People make mistakes and not everyone gets a second chance to correct them. It’s just like a prank backfiring on you and there’s no escaping the embarrassment after that. Until you’ve got another shot at it. Then, you make it count and you take the shot. Similarly, a few of these actors made some mistakes (and a few didn’t) and a few years down the line they got their second chance. And did they make it count? If you ask me, they aced it. These actors played multiple superheroes in movies (life goals on point)! Let’s see how many you know!
#1 Ben Affleck’s Batman – Daredevil
If you are a fan of Ben Affleck and a superhero junkie, you probably know that his first superhero movie was Daredevil back in 2003, which had to go through a lot of criticism. You ask why? Well, because it sucked. It’s not just me but the Daredevil fans, the superhero and the comic book junkies who thought the movie could’ve done so much better but even Affleck couldn’t really pull it off. In short, Daredevil was termed as Marvel’s worst adaptation ever. And after 13 long years it was announced that Affleck would be playing Batman. The world went batshit crazy saying Affleck wouldn’t be able to pull it off using his ‘Daredevil’ history against him. But Affleck shut everybody up after the Batman v Superman trailers came out!
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#2 Chris Evans’ Capt. America – The Human Torch
Before he was found frozen in ice, Capt. America was actually The Human Torch from Fantastic 4 which came out first in 2005 and then a sequel in 2007. The series over all did fine and Chris Evans was believable as The Human Torch. But, he hit jackpot when he was cast as Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger. No doubt that he was the correct choice for the role and he fulfilled the expectations of every Marvel fan. Now that the two instalments of Captain America movies are here and the third, Captain America: Civil War is not that far, we can hardly wait to see who will have the last stand, Cap or Iron Man!
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#3 Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern – Deadpool
Hal Jordon (Ryan Reynolds), the chosen one by the ring couldn’t really save everyone, especially whoever watched his movie. Green Lantern had almost everything you need for a superhero movie. But the makers probably forgot that a storyline matters too. To put it simply, Green Lantern is to DC what Daredevil is to Marvel. Green Lantern came out in 2011 and Ryan got his second chance, which was also his dream, to make a Deadpool. And now that Deadpool is out, the movie has broken all the X-men movies’ records in just 10 days. That’s something, if you ask me. Also, the sequel is already in the works!
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#4 Halle Berry’s Storm – Catwoman
Everybody remembers Storm from X-Men, she can change the weather and that is one hell of a power for a mutant. She can drown you; smoke you up by bringing down the lightning right on you and what not. Storm has always been a bad ass and a very strong mutant that you better not take lightly. On the other hand, Halle played Catwoman in 2004 and man, that movie has done no justice to its name. But sure, if you want to watch Halle Berry purr, be my guest and watch the movie.
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#5 Aaron Taylor Johnson’s Kick-Ass – Quicksilver
Aaron made his debut as a superhero in Kick-Ass (2010) in which he is inclined towards the idea of being a superhero and saving the people around him. Along with Aaron’s work the movie was great too, which led the makers to bring up a sequel in 2013. The next time everybody saw Aaron as a more powerful superhero, when he showed up in The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Quicksilver. Sadly, Quicksilver dies by the end of the movie but he was a really cool hero to be seen on the big screen!
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#6 Brandon Routh’s Superman – Atom
There have been a few actors who have played Superman but there’s been only one actor who played Superman AND then another superhero. Brandon Routh played Superman in Superman Returns in 2006 and now, he plays Atom in the TV show Legends of Tomorrow and has also featured in The Flash and The Arrow as the same. And from what I know, he was appreciated for both the roles.
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Now that we know that these actors played multiple superheroes in movies, we can’t wait for more! We hope the list grows longer with new superheroes and insane movies in the coming future! *fingers crossed*
