Next Batman May Be Lurking in Obscurity Radar lists subversive characters who deserve shot at breaking out of comics By Will McCahill Posted Jul 24, 2008 2:00 PM CDT Copied In a role as the Wasp, Radar says, "Sharon Stone might salvage her stardom by playing the central vixen as a manipulative, ice-pick-wielding nymph. Kind of like she did in Basic Instinct." (AP Photo) With The Dark Knight—featuring a Batman "easily inhabited by the George Clooneys or Christian Bales of the world"—all the rage, Radar presents "other subversive comic book characters who probably won't—but really should—show up at a theater near you," including: Female Furies: "With a little retooling, this could be the hot new Julia Roberts feminist vehicle that Mona Lisa Smile never was." Elongated Man: "Recast Mark Wahlberg as a super-supple porn star … who can control his endowment and change sex positions using the power of his mind." The Rawhide Kid: "Like Brokeback Mountain but less earnest and teary. … Insert several jokes about flashing pistols, shooting blanks." Wasp: Sharon Stone might salvage her stardom by playing the central vixen as a manipulative, ice-pick-wielding nymph. Kind of like she did in Basic Instinct. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Report an error