3. Alan Tudyk
Another Firefly alum, Tudyk has probably had one of the best theatrical careers of Whedons band of merry performers. Kicking off his career with small parts in films like 28 Days, Wonder Boys and Patch Adams, his following roles in films such as Hearts in Atlantis, A Knights Tail and Ice Age paved the way for what looked like a strong supporting career (with a heavy comedy tilt). Along came Firefly, in which he played lovable pilot Wash, but alas, this as we know was short lived. After the shows cancellation, he appeared as scene-stealing Pirate Steve in Dodgeball, and sympathetic robot Sonny in I, Robot, before Whedon came calling again, with the reborn Serenity. I the film, Whedon did what he does best, and after an act of heroic piloting, commenced in killing off Wash, devastating legions of fans instantly. With no more Serenity, Tudyk was off in search of pastures new. His post Serenity career has been a mix of live action films and extensive voice artist work, including but not limited to Ice Age sequels, 3:10 to Yuma, Knocked Up, Death at a Funeral, and the Halo video game series. 2010 brought possibly his biggest starring role in the comedy horror sleeper hit Tucker & Dales Vs Evil, another one of those cult films that everyone loves but, three years later, no sequel seems to be forthcoming. In 2009/2010, Tudyk reunited with Whedon on Dollhouse, in which he played an unstable former Doll with murderous intentions. His character, Alpha, had up to fifty personalities resident in his mind, and Tudyk used this interesting character to really stretch himself, having Gollum-esque conversations with himself, whilst at all times seeming utterly menacing and down right funny at the same time. Tudyk has remained consistently busy post Dollhouse, again with a mixture of voice credits and live action roles, in the likes of Wreck It Ralph, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and TVs Suburgatory.
Who Should He Play: I am ready for a huge backlash here, but, put simple, there is one character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Tudyk was born to play, and that isHAWKEYE! Yes, I know Hawkeye is already cast, and yes, Jeremy Renner does a perfectly good job as Hawkeye, but lets face it, his Hawkeye is definitely not Clint Barton. Renner does not have the playfulness, the joy, the devil may care attitude that fans expect from Hawkeye, but Tudyk could bring this in spades, as a SHIELD agent, out of his depth with these superheroes, who loves to quip whilst shooting arrows at bad guys.
The reality of it though, is that we dont want Marvel to be recasting these actors for the films, and so, if were left with a choice of not having Alan Tudyk for Marvel movies or having him play someone else, I say let him play some one else. One of the possibilities could be Vision, the robotic Grandson of Hank Pym. Alan would bring a beautiful childlike wonder to the robotic hero, and his range would allow some interesting personality glitches to appear within the character (think Data in TNG when he gets his emotions turned on). Anther possibility would be to let him play something a little darker. The Swordsman, for example. The Swordsman was Hawkeyes trainer, and has served as both hero and villain within the Avengers comics. Although not super powered, Swordsman is a combat specialist who fights with a sword (huge surprise), and if Tudyk could bring the swashbuckling of Pirate Steve together with the menace of Alpha, he could create a villain we love to hate.