Batman's a Brit, Superman's a Brit, Spiderman grew up in the UK...good god, y'all.
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
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§ ita § - Jan 30, 2011 9:08:56 am PST #13067 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Jan 30, 2011 9:12:34 am PST #13068 of 30000
Because books.
Damn, I love Henry Cavill, though. Mmmm.
Typo Boy - Jan 30, 2011 10:47:02 am PST #13069 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
These are the actors not the characters right? Cause I'm fine with Brits (or anyone qualified) playing Americans. I mean they are English speaking actors; if they can't do an American accent then the problem isn't their background.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2011 1:00:45 pm PST #13070 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
billytea - Jan 31, 2011 1:17:06 pm PST #13071 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Captain America (at least he's a Yank! Green Lantern's fucking Canadian) on the cover of Empire.
That's fair, Captain America's really the only superhero I would regard as being necessarily American. With the Constitutionally mandated exception of Super President.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2011 1:18:43 pm PST #13072 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I couldn't give a shit what nationality plays who. As long as it's not like you can tell by looking.
billytea - Jan 31, 2011 1:25:25 pm PST #13073 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I couldn't give a shit what nationality plays who. As long as it's not like you can tell by looking.
Well, there go my plans to re-envision Batman in a cork hat and stubbies.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 31, 2011 3:40:05 pm PST #13074 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think it would have bothered me a little bit for Captain America. But as long as Cavill can make Superman sound like he was raised in Kansas, he's good with me. Certainly beats whatever travesty of the character Nicholas Cage would have inflicted on the viewing public.
Amy - Jan 31, 2011 3:45:36 pm PST #13075 of 30000
Because books.
Nicholas Cage is a good twenty years too old to play that part! That wasn't a real possibility, was it?
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2011 3:53:25 pm PST #13076 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was a few versions back. At which time he was still too old, and not in a "You can do it anyway, Jon Hamm" sort of way.
Nah, if they had a Jamaican superhero I wouldn't be mad at an American playing him, as long as the accent were flawless. It's superhero shit.
I am still mad about Cool Runnings, though. And there was a distinct lack of flawlessness there too.
I hadn't realised there was a parsec retcon/explanation. I guess that's ubergeek to know it. Which you now all are. Thank me later.