Cast Party: Who Should Star in a ‘Sandman Mystery Theatre’ Movie?

The thing about Wesley Dodds is that he's not a typical square-jawed superhero. He's rumpled and awkward, but still charismatic. Ruffalo has made his career by perfectly balancing those three traits.

Thanks to Guy Davis's art, my top priority for Dian is that she has to have a unique and incredibly expressive face. Raphael has that face in spades.

Cox is great at the kind of exhausted competence that defines Dian's district attorney father.

In a way, Detective Burke is the square-jawed hero that Wesley is not, which makes him the perfect foil for the Sandman. Also Jane will look great with that mustache.

I know you're above this Tom, but sooner or later every aging British character actor has to do their turn as a butler. That's just how it works.

Piper brings so much to every project she's a part of, and she can more than handle everything that Catherine goes through in this story.

Baldwin has coasted for years now on his likably smug "Jack Donaghy" persona, but this will give him a chance to flex his acting muscles as someone truly nasty.

Miriam seems like an inconsequential alcoholic at first, but there's a lot more going on than that. It's exactly the sort of role Turner has always been great at.

Celia is trouble, but in a family like hers it's hardly her fault. Daddario is great at this sort of thing, plus she has those freaky Meg Foster eyes.

Roger's a loser who turns out to be more dangerous than anyone realized, which is the sort of interesting turn I'd like to see from Hill at this point in his career.