Alpha Flight Fan Cast and Ideas

Alpha Flight Movie Fan Cast and Ideas

So last year, I made an Alpha Flight Fan Cast for Canada Day, so now I'm making another fan cast and ideas for an Alpha Flight film.

Now the Alpha Flight are Canada's group of superheroes in the Marvel Universe, and as a Canadian myself, I would love to see these characters get adapted on screen. Besides my Alpha Flight Fan Cast, I also included them in my third Wolverine film Wolverine VS The Hulk. Now with Marvel Studios planning out more movies and tv shows, I think an Alpha Flight movie should happen, and to be honest, I wasn't a massive fan of the team, but it is good to get an entire Canadian Superhero film. 

They tried to focus on ten characters, and it didn't work.

One problem I noticed in the Eternals film was using ten characters. Now, if I was making a movie of Alpha Flight, I would go with six members, or if I did a tv series, I would focus on eight characters. 

First, as always, I will make my fan cast with some changes, and then I will share my ideas for an Alpha Flight film. The team will have six members, and the main lead is Guardian. The six members are Guardian, Aurora, Shaman, Snowbird, Puck, and Sasquatch. 

Other characters like Northstar, Vindicator, Marrina, and Talisman would appear in the next film, but Northstar would appear at the end. Vindicator will play a supporting role in helping her husband, Guardian and Talisman won't gain her powers until the next movie; she's ordinary and living McNeils and has a strained relationship with her father, Michael. Marina appears at an end credit scene where both James and Heather meet with the Smallwoods and meet their adoptive daughter Marrina, and they want her to join Alpha Flight.   

This would be the team for Alpha Flight if made into a film or a show.

Guardian, Aurora, Shaman, Snowbird, Puck, and Sasquatch.

Six members.

Here is my cast for this film or tv series. 

Zane Holtz as James McDonald Hudson/Guardian 

Guardian is Canada's Captain America, except he has powers from his design suit. He can create force fields and fly, and his costume makes him strong and faster. Guardian would be the film's main protagonist, and he forms Alpha Flight in the movie. Also, in this version, James is the grandson of Trett Hudson. He was head of Weapon Plus and has since wanted to atone for his grandfather's crimes against mutants. James is also a great stagiest, good leader, and brilliant inventor. He is also married to Heather, who helps him with his suit and gives him advice for the team. It's also revealed he is also a cyborg as part of the testing to become Guardian. 

Seth Rogen as Walter Langkowski/Sasquatch 

Walter is a scientist exposed to gamma-ray; thus, he turned into Sasquatch despite being turned into a rampaging monster. It wasn't until Shaman and Snowbird saved him that he basically maintained his unique personality. Walter uses the Sasquatch to help and save people from danger. James knew Walter from high school and recruited him to the team. Sasquatch would bring comedy to the film because Seth Rogen is one of the funniest men alive, so I think this role is good for him. He's also a big fan of the Hulk and a huge admirer of Bruce Banner's work. 

Adam Breach as Michael Twoyoungman/Shaman 

Shaman is a doctor who spends his whole life trying to help people after his wife's death. He also comes from a line of shamans who learn the mystical arts. Thus when he developed his powers, he became Shaman and would use his powers to help people. 

Michael has a daughter named Elizabeth, whom he doesn't speak to after his wife's death. He was ashamed he couldn't save her. Elizabeth was adopted by the McNeils. Eventually, he met Snowbird, and they began a father-and-daughter relationship. It would make him realize he needs to be a good father to his actual daughter because Snowbird helps him see that.  

Laura Vandervoort as Narya/Snowbird 

Narya, aka Snowbird, is the goddess Nelvana's daughter, a northern elder god. She is also half-human as she has a human father named Richard, who died when she was a child put was given to Michael to raise and protect. She can transform into a polar bear, an owl, and primarily native Canadian animals. She also has the capability of flight and healing too. She was raised by Shaman, but she aged very quickly due to her god-like powers, and she became very close to Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, who she saw as a sister in her life. She also uses her name Annie McKenize and is an RCMP officer. Despite being a demigod, Narya wants to have a family and children of her own one day, and she has a crush on her co-worker Douglas Thompson.

Nina Dobrev as Jeanne-Marie Beaubier/Aurora 

Aurora is a mutant who joins the Alpha Flight. She searches for her long-lost twin brother Jean. For they were separated after the death of their parents. She has the power to shoot beams of light as well. She has super speed in flight. She joins the team and also looking for her brother Jean aka Northstar. She's also a big flirter and has a lot of affairs; she's kind of like Wolverine in the way. It isn't until she meets Walter. 

Jordan Prentice as Eugene Judd/Puck 

Puck is a mutant born in 1914 and has been around for a long time. An old enemy named Razer cursed him, slowing his aging and decreasing his height. However, Puck is a powerful character who turns his body into rubber. James recruits him to the team of Alpha Flight, to which he agrees to join the group. Puck would be the heart of the film. Despite his size, he's one of the best characters in the movie. He was in prison until Guardian freed him, and Puck agreed to join Alpha Flight. 

Katherine Barrell as Heather McNeil

Heather is James's wife, now she won't be Vindicator, yet that would be saved for the next film. In the movie, she works at Department H, helps her husband with his suit, and plays a supporting role in helping the team. James and Heather both plan to start a family, but they have a job to protect Canada. She would get her own suit and become Vindicator. 

Devery Jacobs as Elizabeth Twoyoungmen 

Elizabeth Twoyoungmen is the daughter of Shaman now she won't get her powers just yet in the film, she is living with the McNeils because she and her dad don't like each other, but she still loves her dad and knows he feels lost after her mother's death. The film would have her and their father reconnect with each other. She has a sisterly bond with Snowbird. She would play a more significant role in the next film as Talisman.

Jesse Rath as Northstar 

Northstar makes a cameo at the film's end, where he reunites with his sister, who has the same powers. He would play a more significant role in the next movie as well. I would include he has a boyfriend named Kyle. Northstar should have been the first gay MCU superhero if you asked me. 

Kristin Kreuk as Marrina Smallwood

Marrina would appear in an end-credit scene where she is recruited by James and Heather. Marrina and Northstar would play more significant roles in the next film. 

Will Arnet as General Jeremy Clarke 

General Clarke is head of Department H and in charge of the Alpha Flight. He also was the one who suggested James for the job as Guardian because he knew about James's grandfather Trett Hudson, head of Weapon Plus. He would serve as a Nick Fury-type character, but there is a twist because he's not what he seems. 

Peter Mooney as Douglas Thompson 

Douglas Thompson is an RCMP officer and works with Narya. Narya is in love with him, but since she is a demi-god and the Elder Gods forbid it, she can't deny her feelings towards Douglas. Douglas himself is in love with her and thinks she's a great officer, and he knows she has powers. 

Kevin Durand as Jean Pierre Beaubier/The Wendigo 

The Wendigo would be the villain in the film, and his name was Jean Pierre Beaubier. He lived a time ago and took part in a cannibalism ritual and the magic powers that could give him power. He also learned of the Wendigo curse, and with it, he became the Wendigo. However, the Gods of the North stopped him and locked him away in the Cage. Now he is free; he seeks to spread the curse of the Wendigo, take over Canada, and destroy the Elder Gods. Not to mention he has the power of teleportation. He would be the main villain in the film or series. He would make the most sense as the villain for the team fight. 

Bruce Greenwood as Fredrick Hudson 

Frederick Hudson is James's father. In this version, Frederick is the son of Trett Hudson from my Wolverine Movies. Now Frederick is an alcoholic whom James often checks on because Frederick was an orphan after his father was killed, and he knew about all the horrible things his father did to mutants and Wolverine. Frederick eventually married and had two sons. He did attempt to redeem the Hudson name, but it didn't work out, and he now lives in a rehab center and is often visited by James and Heather. His other son Elias often sees him through face time and writes letters to him.  

He knows James is Guardian and hopes he will redeem the Hudson name. 

Brent Butt as Ramsey McNeil 

Ramsay McNeil is Heather's father. He is a funny guy who has seven children with his wife, Claire, and they took in Michael's daughter Elizabeth after the death of his wife. Ramsay has issues with James, mainly because he works with the government. Ramsay and James don't get along, especially in hockey games. However, he likes Guardian even though he doesn't know it's his son-in-law, and he also believes that Guardian should have Canada in his name, like Guardian of Canada or Captain Canada. 

Nancy Robertson as Claire McNeil 

Claire is Heather's mother; she is a very kind lady and, unlike her husband, gets along with James even though she is suspicious of James' job with the government but likes him.  

Lorne Cardinal as John Twoyoungman 

John is an original character, and he is the older brother of Michael. He owns a bar called Talisman that he named after his sister-in-law. He often gives free drinks to Alpha Flight, and he knows his brother Shaman and his powers. Like his brother, he chose not to practice his magic. Instead, he owns a bar called Talisman. Hint his niece will develop her spiritual powers, too, and take up the name Talisman.  

Fred Ewanuick as Lt Sam McKenize   

Fred would play an original character named Sam McKenize, the LT of the police department that Narya works at, and he takes his job seriously, but outside of work, he's a goofball, and he's a big superhero fan.  

Gabriella Miller as Nurse Janet 

Janet is an original character, and she works with Shaman at the hospital with Michael. Michael is encouraged to ask her out by his co-workers he's not sure he wants to start dating again. It's also hinted Janet likes Michael too, but she's often busy working night shifts. 

Eric Peterson as Greg Ford

Greg is an original character who lives in rehab with Frederick, and he is often seen playing chess with Frederick. He was sent to rehab because he was developing memory loss, and his family often visited him.

Tara Spencer Nairn as Jill Hudson 

If you've seen my Wolverine films, I casted Tara as an original character. She plays Jill Hudson the adoptive mother of Wolverine's son Jimmy. She only appears on voice as she is a radio host. She is also James's sister in law too. 

Dave Thomas as Tom Smallwood

Tom Smallwood is Marrina's adoptive father he found her under the lake and despite her being an alien. Tom and Gladys took her in and they also have another son and a grandson. 

Corrine Koslo as Gladys Smallwood

Gladys is Marrina's adoptive mother. When her husband brought Marrina she was nothing but an egg. As it hatched, Gladys saw Marrina but didn't see her as a monster but as a baby that needed a mother. 

Yes, some of you think you cast the cast of Corner Gas in this. Hey, what I can say is I love Corner Gas, and you can tell this is the most Canadian cast I've ever made. 

Now here are my ideas for Alpha Flight Movie or TV Series

5. The film could be the next Guardians of the Galaxy team.

When I say it could be the next Guardians of the Galaxy more like it's another unknown team being brought to the big screen. Alpha Flight focuses on six members who have their own personal problems. James Hudson aka Guardian is trying to redeem his family's name, Sasquich is trying to be accepted for her powers, Auroa is trying to find her family, Snowbird just wants to live a normal life, and Puck he's trying to make up for his past mistakes. I think Alpha Flight would be an interesting team to adapt because even though they are known, they still don't have their own film or tv adaption. 

4. Seeing Canadian Heroes.

Now Alpha Flight are Canada's greatest heroes so so I think it would be really good to show of a group of Canadian heroes. As well we see what are Canadian superheroes are like in Canada. Alpha Flight I feel would just interesting idea to show because Marvel Studios plans to leave New York and see different parts of the world. So let's do an Alpha Flight film.

3. Alpha Flight could also explored Canadian Mythology. 

Alpha Flight could explore Canadian Mythology there are many legends in Canada that Alpha Flight could explore. Shaman and Snowbird interduce Canadian mythology in the film because of the Elder Gods Mythology. Not to mention, Wendigo is well known Canadian folklore and having him as the villain would work. Thor give us Norse Mythology and Moon Knight is giving us Egyptian Mythology.  

2. Omega Flight would appear in a future film or next season. 

For sequel I would have Omega Flight appear as the villains of the next film. Their goal is to kill Alpha Flight and take over. They are created by someone from with Department H.  
 

1. Guardain seeks redemption for his family's past crimes. 

James Hudson who is are main lead his story arc is about him redeeming his family's name. For the Hudson name is looked down upon by many since his grandfather was part of Weapon Plus. In the film this is him trying to atone for those mistakes but in truth James shouldn't keep looking at past for redemption he should focus on the future to better the Hudson name. 

So that's my Alpha Flight Fan Cast and Ideas. Let me know what you think leave a comment. 

The Batman Review

 

My Batman Review 

So I saw The Batman last night, and here's my review of it...I love it. I thought it was great, and I just had such a good time watching this movie. I will admit, though, the movie is way too long. It's a three-hour film. However, I still very much enjoyed it a lot. 

The film has a great score, and the story is excellent, inspiration came from Batman Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and It takes inspiration from the Zodiac and many other films and books. I really did like the style of this film, and I have to be honest, I love the idea this is a full detective story because I wanted to see a detective Batman film in the future. It had some very dark and scary moments too. 

Now the cast of the film.

Robert did a great job as Batman, and to all the people who didn't like him as Batman because of Twilight, guys watch his other films like Lighthouse. He's an outstanding actor. He nailed it as Batman, but it was cool that they had Bruce basically be like an outcast, and he's more focused on being just Batman. Robert did a fantastic job as Batman, and I hope to see more of him. Another thing I love about this Batman is he doesn't kill anyone, and this is Batman Year Two. He's already established as Batman. 

Zoe Kravitz did a fantastic job as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman. She was really cool, she had her funny moments, she was a well-written character, and this is the best adaption of Catwoman I've seen since Michelle Pfeiffer. I really liked her costume, but I hope she gets a better mask. I hope she gets a spin-off or another role in the next film.

Something like this type of mask.

Jeffery Wright did a great job as Jim Gordon, like he's the second-best Gordon since Gary Oldman. I like this version. He's already friends with Batman, and we see him actually help Batman solve crimes. Jeffrey Wright did a great job as Gordon. 

Now Andy Serkis did an excellent job as Alfred, and I really like that Alfred is younger in this film because we were all getting sick of a 70-year-old Alfred. Alfred doesn't haven't have a massive role in the movie. Hopefully, in the next film, he will have a bigger one. I really like Alfred being younger in this film, and I still find it funny that Alfred is played by Andy Serkis aka Gollum. Still, Andy did a good job. 

Penguin, played by Colin Farrell, was terrific, and I was amazed that he looked nothing like Colin. Colin did a great job playing the role, and, Penguin isn't a huge villain, but I think they will have him as a major villain in the next film. Still, I have to give credit to the makeup artists of this film because I couldn't believe that it was Colin Farrell as the Penguin. 

Now Riddler was by far one of the best things in the film. Riddler by Paul Dano was terrifying in the movie, movie and this version was inspired by the Zodiac killer. Riddler needed a good reboot, and this film gives you a good reboot of Riddler because we all wanted phase-out of this.

I mean, the Jim Carrey Riddler is too goofy. Paul Dano's Riddler is a better version of the character. Paul Dano did a fantastic job playing the Riddler. 

Everyone did a great job in this film as well John Turturro did a fantastic job as Falcone, and everyone else in this film did a great job. 

I also loved the chemistry between Bruce and Selina.

I found their relationship was really well written, and I really think these two work great together. 

I will say my one problem with this film is the run time. It did drag on too much. But overall, I really did like it a lot. 

I give the Batman a 9 out of 10.

Give it a watch its a great film but heads up, it's really long, like three hours long, but it's great.

Here's what I want to see in the next Batman film.

 

4. A proper Mr. Freeze.

Now Mr. Freeze is a character like Riddler who needs an update, be less goofy, and be taken seriously.

We all want to phase out of this...

Matt Reeves has said he wants to have Mr. Freeze in a future film, and it could work. I mean, he would have to ground Mr. Freeze, though. However, we need a more serious Mr. Freeze to make him a sympathetic villain who does terrible things to people, but he's only doing it to save his wife Nora, and deep down, he's not proud of what he's doing. Mr. Freeze would work as a villain in Earth-Two. Like Riddler, the character needs a good reboot. I trust Matt Reeves to give us a better version of the character that makes us forget Schumacher's version. It really depends if Mr. Freeze is in the next film. 
 

3. I want to see Robin and give us a better Dynamic Duo on film. 

Now I hope this film series will not be too much like Nolan's, but from what I've seen in interviews, they aren't trying to copy Nolan's. Robert and Matt are both down to have Robin in a future film, and it would be interesting to see Batman as a mentor to young Dick Grayson. However, Robert has said if they add Robin, he should be played a thirteen-year-old actor. I agree I would cast an unknown actor around 13 to 14-year-olds for the role. If they do have Robin in a future film, there's only one storyline you could adapt with him: The Court of Owls story because Dick Grayson has a history with them, and his great-great-grandfather is Talon after all. I will be down to have Robin in the next film, and it would be interesting seeing Batman become a mentor/father figure to Robin as well. I would like a scene where Alfred asks Bruce why he's making Dick fight crime when he's only a child. Is he trying to make Robin turn out like him. Bruce would respond with, "So that he won't."  I think this would be the story idea of seeing Batman as a mentor to Robin, much like Alfred is to him. 

2. Build up the Bat Verse and the Bat-Family.

Now Matt Reeves has said he's building Bat Verse because we're getting a Gotham GCP series, a Penguin series, and a Catwoman spin-off is being talked about. We need to see more of the universe expand. Let's see Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood, Red Robin, Batwing, Orphan, and many more. We are getting a Batgirl film this year and later a Nightwing movie in the DCEU. The DCEU is building up the Bat-family with Keaton's Batman, but I think they should do the same for Earth-Two. Let's see different versions of the characters. DC isn't trying to be like the MCU. They're building countless multiverses now through film and television. 

Recently, Matt Reeves says he doesn't want characters like Superman in his universe because he doesn't think they would work in this series. I would say yes and no to that. Yes, he could work if he is written well, and no, it's best not to include certain heroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Flash because maybe this film series should remain grounded, and Batman has tons of characters in his universe that could have their own films or shows. 

However, I think they could use heroes outside of The Batman universe, but more grounded heroes like Batman who are more human and not god-like or aliens. For example, Green Arrow could work in this universe. Like Batman, he doesn't have powers, but he's a skilled fighter, a billionaire, funny, and one of the best archers in the world. As well as other heroes like Black Lightning, Black Carney, Katana, The Question, and Vixen. Those types of characters who are not Batman-related could work in this universe. Just bring in more street-level heroes and maybe make a Batman and The Outsiders Movie. The team could be Batman, Catwoman, Green Arrow, Black Lightning, Black Carney, and Katana.

 

1. It's time for the Court of Owls.

I think the next film should have the Court of Owls. The Court of Owls would be perfect for Batman to face off against because the Court of Owls has been in Gotham for decades, and seeing Batman face off against them would be really cool, and they would be a terrifying group for Batman to fight. This is also a reason to have Robin in the next film because maybe Talon, the main villain, wants Dick Grayson to become a Talon like him, but Bruce doesn't want that for Dick. That's why he trains him and makes him Robin so that he won't go down that path. 

Talon would be a great villain for Batman to fight because Talon has a history of killing members of the Wayne family. It's revealed he killed Bruce's great-great-grandfather, Alan Wayne.

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For a teaser idea for the next film, have it like the Prisoner of Azkaban's teaser.

We hear the rhyme of the owls, and we see some stuff happening in the teaser, and at the end of the teaser, when they say, "They'll send The Talon for your head."

We see Batman alone, and behind him, two bright yellow eyes glow in the dark, and it ends there.

The title card appears.

The Batman

Night of the Owls 

So that's what I want to see in the next Batman film and future films.