The Avengers had the biggest second weekend record of all time. The fact that it’s already surpassed $1 billion has a lot of people happy, including the cast. You would think that everyone associated with the film would be ecstatic with it’s success but you would be wrong. There is an elite group that would love to see the demise of the so-called Avengers. So what group would benefit the most if The Avengers were no more? The Understudies!
The Understudies have been involved with the movie from day one. They train, they learn their lines and yet they get no recognition. We here at Pop Mirror believe these understudies deserve just as much spotlight as their on-camera counterparts. That’s why without further ado, Pop Mirror presents: The Understudies.
Samuel Jackson stars as Nick Fury, the Avengers’ leader. But what about 80′s rapper/Dougie Fresh side kick Slick Rick? Is he a good actor? I guess we’ll never know now because the role he was born to play was given to Mr. Jackson. Next time put more snakes on the plane, Slick!
Before Scarlett Johansson was a huge movie star, Gillian Anderson was a big t.v. star. This actually means nothing. Still we can’t help wonder that if The Avengers were made in 1996 rather than 2012, would Gillian have gotten the role. Probably, since she was good enough to play the understudy to Black Widow. Oh well, she’s probably still busy trying to find the truth. It’s out there, you know!
Tony Stark, everyone’s lovable bad boy was played by real life lovable bad boy Robert Downey Jr. Personally I think understudy Alan Rickman could have pulled off the performance just as well. I mean Snape was kind of lovable, right? Ok maybe, RDJ was the best choice. Don’t worry Al, no one can hold a candle to your performance as ambiguously foreign bad guy in Die Hard.
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