Casting DC's Authority - The Engineer, The Doctor, Swift, and Manchester Black

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The Authority is inexplicably the subject of the second DC Universe movie after Superman Legacy, so we ask in this series, Who should play those characters and also who are they? We've got the last three in this video, The Engineer, The Doctor, and Swift. I also talk about one other character who I think might get added to the team.
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@b-sidecassette 10 ай бұрын

The first thing that came to my mind when Nando explained what The Shaman is was "Hey wait a minute, isn't that just The Avatar?"

@ponodude101 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha! That was my first thought too!

@lyricaltherapy6293 10 ай бұрын

Or Klaus

@fredskull1618 10 ай бұрын

Dan Stevens is capable of portraying complexity and intensity, which is essential for Manchester Black. His work on "Legion" means he can play a character dealing with psychic powers and moral ambiguities, much like Manchester Black. His experience in drama and action sequences, along with his ability to balance likability with an edgier side proves his potential to bring a certain unpredictability to Manchester Black, keeping audiences intrigued.

@Outlaw1593 10 ай бұрын

Dan Stevens was my pick for Constantine. Another British punk who smokes and plays loose with rules. Would love him as either.

@mattf5935 10 ай бұрын

Stevens is a great pick but he is also an actor I wouldn't want to waste in a limited appearance if he was willing to have a recurring role in the DCU. He could be a great choice for a lot of characters. He was amazing in Legion.

@junior_silva-qx5jm 9 ай бұрын

also he did The Guest, an action/slasher protagonist/villain, so he can do pretty much anything

@patrickmaybe2197 10 ай бұрын

16:04 As a fan of Shameless hearing someone describe Cameron Monaghan as “too clean” is crazy to me. “A walking disaster” is the perfect way to describe Ian Gallagher.

@dingostarr 10 ай бұрын

I had the same thought, glad you articulated it

@Andrewthebrew 10 ай бұрын

I had to pause and search the comments to make sure I wasn’t crazy for thinking this

@luigi290 10 ай бұрын

Both that and Gotham are all I need to know Cameron is more than capable of playing a walking disaster lol

@skloiber101 10 ай бұрын

I think Cameron would be great for this role

@TJUC123 10 ай бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!! And look at Jerome and Jeremiah on Gotham. This man hasn’t seen any of Cameron’s roles. 😂

@garrettming359 10 ай бұрын

Man, the Doctor and Manchester Black castings are CRAZY! Some of your best work for sure.

@johnmichael_ 10 ай бұрын

I have loved these authority videos..I really appreciate how much thought you put into each casting and I actually learn more about the characters through that! Each fancast on this team has been SPOT ON!!

@DanGibbins 10 ай бұрын

His examination of who the characters are and how they work is easily half of what I enjoy about these.

@haruhirogrimgar6047 10 ай бұрын

@@DanGibbins I don't learn actor names (or recognize them 90% of the time) so talking about "who" could play the character is worthless to me. But these summaries of the characters and their deals is super interesting and just makes me more excited for these DC projects.

@bobbyfasciano4137 10 ай бұрын

I’m really intrigued on how Superman Legacy is going to introduce all these characters to us. Most movie goers know the core Superman mythos, but are unfamiliar with Hawkgirl, much less the Authority. This is a lot of exposition that could bog down the film, and I wonder how much of it will be saved for their solo movie and how much of it will be included in Legacy.

@Idk-fm1hi 10 ай бұрын

James Gunn said that the authority are not in the movie I’m confused why everyone is assuming they are

@kassandra_sae4563 10 ай бұрын

@@Idk-fm1hibecause people don't listen

@o-wolf 5 ай бұрын

@@Idk-fm1hithis aged well 🤣

@etins1528 10 ай бұрын

Nando I just want to thank u for being such a well-balanced, thought provoking content creator. You give excellent points and back them up while providing leeway for other points of view. I've seen the dark side of the YT "Fandom" and i'm glad i came across your channel which is such a breath of fresh air. Keep up the great work and never change.

@Nikcadem 10 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@Maynick2001 10 ай бұрын

You didn't mention him, but I think Taron Egerton would make a great Manchester Black. He's got the look down, and Eggsy has the perfect British punk energy for that character.

@UY-SCUTZ 10 ай бұрын

Eggsy isn't punk he's more chav

@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking 10 ай бұрын

As above Eggsy is a chav, not remotely a punk

@YourPapiMidnight 10 ай бұрын

He should play John Constantine. He played Constantine in the audio book of The Sandman

@overgrowthj4612 10 ай бұрын

Im guessing one of the reasons Nando didnt choose taron is because of his height, as he seems to have wanted a tall and lanky manchester.

@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking 10 ай бұрын

@overgrowthj4612 not the whole a chav basically being the opposite of a punk, thing?

@LevelUpSlimDown 10 ай бұрын

maybe the age rules him out - but i kinda like David Tennant as Manchester Black

@stevenbobbybills 10 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking.

@Kyle12krug 10 ай бұрын

Is A “casting James Gunns friends in the DCU” video something that could be in the cards?

@NandovMovies 10 ай бұрын

It is

@skrrskrr 10 ай бұрын

I like how there was so much time between these two videos that I managed to binge through every other Nando video from oldest to newest in between.

@dakingbey 10 ай бұрын

He released this early on Nebula

@skrrskrr 10 ай бұрын

@@dakingbey I know.

@okay__. 10 ай бұрын

I'm hoping grifter will show up even if not apart of the team then just as a person who sticks around sometimes and helps out and could have some sort of relationship with one of the members either retcon him to be a sibling or could be in a relationship with a member but could be like a character who doesn't like working with others so he never helps on missions unless he's convinced

@acemagalor2519 10 ай бұрын

Knowing James he might show up in Like a show or something down the line like vigilante in peacemaker

@SummerOtaku 10 ай бұрын

I would love a running joke if people get Grifter and Red Hood confused in universe.

@okay__. 10 ай бұрын

@@SummerOtaku yea but i hope they'd change the fit a little like make it more unique and he has powers too

@okay__. 10 ай бұрын

@@acemagalor2519 I mean id expect him to show up in the authority and honestly he could be pretty cool as like a loner character who maybe has trauma from his last team the wildcats getting killed and him being the only survivor but then him picking up in missions where he could be helpful and if the authority becomes a successful franchise he could join the team later on down the route maybe like nebula or rondhu from guardians of the Galaxy

@okay__. 10 ай бұрын

@@SummerOtaku it would be a cool scene if the in a adaption of under the red hood batman gets misdirected into thinking that grifter was the one who killed all of the villains and the half way through the fight scene batman figures out he has the wrong guy

@BladeWinters 10 ай бұрын

The engineer costume could end up going the same way as Mystique, which could be anywhere from a CGI suit to painting her for 10 hours.

@KillerDropshot 10 ай бұрын

Great picks as usual Nando! I also have a soft spot for Matt Smith as Manchester Black - think he can defo pull it off! (And he also needs to redeem himself from Morbius)

@robbo5182 10 ай бұрын

I have to say, these videos have made me really hyped for James’ DC movies. I had never heard of any of these guys before the movie was announced, now I’m kicking myself that I’m only hearing about them now

@DanGibbins 10 ай бұрын

Given that Manchester Black was a clear satire of Jenny Sparks and the Authority, the idea of Superman: Legacy featuring the Elite, and then having Jenny Sparks recruit the redeemable members into the Authority, is hilarious to me and I hope it happens. Also given I was apparently the only one who ever thought Jack Hawksmoor was east Asian, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Angie was Hispanic, I remain convinced Lucifer's Aimee Garcia would be perfect.

@Carabas72 10 ай бұрын

Except we already know that none of The authority characters will be in Superman: Legacy. Gunn said so.

@brohiddlesby7010 10 ай бұрын

I dunno…the whole time you were talking about The Doctor, couldn’t help but not think of David Tennet in the role. Setting the doctor who thing aside, I think he’d fit right into a role like this beautifully.

@stevenbobbybills 10 ай бұрын

I also think he could rock a Manchester Black.

@stevenbobbybills 10 ай бұрын

I don't know why, but as well as your stellar list for Manchester Black, I think David Tennant could pull it off. His Kilgrave alone proves he could do it, imho.

@kangarooogaming2071 10 ай бұрын

I was surprised David Tennant wasn’t the top pick 😭

@curiousjort845 10 ай бұрын

Already watched on Nebula, but thought I’d give ya the view/like on here too. Keep it up Nando!

@JWHvidoes 10 ай бұрын

My favourite series from my favourite creator. Thanks Nando!!!

@KafeisKid 10 ай бұрын

Dude I found your stuff a few days ago and I’m addicted to your content. You’ve gotten me obsessed with corners of these universes that I’d never even heard of before

@suto5704 10 ай бұрын

Love the pitch videos. Thanks Nando

@thatmovienitpicker8070 10 ай бұрын

Nando should play the authority Every character

@TheCrazyPlayer 10 ай бұрын

As you were listing off the important points for Manchester Black, I kept thinking to myself "This sounds like a job for Alfie Allen," and yet he wasn't even mentioned. He's British, in his mid 30s, and capable of being both supremely cocky and *intensely* unlikeable. Seems like a perfect fit for him.

@tysonbarber5019 10 ай бұрын

Hes porbably out of the age range now (44) but when Nando was describing Manchester Black as the quintessential Brit, I immediately thought of Paul Anderson (Arthur Shelby on Peaky Blinders). Havent read any Manchester Black comics but he plays absolutely batsh*t crazy very well.

@Redman-2490 10 ай бұрын

Ok obviously you haven't seen Shameless if you aren't sure that Cameron Monaghan can play disaster

@nathanielfishburn9676 Ай бұрын

16:46 Shouts RUPERT GRINT at the screen for Shaman

@omadayusjones6414 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your thorough research and presentation. Keep up the great work.

@jommysalami227 10 ай бұрын

He might be a bit older, but whenever I read Manchester black, the voice i hear is ewan mcgregor from Trainspotting.

@sm0kedup 10 ай бұрын

I’m a new viewer, so I have to ask- do you actually draw that art on the whiteboard? It’s so sick!

@NandovMovies 10 ай бұрын

I do! Its all based on comic images of the characters.

@nairrdlairrd 10 ай бұрын

Never read the Authority, but after your description of The Doctor, Domnhall Gleeson was my first thought, I was just waiting to see if you were gonna mention him!

@AFreakingAxeCH 10 ай бұрын

I mean for the Engineer, to make it flow-y let's take a page from that JL rewrite where Cyborg's whole body is moving around like a Rubik's cube. Instead, maybe she can have nano bots that goes around her body treating her body like a city. Perfect for comedy stuff or lighthearted scenes plus it can explain how she produce her Nanobot clones.

@youtubeuniversity3638 10 ай бұрын

Please eventually do a cast where every character has the same actor please.

@Durmomo0 10 ай бұрын

Im super excited for the Midnight Sons video

@mylesscott8074 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the Midnight Suns video!!!!

@tristonnetherton6244 10 ай бұрын

Those drawings are a different level my man great job

@patricktyler4712 10 ай бұрын

Dr. Angela Spica is Puerto Rican. She is from the Bronx New York. So that means she’s Latino. The actress from Morbius is a great choice, although I think she’s Cuban but it’s fine.

@cashmoneykal 10 ай бұрын

i would love one of these casting videos for the extra spider-people that could show up in the next spiderverse (silk, superior, etc)

@SummerOtaku 10 ай бұрын

I always wondered what Jason’s Todd’s red hood take on the Elite would be.

@RobotDowneyJr 10 ай бұрын

Like 20 years ago, Wizard Magazine casted an Authority movie. Best I can remember is: Jennifer Lopez - The Engineer Ed Norton - Jack? Brad Pitt - Apollo George Clooney - Midnighter Lucy Liu - Swift

@mumikyo8375 4 ай бұрын

i think Ayo Edebiri would play a perfect engineer she has that friendly nerdy energy but can also be serious when she needs to be exactly like her character on The Bear

@TheMikeshow_ 10 ай бұрын

Two uploads???Thanks for spoiling us 🔥

@Keykatriz 10 ай бұрын

Have you seen The Servant or Knock at the Cabin? From your description, I totally got Rupert Grint for the Doctor, total weird neurotic red head. He is very picky about projects but maybe with the tight director he’d give it a go

@dalfin9286 10 ай бұрын

Christopher Eccleston would make an excellent Manchester Black. He's got the acting chops and is actually from Manchester which is a must

@ShivanDreams 10 ай бұрын

James Marsters kinda played a similar character as Spike on Buffy back in the day. Tom Ellis would be awesome too.

@MarkStevensonRPKF 6 ай бұрын

I had Angie as hispanic in my head cannon too!

@Tortilla.Reform 10 ай бұрын

Joseph Gilgun as Manchester Black is perfect casting

@bensneb360 10 ай бұрын

Here is my casting choices… The Doctor: Taron Egerton Engineer: Adria Arjona Swift: Rina Sawayama Manchester Black: Jack O'Connell The more I learn, read, and talk about this team, the more excited for the movie I am

@Waaagh40KRed 10 ай бұрын

Isn't Adria Arjona people's choice for Wonder Woman in the DCU?

@thomasregis9748 10 ай бұрын

When you mentioned considering a Game Of Thrones actor for The Doctor, my mind immediately went to Alfie Allen. He could knock it out of the park and portray the sensitivity, self consciousness, and loser-ish attitude you’re looking for.

@Waaagh40KRed 10 ай бұрын

Alfie Allen was my choice for Manchester Black in a Superman vs The Elite film.

@ZachBess-bl2ob 10 ай бұрын

Brave of you to admit it’s been a whole year since last morbing. Gotta get back on that grind man!

@zmid2012 10 ай бұрын

TFW the Manchester Black casting becomes a Skins cast reunion lol Going one step further and including Jack O'Connell would have been the icing on the cake.

@caesar0frome950 10 ай бұрын

Manchester Black replacing Jenny Sparks is my number one fear

@Jowensguy 10 ай бұрын

16:32 I think you mean ARMITAGE Hux

@sneeb271 10 ай бұрын

I didn't expect you to bring up CJ the X in this video

@ethanbrunt7755 10 ай бұрын

I love your videos

@reynoldmcdenald1310 10 ай бұрын

16:03 Dud have you not seen any clips of Cameron Monaghan in shameless he is definitely not just "clean"

@King-cf7vr 10 ай бұрын

First of all this is a great fan cast BUT for the doctor I would have casted Matthias Schweighofer from Army Of The Thieves as the Doctor, when you said Dutch and messy I instantly thought of him. He’s a great actor and he look exactly like the Doctor I hope they cast him.

@Adamnme01 10 ай бұрын

Dichenn lachman for Swift. Nepalese, German raised in Australia. Is the counselor in severance

@tmovies92 10 ай бұрын

Adria Arjona sort of also worked with James Gunn! She starred in his scripted Horror film The Belko Experiment!

@DrPrimeofficial 10 ай бұрын

You should upload a "One villainous scene" about Nicokado Avocado's Speech revealing his masterplan

@BradySpector 6 ай бұрын

for the engineer i can really see Greta Lee. She’s very age fluid and passable for someone late 20s-early 40s. She can play the kind loving friend as we’ve seen in Past Lives, but isn’t afraid to be an angry almost petty yet disturbed charecter in Problemista and The Morning Show. and if they want to play her very bubbly and fun Spiderverse and Russian Doll show she can do that. I have no idea if she speaks english or can do an english accent but Audrey Tatou of Amelie fame also comes to mind.

@craigharvey-gurr337 10 ай бұрын

My cast for Engineer - Rosario Dawson or Daisy Ridley. My cast for The Doctor - Dan Stevens My cast for Swift - Jing Tian My cast for Manchester Black - Daniel Kaluuya

@NBA_Kingdom 10 ай бұрын

I think Rupert Grint is a perfect Doctor

@jameshally1441 10 ай бұрын

I really liked your choices here but when you were fancasting Manchester black, you forgot to incorporate that he’s from Manchester. This would require Black to have a pretty distinct accent that sincerely doubt that any of the actors you named could pull off.

@MagnouceElie 10 ай бұрын

James Gunn already confirmed that the authority are not in Superman legacy.

@NandovMovies 10 ай бұрын

So I saw that and I'm not convinced that means these characters won't be in Superman Legacy. I think they just may not be called "The Authority" yet. Also, he might be lying.

@maxtanaka3728 10 ай бұрын

this is off topic to this video but i hope you make more videos like the “who should direct the x-men” video i think that conversation is so interesting

@samshughart3479 10 ай бұрын

so if i’m brit mistaken, it came out that the authority WONT be in superman legacy after all and the recent castings of hawkgirl, mr terrified guy gardner and metamorpho is the real newcomers. of course the authority will be im assuming after the writers strike. but they are confirmed now NOT to be appearing in legacy.

@holycowthatsoutofthisworld3831 10 ай бұрын

they confirmed that James Gunn is working on an animal man show.

@rayparker4231 10 ай бұрын

Joseph Quinn and Taron Egerton are two I would really like as Manchester Black, who I also theorize will be apart of the team in this movie. Wouldn’t be surprised if they more Elite members to the team. Watch Monaghan in Gotham and Shameless and I could absolutely see him as the Doctor. Daniel Radcliffe is someone I could see as The Doctor also.

@Jwilhoftstg 10 ай бұрын

On the subject of Angie's costume, it wouldn't be much worse than mystique in the x-men movies. I'm sure if Gunn wants the og comics look he'll go for it.

@jeb4148 10 ай бұрын

Angus Cloud would be my pick for the doctor. His role in Euphoria is great and the character always read younger to me

@TJUC123 10 ай бұрын

Oh dear…. This comment didn’t age well over the past few weeks. 😔

@andrewshandle 10 ай бұрын

With how things have been flushing out in the industry over the last six month since Gunn was hired, I'd be _shocked_ if this movie ever sees the light of day. This Authority will be the first movie on the chopping block.

@captainawesome0711 10 ай бұрын

I think that there’s a possibility of Gunn fusing Manchester Black and Jack Hawksmore into darker version of Manchester. I’d argue that Manchester Black is the more well known character and it would line the movie up with Superman and the Authority. I think that Mr. Terrific, Guy Gardner and HawkGirl are all going to be on the team as well. I don’t think that swift would make it into the movie. I could see a dynamic between Mr. Terrific and Manchester Black as rival leaders of the team. My idea for the Authority team is Manchester Black, Mr. Terrific, Guy Gardner (Red Lantern?), Hawk Girl, Midnighter and Apollo

@astrocitizen 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for introducing me to "Spy-Ka". I've long looked at the Engineer's surname and thought if I was expected to either pronounce the "c" as "sh" or to risk coming very close to saying a slur.

@RedEyedWolfTV 4 ай бұрын

Funny to see one of the Shamans be Rasputin Specifically Hellboy Rasputin.

@TJUC123 10 ай бұрын

Clearly this man hasn’t seen enough of Cameron Monaghan’s roles. That man can play ANYONE.

@sam7732 10 ай бұрын

Given you've done a video on who should direct the MCU's first X-Men film (fantastic vid btw), is there any chance you could give us some vids on who you think might be strong choices to direct DC's The Authority and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, since those are the only two announced Chapter 1 films that haven't confirmed their directors yet? (Gunn is obviously writing/directing Superman: Legacy, James Mangold is writing/directing Swamp Thing, and Andy Muschietti is directing The Brave and the Bold). Personally I wouldn't be surprised if WB sought out Greta Gerwig for Supergirl given how successful Barbie is likely to be commercially and how well received it has been so far

@ivanagustinortiz5237 10 ай бұрын

I'm going to be that guy, and say it better be Matthew Vaughn directing The Authority. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

@terrillgoodwinejr537 6 ай бұрын

María Gabriela de Faría as Angela Spica / The Engineer

@nickyqcarter.q9208 10 ай бұрын

"He seems too clean. We need someone messy." Dudes DEFF never seen Shameless

@keving6012 10 ай бұрын

Requesting a casting the elite video

@theplatitudefromouterspace1686 10 ай бұрын

Irish guy here, Domhnall Gleeson's name is pronounced (Dough-Null). Hope this helps for future videos. Love the content bud.

@RLucas3000 10 ай бұрын

It seems like casting Engineer I in the Superman movie makes sense. His nanobots creating Engineer II could even be an end credits scene in the Supes movie! Would love to see you fancast John Varley’s Titan, Wizard , Demon trilogy. How no streaming service has discovered this series yet is beyond me! The lead character was clearly based on Ripley from Alien, and I think Sigourney could have played her even as late as Cabin in the Woods era, but it’s now 15-ish years later. Also of all the rest of the characters, I’m curious who you would cast in the ‘Gaea’ role? I would give up being an atheist if I could see Oprah play that role!

@NutsNBolts-fv9kx 10 ай бұрын

Dan Stevens is my choice for Animal Man! Awesome choices overall

@drownedmouse404 10 ай бұрын

I noticed he said that the Authority movie will be kinda for kids, but I think James Gunn’s goal with this is to make it a little more pushy on the PG-13 rating. Maybe even have some movies be straight up R.

@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511 10 ай бұрын

Debe ser R es como si the boys hubiese sido pg 13

@NandovMovies 10 ай бұрын

By "for kids" I more mean "not R rated"

@drownedmouse404 10 ай бұрын

@@NandovMovies Understandable, these days it can seem like anything not rated R is for kids, everything’s a little diluted. Also, love all your videos, they are really well thought out.

@Depthcharge2030 10 ай бұрын

I could see them going the route of just combining Swift and The Doctor into one character like in the later comics

@ricks8_ 10 ай бұрын

It could be my recent fixation with The Bear speaking, but as you described Angie, I mentally screamed: Ayo Edebari (if that's how it's witten, Syd from The Bear for all means).

@damianrubio6782 10 ай бұрын

Karl Urban as Manchester Black that's honestly what it seems like he plays in the boys

@mfcrunch9484 10 ай бұрын

Id love to see who you would cast for a new group of Watchmen if they are ever touced upon in the DCU!

@harrisonwebster3606 10 ай бұрын

Not seen the casting yet, but jack O’Connell for Manchester black is my pick

@andre1999o 10 ай бұрын

The High looks like Homelander, right? I'm not tripping?

@mumikyo8375 4 ай бұрын

after watching season 5 of Fargo i think Sam Spruell would play a perfect Doctor. he’s basically his character on Fargo with reality manipulation.

@rodanandme 10 ай бұрын

I think Cameron Monaghan can come across a bit gritty and rough around the edges especially in Shameless

@titustaylor8362 10 ай бұрын

Why is the aculos zone missing its texture

@greatfrito 10 ай бұрын

Nando, have you *seen* Legion? One of my favorite (and super weird) "comic"/"super hero" shows.

@jo7a_edits 10 ай бұрын

Based on what you described, I think Rupert Grint would be a decent Doctor too

@CashmoneyM 9 ай бұрын

they fr making a movie on this

@TheDrexLord 10 ай бұрын

Next fan casting you should do dcus batman. Also maybe Gordon and alfred

@yoosanti1605 10 ай бұрын

Cameron Monaghan would be perfect for the doctor, he can play an absolute disaster so well, just look at the show Shameless, he was the definition of disaster, I never even thought of him as the doctor but I want it so bad now.