It seems like superheroes have dominated the box office for the last few years, whether it be Batman or Iron Man these tights wearing yahoos are big business. Here is a list that we here at Crave Online would love to see come to the big screen.
In no particular order:
Vigilante (Joe Flynn)
If you can make three Punisher movies then there is certainly room for Vigilante. This hardnosed criminal killer is perfect for the big screen. The special effects would be rather easy since he doesn’t have any super powers to speak of, how hard can it be? Those Punisher movies sucked didn’t they? Oh well.
Who should star?
There are a number of Hollywood guys who could pull off Joe Flynn. The win comes in the fact that he’s a very new character with not much history. Nathan Fillion could easily fit the bill.
Why it will never happen:
It’s a good idea, and the guys who make the decisions hate good ideas.
Star Jammers (before Corsair died)
With the recent success of Star Trek in theaters the timing for a Starjammers movie would be perfect. The Starjammers are freedom fighters who battle against the oppressive Shi’ar Empire. It has a bit of a Star Wars feel but has enough going on that it won’t get hurt by the comparison. The special effects needed for the some of the characters would carry a pretty high price tag but whatever.
Who should star?
Corsair should be none other than Kurt Russel, Raza should be played by Ben Kingsly. Ch’od would have to be CGI ala Hulk ($$$$$), and Hepzibah would be the always hot Megan Fox!
Why it will never happen:
It would be way too expensive to do all the CGI in the movie. Ch’od would be relegated to a bit part because they couldn’t afford to have the cast with him in too many scenes which would make the movie suck. Also, the Starjammers aren’t a household name and Marvel doesn’t want to try something like that just yet.
Black Lighting
C’mon who doesn’t want to see a big black guy with electricity powers cleaning up the mean streets? This movie will erase Spawn and Shazam from the public consciousness forever! Heck, it would probably be better than Blade as well. The exact story they should use is the Year One arc that just wrapped in the comics. The story perfectly displays the early days of Jefferson Pierce and his fight to save Suicide Slum (the worst name for an urban city ever) from the evil 100 gang. The 100 is actually one guy who0 has freaky magic powers that even Superman can’t deal with. This movie would be bad ass.
Who should star?
Kevin Grevioux of course. Hell, he could write the damn movie too! Jada Pinkett would play his wife and some random ass kids would play their kids. The 100 would be played by Jeff Goldblum with long hair.
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Why it will never happen:
Aside from the fact that the guys over at DC aren’t likely to read this you mean? Well, the audience would be so used to the Black Vulcan from Super Friends that they wouldn’t give this movie a chance. Too bad because it would rock your face off!
Power Girl
It would be a step above Supergirl, but with a similar story. Power Girl is Supergirl you see but from a different earth. For a movie you would have to ignore that back story and simply call her what she is, Superman’s cousin. The whole alternate Earth thing could be avoided completely. Power Girl is tough and sexy and would appeal to broad audience kind of like Xena.
Who would star?
That’s really tough, Angelina is out. DC would mess around and tank the movie by casting Pam Anderson for the boobage angle and that would be a shame. No, a new unknown actress would have to play the part of the buxom super blonde. Her main adversary would be a talking Gorilla with a human brain on his head. She could fight giant robots and have a love issue to push the movie along.
Why it will never happen:
Fanboys and fangirls everywhere would storm DC’s offices if Power Girl made the big screen before Wonder Woman. Even if they never make a Wonder Woman movie there’s no way they would take a chance on the awesomeness that is Power Girl.
Invincible
While this might be a retelling of the Superman model, Invincible has shed the ‘knock-off’ status and really come into his own as a Superhero. Mark Grayson is half human half Viltrimite and all bad ass, he has amazing strength and invulnerability sans the name Invincible. This movie would be a blockbuster with a huge cast and a super budget for all the cool special effects.
Who would star?
There are a number of young stars that could pull off Mark Grayson, but we’ll go with Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Shia LaBeouf whichever one would win a fight to the death. For his love interest Atom Eve we’d select Laura Prepon or Scarlett Johansson, again death match. Omni-Man would be played by Tom Selleck of course.
Why it will never happen:
I won’t name names (mostly because I don’t know any) but they lack the balls necessary to pull something like this off. The special effects are totally doable and the story itself is solid and easy to follow. You could build a franchise with Invincible but alas it will never be. The amount of blood would also lead to an R rating which would kill the project.
