Spiderman, Rebooted

[Sideswipe]

why not change Marry Jane to a man, and rename her Harry Shane?

[Henry88]

why not change Marry Jane to a man, and rename her Harry Shane?

we do not need  spider man going down the rode of battlestar galactica or do i need to get the clown hammer.

[TTYT]

Heck, if we're on that line, why not just make it Petra Parker - with the love interest still being Mary Jane? That would bring in the crowds.

Nerdy lesbian superhero woman who talks a lot of trash...Bam.

EDIT: That, or she could be bisexual, which would make for an interesting new dynamic between her, Mary Jane, and Harry Osbourne...

[Henry88]

Nerdy lesbian superhero woman who talks a lot of trash...Bam.

oh yes...BIG BAM

[Sideswipe]

why not make her a sexy 35 year old librarian also, and the webs shoot out of her ass.  Like a real spider.  I always thought that was kind of stupid of Raimi to think that people wouldnt accept that Peter would be able to create the web shooters himself but him get spider superpowers from bieng bitten was completely believeable.

[Pak-Man]

This is just a thought experiment and isn't intended to reflect my opinion:

What if War Machine had been played by a white man?

What if Luke Cage were being played by Nick Cage?

What if any of these roles (Spiderman included) were played by a Hispanic man? Asian?

[warofthebees]

As far as Nick Fury:  He is black in the Ultimate Comics line (and modeled after Samuel L. Jackson), so there is a basis for that.

Prior to 2001 there hadn't been, for almost four decades.

But now there is a basis.  If there was a version of Spider-man who was black, I'd be fine with this.  But there isn't.  There is only one Spider-man.

I would like to see Isaiah Bradley, from Red White and Black make an apperance (even if just a cameo) in Captain America.  He was one of the black soldiers the super soldier serum was tested on, and the most successful until they perfected it and used it on Steve Rogers.

Skin color wouldn't matter, if it was someone not so iconic.  If it was a black Ghost Rider or black Hawkeye, I'd have no problem with it.  But I feel that making Spider-man black is like making Luke Cage white:  it just doesn't work.

As long as they get a good actor and don't mess with the character why should skin color matter?

It's not like all black people at the same any more then all white people are the same.

What if they took Spider-man's costume and made it black leather with a spider logo and no mask, like the X-Men costumes?  It would still be the same character, but he would look completely different.  I'd be willing to bet that far more people would be agitated by it.

A change in costume would indicate a change in character.  Unless you are saying it is impossible for a black kid to be a nerd and a hero(And that is pretty racist)I can't see where you are going with this.

How is changing the costume a change of the character?  He could still act the same, have the same powers, origin, etc.  Spider-Man was still Spider-Man when he was in the black costume and the Iron Spider costume, wasn't he? 

What if War Machine had been played by a white man?
What if Luke Cage were being played by Nick Cage?

I think that with limited black superheroes, it would be far more insulting to have a white guy play a black superhero then vice versa...but I still think Peter PArker should be a white guy.

[mrbasehart]

I think Denzel Washington could've made either a good Batman or Superman.

[warofthebees]

I think Denzel Washington could've made either a good Batman or Superman.

Denzel Washington is a better choice for everything.  Especially since in every film he's made, his acting sytle is just "How can I approach this in a more bad ass way?"

...holy crap:  Denzel Washington as John Stewart.  Greatest thing ever?

[Darth Geek]

Well considering that the fact halle Barry is black is not the reason Catwoman sucks, there is a lot more going on when adapting comic book characters than their race. Characters like Peter Parker and others wher white was just the default are less of an issue if they are recast. Now if they cast a white man to play Black Panther, THAT would be a big deal, since he is an African prince.

There is no shortage of talented white actors who can play the role of Peter Parker/Spiderman. There aren't many white actors who can play The Kingpin, so that is different. And since they didn't change the character's behavior from the comics after they cast a black Michael Clark Duncan, then I'm not complaining (And he was one of the better things in that movie anyway, just not given enough to do).

[Sideswipe]

So no Africans are white people?

[Bob]

So no Africans are white people?

Pik Botha dislikes this.

[Tripe]

Sort of looks like Larry David, I never noticed that.

[Sideswipe]

Sharlto Copley is upset as well

[Bob]

Sort of looks like Larry David, I never noticed that.

"The Larry David and Pik Botha Show" would be a very good HBO show.   Think of how much fun Pik would have with Richard Lewis and Wynda Sykes.