Now this is one Superhero casting I could really get behind. Nathan Fillion, rumoured to be in the running for Green Lantern (mostly because of a clever youtube fake trailer featuring the star) talks about a hero he could really see himself playing.
The Greatest American Hero.
Nathan Fillion said there was one superhero film he thinks he can handle, a redo of [Greatest American Hero]. In his mind: “With the technology we have available today for effects, I’d say it’s largely the same idea, the same story, but the suit would be able to change and morph into whatever it is you needed him to do. So it could become armor, a scuba suit — you could do that stuff.” And while he isn’t actively making it at this point, he’s met both Katt and Robert Culp on the set of Castle, and the show’s stunt coordinator is the guy who did Katt’s stunts on the ’80s show. So, as Fillion says, “I’ve got my all my fingers in the right pots.”
For those of you still lost, The Greatest American Hero was a TV show that featured a guy who inherits a supersuit from some aliens that would give him unbelievable powers. But he doesn’t know how to use it. He is basically Superman, but when he flies he is less than graceful and has no idea how to land. He is a clumsy goofball who has no idea how to tap into the true capabilities of the suit. And it had a great theme song. If you don’t remember it now, this might help.
I think Nathan is right. This is one Superhero that needs a modern update and he is just the Captain Tightpants to do it! Nathan has a very odd mix of solid strong presence and baddassery to him while still managing to be the insecure underdog. Its endearing and just makes you want to root for him to succeed.
I hope this is one off the cuff comment that spirals into reality and brings us a 80s TV show adaptation that I would look forward to.
If they don’t give it to Fillion, they should really consider Dave Lapsley. Just sayin.
