Justice League Movie Recast: 10 Fantasy Castings
6. Gerard Butler As Aquaman
Channeling King Leonidas, Butler would have no trouble bringing Aquaman to the big screen. If DC want to throw off the old maxim of “Aquaman sucks” they have to make him larger than life. If this was thirty years ago I’d be giving this role to Brian Blessed and telling him to do Prince Vultan because big, booming and over the top is the only way to take this.
If you have a character that’s half fish talking about Atlanteans with a straight face you might as well go the whole hog. Aquaman is the leader of not only the whole of Atlantis but also a legion of master undersea warriors. Like I said, channel King Leonidas. A master strategist and a hell of a warrior to boot.
Safe to say I think Butler, no stranger to big budget action movies, could handle this role in his sleep.