Matthew Lillard hints his Man of Tomorrow character is a new creation and DC Studios co-boss Peter Safran has held talks with Alan Ritchson about a role. Let’s start with Man of Tomorrow in this DC news piece and whilst the role Matthew Lillard is playing remains under wraps, the actor does hint in a new interview that it is a ‘new’ role and not a DC comic character.
Speaking with The Direct Lillard said,
“It’s a very James Gunn moment. So, I wouldn’t worry too much about finding him in the comics.”
Perhaps this will stop fans trying to guess which Justice League member or villain he could be? Probably not though, I mean actors lie all the time, just ask Adria Arjona if she’s playing Wonder Woman? (She is).
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Now onto a popular actor who is always being linked with roles in the DCU, Reacher‘s Alan Ritchson. Ritchson has been in the DC world before. He played Aquaman in Smallville back in the day and also Hank Hall in Titans.
Speaking with Collider, DC Studios co-boss Peter Safran had this to say on Ritchson,
“We talked about a couple things, but nothing that’s come to fruition at this point. I think he’s great.” When Weintraub pointed out just how popular Ritchson is at the moment, Safran made sure to highlight the fact that there’s more to Ritchson than meets the eye. He told Collider:
“Yeah, but he’s just good. I also think there’s a lot more depth to him than you might have seen. I think there’s more that he can do that people haven’t seen.”
Someone will have to explain to me why Ritchson is popular, because I don’t get it? Reacher is about the same quality as the A Team in terms of drama, he just fights people and refuses to obey any rules. Not to mention I don’t think he has much range as an actor, and I can’t take him seriously as big as he is, when I’m supposed to believe he can actually move fast. He’d kill me if he ever got a hold of me; but even at approaching 50, he’s never catching me in a million years. Sorry Mister Ritchson, no offence meant about the size thing, that’s your choice, but I could not believe you as Batman or most superheroes and I choose to critique your acting as critics do.
But hey, everyone seems to love Reacher and Ritchson, so clearly I’m getting too old for this game. It would be wise for DC Studios to cash in on that current popularity, for whatever role they eventually find for him. Just don’t make it Batman or Aquaman.
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