http://screenrant.com/batman-v-superman-scoot-mcnairy-role-cyborg-origin/
And now all the pieces are coming together
some key excerpts:
As we’ve mentioned in the past, fans of any comic book film are always better off taking set reports, insider scoops or rumors with a grain of salt. Nothing illustrates the virtue of patience better than the McNairy-focused rumors: give the facts a closer look, and it’s hard to see a plan for post-production effects on the actor’s legs (below the knee) as any sign of super-speed.
Could it be evidence that Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer have tweaked Barry Allen’s origin story, replacing his legs with mechanical ones that grant him super-speed? That’s possible given the lack of any real evidence, but there could be a far simpler and more direct explanation; one that fits with what’s already been rumored or confirmed about Dawn of Justice‘s story.
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Without any real evidence, it’s best to start with the most obvious explanation: when an actor’s legs are ‘wrapped in green-screen,’ it usually means their character will be losing them. And it just so happens that missing limbs fits perfectly with one League member who is already part of the cast.
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As proof that rumors are often more enticing than fact, fans are still frothing at the mouth for a confirmation of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, despite the fact that Ray Fisher has already been cast as Victor Stone a.k.a. Cyborg. The assumption has been that Stone will be the ‘newcomer’ of the group (as he was in DC’s ‘New 52′ reboot of the League), introduced as a college football star before a disaster leaves him clinging to life, saved only by becoming the creature known as ‘Cyborg.’
Zack Snyder’s decision to film a Metropolis/Gotham university football game all but confirmed those theories, but exactly when – and how – a college athlete is infused with billions of dollars of nanotechnology is still a mystery. The cast of Dawn of Justice is already sizable, with Batman and Superman expected to carry a bulk of the story. So how does Snyder plan to squeeze in Cyborg’s origin and transformation without it seeming out of place?
We’ve had our own ideas, but the recent tease of Scoot McNairy’s character (and his potential injuries) may be the key. An actor of his caliber wasn’t expected to be in a throwaway role – so could he represent the first step toward the S.T.A.R. Labs techno-organic technology that saves Victor Stone?
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Luckily, Snyder already introduced S.T.A.R. Labs in the form of Dr. Emil Hamilton (Richard Schiff), a colleague of General Swanwick (Harry Lennix). With Hamilton… out of the picture, there’s an opening in the movie universe for S.T.A.R.’s top mind (The Chief, or Doc Magnus, perhaps?) – and that is certainly a role befitting McNairy’s skills. And if he lost his legs in the first film’s finale to have them replaced through advanced work in nanotechnology, then he would (literally) act as a walking link between Man of Steel and Justice League.
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General Swanwick (Harry Lennix), the military man charged with monitoring Superman’s emergence, and stepping into a liaison role by the end of the film. Lennix’s past roles in several sci-fi franchises makes him a familiar face with a Comic-Con crowd, and Snyder showed his own affection for the actor when he gave him the honor of announcing Batman V Superman to the world. It may be a change to the comic book canon, but as we see it, introducing Victor as Swanwick’s son solves multiple problems at once.
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Practicality aside, Goyer, Nolan and Snyder have all shown an interest in themes of fatherhood and legacy. Perhaps after Clark Kent’s life told the story of a son adopting his father’s mission, Vic Stone’s will tell of a son who leaps into a world his father refuses to. And that’s a role we would love to see Lennix adopt for future films.
thoughts? I recommend reading the full article. I only took some choice excerpts for you lazy bones that can't take the 3 minutes.
This or Metallo sounds like the most plausible casting. Flash with robotic legs would just infuriate fans.
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