Who was the greatest live action adaptation of a comic book villain?
Thanos?
Joker?
Ozymandias etc etc
Who was the greatest live action adaptation of a comic book villain?
Thanos?
Joker?
Ozymandias etc etc
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It depends what you mean by ‘greatest’.
If you mean ‘most faithful’ then that’s one debate. I’d probably say D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk.
But there are screen adaptations of villains that are actually more interesting than the comic book versions and overall probably exceed them, which is another interpretation. Killmonger, Cottonmouth, Ultron, Penguin (Gotham), Shadow King... that’s just off the top of my head.
"Greatest" is up to your own personal interpretation =)
Make your case! Fisk was a good call.
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There is only one right answer.
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Ledger Joker is my all time top.
Killmonger for greatest MCU villian
I nominate Tony Stark, who jackassed at least half a dozen villains into being.
I disagree. Obadiah Stane was evil to begin with considering he was hiring men to murder Tony, Ivan Vanko was pissed at Tony's dad, Killian was jackassed into being (1), Loki was more Thor's fault, Ultron was more a mistake trying to protect the world (and if we count that, he was working with Bruce so he gets a half-point), and Thanos jackassed himself into being.
So he jackassed 1 villain into existence, 1 1/2 if you want to be generous.
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I constantly return to these 4 characters. So it's probably one of them for me.
Dr. Octopus from Spider-man 2
Magneto (Ian McKellan version)
Joker (Heath Ledger version)
MCU Loki
Comic book wise: Dr Doom, Thanos and Joker are up there, Doom becoming god, Thanos taking over the universe a few times for feats. My favorite comic book villain is The Joker. He’s truly Batman’s nemesis and with the right writer he’s terrifying.
Movie wise: Thanos was an amazing villain, Joker was another bad ass in his many incarnations Batman 1989, the dark knight, and from what I hear Joker 2019