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10 Celebrities Who Almost Played Comic Book Superheroes

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By Cory Dudak Feb 07, 2013

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    Bill Murray as Batman

    This one tops our list for the sole reason that it’s Bill freakin’ Murray as Batman. How strange (although possibly amazing) would that have been? Rumor has it that prior to Tim Burton being hired to take the reigns of the Batman franchise, an adaptation was in the works that was modeled after the ‘60s Adam West “Batman” series. Therefore, having Murray in the title role would have actually made some sort of sense, and as mentioned, could have gone down as another of his classic films, though it may have stifled the progression of the dark, gritty Batman films we have today.

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mike_sorensen

Not really "almost cast", but in Wizard Magazine #7, they listed their own cast for X-Men that skewed a little older:
Schwarzenegger as Colossus
Patrick Stewart (obviously) as Prof. X
Angela Bassett as Storm
And Robert DeNiro as Logan/Wolverine

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fymayawf

If Tom Cruise had been Ironman I wouldn\'t have bothered to see it.

February 13 2013 at 12:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
funnii Bunnii

I wish they would have got someone real hot to play catwoman, Anne Hathaway is far from hot... She\'s pretty, but not hot!

February 12 2013 at 8:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
nannymel

Robert was the best choice.

February 12 2013 at 6:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
bandit11996699

Whew, good thing. Casting Cruise as Iron Man would have been like casting \"Tattoo\" as The Incredible Hulk.

February 12 2013 at 6:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Amy

Sooo glad Tom said no! Because if you look at the comic books, Robert Downey Jr IS Iron man. You couldn't get another actor that looks that close to the role he was portraying.

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Velocity105

It\'s nice to know that most of the time, cooler, smarter heads prevail in these comic book-to-real life movies. I can\'t imagine behaviorally-challenged Cruise playing a superhero, M/Impossible is as far as he should go. And Cage? Jesus, he was washed up after Gone In 60 Seconds. Where he got the money for all those properties that bankrupted him who knows.

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wayneurban

i cant even read this ******* bs cause your ******* ad's are blocking it

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Raysan

I was thinking Mighty Mouse.

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oremac216

WTF? Tom Cruise a \"Super hero\"? Give me a Break. Maybe Captain Limp wrist

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