Why not Marlon Brando as Kingpin?
03-26-03, 04:52 PM
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Why not Marlon Brando as Kingpin?
I mean...I really did remember Kingpin being white in the comics. The one in the Daredevil movie is black from what I can tell. Brando would have been perfect. He's also a pretty decent actor.
03-26-03, 04:54 PM
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Because he wouldn't keep his pants on and they wanted a PG-13 film?
03-26-03, 05:27 PM
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Because the Kingpin is 400 lbs of muscle, Marlon Brando is 400 pounds of goo and a few days shy of being 77. Did you see The, he could hardly stand under his own power. Very intimidating.
03-26-03, 08:30 PM
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Originally posted by majorjoe23
Because the Kingpin is 400 lbs of muscle, Marlon Brando is 400 pounds of goo and a few days shy of being 77. Did you see The, he could hardly stand under his own power. Very intimidating.
Because the Kingpin is 400 lbs of muscle, Marlon Brando is 400 pounds of goo and a few days shy of being 77. Did you see The, he could hardly stand under his own power. Very intimidating.
03-26-03, 11:01 PM
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Don't forget the fact that Marlon Brando is a strange man who is reportedly very difficult to work with and costs a lot of money. Seems like too much trouble to deal with for a fat old man who used to be a great actor.
03-26-03, 11:26 PM
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Originally posted by jaeufraser
Don't forget the fact that Marlon Brando is a strange man who is reportedly very difficult to work with and costs a lot of money. Seems like too much trouble to deal with for a fat old man who used to be a great actor.
Don't forget the fact that Marlon Brando is a strange man who is reportedly very difficult to work with and costs a lot of money. Seems like too much trouble to deal with for a fat old man who used to be a great actor.
03-27-03, 05:48 AM
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Brando is way to fat. 
not to mention it would have put fox way in the hole as Brando's price grows bigger then his size..
not to mention it would have put fox way in the hole as Brando's price grows bigger then his size..
03-27-03, 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by majorjoe23
Because the Kingpin is 400 lbs of muscle, Marlon Brando is 400 pounds of goo and a few days shy of being 77. Did you see The Score? He could hardly stand under his own power. Very intimidating.
Because the Kingpin is 400 lbs of muscle, Marlon Brando is 400 pounds of goo and a few days shy of being 77. Did you see The Score? He could hardly stand under his own power. Very intimidating.
03-28-03, 08:13 AM
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Originally posted by WiccanPagan
michael clark duncan was excellent as kingpin. give it a watch it you don't believe me.
michael clark duncan was excellent as kingpin. give it a watch it you don't believe me.
full agreement hereKingpin didn’t sit around in a wicker chair, mumbling all day in the comics. He was like Marvel’s big, giant Lex Luthor. They cast this part perfectly IMO.
03-28-03, 01:51 PM
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Re: Why not Marlon Brando as Kingpin?
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The one in the Daredevil movie is black from what I can tell.
The one in the Daredevil movie is black from what I can tell.
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
03-28-03, 04:30 PM
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Allow me to play the part of Moviegoer Q. Average, you play you.
You: Can you believe Kingpin is black?
MQA: Who?
You: The bad guy in the Daredevil movie.
MQA: Oh, uh, yeah, it's the Pulp Fiction guy, right?
You: No, it's the guy from the Green Mile. Kingpin is white in the comics.
MQA: He's a comic character? What's he like?
You: Well, he's big and strong and bald...
MQA: Sounds like the Green Mile guy.
You: But he's white in the comics.
MQA: I don't read comics, did this guy ever fight Superman?
It really doesn't matter, the general public doesn't know Kingpin, so they could care less.
You: Can you believe Kingpin is black?
MQA: Who?
You: The bad guy in the Daredevil movie.
MQA: Oh, uh, yeah, it's the Pulp Fiction guy, right?
You: No, it's the guy from the Green Mile. Kingpin is white in the comics.
MQA: He's a comic character? What's he like?
You: Well, he's big and strong and bald...
MQA: Sounds like the Green Mile guy.
You: But he's white in the comics.
MQA: I don't read comics, did this guy ever fight Superman?
It really doesn't matter, the general public doesn't know Kingpin, so they could care less.
03-28-03, 04:59 PM
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Originally posted by Josh-da-man
Because he wouldn't keep his pants on and they wanted a PG-13 film?
Because he wouldn't keep his pants on and they wanted a PG-13 film?
