While I was on vacation, Kevin Maguire, the artist most closely associated with the Bwah-Ha-Heyday of Booster Gold's time with the Justice League International, recommended James Franco for the role in the movies. He'd cast Franco's pal Seth Rogan as Beetle.

I could see @Sethrogen and @JamesFrancoTV as Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. They already have the deepest bromance in movies today.
— Kevin Maguire (@maguirekevin) December 30, 2014

While I don't normally post fan casting here at Boosterrific.com, I figure if anyone has the right to say who would fit the role, it's the artist most associated with the character (after Dan Jurgens, of course). Franco's a brunette, but he's a dedicated actor who once cut off his arm for a role. I'm sure he wouldn't object to a little hair dye.

Maguire didn't stop with just Blue and Gold, however. He went ahead and cast his ideal JLI movie roles. You'll find the complete list at Comic Book Resources.

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I want it all!

Last week's poll question: ( votes)

Here at Boosterrific.com, I track all Booster Gold appearances. That includes reprints, whether in comics, trades, or $99 hardcover "omnibuses." Given that DC just released a 912-page collection of all the Futures End one-shots, I wondered if anyone here might buy it just to get another copy of Booster Gold: Futures End?

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To no one's great surprise, the Most Viewed Post at Boosterrific.com in the past 12 months was the return of Booster Gold in his own, self-titled one-shot in September:

It was good to see so many people excited about Booster Gold: Futures End #1 after a several-year hiatus for our hero. I look forward to continuing that momentum with his two issue Convergence tie-in miniseries in 2015.

Thanks for a good 2014, Booster Boosters. Let's make 2015 shine!

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Continuing our count-down of Most Viewed Posts at Boosterrific.com in 2014, we'll discover that my investigation into the true identity of the Black Beetle got people talking.

The series ran for a week back in early September. You can follow these links to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and most importantly, Your Guesses.

More to come tomorrow.

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I'll be away from my keyboard for the rest of the week, so once again I'm setting the site into low content mode and counting down the Most Viewed Posts of the past year.

The post coming in at number three on the countdown ran in March and showcases professional fan art!

This sketch was featured on Brett Booth's website, demonpuppy.blogspot.com, months before we discovered he'd be participating in September's Booster Gold: Futures End. Self-fulfilling prophecy, hmm?

More to come tomorrow.

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