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Best CBM Casting of All Time – Michael Keaton vs. James Franco
By FavaBeans | December 11, 2009
The Elder defeats the Youngen in last week’s match up, as Rosemary Harris defeated Ellen Page 10-1.
We started this game on our Message Boards over two years ago, and it’s still going! The list includes movies made up until 2007. Needless to say, there are alot of actors and actresses that have been cast in CBMs!
I decided to move this game over to the site so we can generate more interest and more votes. The game works like this – Each week 2 actors/actresses will be matched up against one another (randomnly, there’s is no bias in the match-ups), and it’s up to you, the fans, to decide who was the better choice to play the part. At the end, the winner with the most votes moves on to the next round. A new match up will be posted every Friday and will last one week!
Continue on to learn more and vote on this week’s match up!
Here is the current list for this round:
Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-man (OUT)
Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson
James Franco as Harry Osborn
William DaFoe as Osborn/Green Goblin (IN)
Rosemary Harris as Aunt May (IN)
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson (OUT)
Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Conners (IN)
Topher Grace as Eddie Brock (OUT)
Thomas Haden Church as Sandman
Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Jack Nicholson as The Joker
Michael Gough as Alfred (IN)
Will Smith as Agent J
Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K (OUT)
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops (IN)
Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier (IN)
Ian Mckellan as Erik Lensher/Magneto
Kesley Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast (IN)
Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut
Rebbeca Romjin as Mystique
Anna Paquin as Rogue
Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde (OUT)
Brian Cox as William Stryker (OUT)
Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
Kelly Hu as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike (IN)
Gerald Butler as King Leonidas
Dominic West as Theron (OUT)
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman (IN)
Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard (IN)
Michael Caine as Alfred
Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane (IN)
Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman (IN)
Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor (OUT)
Frank Langella as Perry White
Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler
Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman (IN)
Tyler Mane as Victor Creed/Sabretooth (OUT)
Ioan Grufford as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (OUT)
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/Human Torch (OUT)
Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm/The Thing (OUT)
Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman
Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor (OUT)
Marlon Brando as Jor-El
Terence Stamp as General Zod
Eric Bana as Bruce Banner
Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider (OUT)
Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy (OUT)
Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan (OUT)
Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice (IN)
Ben Affleck as Matt/Daredevil (IN)
Jennifer Garner as Elektra (OUT)
Micheal Clarke Duncan as Kingpin
Joe Pantoliano as Ben Urich
Wesley Snipes as Blade (IN)
Keanu Reeve as John Constantine (IN)
Mickey Rourke as Marv (IN)
Clive Owen as Dwight McCarthy (IN)
Bruce Willis as Hartigan (IN)
Nick Stahl as Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard (OUT)
Elijah Wood as Kevin (OUT)
Rosario Dawson as Gail (IN)
Benico Del Toro as Jackie Boy (OUT)
Jessica Alba as Nancy Callahan (OUT)
Devon Aoki as Miho
Hugo Weaving as V
Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost
Sean Connery as Allan Quatermain
Naseeruddin Shah as Captain Nemo
Stuart Townsend as Dorian Gray
Ron Pearlman as Hellboy
Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voice of David Hyde Peirce) (IN)
Selma Blair as Liz Sherman (OUT)
John Leguizmo as Violator (IN)
Ryan Reynolds as Hannibal King
Jessica Biel as Abigail Whistler (IN)
Brandon Lee as Eric Draven/The Crow (IN)
Thomas Jane as Frank Castle/The Punisher (OUT)
Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle/The Punisher
Alec Baldwin as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow (OUT)
Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall
William H. Macy as The Shoveller
Geoffrey Rush as Casanova Frankenstein
Terence Stamp as Stick (IN)
Natassia Malthe as Typhoid Mary
Yun-Fat Chow as Monk (OUT)
Vincent Perez as Ashe Corven/The Crow (OUT)
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This week’s Match Up:
Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman:
VS.
James Franco as Harry Osborn in Spider-man:
Vote NOW using the comments below!
Topics: #Released CBMs | 15 Comments »
15 Responses to “Best CBM Casting of All Time – Michael Keaton vs. James Franco”
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December 11th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Michael Keaton.
December 11th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
this is like saying “who is a better super hero, superman, or the senior citizen greeter at your local walmart?”
keaton
December 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Lolz it really isnt fair when you use a supporting cast vs the star…. its pretty much a no brainer here… Keaton
December 11th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Michael Keaton
I really think Keaton’s going to go far in this game.
December 11th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
michael keaton
December 11th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Even as the 2nd Green Goblin, Harry was a whiney little bit@&, so Keaton for sure
December 12th, 2009 at 1:23 am
I honestly dont think Keaton was that good of a batman, which will make alot of people angry at me, i found him just plain and boring and really the villains of his movies made them good. that being said he is still better then james franco, so keaton is my vote.
December 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Keaton. I don’t think Franco is a bad actor, just not right for an Osborn role.
December 12th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Keaton
December 13th, 2009 at 12:23 am
The only good Batman/Bruce Wayne, Michael Keaton.
December 14th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Not really a fair matchup… Franco’s line “I’m ruined” in 2 is classic.
vote for Keaton
December 14th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Keaton
December 14th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Because I couldn’t stand Michael Keaton’s Batman and James Franco really does remind me of Harry, I have to vote for Franco. I’m completely out voted, but I have to be honest.
December 16th, 2009 at 1:17 am
As stated…Keaton was the only one that had the perfect ballance between BW and Batman.
December 16th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
James Franco was great as Osborne. Franco gets my vote.