The 10 Actors Who've Played The Most Superheroes
Between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC’s movie and TV universe(s), there are possibly more superhero roles currently in life than at some other time in the historical past of entertainment, duration.
It stands to reason that actors who fit the description will look to maximize their involvement in superhero franchises, together with the Big Two, lesser recognized, and stand-alone comedian guide movies. For a lucky handful, that’s intended multiple superhero roles.
Here’s a have a look at ten who’ve taken on two or extra superhero costumes over their careers.
(*10*)10 Chris Evans Has Played Two Superheroes, Voiced Two More And Then SomeChris Evans has indubitably left his mark in the global of comic book entertainment. Of course, there may be Steve Rogers/Captain America, and up to now, he was once Johnny Blaze/Human Torch in the first of the ill-fated Fantastic Four films. Chris was superpowered Nick Grant in Push (2009). He voiced Casey Jones in the 2007 animated film TMNT, and he's going to be voicing Buzz Lightyear in a new Pixar film. Chris gets special mention for enjoying hero Curtis Everett in the Snowpiercer film, and supervillain Lucas Lee in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
9 Ryan Reynolds Would Like To Forget A Couple Of His Superhero Roles
Ryan Reynolds seems to have played a couple of superheroes just to seek out the proper function. Famously, Reynolds made fun of his personal superhero previous in post-credits scenes in Deadpool 2, his most a success superhero function to date. In the scene the place he can trade the past, he erases his contributions to the X-Men franchise. There, he played talkative anti-superhero Wade Wilson/Weapon XI. Deadpool additionally mocked getting the lead in the poorly reviewed Green Lantern movie. Earlier, Reynolds played Hannibal King in Blade Trinity, and deceased detective Nick Walker in R.I.P.D.
8 Josh Brolin Has Played A Variety Of Troubled (Super)heroes
Josh Brolin has played each superhero (Cable in Deadpool 2) and villain (Thanos in the Avengers films) in the MCU. He played haunted cowboy Jonah Hex in the movies of the same identify, additionally according to a DC Comics superhero.
Somehow, Brolin is able to include the correct mix of emotionally troubled and kickass aggressive to perfection. He’s a hero relatively than super, but Brolin additionally memorably played a more youthful model of Tommy Lee Jones Agent K in Men in Black 3.
7 Paul Bettany’s Taken On Quirky And Interesting Superhero Roles
Paul Bettany has a knack for bringing quirky – even ultra-quirky – superheroes to life, now and again in abnormal forms. He used to be the voice and persona of Tony Stark’s AI interface/butler J.A.R.V.I.S. He became the superhero Vision. Bettany also starred in the movie Priest, based on a Korean comedian e-book of the similar name, and turned into an angelic superhero in the role of the archangel Michael in Legion. Notably, he additionally played Dryden Vos, a no longer rather human member of the Crimson Dawn in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
6 Doug Jones Has Played Multiple Unrecognizable Roles
Many comedian ebook film enthusiasts have noticed Doug Jones and beloved his works with out ever understanding his name or what he looks like. His first superhero role was once Pencilhead in Mystery Men, the 1999 film. Jones’ was villain-turned-hero Silver Surfer in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. But, he’s no doubt very best recognized for his memorable performance as Abe Sapien in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy and Hellboy II films. Also of be aware: he was Joey in Men in Black II, and one among Penguin’s henchmen in Batman Returns.
5 Michael B. Jordan Has Played Two Superheroes – And One Memorable Supervillain
Michael B. Jordan made this sort of large have an effect on in the role of supervillain Killmonger in Marvel’s Black Panther, it’s simple to put out of your mind his superhero roles. Chronicle (2012) was an bizarre superhero movie made through Josh Trank using the discovered footage ruse.
Jordan is one of 4 buddies who acquire superpowers after entering contact with a weird object. Trank called on Jordan again when he directed the 2015 Fantastic Four reboot. There, Jordan played Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in a sadly unmemorable film.
4 Scarlett Johansson Gets Special Mention
Scarlett Johansson makes the best possible Black Widow – human, sure, but surely super in talent and cunning intelligence. While the casting caused some controversy, she also took on the position of Major Motoko Kusanagi in the live action model of Ghost in the Shell. As the first human ‘ghost’ captured in a wholly artificial frame, Kusanagi is the literal embodiment of a superhuman. She gets particular mention for her role as attractive archvillain Silken Floss in The Spirit, a 2008 Frank Miller movie based on a comic book guide adaptation.
3 Michael Jai White Has Done It All In Superhero Flicks
The movie didn’t accomplish that smartly, but Michael Jai White was best possible in the function of Al Simmons/Spawn in the 1997 movie about the darkish superhero. He appeared as Bronze Tiger in Arrow from 2013-2019, a role he’ll take up again in Batman: Soul Of The Dragon, an animated movie set for unencumber in 2021. Also of note, he is had roles in a few the Universal Soldier flicks, at the side of Silver Hawk, a Hong Kong film starring Michelle Yeoh, voiced Doomsday in the JL TV collection, and played villain Gambol in The Dark Knight.
2 Brandon Routh’s Bad Luck With Superman Turned Great As The Atom
Brandon Routh unquestionably had the looks to take over the Superman franchise in Bryan Singer’s 2006 movie. But, any plans for a continuation of the franchise died with disappointing field office revenues. In next years, Routh would voice The Atom in videos, video games and caricature series. He made the soar to reside TV with the Arrow sequence in 2014. This time, his luck held, and his appearances on Arrow prolonged to playing Ray Palmer/The Atom/Neron on Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and even reprized superman in the Infinite Crisis crossover.
1 Ben Affleck Played Two Superheroes And A Superhero Actor
Ben Affleck played the first cinematic model of Matt Murdock aka The Daredevil in the 2003 film. The movie were given combined critiques, however an extended – and R-rated – director’s cut got higher target audience reactions. A sequel was once planned, but if Jennifer Garner’s Elektra bombed, the ones plans have been scrapped. He memorably took on Batman’s cape in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League, together with the 2021 TV mini-series. While it’s not a superhero function in keeping with se, he additionally played George Reeves, the authentic Superman actor, in Hollywoodland.
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