Cast Party: Who Should Star in a ‘Warlord’ Movie?

People want to cast Elba in everything these days, but I really think he's perfect to play the Warlord. He's fit, handsome, believably ex-military, old enough to have an adult daughter, and he can grow his own gray goatee (but it'll never be as white as comic-Morgan's). He can also turn on a dime from no-nonsense action guy to smiling charisma guy, which is a key Warlord skill.

Travis Morgan's daughter starts as a normal Earth girl, and becomes a wise-beyond-her-years sorceress. Palmer's talented enough to do both.

Ali's really made a name for himself recently in House of Cards and the Hunger Games movies. He might even be good enough to make Machiste's weird headpiece work on screen.

Q's done her share of action, and she's even voiced Wonder Woman. In other words, she'll be perfect as the Warrior Queen of Shamballah, and Travis Morgan's love interest.

I've said before that it takes a dancer to play a cat person, and I stand by that. Plus, Ariana already wears cat ears, so this part's right up her alley. Of course, there might be pressure to change the character's name, because of a certain other pop star...

Rudakova hasn't had much to do since The Transporter 3, but she remains the obvious choice when you're looking for a beautiful Russian redhead who's comfortable in a lot of eye makeup.

Rostov is a Russian swordsman whose lycanthropy is affected by the weird cosmology of Skartaris, causing him to always be on the edge of becoming a werewolf. Rusev is a Bulgarian wrestler who already looks like he's part werewolf, and used to pretend to be Russian.

Who better to play a diminutive wizard than Willow Ufgood himself (aka Professor Flitwick).

I know how these things work; the costume designer is going to be tempted to abandon the halter top/loincloth ensemble Deimos wears in the comics, in favor of something with full coverage. With Manganiello in the role, they'll need to resist that urge.