Wow, I let the ball drop. I am so sorry for the delay in this round of Fantasy Acting League. I have had a crazy month as a film-maker. Has you probably have seen from my recent explosion in behind the scenes articles of Rewind, my current web series is rolling to a close on the 8th May. On top of that, I have been shooting my own directorial project, Call Me Church on any day off I am given. Also, I have been approached to direct some top secret projects due for release in 2017. Who knows? You might be reviewing my films next year. But enough chatter. It’s time to focus on what you came here for. The third round of Fantasy Acting League, which sees the Michael Shannon supporters start to rocket ahead and a smattering of points from anyone who banked on the Batman Vs. Superman movie this year.
This Round’s Movies
Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
10 Cloverfield Lane
Friend Request
Miles Ahead
Eye in the Sky
Bastille Day
The Man Who Knew Infinity 
London Has Fallen
Boulevard
Midnight Special
Couple in a Hole
Demolition
Victoria
The Sweeney: Paris
Grimsby
Allegiant
Eddie the Eagle
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Teams
What About Movies – Prudence – 0 (+2) = 2
Benedict Cumberbatch – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Emory Cohen – 0
Cara Delevigne – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
Rooney Mara – 0
Debra Vega – 4 (+4) = 8
Tom Hanks – 0
Idris Elba – 4
Michael Fassbender – 0
Marion Cotillard – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Felicity Jones – 0
Views From The Sofa – 7 (+4) = 11
Michael Fassbender – 0
Ryan Gosling – 0
Idris Elba – 4
Margot Robbie – 3
Felicity Jones – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Vinnieh – 7 (+7) = 14
Chris Pratt – 4
Henry Cavill – 0
Channing Tatum – 0
Julia Roberts – 0
Diane Lane – 3
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Slip/Through Movies – 4 (+10) = 14
Michael Fassbender – 0
Tom Hanks – 0
Idris Elba – 4
Felicity Jones – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Oracle of Film – 4 (+10) = 14 
Tom Hanks – 0
Seth Rogen – 0
Idris Elba – 4
Alicia Vikander – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Verbal Spew – 7 (+8) = 15
Michael Fassbender – 0
Idris Elba – 4
Samuel L. Jackson – 0
Margot Robbie – 3
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Anna Kendrick – 0
Ramblings of a Cinephile – 7 (+8) = 15
Idris Elba – 4
Ryan Reynolds – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Emily Blunt – 0
Margot Robbie – 3
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Sporadic Chronicles of a Beginner Blogger – 7 (+9) = 16
Michael Fassbender – 0
Michael Shannon – 7
Tom Hanks – 0
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Anna Kendrick – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Fairytale Pictures – 7 (+10) = 17
Michael Fassbender – 0
Michael Shannon – 7
Dane DeHaan – 0
Teresa Palmer – 0
Alison Brie – 0
Felicity Jones – 0
Marked Movies – 12 (+5) = 17
Michael Shannon – 7
Tom Hanks – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Naomi Watts – 5
Rooney Mara – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
Movie Rob – 6 (+14) = 20 
Ben Affleck – 6
Casey Affleck – 0
Chris Pine – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Anna Kendrick – 0
Kristen Stewart – 0
Abbi Osbiston – 4 (+16) = 20
Idris Elba – 4
Michael Fassbender – 0
Chris Pratt – 0
Tilda Swinton – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
What About the Twinkie – 3 (+18) = 21
Ryan Reynolds – 0
Chris Pine – 0
Tom Hiddlestone – 0
Margot Robbie – 3
Jennifer Lawrence – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Rhyme And Reason – 4 (+18) = 22
Idris Elba – 4
Michael Fassbender – 0
J. K Simmons – 0
Maika Monroe – 0
Felicity Jones – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Drew – 7 (+20) = 27
Michael Shannon – 7
Jason Sudekis – 0
J.K Simmons – 0
Natalie Portman – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Chloe Grace Moretz – 0
Mr Movie – 3 (+26) = 29
Bryan Cranston – 0
Will Smith – 0
Michael Fassbender – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0
Margot Robbie – 3
Jessica Chastain – 0
Back To The Future – 3 (+26) = 29
Woody Harrelson – 0
Chris Pratt – 0
J.K Simmons – 0
Scarlett Johannssen – 0
Margot Robbie – 3
Kristin Wiig – 0
What About Movies – Lily – 7 (+24) = 31
Michael Shannon – 7
Michael Fassbender – 0
J. K Simmons – 0
Alicia Vikander – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0
Rooney Mara – 0
Cinema Parrot Disco– 7 (+32) = 39
Michael Shannon – 7
J.K Simmons – 0
Woody Harrelson – 0
Rooney Mara – 0
Teresa Palmer – 0
Kristin Wiig – 0
How The Teams Scored
Ben Affleck – 6 (Batman Vs. Superman – Lead Role: 3; Three Stars – 1; Empire Compliments Performance – 2)
Henry Cavill – 4 (Batman Vs. Superman – Lead Role: 3; Three Stars – 1)
Diane Lane – 3 (Batman Vs. Superman – Supporting Role: 2; Three Stars – 1)
Michael Shannon – 7 (Midnight Special – Lead Role: 3; Four Stars: 2; Empire Compliments Performance – 2)
Margot Robbie – 3 (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Supporting Role: 2; Three Stars: 1)
Idris Elba – 4 (Bastille Day – Lead Role: 3; Three Stars: 1)
Naomi Watts – 5 (Demolition – Supporting Role: 2; Three Stars: 1/ Allegiant – Supporting Role: 2; Two Stars: 0)
Round Analysis
Again, it is a slow but steady round for most of the teams here. Few scorers were seen this month, and the biggest scorer was Michael Shannon, who most of the players have, so there wasn’t really a sense of ground-breaking change in the tables this week. Cinema Parrot Disco scored a polite seven, cementing her place as the lead and most of the other teams did the same, biding time until their big rush after the tenacious CPD. After all, showing your hand too early, just puts you in Cinema Parrot Disco’s targets, something none of us really want.
The exception to this rule is Lily from What About Movies. She has skipped to second place, catching right up to CPD, showing herself as a possible threat to the lead. She is still eight points behind, but all it takes is for one of her players (Fassbender and Vikander always do well in the later half of the year), to give her a sudden boost and she is suddenly being crowned champion. Less could be said for her comrade in arms, Prudence, who is right at the bottom of the table, only a cameo appearance to her name. Late starter or non starter? It remains to be seen yet. The only other person that surprised is Marked Movies, who has jumped considerably. His rush of points was almost unnoticed, as he is still in the bottom half of the table, but it acts as a stark reminder that there is still everything to play for. Besides, last year proved that Marked Movies has a habit of being that surprising dark horse.
Oracle of Film 
Good to see Chris Pratt and Diane Lane raising my score to something a bit more respectable.
I was also hoping Henry Cavill could raise my score, oh well maybe he can next round.
It’s still early days … I’m still feeling hopeful 😜
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Check out Round 3 of this years Fantasy Acting League over at Oracle of Film! Tnx for hosting this Luke!
Round 4 will be up soon hopefully.
Cool!
I’m very happy with my results so far and I still reckon I can get much more as the year progresses. Interesting stuff as always Luke.
This movie nerd season is playing out nicely. Thanks for hosting this series. Good luck with all the filmmaking. I’ve been writing screenplays for years now. If you need feedback (or ideas hehe) I’d love to help. I’m also an Editor (writing).
Where are you based? What kind of stuff do you write?
I’m in Ottawa, Canada. I’ve written screenplays for every genre, but I’m a big sci-fi and genre fan as well as a more introspective artsie nerd 😉 I have a fun series with 6 episodes written that may be fit for YouTube and may be perfect for experimental low-end FX. You can message me on Twitter @slipthroughnerd if you like. Once again, good luck!
Cosy in the middle of the pack. I don’t think even the double points would have helped though.