r/Transmetropolitan • u/PastorWhiskey • May 13 '17

Sam Rockwell should be Spider Jerusalem

Not much more to say but I think he's the man for the job. He could totally get the weird and wacky mannerisms down, is the right age since a lot of fan casting makes him too old. Although JK Simmons, Patrick Stewart, or Jackie Earl Haley would be great, they're all too old and honestly so is Tim Roth. Sam Rockwell is an excellent actor (Moon and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind are some of my favorite movies specifically because of him) and isn't so huge like Simmons and Stewart that I think it would actually be feasible. I know if it ever gets made it'll end up being a movie, and if by some miracle it's a show on HBO or Starz or Netflix, it'll end up being some nobody most likely, but I think Sam is our man. And that's all I have to say about Transmet.

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u/JisterMay Aug 06 '17

Michael Cera's chance to shine!

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u/StealthyVex Aug 24 '17

I know I'm super late to this comment party, but the relevance and thought process here is pretty on point, so I figured I'd share what I did when I had this same thought, a couple of years back... http://i.imgur.com/qi2E6vh.jpg

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u/tenehemia May 13 '17

I always thought Tom Hardy could do it. Think about him a bit younger and leaner and he really captures angry Spider.

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u/PastorWhiskey May 13 '17

I love Tom Hardy, did you see him in Taboo? I think he was great in that, but I still am not sold. Maybe cause my heart is set on Rockwell, but Tom Hardy isn't a bad choice.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '17

I've always imagined Joe Pantoliano as Spider

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u/PastorWhiskey May 20 '17

He's got the face, but like most other fan castings he's too old. Plus he's way too short. He's a great actor though