Comic book movies have taken over Hollywood completely, but even before Iron Man changed the world of cinema forever there’d been quite a few attempts to create comic book stories on the silver screen. Some were successful, but most really weren’t.
And with the repetition of certain movies and superhero stories, comes the repetition of having the same character played by another actor. Let’s take a look at some of the characters that’ve been played by multiple actors and try to figure out who did better.
The Hulk
We now currently have Eric Bana, Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo that have been The Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Before that, there was the immortal performance of Lou Ferrigno. We can all agree Lou was definitely the campiest of the Hulks and nobody wants to be reminded of the Eric Bana version, but we can’t help but wonder the Ed Norton version had a lot of potential that we’ll never see. Not that anyone will be complaining about that, considering how amazing Mark Ruffalo is.
Batman
Batman is possibly the most casted superhero in cinema history. There’s Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Ben Affleck and now Robert Pattinson all suiting up as the Caped Crusader. While the latest movie, The Batman, is still too early to tell, we can all agree that whoever wins the “best Batman” contest won’t be Val Kilmer or George Clooney. We could add Adam West in here for good measure, but we’re not fooling anyone with that – we only remember that version because of the sheer shlock factor of it, not because it was good.
Superman
If we’d have to choose between Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh or Henry Cavill to figure out who the best Superman was, Christopher Reeve definitely takes the cake. Well, Christopher was a far better Clark Kent at any rate. The Henry Cavill Superman feels more like a super-powered alien than the Reeve version does. We don’t talk about the Brandon Routh movie. It was bad.
