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snowflake_challenge #12: In your own space, tell us who you would recast in a film, tv series or webseries, or maybe someone voicing a cartoon or videogame. Or who would you cast to play a character in a book, comic or maybe even your own fiction!

MY TIME HAS COME.

Anyone who talks to me about DCTV and DCEU knows that I have Opinions. This was and has been my main fandom for years. The Flash has always been my favourite show and I've developed a little cast in my head of who I'd love to see act against Barry.

If I could cast it so that DCTV and DCEU were the same universe and all on Earth Prime, this would be my cast.

Barry Allen and Iris West


They are perfect and I accept absolutely no criticism. Grant and Candice are just Barry and Iris, there's really no debate. They have the chemistry and they play off of one another so well, and I absolutely love their iterations of the characters.

I'd make Barry someone who is more efficient and able to make his decisions without his team always in his ear. Barry Allen is a SMART MAN. He is capable of hard decisions and he is capable of thinking on his feet. I'm tired of the Flash always lowering his intelligence to give his team the limelight of saving the day.

HE WOULD ALSO GO TO WORK.

There's nothing I'd change about Iris other than having her storyline be in the journalism world and her struggling more with building the Central City Citizen. I wanted her to showcase what it's like to be in a world where paper journalism is losing in a battle with digital journalism. She needs to do the research on her blog and struggle. I love seeing Iris struggle because she always perseveres.

I will cease ranting about Westallen and save it for another day. (They are my OTP. I was going to get a boy cat and name him Barry for my Iris. You know I'm Serious.)

Out of his crew, I'd just keep Harrison Wells from Earth-1, Cisco, and Chester. The rest can go. (Wally West can stay.)

Eobard Thawne


If you know me, you know I need this man back on the Flash and I tweet about it CONSTANTLY. He is the superior Thawne. He has the obsessiveness, the arrogance, the "my farts smell so fucking good". He is fantastic and I miss him acting against Grant.

And can you imagine him against the rest of my casting??? Like, please imagine him bossing everyone around. He would belittle EVERYONE and not give a goddamn fuck! PLEASE.

Oliver Queen


Replace Error's Flopiver with the Superior Oliver Queen. I literally take no criticism. Justin's Oliver is charismatic and everything I think Oliver should be. He's able to play both Oliver Queen, playboy airhead, and Green Arrow so well.

And he'd say "You've failed this city" in a sexy way, lbr.

Lois Lane


There really is no contest. I'd love to see Erica and Candice act together. Can you imagine Lois and Iris initially being rivals but then coming together to support one another's journalism careers? We love women who love one another.

Clark Kent


Again, no contest. Henry has the look, but he doesn't have the charisma to play Clark or Superman. (He's Geralt, no question about it.) I think Tom is a great Clark and he'd make a fantastic Superman because he doesn't forget that Clark is the heart of Superman.

Lex Luthor


I MEAN, HELLO. The best Lex Luthor I have ever seen, no question. Give him the manipulative arc where he has a misguided heart and wants everything that he never had.

Lana Lang


I'd keep Kristin because of her chemistry with Michael and the fact that Lana became an interesting character later down the line. I'd prefer to keep her storyline one where she's trying to do her best to help those around her and is a little misguided. She and Lex would probably be a touch healthier in their relationship. She'd keep him grounded while he would do anything and everything to make her happy. Simp.

Dinah Lance


Can you imagine Jurnee and Justin side by side? They'd be fucking hot. Jurnee's Dinah has fire, heart, and she's fantastic. SHE ALSO HAS HER DAMN CANARY CRY. This version of Dinah would definitely keep Oliver on his toes. (This reminds me I need to write Oliver (Smallville)/Dinah (BOP) fic so I can finally retire.)

Bruce Wayne


I'll admit, Bruce is a character I'm indecisive about. I like Ben as Bruce physically because I think he captures Bruce Being Tired, but I have always preferred Christian's Bruce. He's an asshole and he's the exact opposite of Batman. Let's recast him completely to this babe. Lucien Laviscount was in Emily in Paris and was the best part about aside from Sylvie. He'd have the charm and arrogance down, and he'd look hot in the Batsuit.

Selina Kyle


I always wanted Rachel McAdams as Selina Kyle, but I have to put some respect on my girl Anya Chalotra's Yennefer. She can play seductive and she can play a woman who will step on Bruce and he'll love it. While Michelle Pfieffer is definitely The Selina, I think Anya could play a great Selina who captures everything that we love about Michelle's and add her own spice to it. Plus, we do need a less white DC world imo. (Also, I want a superhero who looks like me.)

Dick Grayson


Brenton is perfect. The writing for Dick is subpar. Titans needs to hire me stat.

Koriand'r


I mean, Mame-Anna Diop is perfection.

Conner Kent


You'll see I'm not changing any of the Titans casting here. Josh and Tom would look like spitting images together and I think they'd have so much fun. Josh is a dork irl and I feel like Tom's Clark would allow Conner to be more than just… a blank slate of knowing nothing.

Komand'r


The queen, I worship.

Diana Prince


Gal Gadot is perfect as Wonder Woman. (And, of course, I'd keep the Superior Chris as Steve.) I'd definitely fix up the writing for her, but I like what we've seen of her Diana and I think she'd be a fantastic mother figure and mentor to Donna.

Donna Troy


Conor Leslie and Gal would look so perfect side by side. Conor IS Donna. She has the sass, the heart, and plays Donna's insecurity in comparison to Diana so well.

Jason Todd


The writing for him has been so poor, but Curran is a fantastic Jason.

Tim Drake


PRINCE.

Barbara Gordon


She is perfect and I love the backstory they've given her. Savannah is a gem and I think she would be the right fit for my Superior DC Fake Verse.

Arthur Curry


I think Jason plays a great Arthur. Physically, he looks like someone who I would believe is the king of the sea.

Mera


While Amber is great as Mera, I don't really feel an attachment to her. What about Mimi Keene from Sex Education? If you haven't realised yet, I need my women to be capable of stepping on men. And Mimi's Ruby from Sex Education emits "I'm going to step on you and you'll like it" energy, and that's what we need with Arthur/Mera.

Cyborg


Not to get a little meta, but for the sake of a specific argument by a specific man, Ray is the perfect Cyborg.

Harley


Margot is perfect.

Joker


The only Joker for me. I really wish we had Margot and Heath acting at the same time because they would have been absolutely fantastic together. They'd definitely have an interesting dynamic considering Heath's Joker is very fucked up.

Helena Bertinelli


Look, Adrianne IS Bobbi Morse, but if Marvel won't respect her, I will. She can pull off the interesting facets of Helena and make someone you want to route for. I also think she'd give her a lot of depth and play her grief and vengeance superbly. I personally felt like Helena fell flat in BOP.

Scarecrow


There is literally no contest. Bring this man back!

Poison Ivy


If I'm not going to cast Rachel as Selina, it'd be this babe.

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I will stop myself here. I think DCTV has made some really great casting choices and they're ones that I absolutely adore. I just wish the writing was of a gold standard.

I hope no one is surprised to know that I do have a fic in development hell that is most of these characters all interacting in the one universe. It's a self-indulgent thing I started years ago and wish to finish one day. One day, it will see the light. One day!

I usually don't like doing fancasts so this was a lot of fun!

Comments

[tielan]

I'm a casual in the DCEU, but I love this fancast!

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Thank you!

[corvidology]

It looks like you approve of a lot of the pre-existing casting so that must be happy making! :D

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Some of the casting choices have been A+ in both DCTV and DCEU imo! I'd die if I got to ever see them merge and interact. (I really wish DCEU would just hire half the tv actors, but alas...)

(I love your icon lmao!)

[panisdead]

Ahahaha, this is spectacular! I love your picks, and I'm glad Mr. Rosenbaum still makes the cut. I love him as Lex.

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Thank you! And, of course! He's the Superior Lex Luthor! I'm so glad Smallville didn't go the typical route of "Supervillain who hates everything and wears a white suit". They really grounded him in reality (even if... some of the plots and choices were very ridiculous or just plain bad) and I can see why he would become the man he becomes in the comics. I wish that they had made some different decisions (it would've been great if Lex got to interact with Superman and maybe experience some resentment towards him as he does with Clark) but I still think the foundation is delicious and very much there.

I just love Lex in case it wasn't obvious.

[kingstoken]

Oh, I like your choice for Bruce Wayne, and it could add an extra level to the character. Also, if Heath and Margot had been acting at the same time, wow, the only Joker and Harley I might like together.

Also, is Titans worth the watch? Because you really seem to like their casting.

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Thank you! I personally find Bruce super hard to cast. (I guess because we've seen So Many Iterations of this guy.) It's about time we got to see a fiiiiiiine Bruce imo. (I think it'd be great to see him played by an actor who is of colour or Black. Maybe after Rpattz, we'll finally get to see a different take on Bruce.)

I honestly wish we got Heath and Margot. (I don't like Jared Leto at all, and his Joker is just a joke in itself imo.) I think Heath's Joker would be terrifying and maybe even fit the M.O. of Joker kind of manipulating Harley as he seems to in the comics. (I just think Heath is the best live action Joker we've had.)

Also, is Titans worth the watch? Because you really seem to like their casting.
I like the characters and actors of the show a lot! (I know, you're shocked.) It has a lot of potential, and I think it's a lot of fun. But it's not the best writing-wise. Sometimes the pacing is a little off, characters seem to conveniently forget the development they had so that they can serve the plot and get from Point A to Point B... but while I definitely rant about it, I think the characters are incredible. The cast has great chemistry together and I think they elevate the material as much as they can. It's just a fun show you can watch when you don't want to think too much.

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ERICA!

I know literally no one wants this but I'd pay to see a multiverse Lois Lane movie twenty times over with her as the lead, lol.

The rest I have no real opinion on because I don't trust DC to come up with anything coherent at this point. *wary sigh*

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Thanks for checking this out!

[brokenhighways]

I forgot to say that I agree with Welling, Hartley and Rosenbaum as Clark, Oliver and Lex, but I would recast KK's Lana Lang (but mostly because I'd make the character more comic book accurate).

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I like your casting choices! Of course SV Clois is my favorite, JH was the perfect Ollie and there isn't a Lex that compares to MR. I'm not familiar with the actor that you've chosen for Bruce but he is really hot so I support it. :D

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Thank you! I think aside from Christopher and Margot, Erica and Tom ARE Clois. Smallville made a lot of great casting choices imo that a lot of Superman/Green Arrow productions haven't been able to match. (I was very excited to learn Erica and Tom were in Crisis and only wish that they fed me Clark and Barry/Lois and Iris scenes since I probably would have died. Some of the others didn't need to be there taking up important screentime from these four!)

It's important that we make the broody playboy who dresses up as a bat hot imo.

[spikedluv]

I know very little about some of the shows, but I enjoyed reading this. I can agree that Gal Gadot made a superb Wonder Woman. *g*

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Thank you! I'm glad you had some fun from my "THIS PERSON NEEDS TO BE HERE" (because they do!). I know there was some Drama over Gal not having blue eyes as per the comics, but she's such a great Wonder Woman physically and embodies her so well. I think she's very much DC's Diana (along with Lynda, of course).