Big Actors Now WANT To Play Comic Book Characters

There was a time when the idea of a top, top actor portraying a comic book movie character was laughable. Back in the early days of the genre, it happened rarely. Then, it went on to be seen as a coup. Now, it’s totally commonplace and the best actors in the world are now actively pursuing roles in the genre.

With the likes of Robert Downey, Jr., Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jeff Bridges, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx having appeared in comic book movies, it’s becoming respectable and trendy to appear in them and the genre is no longer seen as a campy popcorn joke like it used to be.

Stars set to appear in future comic book movies include the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton and Chiwetel Ejiofor, while the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Jake Gyllenhaal have openly expressed their interest in the genre. With such star power behind them, comic book movies really aren’t going anywhere.