Best actor for Max Payne movie? [Archive]

The Baskinator

02-02-2002, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Qender:
How about this guy:

http://www.somethingawful.com/cliff/ihateyou/page-197-02.jpgAHHHH! Hey wait...That IS Mel Gibson!
Well, if he's going to be Max, I have the perfect person for Mona:

http://www.somethingawful.com/cliff/ihateyou/page-196-05.jpg

alejandro

02-02-2002, 11:22 PM

What about this?
http://forums.3drealms.com/images/ted.jpg

LOL please no images/icons/smile.gif

Co11

02-03-2002, 06:33 PM

oh my God, isn't that abe Vagoda? he'd totally kick ass... nah, we need the guy who did the voice for max payne... yank him off of viper...

ADM

02-04-2002, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Makaveli:
Everyone put who they think would be the best for the Max Payne movie...if there is one, and why they think that person would fit the role best. I think Mel Gibson would do good, like in the movie Payback, kinda fits that grungy "shoot shit up" role, IMO.I agree!

[ 02-04-2002, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: ADoomedMarine ]

ashwin

02-04-2002, 09:30 PM

Well guys,
I think Arnie or Bruce Willis would suit the job. Arnie is deadly with guns seeing the arsenal of weapons that Max Payne has and when he is wild even a rat isn't spared.
On the other hand Bruce Willis has got the guts and he talks deadly like a true cop in the Die Hard series.This guy is deadly with a handgun(Beretta in Max Payne) and bombs.It will be interesting to see how he handles bigger weapons.

That's about it.Reply with your comments.

The Baskinator

02-04-2002, 10:20 PM

*laughing*

Ok, but Arnold Schwarzenegger can't really pull off a New York accent. Everybody thought having Sam Lake play Max with a Finnish accent was a bad idea, so what would make this a good one? images/icons/grin.gif

Makaveli

02-04-2002, 10:27 PM

Mel Gibson would be best IMO...

Forgot about Bruce Willis, he would be good too... but defeinitly not arnold schwartzengegger (spelling?)

Co11

02-04-2002, 11:20 PM

James Mcaffrey... How important was the voice of Max Payne for you guys?? I loved that voice, it was ... well for lack of a better word, sexy.. He's already an actor, so what's the difference if he actually does it in the movie?

That dude needs the support.. He's been on "viper" for too long now, give him a movie...

biXen

02-05-2002, 03:11 AM

Originally posted by Co11:
James Mcaffrey... How important was the voice of Max Payne for you guys?? I loved that voice, it was ... well for lack of a better word, sexy.. He's already an actor, so what's the difference if he actually does it in the movie? Maybe the fact that he's a bad actor? images/icons/smile.gif Anyway, Max is cool in a game, because it's almost ironic towards these movies. The movie will probably be downright bad though... not as bad as the Duke movie though, PG-13 with some lameass ego actor... my GOD that's gonna suck...

Kungfu_Kenobi

02-11-2002, 05:14 AM

Bruce Willis won't do those kind of action movies anymore. Ever since the Columbine shootings, he has sworn (in his words) "Not to add further to a culture that worships violence". So he's been trying to work on more dramatic roles.

My votes Go for the following:
Brad Pitt
Ray Liotta
to some degree Jeff Bridges
Or maybe just Dub over Sam Lake, like they did in the real game. images/icons/smile.gif

[ 02-11-2002, 05:16 AM: Message edited by: Kungfu_Kenobi ]

biXen

02-11-2002, 05:30 AM

Ray Liotta? He isn't very good in any movies apart from Goodfellas...

Hole

02-11-2002, 08:51 AM

Just stay with Mel Gibson.
He was your best offer...

The Baskinator

02-11-2002, 10:35 PM

It's a good thing you aren't all women, because you all have horrible taste in men. images/icons/grin.gif

Tip

02-12-2002, 12:48 AM

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0209144/3.jpg
How about Guy Pearce?
He looks kinda like Max (his hair is normally a really dark brown), but I don't think the looks are the most important part anyways.
Rent the movie Memento, he can definitely play Max Payne.

Ninja

02-12-2002, 01:16 AM

Originally posted by Kungfu_Kenobi:
Bruce Willis won't do those kind of action movies anymore. Ever since the Columbine shootings, he has sworn (in his words) "Not to add further to a culture that worships violence". So he's been trying to work on more dramatic roles.

My votes Go for the following:
Brad Pitt
Ray Liotta
to some degree Jeff Bridges
Or maybe just Dub over Sam Lake, like they did in the real game. images/icons/smile.gif If what you said about Bruce Willis is true, then he's a bloody hypocrite.

In an interview, he said something like if any boys showed up to take one of his daughters out on a date, he would kill the first boy that appeared and then let the word get around images/icons/rolleyes.gif

He's already done permanent damage to our culture thanks to his mostly bad acting images/icons/tongue.gif

The 5th Element and 6th Sense are two exceptions, but that's about it.

The Baskinator

02-12-2002, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by Tip:
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0209144/3.jpg
How about Guy Pearce?
He looks kinda like Max (his hair is normally a really dark brown), but I don't think the looks are the most important part anyways.
Rent the movie Memento, he can definitely play Max Payne.YES!

Tip, I like the way you think! images/icons/grin.gif

Tip

02-12-2002, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by The Baskinator:
YES!

Tip, I like the way you think! images/icons/grin.gif images/icons/grin.gif
I like the way I think too. images/icons/wink.gif

Ras

02-12-2002, 05:13 AM

There's a movie on called The Pawn (1998) starring a guy named Greg Evigan (yes, the guy from My Two Dads). This guy IS Max Payne. From the looks, right down to the leather jacket. This movie even involves corrupt cops and the Russian mob.

I don't know if this is a movie that can be rented, but keep an eye out for it. The guy certainly deserves to be in the running.

[ 02-12-2002, 05:35 AM: Message edited by: Ras ]

biXen

02-12-2002, 07:29 AM

They might as well get Bruce Campbell...

Devil Master

02-12-2002, 09:19 AM

Max Payne looks like Sam Lake and sounds like James McCaffrey, so the most obvious choice would be have him played by Sam Lake and dubbed by James McCaffrey.

Guest

02-12-2002, 10:11 PM

I think if Bruce Willis grew his hair back and wasnt such a ***** anymore, he would make a kickass max payne. He really ruled in the die hards and the fifth element... but he really sucks now with movies like the kid.

If theres ever a movie about an old version of Max Payne, the guy from Death Wish would rule. Is he dead yet?

http://www.angelfire.com/music4/djphantasy/deathwish.jpg

biXen

02-13-2002, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by AlmightyTrent:

If theres ever a movie about an old version of Max Payne, the guy from Death Wish would rule. Is he dead yet?

http://www.angelfire.com/music4/djphantasy/deathwish.jpgLMAO. Charles Bronson is still alive...
"Where are the prisoners?"
"I Shot them"
"Whaaat?"
"I'm going down to Emmet's Fixit shop... to fix Emmet..."

Dingdong

02-19-2002, 01:36 AM

I think the best guy for playing Max Payne would be the lead from the Invisible Man TV series, Vincent Ventresca.

The Baskinator

02-19-2002, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by Dingdong:
I think the best guy for playing Max Payne would be the lead from the Invisible Man TV series, Vincent Ventresca.NOOOOOOOOO!

Guest

02-20-2002, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by Ninja:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kungfu_Kenobi:
Bruce Willis won't do those kind of action movies anymore. Ever since the Columbine shootings, he has sworn (in his words) "Not to add further to a culture that worships violence". So he's been trying to work on more dramatic roles.

My votes Go for the following:
Brad Pitt
Ray Liotta
to some degree Jeff Bridges
Or maybe just Dub over Sam Lake, like they did in the real game. images/icons/smile.gif If what you said about Bruce Willis is true, then he's a bloody hypocrite.

In an interview, he said something like if any boys showed up to take one of his daughters out on a date, he would kill the first boy that appeared and then let the word get around images/icons/rolleyes.gif

He's already done permanent damage to our culture thanks to his mostly bad acting images/icons/tongue.gif

The 5th Element and 6th Sense are two exceptions, but that's about it.<hr /></blockquote>it was probaby an expression, If u dont tidy your room ima kill u , if u step on my shoes ima kill u , if u point that uzi at me ima kill u,, an expresssion...and probabbly a light hearted joke that the media took out of context as in so many situations...and i think Bruce is the best..but the guy is a bit to old u need an actor in his 20...cause this is max with a new familly and all..... defenialty not arnie

PlayfulPuppy

02-24-2002, 03:30 PM

My vote actually goes to Brendan Fraiser... he looks pretty damn close in Blast from the Past... I'd be quite curious to see him do a serious role.

Homoludens

02-25-2002, 02:17 PM

Well, I'll probably get slapped for this, but:

http://www.thespiannet.com/actors/V/vartan_michael/vartan1.jpg

Michael Vartan could, if given the chance, exude that vulnerable yet pissed off Payneness. And why do they have to look exactly like the character in the game? As long as they're capable of portraying the man, I'll be happy.

Eing

02-25-2002, 02:27 PM

How about Bonzibuddy?

Guest

02-27-2002, 05:03 PM

Peter Kraus. He's currently starring in HBO's "Six Feet Under". Here's a link of some picks from the movie "The Truman Show".
http://www.huffmankrause.com/petetr~1.htm
He looks even more like Max Payne in "Six Feet Under". Of course this is just my opinion.

Mister Funklemeyer

02-28-2002, 04:53 PM

haha, i-man kicked ass.. i'll kill everybody if i can't find the whole series on a dvd or something...

i think Sam Lake dubbed by McAfferey would be the best. though, some of those guys looked pretty payneish.. no body but THE payne, can play payne! viva la sam lake! viva la sam lake!

... i'm going to stop now.

Loc Dog

03-01-2002, 06:49 PM

bruce willis grow his hair back? HE HAS NO FREAKING HAIR TO GROW BACK!!! 10 years ago he might have been able to pull it off, but now with an 18 inch forhead even arnold could do a better job. i mean, did u see him in commando?? he lifted a phone booth out of the ground and THREW it at some1. but no dubbing, the austrian accent must stay.

ok ok, in all seriousness, guy pearce looks like he could do it, mel gibson is kinda old but possibly. and plz baskinator, your suggestion for mona? cum on, her face looks like a ****ing halloween mask shes so damn ugly. and mona has black hair, but she appears like 2 times so pretty much ne chick actor could do it. eg. lucy lawless (may i suggest a cut scene to add where she back flips and stabs some one?), the tomb raider chick...whats her face....the one with the huge lips....every one thought she had sex with her brother....she did some softcore lesbian scenes in some movie a while back. (u get the point)

Guest

03-01-2002, 08:15 PM

Well, the guy has to be no older than 30. Max looks like a young dude, that leaves out the past crop of action stars who are all past 40 and closer to 50. Whoever suggested Arnold is insane.

Greg Evigan???? He not only did a crappy sitcom, but he did an equally crappy 70's TV series called BJ and the Bear. He is a B-grade actor at best. Though he's always looked good for his age, he's starting to look old. Next people will be suggesting George Clooney.

Val Kilmer doesn't even look like Payne!

Simply awful suggestions.

The only decent one was Guy Peirce. He has the look and the attitude.

RollingBrass

03-01-2002, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by Loc Dog:
and plz baskinator, your suggestion for mona? cum on, her face looks like a ****ing halloween mask shes so damn ugly. and mona has black hair, but she appears like 2 times so pretty much ne chick actor could do it. eg. lucy lawless (may i suggest a cut scene to add where she back flips and stabs some one?), the tomb raider chick...whats her face....the one with the huge lips....every one thought she had sex with her brother....she did some softcore lesbian scenes in some movie a while back. (u get the point)Uh....it was a joke.

The Baskinator

03-02-2002, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by RollingBrass:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Loc Dog:
and plz baskinator, your suggestion for mona? cum on, her face looks like a ****ing halloween mask shes so damn ugly. and mona has black hair, but she appears like 2 times so pretty much ne chick actor could do it. eg. lucy lawless (may i suggest a cut scene to add where she back flips and stabs some one?), the tomb raider chick...whats her face....the one with the huge lips....every one thought she had sex with her brother....she did some softcore lesbian scenes in some movie a while back. (u get the point)Uh....it was a joke.<hr /></blockquote>Thank you, RB. images/icons/grin.gif

i think Sam Lake dubbed by McAfferey would be the best. though, some of those guys looked pretty payneish.. no body but THE payne, can play payne! viva la sam lake! viva la sam lake! Amen to that. images/icons/grin.gif

Ninja

03-02-2002, 01:25 AM

I vote for Ronald McDonald, or failing that, Tip with a oversized sombre carrying a agitated spider monkey.

What?

ADM

03-02-2002, 01:29 AM

i think Sam Lake dubbed by McAfferey would be the best. though, some of those guys looked pretty payneish.. no body but THE payne, can play payne! viva la sam lake! viva la sam lake! Dear god no! It would take more time trying to sync in the voice over then trying to make the damn movie.

I reckon McAffrey himself could pull off the job, he IS the voice and he can do that "I don't give a shit" look as well... let him do it.

Also Guy Pearce as Max? Nope don't think so... he has too much of an Australian accent.

Guest

03-04-2002, 05:20 AM

Well there are only 3 there that i see that might fit the role but not 100 percent and well the guy who used his voice for max payne ill judge him to play in it or not when i see a picture of him and here are those who might fit the role in the topic:

Guy Pearce
Michael Vartan
Peter Kraus

and putting the rest in the role of max payne is as about as smart as one of the movie makers was thinking about to put Nicolas Cage in the role of a new superman movie that some studio is gona make obviously many here have no idea that the actor MUST look like max payne and he does not have to be a famous actor just look like him and have some tallent obviously those who asked for bruce willis as max payne do not have a brain nor tallent to see the movie wouldnt even get 1 dime if he would be acting him he doesnt look like him and does not have the charachter! images/icons/mad.gif

RollingBrass

03-04-2002, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by Ninja:
I vote for Ronald McDonaldhttp://rollingbrass.homestead.com/files/ronaldpayne.jpg

Grande 3:16

03-04-2002, 08:22 AM

Matthew Broderick. images/icons/grin.gif
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/CMSIcons/N/000/01/11/Headshot.gif

[ 03-04-2002, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: Grande 3:16 ]

zombiecubed

03-04-2002, 02:03 PM

Ok, maybe this will settle the dispute once and for all. A 3d movie, with a max payne that looks like Sam Lake, and the voice of McAfferey

Tip

03-04-2002, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by Ninja:
I vote for Ronald McDonald, or failing that, Tip with a oversized sombre carrying a agitated spider monkey.

What?I second the motion!

http://www.geocities.com/joe_bloggs_the_1st/maxtip.txt

RollingBrass

03-04-2002, 09:47 PM

MUY BUENO!!!!11111
/snaps castonnettes

The Baskinator

03-05-2002, 12:24 AM

Tip with the monkey is a good idea. Especially the monkey part.

I came up with the greatest idea, though...

Co11 as Max Payne. It would work.

biXen

03-05-2002, 04:55 AM

Worst Topic EVER!!!

RollingBrass

03-05-2002, 08:24 AM

Yeah, and it's gone through about 50 iterations so far. graemlins/mryuck.gif

Jester89

03-05-2002, 06:56 PM

Brad Pitt or Guy Pearce.

Guest

03-06-2002, 02:07 AM

Or some sort of combination of the two...

Grande 3:16

03-08-2002, 09:59 AM

http://mrgn.future.ee/tv/3rdRockFromTheSun/stewart.jpg

Eing

03-08-2002, 01:34 PM

Mel Gibson - Rico Muerte
Pierce Brosnan - Max Payne
Julia Roberts - Mona Sax
Gillian Anderson - Lisa Punchinello
The girl who acts the child Max in Dark Angel - Nicole Horn
Angelo Punchinello - Me

Jester89

03-08-2002, 03:40 PM

Pierce Brosnan? He's a little too British for this part. I still stand by my choices, Brad Pitt or Guy Pearce.

gamejunkie

03-08-2002, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Dingdong:
I think the best guy for playing Max Payne would be the lead from the Invisible Man TV series, Vincent Ventresca.I agree, he even SOUNDS and LOOKS like Max Payne!

Mugg

03-09-2002, 07:58 PM

My vote would be for

http://www.edward-norton.org/fc/drksml1.jpg

Edward Norton. That guy was very good in Fight Club. Definetly think he should get it.

That's not really the best picture but if you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.

[ 03-09-2002, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: Mugg ]

ryche

03-09-2002, 07:59 PM

James McCaffrey has too big of a head to play Max. Sure he has the voice for it but no. If anyone from the show VIPER should play Max, J. Downing fits the looks well. He probably could make his voice sounder more "Max-ish" if he tried but to me I just can't get that goofball look away from him to take him serious.

And that guy from I-Man, Vincent Something...uh no. I liked the show and all but uh no. images/icons/smile.gif

The Baskinator

03-10-2002, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by gamejunkie:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Dingdong:
I think the best guy for playing Max Payne would be the lead from the Invisible Man TV series, Vincent Ventresca.I agree, he even SOUNDS and LOOKS like Max Payne!<hr /></blockquote>graemlins/mryuck.gif
That guy is so ugly. I mean ugly ugly.

RollingBrass

03-10-2002, 07:41 AM

Originally posted by Grande 3:16:
http://mrgn.future.ee/tv/3rdRockFromTheSun/stewart.jpgWho wants to hit G:316 with a stick?

Grande 3:16

03-10-2002, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by RollingBrass:
Who wants to hit G:316 with a stick?OOH OOH! ME! ME! I SAID IT FIRST!!!

Hey, wait a minute!

[ 03-10-2002, 07:54 AM: Message edited by: Grande 3:16 ]

Guest

03-10-2002, 02:26 PM

Carson Daly images/icons/tongue.gif

J/K I think Chow-Yun-Fat should play Max Payne.

Jester89

03-10-2002, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by Mugg:
My vote would be for
Edward Norton. That guy was very good in Fight Club. Definetly think he should get it.

That's not really the best picture but if you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.Nut his voice dosen't sound tough enough. You know, MP has that kind of worried/determined tone to his voice.

Jester89

03-10-2002, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by Mugg:
My vote would be for
Edward Norton. That guy was very good in Fight Club. Definetly think he should get it.

That's not really the best picture but if you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.No, his voice dosen't sound tough enough. You know, MP has that kind of worried/determined tone to his voice.

[ 03-10-2002, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Jester89 ]

Guest

03-10-2002, 02:37 PM

Chris titus!

Guest

03-10-2002, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by NutZboy:
My vote actually goes to Brendan Fraiser... he looks pretty damn close in Blast from the Past... I'd be quite curious to see him do a serious role.In the new issue of PC Gamer, it mentions something about Brendan Fraser playing Max Payne. Since he is one of my favorite actors, I wouldnt mind seeing him play max. He has done serious roles in the past (Gods and Monsters and School Ties) so it would be interesting to see him play Max.

The Baskinator

03-12-2002, 01:20 AM

*ahem* I've mentioned him before, but...

http://www.geocities.com/ilovemaxpayne/sidebyside.txt

This is Sebastian Spence from First Wave (awful, awful show - but he is decent actor), and of course, our Max is next to him... images/icons/grin.gif

He's nowhere near as magically babe-licious as Sam Lake (hey, who is?), but I think he would make an excellent Max Payne.

You might also recognize him from one of my favorite X-Files episodes "Home".

Guest

03-12-2002, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by The Baskinator:
[QB]magically babe-licious[QB]Why does this sound like some kind of ham product using the movie "babe" as a promotional device.

"That'll do pig, that and a quart of barbecue sauce!"

Nooooo!

Money34

03-16-2002, 01:12 PM

Yeah!Guy Pearce.Or how about that guy that played Johny Cage in MK1?I think Lynden Ashby was his name.

The Baskinator

03-16-2002, 01:33 PM

Ok...now I must retract any other suggestion I've made upon making this one.

The man to play Max is...
http://www.geocities.com/msxenix/timmy.txt
My Big Brother Timmy

H4W! My brother is the coolest person ever, so he should play the coolest video game character ever. images/icons/grin.gif

Guest

03-17-2002, 04:58 PM

The people you've offered are either terrible actors, terrible for the role, or would never do the role in a million years.

The Baskinator

03-17-2002, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by aberge3:
The people you've offered are either terrible actors, terrible for the role, or would never do the role in a million years.Heh heh, duh. We know that. This sort of stuff is just fun. images/icons/grin.gif

Guest

03-19-2002, 09:15 AM

All right - enough of this. Lets face it, the best actor for the job is "the Duke" - John Wayne. So he's dead - they did him up good in the commercials, didn't they?

Lacking that, I'd have to go with Tom Green.

Grande 3:16

03-19-2002, 09:51 AM

Where's RollingBrass's stick?

London_Midge

03-19-2002, 10:56 AM

Edward Norton?

Crim

03-19-2002, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by The Baskinator:
This is Sebastian Spence from First Wave (awful, awful show - but he is decent actor), and of course, our Max is next to him... Guess you nailed it by calling it an awful show. I swear I mentioned Mr.Spence before in a same topic somewhere else in this board..wonder where it could be images/icons/confused.gif

Rogue36

03-31-2002, 10:35 PM

http://www.everamericana.com/photos/portland7/21.jpg

The Baskinator

04-01-2002, 12:56 AM

I don't know if that lady would be right for the part of Max Payne. images/icons/grin.gif

gamejunkie

04-01-2002, 01:13 AM

biXen

04-01-2002, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by gamejunkie:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Dingdong:
I think the best guy for playing Max Payne would be the lead from the Invisible Man TV series, Vincent Ventresca.I agree, here's a picture of the guy:

http://www.datazap.net/free/gamejunkie/images/thetruemaxpayne.gif<hr /></blockquote>He looks totally lame... No joke