Wolverine)
Andrea Beaumont/ The Phantasm: Jessica Chastain or Jennifer Garner
Arthur Reeves: Liev Schreiber
Carl Beaumont: Tom Selleck
The Joker: Tom Hiddleston (assuming he never played Loki) or Hugo Weaving
Alfred: Michael Caine (Sorry, just can't see anyone else in the role)
Commissioner James Gordon: Bryan Cranston
I really love these choices longi-2. The only one I'm not so sure about is Chastain for Andrea Beaumont, mainly because Chastain is my favourite actress at the moment but I think she tends to excel a playing more down-to-earth characters with a sensible head on their shoulders than Beaumont who is ultimately revealed to be a mentally unstable rich girl. I'd prefer to see Chastain play Batgirl/The Oracle or even Poison Ivy (who starts off as a shy nerd before becoming as complete nutter).
Okay, this is my hypothetical cast for 1993:
Bruce Wayne/Batman - Alec Baldwin (Gibson would be my second choice, although he's not very tall and in retrospect it's probably a good thing he wasn't cast as Batman in view of the controversy he's since attracted)
Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm - Jeanne Tripplehorn (Robin Wright as a secondary choice)
The Joker - Willem Dafoe
Alfred Pennyworth - John Hillerman
Commissioner James Gordon - Tom Skerritt
Carl Beaumont - Cliff Robertson (Tom Selleck is a great choice for a present day version of the film, although I've always thought he'd be a perfect choice for Thomas Wayne in flashbacks)
Arthur Reeves - John Cusack
Oh, you English are so superior, aren't you?
Good choices, man. What about your modern cast?
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Good choices, man. What about your modern cast?Tough, but I'll give it a go.
Bruce Wayne/Batman - Jon Hamm (although I think Ben Affleck is a great choice for the character - I just wanted to go with an alternative to the official choice)
Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm - Rachel McAdams (and after 'Gone Girl' maybe Rosamund Pike)
The Joker - I can't think of any specific choice so I'll offer the following: Tim Roth/Crispin Glover/Alan Cumming/Adrian Brody - do you think any of the are good choices, and who would you pick out of them?
Alfred Pennyworth - Clive Merrison
Commissioner James Gordon - Bryan Cranston
Carl Beaumont - Tom Selleck (a good choice, but like I say, I'd prefer him to play Dr. Thomas Wayne, so alternatively, Bruce Greenwood, Treat Williams or Richard Gere)
Arthur Reeves - Justin Theroux
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For the Joker, I would go with Alan Cumming. I also Richard Gere as an alternate Carl Beaumont. Rachel McAdams would be a great Andrea.
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Cool. So my final cast is the following:
Bruce Wayne/Batman - Jon Hamm
Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm - Rachel McAdams
The Joker - Alan Cumming
Alfred Pennyworth - Clive Merrison
Commissioner James Gordon - Bryan Cranston
Carl Beaumont - Richard Gere
Arthur Reeves - Justin Theroux
Oh, you English are so superior, aren't you?
It's decent casting, for sure. How about we up the ante? How about a 70's or 80's (or any other decade) Batman Mask of the Phantasm movie?
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I'll have to give it some thought.
I have considered alternative Batman casts over the various decades from the 30s onwards before but I might to rethink them.
I'd love to get your thoughts on casting a live-action B:MOTP for the 70s and 80s but even more interesting would be a hypothetical cast for the entire Batman: The Animated Series cast encompassing all the Rogues' Gallery and key supporting characters.
Oh, you English are so superior, aren't you?
Let's hear some of those preliminary ones you have. I can give you some feedback.
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1990s
Batman/Bruce Wayne: George Clooney
Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm: Catherine Zeta-Jones/Demi Moore
Arthur Reeves: John Cusack
Carl Beaumont: Robert Redford
The Joker: Willem Dafoe/Crispin Glover/Brad Dourif
Alfred: Michael Gough
Commissioner James Gordon: Tommy Lee Jones
Sal Valestra: Terence Stamp
Detective Harvey Bullock: James Gandolfini
Today
Batman/Bruce Wayne: Richard Armitage
Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm: Kristen Bell
Arthur Reeves: Giovanni Ribisi
Carl Beaumont: Brian Cox
The Joker: Heath Ledger (if he was alive)
Alfred: Michael Caine
Commissioner James Gordon: Gary Oldman or Bryan Cranston