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Let’s talk about a rivalry that you might be ignoring. Josh Brolin vs Chris Evans. It has been more than half a decade since we have witnessed Captain America and The Mad Titan go toe-to-toe against each other, with their last appearances inMarvel’s Avengers Endgame. But for Josh Brolin and Chris Evans, the clash just transmuted into a race. A race to determine who plays the most number of comic book characters on screen.
Ladies and Gentlemen, in the right corner, we have his insane range, from being the optimistic and charming Captain America to the brooding bad boy Lucas Lee inScott Pilgrim vs. the World, we have none other than Chris Evans, and on the right corner. The Mad Titan, the Man in Black, with a rep so dark that even his Marvel roles feel straight out ofDC Universeto theMarvelJesus himself – Josh Brolin. The stage is set and let the games begin.
In terms of the fanbase of Comic Book Movies, very few fanbases are as hardcore as this. And willingly or unwillingly it creates a problem. Roles become iconic and that creates a problem. If you play an iconic character, fans can’t look past that side of you.
Chris Evans and Josh Brolin are in a league of their own
While Brolin and Evans both have played multiple characters in the genre, even extending to playing multiple roles in the same franchise. The two are just too magnetic for comic book roles. As the genre itself is expanding its flow and storytelling techniques, with the concept of separate continuities, timelines, and multiverses we can be content that the two may have even more shoes lined up to fill in.
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Josh Brolin recently found himself in the news about him scoring the role of Hal Jordan, Green Space cop in the new and shinyDCUof James Gunn. That would have brought the total score for Brolin (if it ever gets confirmed) to a decent five.
These include playing a younger version of Agent K in theMIBuniverse, a version of DC’s gun-slinging antihero Jonah Hex, The time-displaced Mutant Cable in the FoxX-MenUniverse, and perhaps the most iconic of all of them, The Mad Titan Thanos inAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame
What makes the Chris Evans’ run remarkable in CBM franchises?
On the other hand, we haveChris Evanswho recently reprised one of his earlier comic book roles from the early 2000s, Johnny Storm from theFantastic Four, inDeadpool and Wolverine. As of now, Evans has a massive score of eight. His earliest role was the Voice of the Hockey stick-wielding Casey Jones, an ally for theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
His next appearance was the 2009 moviePush, although he played the original character of Nick Grant, it was later grained in the universe in a prequel comic. There’s of course Jensen the Techie from theLosers. The flaming hero Johnny Storm, Lucas Lee from theScott PilgrimUniverse, and the dark and gritty Curtis fromSnowpiercer.
In The MCU itself, Evans now holds the title of playing three characters. Captain America, the sentinel of liberty, Johnny Storm and Loki. Which is quite the mind-bender, as he played Loki impersonating his character Steve Rogers to mock Thor inThe Dark Worldand inEndgame.
Legally, you’re not allowed to play more than 4 comic book movie characterspic.twitter.com/KtC07jyE1c
Chris Evans must be ‘Most Wanted’ then.Johnny Storm, Casey Jones, Nick Gant, Jake Jensen, Lucas Lee, Curtis Everett, Loki…pic.twitter.com/W0i6kEP186
It is to be seen ifJosh Brolin, who is collecting CBM roles like Infinity Stones, will be able to catch up to Evans. We can definitely keep an eye on the newDCUproject Lanterns. Will Brolin be able to steer the character away from the reputation it has after the Ryan Reynolds misfire? It is to be seen.
Lanternswill stream on HBO in 2025.
Rahul Bandyopadhyay
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Rahul is the definition and the embodiment of being a movie nerd, from DC to sitcoms, from American cinema to Iranian masterpieces, he loves everything. Did his graduation in English Literature, has a keen interest in storytelling and with FandomWire, he is on a mission to do so.Being a movie lover, definitely has his weakness, like a well crated Nolan film to Snyder’s Slow-Mo to even Anderson’s beautiful shots. But rest is completely unbiased, though if you talk about HIMYM, he can’t bear with any negative opinions on Ted.
