Mark Millar’s casting choices/references for The Ultimates (Avengers) from Marvel Spotlight (2005) #6

1. Captain America- Brad Pitt
2. Iron Man- Johnny Depp
3. Thor- No specific actor in mind
4. Antman- Matthew McConnaghy
5. Wasp- Zihi Zhang
6. Scarlet Witch- Angelina Jolie
7. Quicksilver- James Haven (He was really basing this on their Sweet Home Alabama storyline)
8. Hawkeye- Bruce Wilis
9. Hulk- Steve Buscemi

Mark Millar's Ultimate Universe comics serves as main inspiration for early MCU storyline.

Commentaires

CaptHayfever2025-10-10 21:45

In case anyone is confused: The movie Millar is talking about at the end is Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk, not The Incredible Hulk.

lanwopc2025-10-10 23:02

I'm glad none of those happened, although that actress for the Wasp would have been fine. Oh well, the Ultimates was a pretty off-putting comic anyway, might as well have Johnny Depp "cast" in it.

399may002025-10-10 23:34

Just saw Ed Wood for my Spooktacular, cool to see it get some love here.

jbakes642025-10-11 02:10

I could see Buscemi as Banner

_Levitated_Shield_2025-10-11 02:42

*Hulk catches Tony from falling from wormhole*

"Man, I'm glad I called that guy."

Jet-Let46062025-10-11 07:26

Him and Zihi Zhang are the only good casting here.

blackbutterfree2025-10-11 03:14

Ew, Johnny Depp? Everything else is fine, I guess.

Although if this was made today, you definitely could not cast Brad and Angelina in the same movie.

whitepangolin2025-10-11 11:06

Still holding out for that Athena / Vanisher crossover.

NegroHero69002025-10-11 03:39

It's understandablly hard to cast Jesus, I see why he's currently a muscular blonde

Solid-Move-14112025-10-11 09:00

Also in Ultimate Universe, Thor was kind of lunatic unlike his 616 or MCU counterpart

He was a psychiatric nurse who had a revelation one day that he was Norse Thor who got reincarnated on Earth. He ran a cult where his preached to his followers and got himself bio-mechanical suit and belt that granted him flight, super-strength etc. with an organization who were trying to create supersolider serum along with a robotic Mjolnir Stark made for him

It was later revealed he was indeed real Thor who got reincarnated on Earth as human after he died in Ragnarök although that happened years later. At this time, he is just a mental lunatic who believes he is Thor

marvelcomics222025-10-11 07:07

It's funny how he mentioned Robert Redford, who would come to play Alexander Pierce in The Winter Soldier.

NoCompetition29542025-10-11 07:16

I like the idea of Bruce Willis as Hawkeye .

EfficaciousJoculator2025-10-11 11:01

All I can say is thank god they didn't cast the MCU. Yikes that's a bad list.

CoalHillSociety2025-10-12 04:01

Except for Sam Jackson as Nick Fury. They called that one perfectly.

EfficaciousJoculator2025-10-12 04:58

Oh yeah, forgot about that one. Absolutely a good call.

whitepangolin2025-10-11 11:03

Is this from Wizard magazine? Miss that rag.

Hot_Consideration_862025-10-17 18:26

Isn’t there an issue where the Ultimates cast themselves and it is essentially exactly this same list without Clint, Wanda, Janet, and Pietro?