10 Funny Or Die Movies We Wish Were Real

7. Captain Planet Starring Don Cheadle

I am a child of the early 90€™s (although some would argue I€™m still a child of 2013 but I digress). So therefore I will immediately defend the causes of some of the best cartoons ever made to keep children quiet while mommy smoked her cigarettes, and one of my absolute favourites was Captain Planet. Obviously the lessons taught to me during that phase never stuck, what with me buying disposable BBQ€™s like they€™re going out of fashion, but still. It was a great show. And Captain Planet starring Don Cheadle would be just so goddamn good. But here€™s the twist, this Captain Planet doesn€™t just save the environment with a smile and a quip to his Planeteers, no sir. He turns everyone into trees, because to the good Captain, foliage is of more value than human life. This project is screaming out for Chris Nolan to work his magic. Our protagonist/anti-hero is a conflicted man whose life is at the constant beck and call of 5 or 6 hormonal teens. Could you imagine how annoying that is? Having to cater to the whims of people not old enough to drink, vote or buy spray paint. And a man whose lessons about being green just aren€™t getting through to anyone. Nolan€™s brand of tortured superhero schtick alongside swooping cinematic landscape shots would fit the bill rather nicely. Also it€™s got Don Cheadle being bad-ass, and after Iron Man 2, we can all agree that would only be a good thing.