some actors were born to play
superheroes but sometimes it takes a
little while to find them welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 great
superhero recasting choices we have it
in us to be the better man
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking into actors in superhero movies
and TV shows that out Shawn their
predecessor in one way or another
portrayals of anti heroes will also be
permitted but great super villain
recasting choices will have to be saved
for another time number 10 Karl Urban as
Judge Dredd replacing Sylvester Stallone
thanks for the heads up
fans of the Judge Dredd comic-book
series would have been in for quite a
surprise the first time they sat down to
watch sly Stallone’s interpretation of
the character fortunately for them
nearly two decades after the original
movie Karl Urban presented a dark gritty
interpretation that was far closer to
the source material than anyone could
have expected
while slider liver done incredibly
quotable over-the-top high intensity and
campy performance Urban’s Dredd was
direct understated and unbelievably
intimidating this is the definitive
on-screen adaptation of the character
fans were waiting for number 9 Nicholas
Hoult as beast replacing Kelsey Grammer
hard to believe this one filly Kelsey
Grammer played Hank McCoy in only one
film of the original x-men trilogy but
his performance was one of the
highlights of x-men the last stand still
nicholas hoult version of beasts added
death and emotion to a character that
might have been nothing more than the
big blue guy in another actors hands
don’t mock me Holt settles further into
the role as the series develops doing
justice to the characters dual
personalities but his romantic scenes
with Jennifer Lawrence’s mystique are
where he really shines his gentle yet
intense performance humanizes the
character to the point that we can’t
imagine anyone else filling beasts
overly large boots through the world
needs the x-men number 8 gal gadot as
Wonder Woman replacing Lynda Carter
[Music]
although others have played the part
Lynda Carter remains the definitive
Wonder Woman for many and the one that
gal gadot was inevitably going to draw
comparisons to as the DC extended
universes version of the Amazon 70
special effects and Carter’s superhero
twirls aside Godot was ready to redefine
Wonder Woman she draws from Carter’s
legendary sass but otherwise takes the
character in a different direction Godot
to Wonder Woman is sarcastically
charming and always up for a challenge
but she also has an arsenal of weapons
and an extra layer of strength that
makes her an equal to Superman on the
battlefield because there were a sacred
duty to defend the world and it’s what
I’m going to do number 7 Tom Holland as
spider-man replacing Andrew Garfield I
just an 80% of your job
many spider-man fans wanted to see
Andrew Garfield returned to the role of
everyone’s favorite web slinger in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe others worried
that Tom Holland was too inexperienced
to hold zone against the big names on
Marvel’s roster but in his brief
appearance in Captain America Civil War
Holland showed true cinematic flair more
than standing up to the rest of the cast
and leaving everyone excited for more
nice job kid
hey while Garfield’s Peter Parker isn’t
really much of a geek and Tobey Maguire
wasn’t quippy enough when fighting
villains Holland finds the perfect
balance between Peter and spider-man not
bad for a supposed neophyte wait a
minute you guys on the real Avengers
Hulk gives it away number 6
Mark Ruffalo as Hulk replacing Edward
Norton The Incredible Hulk was the
second entry in Marvel’s shared movie
universe and getting the character right
was crucial though Edward Norton
received a lot of praise for his
ferocious take on the character rumor
has it he also managed to upset just
about everyone over at Marvel which
could be why the part was recast for the
Avengers the news that Mark Ruffalo was
joining the ensemble for the all-star
team up was met with a mixed response
but Ruffalo’s acting chops one audiences
over his gentle portrayal of Bruce
Banner and frightening Lee powerful
version of the Hulk are practically
perfect and we’re not just saying that
to keep him from getting angry
now go be a hero number five Matt Ryan
is John Constantine replacing Keanu
Reeves welcome to my life whether or not
you like Keanu Reeves portrayal is
Constantine there’s no denying that the
silver screen adaptation as a whole took
the demon hunter protagonist into a
completely different Americanized
direction
traditionally Constantine is a British
character completely disinterested
certainly talented and dripping with
sarcasm Matt Ryan’s take on the mystical
character on the NBC series Constantine
is lifted right out of the comics and
the Welshman carried on quipping until
NBC canceled the series in its first
season is where they could reach me are
you can if you enjoy breathing the
character reappeared in season four of
arrow where his mystical origins made
for an interesting concept with arrows
grim realism number four Chris Evans as
Captain America replacing Matt Salinger
what do you think Chris Evans was a
surprise pick to play Captain America
after his fantastic four movies received
a critical pounding
fortunately Evans more than redeemed
himself and has been a standout of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe ever since his
first avenger days however long before
the MCU Matt Salinger’s starred as the
shield throwing captain in a
straight-to-video movie the film itself
is widely known and Salinger struggles
his cap but Evans did at least have some
competition it goes without saying that
he knocked it out of the park portraying
the character with more heart than
Salinger or indeed anyone else ever has
and as a result he remains one of
cinema’s most recognizable faces job he
tried to save as many people as we
number three Jon Bernthal as the
Punisher replacing Ray Stevenson this is
just the beginning
Punisher war zone was an ultra violent
attempt at bringing Frank Castle to the
screen and while Ray Stevenson proved to
be suitably brutal he ultimately could
not keep hold of the Punisher mantle for
another movie eight years later Jon
Bernthal donned the skull logo in season
two of the surprise Netflix hit
daredevil
Bernthal was the standout inclusion for
the second season even including LED
Young’s ruthless introduction as Elektra
as he beautifully toes the line between
sympathetic and completely insane
ultimately Bernthal did what Stevenson
never could by guaranteeing his return
in this case by way of a Punisher
spin-off number two Ben Affleck as
Batman replacing Christian Bale crumbing
off the critical failure that was the
daredevil movie it seemed like Ben
Affleck’s introduction to the DC
extended universe was doomed to fail
however batfleck surprised the world by
standing head and shoulders above his
co-stars in Batman V Superman he also
brought a ruthlessness to the character
that wasn’t present in bales performance
ensuring that the belfie Affleck debate
is sure to continue for many years just
the fact that it’s an argument in the
first place is credit to DC’s ability to
recast after all athlete followed one of
the genres greatest lead actors in bail
while Bale only had to replace Batman
and Robin’s George Clooney this is why
Superman works alone number 1 Charlie
Cox
as daredevil replacing Ben Affleck he
would later make up for it in the DC
Universe but Ben Affleck’s portrayal of
the man without fear kept Marvel from
bringing the character back to live
action for over a decade fortunately for
us they did bring him back via a new
format and Netflix proved to be the
perfect home for daredevil what exactly
do you think that was lead actor Charlie
Cox brings a reserved modesty to Matt
Murdock which he uses to contrast with
his conviction and brutality while in
the suit daredevil has opened up
Marvel’s Netflix universe two spin-offs
and team ups and that is largely thanks
to Cox his subtle and engaging
performance
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
superheroes but sometimes it takes a
little while to find them welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 great
superhero recasting choices we have it
in us to be the better man
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking into actors in superhero movies
and TV shows that out Shawn their
predecessor in one way or another
portrayals of anti heroes will also be
permitted but great super villain
recasting choices will have to be saved
for another time number 10 Karl Urban as
Judge Dredd replacing Sylvester Stallone
thanks for the heads up
fans of the Judge Dredd comic-book
series would have been in for quite a
surprise the first time they sat down to
watch sly Stallone’s interpretation of
the character fortunately for them
nearly two decades after the original
movie Karl Urban presented a dark gritty
interpretation that was far closer to
the source material than anyone could
have expected
while slider liver done incredibly
quotable over-the-top high intensity and
campy performance Urban’s Dredd was
direct understated and unbelievably
intimidating this is the definitive
on-screen adaptation of the character
fans were waiting for number 9 Nicholas
Hoult as beast replacing Kelsey Grammer
hard to believe this one filly Kelsey
Grammer played Hank McCoy in only one
film of the original x-men trilogy but
his performance was one of the
highlights of x-men the last stand still
nicholas hoult version of beasts added
death and emotion to a character that
might have been nothing more than the
big blue guy in another actors hands
don’t mock me Holt settles further into
the role as the series develops doing
justice to the characters dual
personalities but his romantic scenes
with Jennifer Lawrence’s mystique are
where he really shines his gentle yet
intense performance humanizes the
character to the point that we can’t
imagine anyone else filling beasts
overly large boots through the world
needs the x-men number 8 gal gadot as
Wonder Woman replacing Lynda Carter
[Music]
although others have played the part
Lynda Carter remains the definitive
Wonder Woman for many and the one that
gal gadot was inevitably going to draw
comparisons to as the DC extended
universes version of the Amazon 70
special effects and Carter’s superhero
twirls aside Godot was ready to redefine
Wonder Woman she draws from Carter’s
legendary sass but otherwise takes the
character in a different direction Godot
to Wonder Woman is sarcastically
charming and always up for a challenge
but she also has an arsenal of weapons
and an extra layer of strength that
makes her an equal to Superman on the
battlefield because there were a sacred
duty to defend the world and it’s what
I’m going to do number 7 Tom Holland as
spider-man replacing Andrew Garfield I
just an 80% of your job
many spider-man fans wanted to see
Andrew Garfield returned to the role of
everyone’s favorite web slinger in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe others worried
that Tom Holland was too inexperienced
to hold zone against the big names on
Marvel’s roster but in his brief
appearance in Captain America Civil War
Holland showed true cinematic flair more
than standing up to the rest of the cast
and leaving everyone excited for more
nice job kid
hey while Garfield’s Peter Parker isn’t
really much of a geek and Tobey Maguire
wasn’t quippy enough when fighting
villains Holland finds the perfect
balance between Peter and spider-man not
bad for a supposed neophyte wait a
minute you guys on the real Avengers
Hulk gives it away number 6
Mark Ruffalo as Hulk replacing Edward
Norton The Incredible Hulk was the
second entry in Marvel’s shared movie
universe and getting the character right
was crucial though Edward Norton
received a lot of praise for his
ferocious take on the character rumor
has it he also managed to upset just
about everyone over at Marvel which
could be why the part was recast for the
Avengers the news that Mark Ruffalo was
joining the ensemble for the all-star
team up was met with a mixed response
but Ruffalo’s acting chops one audiences
over his gentle portrayal of Bruce
Banner and frightening Lee powerful
version of the Hulk are practically
perfect and we’re not just saying that
to keep him from getting angry
now go be a hero number five Matt Ryan
is John Constantine replacing Keanu
Reeves welcome to my life whether or not
you like Keanu Reeves portrayal is
Constantine there’s no denying that the
silver screen adaptation as a whole took
the demon hunter protagonist into a
completely different Americanized
direction
traditionally Constantine is a British
character completely disinterested
certainly talented and dripping with
sarcasm Matt Ryan’s take on the mystical
character on the NBC series Constantine
is lifted right out of the comics and
the Welshman carried on quipping until
NBC canceled the series in its first
season is where they could reach me are
you can if you enjoy breathing the
character reappeared in season four of
arrow where his mystical origins made
for an interesting concept with arrows
grim realism number four Chris Evans as
Captain America replacing Matt Salinger
what do you think Chris Evans was a
surprise pick to play Captain America
after his fantastic four movies received
a critical pounding
fortunately Evans more than redeemed
himself and has been a standout of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe ever since his
first avenger days however long before
the MCU Matt Salinger’s starred as the
shield throwing captain in a
straight-to-video movie the film itself
is widely known and Salinger struggles
his cap but Evans did at least have some
competition it goes without saying that
he knocked it out of the park portraying
the character with more heart than
Salinger or indeed anyone else ever has
and as a result he remains one of
cinema’s most recognizable faces job he
tried to save as many people as we
number three Jon Bernthal as the
Punisher replacing Ray Stevenson this is
just the beginning
Punisher war zone was an ultra violent
attempt at bringing Frank Castle to the
screen and while Ray Stevenson proved to
be suitably brutal he ultimately could
not keep hold of the Punisher mantle for
another movie eight years later Jon
Bernthal donned the skull logo in season
two of the surprise Netflix hit
daredevil
Bernthal was the standout inclusion for
the second season even including LED
Young’s ruthless introduction as Elektra
as he beautifully toes the line between
sympathetic and completely insane
ultimately Bernthal did what Stevenson
never could by guaranteeing his return
in this case by way of a Punisher
spin-off number two Ben Affleck as
Batman replacing Christian Bale crumbing
off the critical failure that was the
daredevil movie it seemed like Ben
Affleck’s introduction to the DC
extended universe was doomed to fail
however batfleck surprised the world by
standing head and shoulders above his
co-stars in Batman V Superman he also
brought a ruthlessness to the character
that wasn’t present in bales performance
ensuring that the belfie Affleck debate
is sure to continue for many years just
the fact that it’s an argument in the
first place is credit to DC’s ability to
recast after all athlete followed one of
the genres greatest lead actors in bail
while Bale only had to replace Batman
and Robin’s George Clooney this is why
Superman works alone number 1 Charlie
Cox
as daredevil replacing Ben Affleck he
would later make up for it in the DC
Universe but Ben Affleck’s portrayal of
the man without fear kept Marvel from
bringing the character back to live
action for over a decade fortunately for
us they did bring him back via a new
format and Netflix proved to be the
perfect home for daredevil what exactly
do you think that was lead actor Charlie
Cox brings a reserved modesty to Matt
Murdock which he uses to contrast with
his conviction and brutality while in
the suit daredevil has opened up
Marvel’s Netflix universe two spin-offs
and team ups and that is largely thanks
to Cox his subtle and engaging
performance
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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