You know for years as a kid i loved and collected Action Man. I collected toys, comics, dvds, videos, books, games and all other memorabilia. Now recently i seen a pic of Henry Cavil and i just was hit with the strong resemblance and memory of Action Man. So i thought i would have a go at casting my own live action AM film. Let me know your thoughts and share it!
Action Man = Henry Cavill
Just look at this image of him, he is the embodiment of AM. Alex Mann, Action Man's civilian identity, is an extreme sports athlete of Team Xtreme and also works as part of a secret British branch of the military and in MI5 he is known as Action Man. He was adopted by the Exler family. His father was an american rocket scientist and wealthy inventor Dr. Alfred Exler who happens to work with Sir Arthur Strong from the ISD. After the death of his father he was separated and moved with the Mann family in England with a portion of his fathers money. He never seen his Exler family again. As an adult he travelled the world doing extreme sports when one day he was involved in an avalanche which he was found and taken by a mysterious tribe called the Akesh Maharishis living in an remote ashram in the Himalayas and as part of the training he was cut on the left side of his cheek. Journeying there in a final desperate bid for harmony and redemption, he immersed himself for over three years in their intensive regimen of physical conditioning, wilderness survival, mountain climbing, martial arts and ninja-like skills, yoga and meditation. By excelling in these activities, he earned the coveted "A.M." tattoo of the cult. He returned to the Western world with extraordinary mental and physical skills where he helped stop a bomb threat in the london underground which quickly had the MI5 snap him up and recruit him and eventually he worked to gear his own division the Action Force.
Dr.X = Ben Kingsley
Hard to think of many greats who could play the greatest hero of them all but i think Ben would play the part brilliantly. Dr. X or Doctor X is a mad scientist who is the arch-enemy of Action Man in its line of toys, introduced in the mid-late 1990s. Despite many changes in appearance, he is easily identified by his mustache, almost-to-totally bald head, and bionic arm and eye (sometimes replaced by an eyepatch). For those wondering, he received his PhD in theoretical physics from University College London in the United Kingdom, having completed his undergraduate and one placement year working as an assistant mad scientist for the NHS. Dr X is a danger to the world and is its most dangerous criminal mastermind. He leaves a trail of death and destruction wherever he goes. During the battles with Action Man, Dr X has constantly been defeated and humiliated. However, the evil scientist never seems to give up and each time he comes back to do battle, he grows stronger. Action Man may think him defeated but Dr X can strike fear and destruction on the world and its people at any time and bring the world to its knees. Who knows he may already be secretly ruling over the parts of the world.
Professor Gangrene = Ed Harris
Ed plays a hell of a villain and i think you need someone as good as Ben to play the supporting villain role with the second in command the ever scheming Prof.Gangrene. Professor Gangrene is a mad scientist who works for Dr X. in most versions he is green-skinned, almost bald and his left eye is bigger than the right one. An interesting thing to note is that he has been shown to be greedy and to have a love for money. A reason for this characteristic could be due to his name and colour scheme - both of which are green (green with envy). He has also been potrayed as unloyal to Dr X and is usually motivated by his own goals and agenda.
Maxx = Jackie Earle Haley
You need someone tough and intense to play this role so i pick Jackie for this. Majorly you get to see a street punk fighter look and a bandaged up face of Maxx and you can only see his eyes and i think Jackie is tough, intense and can play along just with his intense stares. Maxx also known as the man with no name, X, Spike, Freak Face and the Purple Menace is a henchman and a street gang leader and enforcer. He can easily be recognised by his bandaged face and spiky hair. The origin how he got his disfigurement is that one of Gangrenes experiments blew up in his face. He is usually portrayed as a tough but not too bright lead henchman of Dr Xs forces.
Director = Michael Bay - Who else could direct a film with Action in the name?
Written By = Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn
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