What actors have successfully avoided superhero movies?

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9:03a, 8/31/22
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A Top Gun Honest Trailer video mentioned that Tom Cruise was one of the few actors who have avoided playing in a superhero movies. So I was trying to think of others. This is what I got so far:

Tom Cruise
Leonardo Decaprio
Daniel Day Lewis
Jon Hamm
Matt Damon
Mel Gibson
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9:06a, 8/31/22
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Damon is in Thor.

Hanks giving it little thought?
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9:09a, 8/31/22
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Harrison Ford
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9:11a, 8/31/22
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McConaughey?
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In reply to boy09 • 9:15a, 8/31/22
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boy09 said:
McConaughey?

He was in The Dark Tower - not sure if that's really superhero but it was a Marvel comic.
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9:18a, 8/31/22
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Robert DeNiro

Meryl Streep

Brad Pitt?
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9:19a, 8/31/22
ethan hunt is pretty damn close to a superhero
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9:20a, 8/31/22
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Not sure if we're counting tv shows, but Jon Hamm was in both MODOK and Legion

Given the kinds of roles he takes in general, I wouldn't be surprised to find him in a mainline movie at some point
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In reply to SJEAg • 9:21a, 8/31/22
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SJEAg said:
boy09 said:
McConaughey?

He was in The Dark Tower - not sure if that's really superhero but it was a Marvel comic.


But it was a Stephen King book before that, so not an original comic book character.
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In reply to SJEAg • 9:22a, 8/31/22
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SJEAg said:
boy09 said:
McConaughey?

He was in The Dark Tower - not sure if that's really superhero but it was a Marvel comic.
It's a series of books so definitely not.
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9:23a, 8/31/22
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Pacino
Andy Garcia
Dustin Hoffman
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9:26a, 8/31/22
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Denzel?
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9:27a, 8/31/22
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Leo DiCaprio
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In reply to TXAG 05 • 9:27a, 8/31/22
TXAG 05 said:
Robert DeNiro

Meryl Streep

Brad Pitt?
Pitt played " the Vanisher" in Deadpool 2.

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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 9:28a, 8/31/22
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The Porkchop Express said:
Harrison Ford
I think Indy would disqualify him, since that's basically a superhero franchise.
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 9:30a, 8/31/22
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Pacino was in Dick Tracy, which is based on a comic.

He probably counts in the spirit of the question, but not technically.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:30a, 8/31/22
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
The Porkchop Express said:
Harrison Ford
I think Indy would disqualify him, since that's basically a superhero franchise.
It didn't come from a comic book and he doesn't have any special powers.

If we're doing it that way, then Cruise is DQ'ed for Mission Impossible and Damon for the Bourne movies.
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In reply to bobinator • 9:30a, 8/31/22
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bobinator said:
Pacino was in Dick Tracy, which is based on a comic.

He probably counts in the spirit of the question, but not technically.
Good call, I haven't seen or thought about that movie since it came out whenever that was.
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9:31a, 8/31/22
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Cruise was in the Mummy reboot which was supposed to jumpstart a shared cinematic universe. Not comic, but certainly inspired by the comic craze of the last 15 years.
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9:31a, 8/31/22
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I think if we expand this to include franchises / tentpoles, the list gets pretty damn short.

Cruise has M:I, Damon has Bourne, Gibson has Lethal Weapon, Hanks has Toy Story, etc.

It might actually come down to DDL and DiCaprio.

I guess maybe Hamm too from the OP, but I he's a couple tiers down from everyone else mentioned.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:31a, 8/31/22
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By the same logic being Han Solo would also disqualify him.

I do think there's kind of a "spirit of the question" which is what actors have avoided being in these major IP multi-film franchises, versus the technical question which is whether they've been in movies based on comics.
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In reply to bobinator • 9:33a, 8/31/22
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Exactly. Posted at pretty much the same time.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:38a, 8/31/22
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Deniro and Streep are good picks too. Although a bit of a grey area with the Mamma Mia movies.
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In reply to AgTrip • 9:41a, 8/31/22
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AgTrip said:
TXAG 05 said:
Robert DeNiro

Meryl Streep

Brad Pitt?
Pitt played " the Vanisher" in Deadpool 2.



That's what it was. I put the question mark because I thought he might have been in something but couldn't remember for sure.
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9:47a, 8/31/22
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I was about to say despite all odds that I think technically Keanu Reeves fits but apparently Constantine was based on a comic.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:51a, 8/31/22
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
Deniro and Streep are good picks too. Although a bit of a grey area with the Mamma Mia movies.
We're really stretching the limits of this question if we're talking about Mamma Mia
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In reply to SJEAg • 10:02a, 8/31/22
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Damon is in Thor.

Hanks giving it little thought?
Road to Perdition was based on a comic.
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10:14a, 8/31/22
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Daniel Day-Lewis

John Cusack

Rob Lowe

Charlie Sheen

Patrick Swayze

Emelio Estevez

(I'm just thinking about the Outsiders era now, and I'm not sure how many of those are correct)
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10:20a, 8/31/22
Clint Eastwood

Sean Penn
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10:28a, 8/31/22
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I think I will draw the line on movies that were based off comic books. So Batman yes, Star Wars no. Even if later a comic book was inspired by the movie.

(No on Mamma Mia, Indiana Jones, etc.)
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In reply to Iowaggie • 10:36a, 8/31/22
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Iowaggie said:
Daniel Day-Lewis

John Cusack

Rob Lowe

Charlie Sheen

Patrick Swayze

Emelio Estevez

(I'm just thinking about the Outsiders era now, and I'm not sure how many of those are correct)
The other day I wore my Big Trouble in Little China "It's all in the reflexes" shirt to the dentist.

The lady at the counter said, "Oh I like your shirt!"

I said, "Really? Not a lot of people have even seen this movie."

She said, "Oh, well I love anything Patrick Swayze is in."
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In reply to AgTrip • 10:38a, 8/31/22
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AgTrip said:
TXAG 05 said:
Robert DeNiro

Meryl Streep

Brad Pitt?
Pitt played " the Vanisher" in Deadpool 2.

He was on screen for less than 1 second so I don't know if he counts.
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In reply to BowSowy • 10:40a, 8/31/22
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The second one was a sequel to a pretty huge box office hit, so i think it counts as a franchise.

If you don't count his very first movie (Critters 3), and no one does, DiCaprio has never even done a sequel.
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10:41a, 8/31/22
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Bradley Cooper
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In reply to lb sand • 10:42a, 8/31/22
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The Hangover (franchise)
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