Originally Posted by
Bolo
I think Finn Jones is really good is the role, not perfect but he have really taken his training seriously, and you can see that since Defenders, maybe he could be a little more muscular, but we could say the same thing for the actors of Punisher and Luke Cage, I remember that it was clearly a choice from the production, to have a Danny Rand/Jones thin, in some way his comics counterpart is the thin category too (more close to Spider-man); I think they have done this choice to contrast him to Daredevil, who is the big star of these tv show; these two heroes look like each others so I guess they try to differenciate them; it's probably for that him and Colleen look so young compared to the others cast from netflix show.
For Simone Missick, I like her in the role, I would have liked to have her and Danny together like in the comics; for Nicole Beharie I don't agree with you, she is too short for the role; we can't deny that Missick and Jones look like, alot, physically to their characters.
My main problems with the casting, despite I respect their works for their roles; it's Davos; physically too different to the role; and Jessica Henwick, I find her too young, and too "chubby", with a round face, too cute for the role, I would have prefered someone like Devon Aoki or specially Dichen Lachman, I would have loved to her in the role, someone who look fierce, but I guess like Danny they don't want probably to have a "double" of Elektra ? Chloe Bennett would have been better too (yes I know her and Lachman was already in AoS); the fact that Henwick have been in a little feud (but very very little) with Roy Thomas don't help the vision I have of her for the role.
I think apparently for peoples who complain, and I can agree, the ideal would have very martial artist for these roles who can act; but that difficult to find; to give more special training to Jones will change nothing, that too much physical training to a non expert; I think they have done a pretty good job for the fights, and the positive reactions for the season 2 prove that.
Somebody remembers the casting rumors for this show ? For Danny, Colleen, Davos etc... I remember Ray Park Jr for the movie, the infamous Lewis Tan (apparently it was not true); some peoples have suggested Christian Howard from Street Fighter, I don't know if he can act in such tv show, but it was my favorite choice.