Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Apart from the muscled and costumed faces of Marvel and DC Universe movies, both cinematic comic book franchises have also yielded some impressive character actors. One such performer with a chameleon-like versatility has now finally stepped out of the shadow of his genre outings. David Dastmalchian is the star of a riveting 70s-era found footage horror that’s gaining all the raves in critics’ circles.
2:23 Related All Marvel Movies Releasing In 2024 The Marvel movies releasing in 2024 offer a range of film experiences - and some confusion, due to the changed dates of several incoming installments. David Dastmalchian And His Many Faces In Marvel/DC Universe The Late Night With The Devil Star Made A Career Out Of Offbeat Character Roles Close David Dastmalchian's regular flirtations with comic book movies can be traced back to his movie debut in The Dark Knight.
Dastmalchian’s ability to take on menacing but morally ambiguous antagonists is also reflected in animation, with the actor voicing cult-favorite Batman comic book villains Calendar Man and Penguin in the two-part animated movie Batman: The Long Halloween. Dastmalchian broke typecast by voicing The Flash in the anime-inspired Justice League × RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen. A meatier comic book role that allowed him to display his emotional range was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad.