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Fancast of the day: Lyrica Okano as Kinsey Locke!

The middle child of the Locke siblings, Kinsey was once someone who constantly felt sad and afraid – until a certain supernatural key took that away. She became brave, and while it’s great quality, it does lead her to make reckless decisions. Though her boldness does help her, she realizes that fear is actually what will help her grow. She decides to deal with it and confront her trauma so she can move forward with it. This is why Lyrica Okano is perfect for the role! She plays a rather similar character as Nico Minoru in Marvel’s Runaways. Kinsey has this badass nature to her and Lyrica would be great in the role.

Full ‘Locke and Key’ fancast here.

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Fancast of the day: Sarah Paulson as Veronica Cale!

Veronica Cale made her first appearance in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #196 in 2003, Cale proves that jealousy is never a good look. Cale is a pharmaceutical tycoon and bio-engineer with three PhDs to her name from Harvard and is a true rags-to-riches story. Believing herself to be a real wonder woman, Cale grew exceedingly green with envy every time she heard yet another story about Diana of Themyscira and set out to destroy the superhero’s reputation. Cale is not your typical villain who has a plethora of superhuman abilities at her disposal, but her genius-level intelligence, smooth-talking ways and leadership skills definitely make up for that. Having once expressed interest in playing the role of Cheetah in a Wonder Woman sequel, I think it would still be great to have Paulson on board the franchise in another way, and why not as Cale? Paulson demonstrates her superior acting prowess time and time again, so she could pull off the role of the jaded and entitled Cale with ease.

Full ‘Comic Book villains’ fancast here.

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Fancast of the day: Yindra Zayas as Karen Breecher!

Bumblebee is one of the smartest characters in the DC Universe and was one of the first Black superheroines to appear in the pages of a DC Comic. Karen has largely been underutilized, but her younger version has been relatively popular in the Teen Titans and DC’s Super Hero Girls. I believe a fresh face should take on the role and potentially make Bumblebee one of the most iconic Black superheroines in the DC Universe. Afro-Cuban actress Yindra Zayas doesn’t have many credits to her name, but she is a bright and charismatic actress with great potential.

Full live-action ‘Titans’ fancast here.

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Fancast of the day: Andre Braugher as Darkseid!

After making his first appearance Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #134 in 1970, Darkseid became one of the biggest super-villains in comic book history. Reigning supreme on the plant of Apokolips, Darkseid and his band of New Gods (including Steppenwolf) and his Female Furies wreak havoc on enemies that include most of DC’s roster (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc). The talented actor has voiced Darkseid in the past in Batman/Superman: Apocalypse. With the perfect voice and a penchant for playing intimidating characters, I’d love to see Braugher take on the role of Darkseid in live-action. I think he’d do an amazing job at keeping the essence of what fans love about the character, while still able to put his own spin on the character to make it his own.

Full ‘Comic Book villains’ fancast here.

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Fancast of the day: Luke Evans as Nathaniel Essex a.k.a. Mr. Sinister!

Nathaniel Essex a.k.a. Mr. Sinister made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #221 back in 1987. A geneticist and biologist, Essex was mutated by En Sabah Nur (a.k.a. Apocalypse) to become the supervillain known as Mr. Sinister that we know today. Mr. Sinister has genius-level intellect, possesses superhuman speed, stamina, strength, reflexes, telepathic abilities and a regenerative healing factor that makes him functionally immortal. Needless to say, there’s no doubt about why he’s been around in the comics for this long. Although he’s a villain, he also comes across as charming and charismatic. So, an actor that could pull off both Mr. Sinister’s menacing nature and charm is required. The Welsh actor pulled this off perfectly as Gaston in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast and also did this well as Owen Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise. For me, Luke Evans as Mr. Sinister is a definite no-brainer.

Full ‘Comic Book villains’ fancast here.

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Five Comic Book Villains We’d Like to See in Live-Action

With Venom officially out in theaters (with some not too great reviews) and the Joker standalone starring Joaquin Phoenix currently filming, a Joker and Harley Quinn film in the works, as well as a…

Check out Britany’s fancast of Comic Book villains for GoC’s Fancast Friday!

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Fancast of the day: Janelle Monae as Alison “Ali” Blaire a.k.a. Dazzler!

Dazzler is a star and a natural born performer. The fact that she has a few performance tricks up her sleeve because of her mutant abilities is just a bonus. The popular singing star is able to project lights in different forms (lasers, photo blasts, strobes, illumination holograms, etc) at her own whim. Due to this, she also has an immunity to light, and she can convert sound into various types of light. Perfect for a musician, right?! On top of this, Dazzler is a skilled athlete, and from her time with the X-Men, she’s become a great combat fighter. When you think of stars who can give a great performance on screen and on stage, my first thought went to Janelle Monae. The multi-talented star can easily hold her own behind a microphone performing for thousands, and she has acting chops to boot (see her performances in Moonlight and Hidden Figures). She is the epitome of everything Dazzler.

Full live-action ‘6 Women We Want to See in an X-Men reboot’ fancast here.

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Fancast of the day: Cynthia Erivo as Tara Thornton!

Previously played by Rutina Wesley, Tara is outspoken, not shy about what she wants, and is largely in opposition to the supernatural community in general. Cynthia Erivo – most noted for her role in Broadway’s The Color Purple, as well as her upcoming roles in Widowsand Bad Times at the El Royale – would be positively phenomenal as Tara.

Full ‘True Blood’ 10 Year Anniversary fancast here.