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[D i Z]

I'm with it. Let's go.

 

[truestatic]

Good for her! I've never been much for Teen Titans, but lord knows I'm a hopeless consumer of all things live-action comic books, so I'll definitely give it a shot and I look forward to seeing her in it!

 

[spelen]

i'm getting supergirl vibes from this show based on the casting. with that being said at the time even I didn't see supergirl sucking so bad.

 

[Enzom21]

Lol, I'm done man. Now it also matters just how black the actor/actress is?

The person you responded to wrote "dark skinned," Zoe Saldana is black but she isn't dark skinned by any stretch of the imagination.
Just look at the Nina biopic skin darkening debacle.

 

[HStallion]

Well Starfire isn't human so if anyone complains they're complaining because the powers that be decided not to default her to white.

 

[aly]

I don't know what this means

Meaning black but as light skinned as possible? It's a complaint that exsists. " why aren't dark skinned black women getting roles, etc".

 

[Goofalo]

How old is she?

Just in the OP photo, she didn't look like a teen to me.

She's 29? That's...That Age Where You Get Pressure To Settle Down Titan?

 

[lightskintwin]

How old is she?

Just in the OP photo, she didn't look like a teen to me

Almost 30 years old. LOL

 

[wandering]

Who else has been cast so far?

 

[Goofalo]

Almost 30 years old.

Well, Tobey Maguire played a high school kid, so why the fuck not?

OK, my issue is that she's too damn old to be a Teen Titan.

 

[Sulik2]

As long as she is tall and has red hair when they film I'm down.

 

[Zero-ELEC]

Neat!

 

[psyfi]

Aw cute, she seems like a good fit

 

[lightskintwin]

Who else has been cast so far?

Only Teegan Croft as Raven I think

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Well, Tobey Maguire played a high school kid, so why the fuck not?

OK, my issue is that she's too damn old to be a Teen Titan.

Pretty sure they're going the Nightwing/Starfire are the adult leaders route. Similar to the current animated movie-verse versions.

 

[Error]

is this part of the arrowverse? saw berlanti producing, so I guess it is.

 

[Goofalo]

Pretty sure they're going the Nightwing/Starfire are the adult leaders route. Similar to the current animated movie-verse versions.

OK, so Teen Titans and their Adult Chaperones?

I'm on board with that.

Go Gabrielle Cateris of the Teen Titans!

I hope she teaches them things like "How to balance a checkbook"

 

[Trickster]

The person you responded to wrote "dark skinned," Zoe Saldana is black but she isn't dark skinned by any stretch of the imagination.
Just look at the Nina biopic skin darkening debacle.

I didn't really take note of that distinction to be honest. But now that it's being pointed out, I get it. I can see why that would matter in the context of a movie like Nina.

But I really don't see the case of Nina as close to the same situation of using makeup to look like a green or orange alien, regardless of whether the actress is black, or dark-skinned black.

 

[lightskintwin]

I didn't really take note of that distinction to be honest. But now that it's being pointed out, I get it. I can see why that would matter in the context of a movie like Nina.

But I really don't see the case of Nina as close to the same situation of using makeup to look like a green or orange alien, regardless of whether the actress is black, or dark-skinned black.

Yeah, I don't know if there's a trend that I'm unaware of. There maybe though, if somebody could point it out.

If anything her getting cast at all in this role as a dark skinned black actress is a victory itself.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Have they provided a full team lineup yet? I'm going to guess no Cyborg (in the DCEU) and Beast Boy (the effects would be way too expensive) but I think Dick and Donna are good possibilities...

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Wait, there is Teen titans series? are they going to have their own cyborg?

 

[HStallion]

Wait, there is Teen titans series? are they going to have their own cyborg?

Expect a muscley guy with some half ass circuitry pattern on his shirt and maybe some 7 of 9 techno crap glued to his face.

 

[OrangeAtlas]

I'd expect their version of Cyborg to look like Deathlok's original costume from Agents of SHIELD:

 

[DirgeExtinction]

So...like Gamora?

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Wait, there is Teen titans series? are they going to have their own cyborg?

Probably not.

 

[lightskintwin]

Have they provided a full team lineup yet? I'm going to guess no Cyborg (in the DCEU) and Beast Boy (the effects would be way too expensive) but I think Dick and Donna are good possibilities...

This was the character breakdowns for the casting for the show.

John Crossland – Male, late 20s-early 30s, Caucasian. Equal parts charm and impenetrability, John is a cop. He has a nice smile, tired eyes and a cool, distant manner. However, when provoked, his eyes are so lethal ”they drain a man of every last bit of spleen." John is haunted by the murder of his family. Unbeknownst to those around him, he is also a vigilante. In the shadows, he fights with the commitment and conviction of an artist, the brutal grace of a dancer. Mentally and physically, he is covered in a map of scars. And though he fights to escape his past, it is often a losing battle... SERIES LEAD

Sarah – Female, Mid teens, Open Ethnicity. Troubled, bullied, often scared but unwilling to show it, Sarah is a loner more comfortable hiding in her hoodie than making friends. Haunted by a dark force inside her, Sarah experiences violent episodes that she cannot understand or control. She is also plagued by recurring nightmares that lead her across the country in search of help... SERIES REGULAR

Casey – Female, 20s, Open ethnicity. Casey is a tall, stunning woman, her beauty so magnificent it's almost inhuman. Elegant, refined and mysterious, she is on the hunt to discover who is trying to kill her and why. And those after her are in for a surprise because she's more deadly than anyone they've ever encountered... SERIES REGULAR

Jax – Male, Mid-late teens, Open Ethnicity, Asian preferred. Funny and charming, this amateur thief's humor hides his insecurities and past pain. Not the toughest kid on the streets, he's learned to survive in the world with his wit and quick-thinking... SERIES REGULAR

John, noted as the series lead, is most likely Dick Grayson, Batman's former sidekick Robin who later becomes Nightwing. Making Grayson a cop who moonlights as a vigilante could make the series similar to other superhero shows where the lead character must hide his secret identity, much like The Flash, who operates both as a superhero and as a forensic scientist for the police. It also appears that Grayson will be working alone at the beginning of the series before developing his team. Interestingly, this description of Grayson makes him sound more like Batman himself than the Boy Wonder.

Sarah, Casey, and Jax match up well with the comic book versions of Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy, respectively. What we can gather from these descriptions is that the show will indeed be a darker adaption of the Teen Titans than what we're accustomed to. We will still have to wait for details before we can learn how their powers will be brought to life in the show. We're also not sure how big the cast will be, or if the series will feature other iconic Teen Titans characters, such as Cyborg. It's possible that Cyborg will be left out of the series since the character is set to appear in his own self-titled film as part of the DC Extended Universe, played by Ray Fisher. Cyborg is currently set to release in 2020. However, this may not be the case since Dick Grayson is also getting his own movie, Nightwing.

In the possible absence of Cyborg, other members of the team could easily take his place. Oracle, Hawk, and Dove were rumored to star in the series when it was still in development for TNT.

http://screenrant.com/dc-teen-titans-tv-series-casting-details/

 

[caliph95]

This was the character breakdowns for the casting for the show.





http://screenrant.com/dc-teen-titans-tv-series-casting-details/

Huh didn't know they use fake names for casting calls, the more you know

 

[LiK]

Gamora is played by a brown beauty. No big deal here.

 

[CrackPebbles]

Awesome!

 

[KillLaCam]

She's not orange. Starfire has to be someone with a fake tan

 

[Loxley]

Huh didn't know they use fake names for casting calls, the more you know

Half of the time with these big superhero films the actors don't even find out what movie/character they're specifically auditioning for until they get to the screen-test phase with the final 3-5 actors. That's how secretive they've become.

 

[LiK]

Only Teegan Croft as Raven I think

Raven gonna be a toddler?

 

[shingi70]

Raven gonna be a toddler?

It's going to be like the most recent Titans Incarnations where Starfire and Dick Grasyon are much older than the other members of the team.

 

[cirrhosis]

Raven gonna be a toddler?

A thousand fanfic writers cried out in despair
Can't ship with this now.

 

[lightskintwin]

Raven gonna be a toddler?

I admit it, I giggled.

Has Beast Boy ever been Asian before? If not, I applaud them for at least trying to get an Asian male for the role.

 

[Costanza-san]

My interest in this show has increased significantly.

 

[Avixph]

A thousand fanfic writers cried out in despair
Can't ship with this now.

You would think that, but the internet is a weird place.

 

[wandering]

I admit it, I giggled.

Has Beast Boy ever been Asian before? If not, I applaud them for at least trying to get an Asian male for the role.

I always thought of him as Latino. But Asian would be cool, I could see Ryan Potter being fit for the role.

(i lowkey wanted Dick to be the Asian one though)

 

[HStallion]

She's not orange. Starfire has to be someone with a fake tan

What's Snookie or JWow up to these days?

 

[lightskintwin]

I always thought of him as Latino. But Asian would be cool, I could see Ryan Potter being fit for the role.

(i lowkey wanted Dick to be the Asian one though)

I thought they might've when I saw who got cast as Raven and Starfire before seeing the character breakdowns. It's always funny how Open Ethnicity is for all the other roles, but god forbid, not the lead. LOL

 

[Supast4r]

"She should play Blackfire. Get it? BLACKfire. It's cuz she's black."

I mean she could play both and they could slightly distort her voice

 

[Tamanon]

She's not orange. Starfire has to be someone with a fake tan

Snooki might be too on the nose.

 

[JCHandsom]

I like this, this is a good pick

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I mean she could play both and they could slightly distort her voice

Blackfire and Starfire both have some facial differences. They don't look the same.

 

[Slayven]

Blackfire and Starfire both have some facial differences. They don't look the same.

Yeah Blackfire is smaller then Starfire by a fair bit

 

[cr0w]

Wait for it.......

So you just trying to create some bullshit that isn't there or what?

 

[Hades Hotgun]

So you just trying to create some bullshit that isn't there or what?

If you don't see it, little fish, maybe that's because you've been swimming in it your entire life.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Which number Earth in the Arrowverse is this taking place in?

 

[Slayven]

Which number Earth in the Arrowverse is this taking place in?

Earth-22

Earth 21 is where the Smaville JLA operates

 

[Prototype Viktor]

How long before someone makes a Blackfire joke?

Quote the Raven "crikey!