BEST / WORST Superhero movie casting

[Lone Ranger]

Funny typo.

Two True!!!

[DubipR]

The best:

[Addams]

Oh yeeeees. Totally agree, he played the role so damn freaking well.

[Aziz Abbasi]

Horrible for me is Tommy Lee Jones

Speaking of this one, he is so natural in the role of Agent K

[DebkoX]

Nicolas cage is awful, and the guy who played the thing.

[Phelpzy]

Nicolas cage is awful, and the guy who played the thing.

Have ou seen Spirit of Vengence? Cage was awesome as Johnny in that

[Karl Cook]

The Best:

[Karl Cook]

The Worst:

[KurtW95]

Have ou seen Spirit of Vengence? Cage was awesome as Johnny in that

You liked Spirit of Vengeance? I hated it. The directors didn't even do research on the characters. And they chose Blackout as the villain because he "looked cool." (But the character was absolutely nothing like his comic book counterpart)

[Treqqor]

you're entitled to that opinion, but I find that kind of petty considering it wasn't that big of a role (something not her fault)

It doesn't matter about the size of the role. She doesn't do the serious/mean/whatever words you want to describe Maria Hill character well at all. She's almost TOO pretty (oddly enough!), dainty looking and makes me want to laugh when she's pretending to be serious. Not at all what I would expect for someone like Maria Hill, who is more of a Michelle Rodriquez to me, who does that angry sizzle better than anyone.

[Joker Venom]

BEST

Christopher Reeve as Superman (For my money, still the best bit of superhero casting ever. Reeve nailed down the duality of Clark Kent and Superman so perfectly, it really was like he was playing two entirely different people.)

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Patrick Stewart as Professor X
Michael Fassbender as Magneto
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
Michael Chiklis as The Thing
Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man
Kelsey Grammer as The Beast (Although X-Men: The Last Stand was a fairly terrible movie, Grammer was terrific in this role)
Heath Ledger as The Joker
Chris Evans as the Human Torch (Of the two Marvel heroes he's played, this was his better role. I still don't buy him as Captain America even though I liked the movie.)
Tom Hiddleston as Loki (He actually managed to make Loki something of a sympathetic figure in "Thor")
Edward Norton as Bruce Banner (I think Mark Ruffalo did a great job, but when I picture Banner, Norton is more along the lines of what I think of)


WORST

Halle Berry as Storm and Catwoman (I like her, but she really should NOT be playing superheroes. It's not something she's suited for. There was absolutely nothing of the Storm I know from the comics in her portrayal. Halle couldn't even be bothered to maintain any kind of accent. The less said about "Catwoman", the better.)

Dean Cain as Superman (He did a great take on the Byrne-era Clark Kent, but his Superman had zero screen presence, which is probably one of the reasons why Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane ended up eclipsing him on "Lois & Clark". Plus, he was kinda short for the part, which is why he's called "Midgetman" by a lot of Superman fans.)

Jessica Alba as Sue Storm (Totally wrong for the part. Could you really buy her as the OLDER sister of Chris Evans' Johnny Storm?)

Eric Bana as Bruce Banner ( Good actor, but WAY too wooden for this part.)

Chris O'Donnell as Robin

Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face (Seems to me like he was trying to be less like Two-Face and more like Jack Nicholson's Joker)

[Emissary of Justice]

BEST LIVE-ACTION FILM CASTING CHOICES:
Chris Evans - Captain America, Human Torch
Chris Helmsworth - Thor
Brandon Lee - The Crow
Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
Patrick Stewart - Professor Xavier
Kelsey Grammar - Beast
James Marsden - Cyclops
Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man
Mark Ruffalo - Hulk
Christian Bale - Batman
Wesley Snipes - Blade (Blade)
Thomas Jane - The Punisher
Geoffrey Rush - Tomar-Re
Michael Clark Duncan - Kilowog
Heath Ledger - The Joker
Michael Fassbender - Magneto
Aaron Eckhart - Two Face
Alfred Molina - Dr. Octopus
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Tim Roth - Abomination
Terence Stamp - General Zod
Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth
Morgan Freeman - Luscius Fox
Rosemary Harris - Aunt May
Cliff Robertson - Uncle Ben
Bill Nunn - Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
J.K. Simmons - J. Jonah Jameson
Sam Elliot - Thunderbolt Ross
Emma Stone - Gwen Stacy
Gwyneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts
Annette O'Toole - Lana Lang
Marlon Brando - Jor-El

WORST LIVE-ACTION FILM CASTING CHOICES:
George Clooney - Batman
Ryan Reynolds - Green Lantern
Halle Berry - Storm, Catwoman
Chris O'Donnel - Robin
Adam West - Batman
Edward Norton - Hulk
Famke Janssen - Jean Grey
Wesley Snipes - Blade (Blade II & Blade: Trinity)
Colin Farrell = Bullseye
Ian McKellan - Magneto
Jack Nicholson - The Joker
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Mr. Freeze
Uma Thurman - Poison Ivy
Jim Carrey - The Riddler
Tommy Lee Jones - Two Face
Kevin Spacey - Lex Luthor
Nick Nolte - Dr. David Banner
Liev Schreiber - Sabertooth
Peter Sarsgaard - Hector Hammond
Martin Sheen - Uncle Ben
Sally Field - May Parker
Kate Bosworth - Lois Lane
Frank Langella - Perry White
Liv Tyler - Betty Ross
Margot Kidder - Lois Lane
Angela Bassett - Amanda Waller
Nicole Kidman - Dr. Chase Meridian

[Last Son]

BEST LIVE-ACTION FILM CASTING CHOICES:
Chris Evans - Captain America, Human Torch
Chris Helmsworth - Thor
Brandon Lee - The Crow
Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
Patrick Stewart - Professor Xavier
Kelsey Grammar - Beast
James Marsden - Cyclops
Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man
Mark Ruffalo - Hulk
Christian Bale - Batman
Wesley Snipes - Blade (Blade)
Thomas Jane - The Punisher
Geoffrey Rush - Tomar-Re
Michael Clark Duncan - Kilowog
Heath Ledger - The Joker
Michael Fassbender - Magneto
Aaron Eckhart - Two Face
Alfred Molina - Dr. Octopus
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Tim Roth - Abomination
Terence Stamp - General Zod
Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth
Morgan Freeman - Luscius Fox
Rosemary Harris - Aunt May
Cliff Robertson - Uncle Ben
Bill Nunn - Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
J.K. Simmons - J. Jonah Jameson
Sam Elliot - Thunderbolt Ross
Emma Stone - Gwen Stacy
Gwyneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts
Annette O'Toole - Lana Lang
Marlon Brando - Jor-El

I see you listed a few Reeve series actors, but not Christopher Reeve himself? Interesting.

[Mormel]

Hmmm...

I was impressed by:

Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin in 'Daredevil'.
Wesley Snipes as Blade.
The two Chrises as Captain America and Thor, in 'Avengers', although I haven't seen their solo flicks. I just loved both their performances; they seemed like the Cap and Thor I read in the comics.

Also...
Both Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger as the Joker. Different takes on the character, but appropriate for their respective films.

These left me cold:

Halle Berry as Storm, oh God, Halle Berry as Storm! Was it the flat line delivery or the lack of character written into the part? I don't know, but I didn't recognise Storm in it beyond the fact that she controlled the weather and had white hair.
And... that's pretty much it. I also loathed a lot of casting choices throughout the X-Men films, from Callisto to Angel Salvadore, but I don't have all day. Otherwise, most actors in the films I've seen were either okay or bland. But not horrible.

[Phil Clark]

The Worst:

Well, personally I felt that Stallone did a good job as Dredd. The problem is he was in a bad Dredd adaptation. Oddly enough, at the time it was one of the best comics to film adaptations that had been done except for the whole Dredd removes his helmet thing. Ah well.