Most Importantly…Namor is Marvel’s first and mightiest mutant, imperius rex!! He made his first appearance in Fantastic Four #4, if i am not mistaken. At least from the Silver Age….and back in like 1939 for the Golden Age…he even precedes Marvel Comics themselves, hell he even appeared in Marvel Comics #1 when they first originated! He’s been an Avenger, a Defender, an Invader…..hell HE is responsible for discovering and thawing out Captian America in the Artic!

SO yes, he could be introduced in Fantastic 4 #3, He could appear in an Avengers movie, which the stage has already been set at the end of Hulk 2. As as mentioned above, he could be in there somewhere in the upcoming Cap movie. I think they should do all 3 and then give him is own movie.

Costumes? Has anyone watched a comic movie lately? Some follow costumes from the comics some don’t. He DOESN’T have to be in a lil Van Damme bikini…he could wear “boy shorts” Or better yet they could create some kind of scale system somewhat like Mystique. There are ways to go about it and not be “gay.” Its funny but Americans are the only ones who dont wear speedos, use the metric system or drive in KM/hr, oh yeah and we dont allow nudity on our beaches. Anyways…tangent.

As far as effects go….if one looks back in history a good portion of Namor’s time is spent on the surface world anyways. And if you take a cue from Frank Miller…anything is possible in film now. He has set the new bar for which all others should meet. A gritty ultraviolent Crow could be done in this fashion, especially if they don’t hold back any punches.

Casting??? Unfortunately some of comics coolest, darkest and most occult characters have made the WORST movies…i.e. Spawn, Ghost Rider, Punisher (Doplh Lungrens was the best n thats not saying much). Namor personally is one of my favorite characters, however i have always been obsessed with the ocean…and am not only a recreational diver but also a commercial “deep sea” diver…this movie MUST be made right or NOT at all. I like Jason Statham but he tends to play ONE character in every movie, and with HAIR? Have you seen him in Revolver, Guy Ritchie’s 4th movie? I’m not feeling it with him. The Rock? YES, much more so, and whom is very comfortable running around in a swimsuit and knee high boots, and so very NOT gay…jabronee! I hope Marvel takes the casting of this role seriously, and they seem to be doing much better now that THEY have their own studio and have more control of what goes on with their properties. WHO would have ever thought RObert Downey Jr would have done such a great job at Iron Man? Wheras Liv Tyler was WEAK as Betty in Hulk 2…Jennifer Connely IS beautiful and smart AND vulnerable. A little more attention should be paid to Wizard Magazines casting calls….alot of people where in strong agreement of Harvey Keitel or Glenn Danzig as Wolverine…actually Statham wouldve been a BETTER Wolverine than Jackman. Ed Harris could have been a younger Prof X, even Magneto….We have also seen what happens when fanboy actors get cast as their favorite characters….ie Jen Garner, Ben Affleck and Nick Cage.

Storylines??? Most of the time Namor has invaded the surface world has been in regards to affronts made to his underwater kingdom…i.e. pollution such as the Exxon spill….and with today’s global warming frenzy, now would be a good time to help raise more awareness, REAL awreness of pollution, overfishing etc Did you know that every year an ocean floor area the size of texas is destroyed of the south american west coast? Due to drag net fishing. I think that might piss off the Prince of Atlantis just a tad…..whatever happened to icons like that? We had Gi Joe in the 80′s cold war. Captain America during WW2….hell McGruff the Crime dog used to tell ya to take a bite outta crime.

Maybe if you had Namor breathing down yer neck threatening to crack yer skull, you might REALLY respect the planet? LOL I dunno.

Nuff said

He would have been perfect to play as Namor The Submariner.

What would be his famous quote “I am Prince Namor of Atlantis”?

The Rock will be another perfect actor to play Namor, too.

CGI special effects will be needed to put actors in a simulated ocean water.

no but i think hes great for it i guess lol ill totally watch it but its just that character is so homo lmao”

So is that your super power? Spotting gay people? It’s been my experience that only gay people usually have “gaydar”. The rest of us don’t really need it. However, since you brought it up… we’re all homos. Homosapiens. Namor is Homomermanus. Go ahead laugh it up, we all see the word anus in there too, but maturity allows us to ignore it and comprehend the actual information contained in the sentence rather than just picking out funny words.

So, Namor being into Sue Richards, that whole thing just flies right over your head right? Too focused on the speedo to catch that? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Don’t worry your secret is safe with us. ;) Oh, and you might wanna check out some Northstar comics. I think he’s right up your alley if you catch my drift *wink*

For example, X-Men was totally off. It should have been- Iman is Storm, Jackman as Cyclops, and Harvey Keitel as wolverine as the man cast. Relative heights and general appearance betwen the characters did matter- Cyclops was the eader and tallest- wolverine is scrappy and shorter (and much more weathered) Marsden was totally too weak as the leader of Xmen pre wolverine.

statham isn’t such a good choice- maybe Tyson Beckford

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3081935104/nm0004734.

After all non-traditional casting made Jessica Alba sue Richards, right? He’s cut, looks the part and has a brooding persona already.

Power Man… either Michael Clarke Duncan ( hehas the beef and the height) and the smaller version, Ving Rhames.

The Jackman comparsion is dumb because other than being taller, he fits the bill. Right down to the eyes.

Tobey fits Parker as well. If you don’t like him, that’s a different story.

Namor has an over the top persona, swagger, and a pretention. For the Rock, who fits the look of Namor, all he would have to do is play the persona he played in wrestling. And be the guy he was in his college football days. It’s in him to play Namor.

Despite what movie snobs might think, the Rock, given the right vehicle, can fill seats. Don’t bring up Doom or the football daddy movie. This year alone many stars who can break box office records have also had bombs and success.