I would go with David Boreanez (spelling?), he played Angel the way Max was portrayed in the first game, I think he also has the acting chops to pull it off.
I'd imagine the perfect actor would be a non-action star who can act very vulnerable to pain (because Max lives up to his last name, a lot). And someone who acts brooding but not grizzled.
So who would be your top picks for Max if they did a reboot?
To me real Max Payne is from the 1st game. I dunno why they changed the looks in the 2nd game because the character looked completely different and I hated that.
The original Max Payne had unusual face features and looked pretty slim. Also looked pretty young like in early 30's.
Johnny Knoxville is between the 1st and 2nd Max Payne. But he's comedian
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michael wincott. watch Metro and think max payne
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look here he is making the max payne face
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5lklv2AAYfxANBlvUPydJqicMZRPyNBcO1Q9-0_LfUpynEEe6
My mom has been *beep* a dead guy for 30 years.....I call him Dad!!
No, I'm sorry he's too young.
His voice still sounds like it's trying to climb outside the claspy hands of puberty. We can't have a puberty-voiced Max Payne, it just doesn't work.
I agree with all those saying that Dean Winters would be perfect choice for Max Payne. I mean, just look at the guy! He is as closest looking to the original game Max as it gets. Actually, I remember that I was commenting with my friends, back in the day that movie was announced, that it will be very surprising if they don't go with Dean Winters......and they didn't :/
shareI always thought that the Max Payne actor from the 1st game always looked like Michael T. Weiss (from "The Pretender" TV show).
Here's a link to an almost spitting image picture of Michael (within imdb): http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2828449792/tt0115320
He had the same hairstyle, wore a leather jacket a lot and had an expression on his face most of the time
Anyone else think so, or just me?
1. Eric Mabius - has always been Max Payne to a T. The perfect choice IMO.
2. Dean Winters - I would be fine with this selection, he could pull of the role.
3. James McCaffrey - the actual voice of Max Payne... which is probably the most important part as that's what we all heard as we listened and watched the story unfold. He's also a pretty good actor to boot.
Dylan McDermott - would make for an excellent Max Payne if he isn't too old. I'm sure most folks wouldn't consider him, but he has the right voice and the right look for it.
shareI agree with you, too...
In fact, I've been a big fan of McDermott since In The Line of Fire and The Practice, and felt he has been underused to be as diverse and dramatic as he is.
Sadly, Hollywood would label him as "too old" since he isn't a popular choice amongst teen fangirls or stars in some terrible teen drama. Such a shame.
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Mel Gibson could still pull off the role, hes really the best choice, imo
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