10 Actors Who Should Play WWE Attitude Era Superstars In Movies
10. Alan Tudyk As Owen Hart
Alan Tudyk is a goofy guy. His filmography up to this point is full of odd characters, most notably Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball and Heath Ledger's hot-tempered sidekick in A Knight's Tale. No two characters better showcase the hot-and-cold persona of Owen Hart, whose behind-the-scenes antics are the stuff of legend and, according to those who knew him best, resembled the actual Owen more than his hot-tempered in-ring character.
The best actors to portray professional wrestlers come from Broadway, because putting on a match is just another form of live theater. The facial expressions have to be excessive, the gestures overly matriculated, and the story needs to be told in broader strokes than afforded on film. Tudyk's Broadway experience is a huge plus when playing someone like Owen Hart, who completely bought into the theatricality of every match.
The only question is, does Tudyk seem like the kind of guy you want in a movie with such an obviously solemn ending? I say we give him a shot.