Compelling new fan art makes the case for Titans' star Ryan Potter to lead the live-action Invincible movie. Invincible started out in 2003 as a comic book written by Robert Kirkman and featuring art by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. In 2021, Invincible became a hit adult animated series on Amazon Prime Video, with audiences and critics alike getting pulled into the comics' expansive world and nuanced characters. An Invincible live-action movie is currently in development, and this convincing fan art puts in a good word for Potter.Digital artist 21XFOUR shared on Twitter an incredible preview of what Potter's Mark Grayson could look like if he were cast in the Invincible live-action movie.
Potter has been fancast for some time as Mark Grayson, ever since Invincible season 1 cast Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) in the title role and Mark Grayson became a half-Asian character in the animated series. In Kirkman's source material, Invincible has always been presumed white, but it was never explicitly stated, which gave the writer freedom to introduce an interesting cultural aspect in the animated series that helped differentiate the show from the comics.
Why Ryan Potter Would Be Great As Invincible
Potter himself being an Asian-American actor is great for his chances of getting the part, as the animated series' success should help inform certain points in the movie, with Mark's ethnicity likely following suit. More than just physically resembling Invincible, Potter is an actor that is no stranger to superhero media, following four seasons as DC Comics' Beast Boy in Titans. The DC series has recently been announced to be ending with the currently airing season 4, opening up Potter's schedule for the Invincible movie. The actor is also well-versed in martial arts, which likely helps his case in joinin a franchise that's so popular for its groundbreaking, and very bloody, fights.
How The Invincible Live-Action Movie Can Differ From The Show
The Invincible live-action movie will inevitably be compared to the successful series, which has full seasons of hour-long episodes at its disposal to tell the comic book's expansive story. The Invincible movie will have to condense the first part of the 144-issue story while including a few strategic diversions from the source material if it wants to both succeed as an adaptation of the comics and stand out from the already acclaimed show. One main way the movie can set itself apart from both existing Invincible projects is through making a crucial change to where Mark Grayson starts in the film.
Both the series and the comics start with Mark discovering his powers while in high school, with the character later moving on to college in the comics. The live-action Invincible movie could start with Mark in college, which would open up the movie for a more mature take on the story. This move would also increase Potter's chances of being cast in the title role, with the actor standing at 27 years old, but looking young enough to play Mark at college age. The new setting would help to change the story's pace, allowing for original villains and different dynamics between Mark and characters like Eve and William. This way, the Invincible movie could stay fresh and focus on crafting new stories inside the franchise's expansive universe.
Source: 21XFOUR