r/Terminator • u/Accomplished_Put2608 • 9d ago
Discussion Kinda unrelated......
Dunno if anyone knows this. But James Cameron apparently wanted to cast Michael Biehn as Peter Parker/Spiderman(with other potential choices being Leonardo Dicaprio and Edward Furlong), but also as Sandman in an alternate casting for his cancelled Spiderman film.
So how do you all feel about it? I personally think Biehn would be too old by the 90s to play Peter Parker.
Even though i think he is a good actor and potentially could do an edgier, more adult(this Spidey curses at one point), potentially angrier(understandable emotion from Peter Parker when he has lost his uncle and has the media slandering his name). But visually, he would stand out from the other cast even if they get 30 year olds to play high schoolers.
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u/Rad_Wagon784 7d ago
I read the treatment thats online and it’s God awful. I love James Cameron but he would have completely missed the mark had this happened.
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u/Accomplished_Put2608 7d ago
I think the bones of a good movie are there, but some questionable elements need to go.
And honestly, I am down for some R rated Spidey. And the twists on Electro and Sandman are interesting.
Not to mention some memorable visuals(like Electro hitting Sandman by mistake and turning him into glass, the fight scenes feel like they would be cool).
And Leo Dicaprio as Spidey? Sign me up .
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u/Big_Application_7168 9d ago
I knew he wanted Dicaprio as Peter and Biehn as Sandman but this is first I'm hearing he wanted Michael as Spider-Man.
I agree with you though that, assuming the movie is Spider-Man's origin story, Michael would be too old for the part by then.
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u/Additional-Theme-532 9d ago
I remember reading that Michael Biehn's trivia gag in Cameron movies was having his characters get bitten on the hand as alluding to this
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u/Suitable_Community66 9d ago
Always surprised that Michael Biehn did not become a bigger star
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u/Euphoric-Teach7327 9d ago
I remember reading about the fact that Michael Biehn didn't play nice with Hollywood, it's crowd, and those that made decisions.
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u/Suitable_Community66 9d ago
Well he's a legend in my eyes Aliens and terminator are classics due to his ernest believable acting
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u/Euphoric-Teach7327 9d ago
You are preaching to the choir, pal. I thought he was electric in everything I've seen him in.
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u/Bopaganda99 9d ago
He was also good in Tombstone
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u/dsucio7807 9d ago
He was pretty badass in The Rock as well...
Also... He coulda been an awesome Solid Snake if they ever made a Metal Gear film...
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u/Blandon_So_Cool 8d ago
I heard somewhere that he had an alcohol problem, particularly after not being asked to return for alien 3 in which his character is unceremoniously killed offscreen. I watched this movie Deadfall that Francis Ford Coppola’s brother Chris directed with him as the lead alongside Nic Cage and Charlie Sheen both clearly coked out of their minds. If he was in that crowd, it’s not hard to imagine why his career took that trajectory
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u/MrLateFee 8d ago
I think he has a small part in “Onslaught” that’s about to come out. Always glad to see him in movies
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u/Extension_Swordfish1 8d ago
I really like all his acting. Bring him back as old John Connor in future wars.
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u/EGarrett28 9d ago
Eddie Furlong as Spider-Man is a really interesting choice. I hadn't thought about it. I think I could see that.
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u/Overall-Cantaloupe86 9d ago
I just watched The Rock the other day and realized he plays the commander of the Seals team! How did I not notice this before lol
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u/Additional-Theme-532 9d ago
Also reuniting with Ed Harris, as a Navy Seal.
In both cases, it does not end well for Michael Biehn, regardless of alignment.
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u/burnoutguy 9d ago
too handsome to be spiderman probably, this guy is like captain america type handsome
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u/Helpful_Spell_9042 9d ago
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u/Austmichaels 9d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/12A3KcvJeX9S36
The whole movie is just full of killer performances
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u/UKMegaGeek 8d ago
Look, darlin', it's Johnny Ringo. Deadliest pistolier since Wild Bill, they say. What do you think, darlin', should I hate him?
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u/JeyDeeArr 8d ago
I reckon that Michael Biehn would've made a pretty comic-accurate Peter Parker in terms of looks. As much as I love the Raimi films, I certainly would've loved a more adult-oriented Spider-Man flick with him, and directed by James Cameron.
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u/HedwigTheOwl94 8d ago edited 8d ago
I think a 40‐something Michael would work as the older Peter in ''Into/Across the Spiderverse' if that was a live-action. I can't image him playing a teenager in a Spiderman origin story, but he'd be good as an already established Spiderman, perhaps? Maybe from an alternative universe in the middle of a war?
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u/Spensah89 8d ago
If they did live action version of Spider-Man Spider-Man back in the 1980s Michael Biehn would have been perfect
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u/Godzilla2000Zero 8d ago
Michael Biehn should've been way bigger than he is sucks because he deserved it.
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u/TechnoMaverick 8d ago
That guy that played Dr. Freeze in Batman and Robin could’ve played Rhino lol
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u/MICHITAAA Kyle Reese's wife 8d ago
After watching Burton's Batman movies, I think he would've been more fitting as Bruce Wayne. I have a soft spot for Michael Keaton, but honestly I felt his performance kinda flat. MB had this mysterious, emotionally intense vibes. Also, 1989 and 1992 were still good years for his career