It looks like Marvel is looking to lock up the super-hero of the sea and has been knocking on the door of Mr. Jason Statham to see if he is interested. We were made aware of this news thanks to our friends at the moviehole:
Jason Statham, an ex-pro swimmer, is keen to re familiarize himself with the wet stuff it seems. The big guy is someone Marvel apparently likes for comic-book character ‘The Sub-Mariner’…. he’s just not convinced he’s the right man for the job.
”I don’t know if I’d look right running around in a tight speedo with wings on my ankles”, laughs Statham in an interview with IESB, “I’m trying to think of what would be a good comic book character for me to play. You know, there’s talk of them redoing The Crow. That was a good movie with Brandon Lee, although that was years ago. So if that one comes my way, bang!”
I agree with Statham that he doesn’t look the part for Namor, but with makeup and a jet black wig he may be able to pull it off. It is hilarious that he commented on the costume of Namor, whoever takes this role on will be mostly nude the entire film. Namor is free in the sea with his scaled underpants, bracers and a trident! I think having an underwater adventure film would be hard to pull off, it wil be interesting to see if this film ever happens.
What is crazy about the above quote is the interest Statham has in a crow remake. The crow was enjoyable enough, but I do not think a remake is necessary. The Crow was pretty goth last time out, maybe this time they will make the crow emo so he can better relate to the youngsters of this generation. I think Namor > Crow any day of the week and hope Statham decides to choose fish over birds.
