You Tube is my Friend!

Okay, so I was looking up that guy that I mentioned in the previous post as a possible Cap-Candidate. Mostly because I don't think it's fair to judge someone's acting ability without having seen them try to act.

That's when I found out about World's Finest, wherein we get to see this fellow play Superman.



To be fair, it's only three minutes. So we can't really gauge his acting abilities. But I actually thought he was surprisingly decent. There were some moments where his line readings made me twitch a bit. But I like his expression work. I think a good director would be able to work with him and get something very good out of it.

I think expressions are underrated in their importance for an actor. Especially in a character like Cap or Superman who isn't particularly outwardly demonstrative. Iron Man or Batman can give the dramatic monologue, but Cap or Superman really can't. Instead, you need to be able to say as much with a wry smile, a tilt of the head, a somber frown and slouch of the shoulders.

That's also why I think in the end, certain roles require actors and certain roles don't necessarily. You need an actor to give a soliloquy. But I think when it comes to expression and body language, you just need someone experienced with expressing things through their bodies. And if you think about wrestling, modeling, or even crap like American Gladiators, a lot of these people have to do that sort of thing every day.

And he manages to wear the costume naturally, which actually is fairly important. A good performance can be derailed if the actor looks uncomfortable or awkward in the suit.

Your mileage may vary, but this makes me actually fairly optimistic that he could do a good job playing Captain America. He's already a better actor than Matthew McConaughey, in my opinion. :-P

Tangentially, I really like their Lois and Jimmy and would totally watch that movie if it existed.

Though the less said about their Batman, the better. :-)