You are correct, considering that Marvel literally just announced that Dave F'n Batista is playing Drax The Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I'd have no qualms about GSP playing Batroc. He's a Frenchmen, and he's a heck of a fighter. Either in a flashback like you suggest, or as a hired gun who Cap fights and defeats in the beginning of the second act. *grabs by lapels* "Who sent you? WHO SENT YOU?!" "Mon ami... it vas zee Wintair Sol--" BAM, bullet in the head from Winter Soldier's sniper rifle. Marvel, send me my check.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:36:41 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > Simple rule -- > > Q: Is it a JLA movie rumor? > A: it's total and complete bullshit > > Q: Is it a Marvel movie rumor? > A: There's a strong possibility it's true or was true at one time and fell > apart. > > This isn't ridiculous. Plenty of non-actors are used as "stunt casting" in > these and other films. That soccer/football player was the Juggernaut. > I can see it as a background thing or a flashback thing. Batroc would > never be the main villain, but they might have Cap in conversation be like, > "just like that business with Batroc back in the Somme, right Bucky?" > Flashback to Batroc jumping on to them. > > > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cary Preston <[email protected] <javascript:>> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 11:29 am > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] BS Or Not: GSP to Play Batroc Zee Lepair? > > I'd say shenanigans. Stupid character played by a guy that isn't an > actor by trade. That being said, the rumor has popped up in a lot of places > (although none of them film-related). > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 26, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > http://sports.yahoo.com/sportsminute > > It's time to play Bullsh** Or Not: Yahoo says that Georges St. Pierre has > been cast to play Batroc The Leaper in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. > > It's actually a brilliant casting move if it is Not Bullsh**. But I have > not seen this announcement anywhere else, and considering how Newsarama > will post a news item when the casting director for a superhero movie > orders whole eggs instead of egg whites, I don't know if I buy this yet. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
