Comments on: I’m Batman…and John Connor http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:34:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Benjamin Hall http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-599100 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:13:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-599100 Kurt Russell was Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China) and Snake Plissken (Escape from New York) I left off Kurt Russell was Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China) and Snake Plissken (Escape from New York)

I left off

]]> by: Kelson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597635 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:39:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597635 Scott Bakula was Sam Beckett and Cap... um... wait, nevermind, that other show didn't exist. (At least, I keep telling myself that.) Scott Bakula was Sam Beckett and Cap… um… wait, nevermind, that other show didn’t exist. (At least, I keep telling myself that.)

]]> by: mark coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597483 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:34:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597483 Clancy Brown -- The Kurgan and Rawhide in Buckaroo Banzai and the voice of Lex Luthor. Anthony Perkins -- Norman Bates and Jimmy Peirsall. Malcolm McDowell -- Caligula and Alex David Warner -- Evil and ra's al ghul Clancy Brown — The Kurgan and Rawhide in Buckaroo Banzai and the voice of Lex Luthor.

Anthony Perkins — Norman Bates and Jimmy Peirsall.

Malcolm McDowell — Caligula and Alex

David Warner — Evil and ra’s al ghul

]]> by: Ingo Schildmann http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597474 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:07:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597474 Christopher Lee was Saruman and Count Dooku (and Dracula, King Haggard, Scaramanga, Sherlock Holmes ....) Christopher Lee was Saruman and Count Dooku (and Dracula, King Haggard, Scaramanga, Sherlock Holmes ….)

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597427 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:10:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597427 Ron Ely was Tarzan & Doc Savage. Phillip Jose Farmer must have creamed his shorts when he heard that. ~ Coat Ron Ely was Tarzan & Doc Savage.

Phillip Jose Farmer must have creamed his shorts when he heard that.

~

Coat

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597387 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:15:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597387 Asked my fanboy coworkers... Mel Gibson in Mad Max and Lethal Weapon. Frank Langella in Superman, Dracula, and Skeletor. John Rhys Davies in Raiders/last Crusade and Lord Of The Rings (you can link him with Connery and Ford). Orlando Bloom. Asked my fanboy coworkers… Mel Gibson in Mad Max and Lethal Weapon. Frank Langella in Superman, Dracula, and Skeletor. John Rhys Davies in Raiders/last Crusade and Lord Of The Rings (you can link him with Connery and Ford). Orlando Bloom.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597379 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:59:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597379 Kids, you are losing sight of the game a bit. It is not just playing two characters in genre films....any schnook can do that. It's characters of roughly equal value! Thus Lynda Carter playing WW AND a character in SKY HIGH doesn't count because the Sky High character was clearly an homage to her role as Wonder Woman. Jessica Alba as Nancy and Sue Storm does count, though. I think Lon Chaney is the winner. For extra credit: imagine internet reaction to Lon Chaney's career. Kids, you are losing sight of the game a bit. It is not just playing two characters in genre films….any schnook can do that. It’s characters of roughly equal value! Thus Lynda Carter playing WW AND a character in SKY HIGH doesn’t count because the Sky High character was clearly an homage to her role as Wonder Woman.

Jessica Alba as Nancy and Sue Storm does count, though.

I think Lon Chaney is the winner. For extra credit: imagine internet reaction to Lon Chaney’s career.

]]> by: Darren J. Gendron http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597368 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:39:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597368 James Earl Jones: Vader. Mufasa. CNN. Admiral Greer in the Jack Ryan series. He's even in Dr. Strangelove. But the real winner? Lon Chaney Jr. The Wolfman The Frankenstein Monster The Mummy Count Dracula Sinbad Lennie from Of Mice and Men James Earl Jones:
Vader.
Mufasa.
CNN.
Admiral Greer in the Jack Ryan series.
He’s even in Dr. Strangelove.

But the real winner? Lon Chaney Jr.
The Wolfman
The Frankenstein Monster
The Mummy
Count Dracula
Sinbad
Lennie from Of Mice and Men

]]> by: Jamie Coville http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597353 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:23:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597353 Linda Carter was Wonder Woman and had a teacher role in Sky High. Keanu Reeves was in Matrix and Constantine Urma Thurman in Kill Bill and My Super Ex-Girlfriend Stallone was also in Judge Dredd and Spy Kids 3D Mark Hamill as Luke Skywaker and Guyver (live action Manga Superhero) - not to mention all his voice acting for Superhero Cartoons. Natalie Portman in Star Wars Prequels and V for Vendetta Will Smith for Men in Black and I, Robot. Tommy Lee Jones for Men in Black and Batman.. Forever was it? He played Two Face. Arnold was Mr. Freeze and Conan. Johnny Depp in From Hell and Pirates of the Caribbean (rumored for Sin City II & III) Linda Carter was Wonder Woman and had a teacher role in Sky High.
Keanu Reeves was in Matrix and Constantine
Urma Thurman in Kill Bill and My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Stallone was also in Judge Dredd and Spy Kids 3D
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywaker and Guyver (live action Manga Superhero) - not to mention all his voice acting for Superhero Cartoons.
Natalie Portman in Star Wars Prequels and V for Vendetta
Will Smith for Men in Black and I, Robot.
Tommy Lee Jones for Men in Black and Batman.. Forever was it? He played Two Face.
Arnold was Mr. Freeze and Conan.
Johnny Depp in From Hell and Pirates of the Caribbean (rumored for Sin City II & III)

]]> by: sleavell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597341 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:51:43 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597341 Tom Tyler was Captain Marvel and the Phantom, as well as lots of cowboys. Tom Tyler was Captain Marvel and the Phantom, as well as lots of cowboys.

]]> by: eric shanower http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597316 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:18:48 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597316 Charlton Heston was Moses and Taylor Charlton Heston was Moses and Taylor

]]> by: Bryan Munn http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597314 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:16:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597314 Buster Crabbe was Tarzan AND Flash Gordon AND Buck Rogers AND Billy the Kid! Kirk Alyn was Superman and Blackhawk. Buster Crabbe was Tarzan AND Flash Gordon AND Buck Rogers AND Billy the Kid!

Kirk Alyn was Superman and Blackhawk.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597299 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:34:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597299 Bogie wins! I think McKellen's Gandalf/Magneto double wins for most famed literary (*ahem) characters. That's the one I was trying to think of. Bogie wins!

I think McKellen’s Gandalf/Magneto double wins for most famed literary (*ahem) characters. That’s the one I was trying to think of.

]]> by: badMike http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597289 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:21:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597289 Nobody much cares for Robin Curtis as Saavik in Parts III and IV, either. And speaking of Star Trek: You have William Shatner as Kirk and T.J. Hooker; and Ricardo Montalban as Khan and Mr. Roarke. Also, going further back, Humphrey Bogart was both Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. Nobody much cares for Robin Curtis as Saavik in Parts III and IV, either. And speaking of Star Trek: You have William Shatner as Kirk and T.J. Hooker; and Ricardo Montalban as Khan and Mr. Roarke.

Also, going further back, Humphrey Bogart was both Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe.

]]> by: Anun http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597230 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:58:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597230 To be nitpicky, it's Kirstie Alley in Star Trek II and Kim Catrell in Star Trek VI. Oh, I've wasted my life. To be nitpicky, it’s Kirstie Alley in Star Trek II and Kim Catrell in Star Trek VI.

Oh, I’ve wasted my life.

]]> by: Scott http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597202 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:21:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597202 What's more important than who else has played multiple fan favorites is that now everybody viewing the new Terminator movies will be waiting, consciously or not, for John Connor to announce, "I'm Batman" in a gravelly voice and pull some whupass out of his utility belt. Much as we waited for Hugo Weaving's Elrond to turn to Frodo and say something like, "That is the sound of inevitability, Mr. Baggins." What’s more important than who else has played multiple fan favorites is that now everybody viewing the new Terminator movies will be waiting, consciously or not, for John Connor to announce, “I’m Batman” in a gravelly voice and pull some whupass out of his utility belt. Much as we waited for Hugo Weaving’s Elrond to turn to Frodo and say something like, “That is the sound of inevitability, Mr. Baggins.”

]]> by: david http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597181 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:09:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597181 Did we get Patrick Stewart? Both Jean Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier. Did we get Patrick Stewart? Both Jean Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.

]]> by: Paul http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597173 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:52:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597173 Too many to count. I'll go for oldies: Gary Cooper: Lou Gehrig and Sgt.York George Arliss: Disraeli, Voltaire Marlon Brando: Jor-El, Godfather Lon Chaney: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Phantom of the Opera Gregory Peck: Atticus Finch, Douglas MacArthur Douglas Fairbanks: Zorro, Robin Hood George Hamilton: Zorro, Evil Knievel(!) Enuffa dat. Too many to count. I’ll go for oldies:

Gary Cooper: Lou Gehrig and Sgt.York
George Arliss: Disraeli, Voltaire
Marlon Brando: Jor-El, Godfather
Lon Chaney: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Phantom of the Opera
Gregory Peck: Atticus Finch, Douglas MacArthur
Douglas Fairbanks: Zorro, Robin Hood
George Hamilton: Zorro, Evil Knievel(!)

Enuffa dat.

]]> by: Tom Spurgeon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597152 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:22:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597152 Orson Welles was Harry Lime and Unicron. Orson Welles was Harry Lime and Unicron.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597147 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:16:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597147 Threefer: Kim Catrall... Miss Honeywell in Porky's, a Vulcan that fans hate in Star Trek II, and Samantha in Sex In The City. Then you've got great character actors who headline, like John Cleese, Peter Sellers, and John Lithgow. And Sir Sean was in Time Bandits, and two different Robin Hood movies! George Clooney in Batman and Oceans 11+. Chris Marsden in Xmen and Superman? Tim Allen in Toy Story and Santa Clause.Marlon Brando in the Godfather and Superman. Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek and Planet Of The Apes? Roddy McDowell in Apes and Batman TV? My cell browser only has one window, so this is from memory... but doesn't Jason Bourne moonlight as Jack Ryan? And isn't Buckaroo Banzai also Robocop? Austin Powers is Shreck, and Donkey is a Beverly Hills Cop. (do I get points for a degree of separation?) Threefer: Kim Catrall… Miss Honeywell in Porky’s, a Vulcan that fans hate in Star Trek II, and Samantha in Sex In The City.
Then you’ve got great character actors who headline, like John Cleese, Peter Sellers, and John Lithgow.
And Sir Sean was in Time Bandits, and two different Robin Hood movies! George Clooney in Batman and Oceans 11+. Chris Marsden in Xmen and Superman? Tim Allen in Toy Story and Santa Clause.Marlon Brando in the Godfather and Superman. Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek and Planet Of The Apes? Roddy McDowell in Apes and Batman TV?
My cell browser only has one window, so this is from memory… but doesn’t Jason Bourne moonlight as Jack Ryan? And isn’t Buckaroo Banzai also Robocop? Austin Powers is Shreck, and Donkey is a Beverly Hills Cop. (do I get points for a degree of separation?)

]]> by: rolando http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597130 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:57:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597130 Let's not forget the women: Jessica Alba (Sin City and FF) Halle Berry (X-Men and Catwoman) Rebecca Romijn Stamos (X-Men and Punisher) Rosario Dawson (Sin City and MIB II) Kirsten Dunst (The Crow and Spider-Man) Jennifer Connaly (The Rocketeer and Hulk) Let’s not forget the women:

Jessica Alba (Sin City and FF)
Halle Berry (X-Men and Catwoman)
Rebecca Romijn Stamos (X-Men and Punisher)
Rosario Dawson (Sin City and MIB II)
Kirsten Dunst (The Crow and Spider-Man)
Jennifer Connaly (The Rocketeer and Hulk)

]]> by: Nathaniel http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597111 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:18:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597111 Ben Affleck has played both a comic book creator and a comic book character! Ben Affleck has played both a comic book creator and a comic book character!

]]> by: Charles Skaggs http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597101 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:02:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597101 Peter Weller was Buckaroo Banzai and Robocop. Oh, and Alec Baldwin was Jack Ryan and The Shadow. Peter Weller was Buckaroo Banzai and Robocop. Oh, and Alec Baldwin was Jack Ryan and The Shadow.

]]> by: Patrick http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597072 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:25:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597072 Ian McKellen was Gandalf AND Magneto! Ian McKellen was Gandalf AND Magneto!

]]> by: John Smith http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597052 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:10:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/03/im-batmanand-john-connor/#comment-597052 Eastwood was Dirty Harry and the Man With No Name. Stallone was Rambo and Rocky. Connery was Bond and Zardoz. Wait, scratch that last one. Eastwood was Dirty Harry and the Man With No Name. Stallone was Rambo and Rocky. Connery was Bond and Zardoz.

Wait, scratch that last one.

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