Irreplaceable actors in CBM’s.

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This thread is about who you think is irreplaceable as an actor/actress playing a comic book superhero/villain.

I have 3 votes. Might sound cliche, but here we go.

RDJ as Iron Man. I can go on and on about this guy, but simply there will never be another Iron Man like RDJ. Honestly it doesn’t even look like he is acting. He was born for this role.

Kevin Conroy voicing Batman. Iconic. Every other Batman voice just doesn’t do it for me.

Mark Hamill voicing Joker. You can tell he loves what he does and has such passion. Nobody has been able to capture the Joker the way he does. Iconic laugh, and the perfect combination of brilliant and crazy.

What are your thoughts brethren?

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  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Hugh Jackman
  3. Kevin Conroy
  4. Susan Eisenberg
  5. Mark Hamill
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I mean he looks just like peter

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@thedarkking25: I think what hurts him was that he just was in bad movies.

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@batvibe12: damn! How did I not think of Hugh Jackman when I wrote this?

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Chris Evans

Hugh Jackman

Michael Fassbender

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#9  Edited By DevisedDream

Definitely agree about Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill. Batman's voice, Joker's laugh... They do a superb job at voicing those characters.

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1. Jackman as Wolverine

2. RDJ as Ironman

3. Snipes as Blade

And

4. Schwarzenegger as Mr freeze lol jk

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@batvibe12 said:
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Hugh Jackman
  3. Kevin Conroy
  4. Susan Eisenberg
  5. Mark Hamill

this is actually my list, except mark hamill. I used to think there would never be another replacement, but a lot of actors can actually imitate hamill's joker (Nolan north did a convincing one for the Infinite Crisis game and also some guy from the (now defunct) game paragon voiced a character called drongo (video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5_z59aaQJc&ab_channel=Paragon )). something like kevin conroy's batman is almost impossible to imitate without the right voice, but I actually enjoy Jason O'Mara's voice as Batman.

that being said all of these characters really set themselves in history as some of the best voice/live action actors, at least in DC film, and Hugh Jackman for x-men.

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@t6: for sure it is a great list.

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@mr_shazam0920: the first movie was soild tho it's the 2nd moive that screwed everything up

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#15  Edited By deltahuman

There's nothing irreplaceable.

Some characters have been played by many actors over several decades, like Superman, Batman or even Spiderman and so they might not look as irreplaceable as other characters like Iron Man or Wolverine.

But it's just a matter of time and luck when another great actor is cast for the same role and people start loving him too and then the character or actor ceases to look as irreplaceable as they once did.

It's just a matter of time. Viewers change. A decade later, when new viewers arrive at the scene who have no knowledge or familiarity with RDJ or Hugh Jackman, they won't see these characters or actors as irreplaceable. It's irreplaceable only to you and me who were present in that particular time frame when these actors were active.

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@deltahuman: yes. That’s what this thread is about. Strictly opinion.

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Hugh Jackman(Logan) Heath Ledger (Dark Knight) Leonardo DiCaprio(Inception) Roberto Downey Jr(Iron Man)

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#18  Edited By FaradaySloth

Fassbender

Ledger

Reeves

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#19 anthp2000  Moderator

Anyone who's been in more than 3 movies as the character and doesn't qualify as a bad actor.

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It's not a CBM, but Arnold as the T-800/850. Hugh Jackman (Huge Jackedman) for Wolverine and Kevin Conroy for the voice of Batman, as well as Hamill for the voice of Joker.

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  1. Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
  2. Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
  3. Heath Ledger - The Joker

Everyone else is subjective, but those 3 actors were born to play those characters and absolutely nailed them.

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Anyone who's been in more than 3 movies as the character and doesn't qualify as a bad actor.

Is that a joke or?

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#24 anthp2000  Moderator

@kevd4wg:

No, honestly. It wouldn't feel cool to switch from one face you've been seeing for years to another just because, unless the new one is so amazingly suited for the role.

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@anthp2000: I think we’ve seen it’s possible with the x-men franchise and magneto/professor X though

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#26 anthp2000  Moderator

@kevd4wg said:

@anthp2000: I think we’ve seen it’s possible with the x-men franchise and magneto/professor X though

I was gonna speak for it but I surprisingly haven't watched either.

I cannot think of any main hero/villain in the MCU for instance that I would like to see with a different face. If the actor did a fine job, which most of them in there do, and they have to depart, find a good way to get rid of the character. That's partly why contracts exist no?

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#27  Edited By Kevd4wg

@anthp2000: are you talking reboots or just contnuining in the same franchise?

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#28 anthp2000  Moderator

@kevd4wg said:

@anthp2000: are you talking reboots or just contnuining in the same franchise?

The latter.

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