Monday, May 21, 2018

MCU actors who have appeared in DC Comics films Part 1

The first part featuring actors who had starred in the MCU and some DC films, mostly Vertigo.

THE LOSERS (Vertigo, imprint of DC Comics)


Idris Elba
He had starred as Captain William Roque, an expert in detonating and deactivating explosives.
MCU: He had played the role of Heimdall in all 3 THOR films as well as the start of "Avengers: Infinity War".
Additional role: Elba had also played the role of Moreau in "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance".


Chris Evans
He had played the role of Captain Jake Jensen, The team's intelligence specialist and computer hacker..
MCU: He portrayed the role of Steve Rogers/Captain America in all 3 Captain America films, all 3 Avengers films, and even made cameos in "Thor: The Dark World" (Loki masquerading as him) and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (appearing in video vignettes). He is slated to portray Rogers in next year's Avengers 4 (working title).
Additional role: Evans had also portrayed the role of Johnny Storm/Human Torch in 'Fantastic Four" and its sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer".


Zoe Saldana
She had portrayed the role of Aisha al-Fadhil, a woman of part Islamic North African origin, pretending to be a local Bolivian.
MCU: She portrayed the female lead role of Gamora in both Guardians of the Galaxy film, and reprised the role in "Avengers: infinity War".

CONSTANTINE (Vertigo, imprint of DC Comics)


Djimon Hounsou
Hounsou played the role of Papa Midnite, a former witch-doctor who once fought against Hell. After swearing an oath of neutrality—unless one side should tip the balance of power—he opened a nightclub to serve as neutral meeting ground for both sides of the war between Heaven and Hell.
MCU: He playe the role of Korath the Pursuer in "Guardians of the Galaxy 1", and will reprise the role in next year's Captain Marvel.


Tilda Swinton
Swinton played the role of a "half-breed" angel named Gabriel, depicted as looking androgynous, with a disddain for humanity who plots to set Mammon free to unleash demon kind on the Earth.
MCU: she played the role of the Ancient One, teacher of Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo in "Doctor Strange". Stranger deduced that her immortality is the result of her drawing on the energy of the Dark Dimension

V FOR VENDETTA (Vertigo, imprint of DC Comics)


Hugo Weaving
Weaving portrayed the male lead known as V, a charismatic and skilled anarchist terrorist who had been the unwilling subject of experimentation by Norsefire (and being disfigured as a result), and claiming to have lost all memories of his past.
MCU: He portrayed the main antagonist Johann Schmidt aka Red Skull in "Captain America: The First Avenger".


Natalie Portman
Portman portrayed the female lead of Evey Hammond, a British news reporter who becomes involved in V's life when he rescues her from a gang of London's secret police. She was captured, imprisoned and tortured for information about V; she later found out that V has staged her imporisonment and torture to free her from any fears.
MCU: She portrayed the female lead Jane Foster in "Thor" and "Thor: The Dark World". Foster is an astro-physicist working alongside Dr Erik Selvig and Kat Dennings; she formed a bond with the exiled Thor and soon fell in love with him.

THE SPIRIT (KITCHEN SINK PRESS)

Samuel L Jackson
Jackson portrayed The Octopus, a former coroner turned psychotic super-villain who plans to bring all of Central City to its knees and will kill anyone who stands in his way.
Jackson
MCU: He portrayed the role of Nick Fury, former director of SHIELD. He first appeared in the post-credits scene of the first Iron Man film; he reprised the role in Iron Man 2, the post-credits scene of "Thor" (2011), Marvel's Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the post-credits scene of Avengers: Infinity War.


Scarlett Johansson
Johansson portrayed Silken Floss, a femme fatale scientist and innocent accomplice to the Octopus, only slightly more sane than he is.
MCU: She played the role of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, a super spy working for SHIELD and a founding member of the Avengers. She made her MCU debut in Iron Man 2, then went on to appear in "Marvel's Avengers", "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Captain America: Civil War" and sporting a new look in "Avengers: Infinity War".

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