Age: 43
male
John Edmund Mulaney (born August 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mulaney first rose to prominence for his work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013, where he contributed to numerous sketches and characters, including Stefon, a recurring character that he and Bill Hader co-created. Since he departed from SNL, Mulaney has hosted it six times, becoming a member of the SNL Five Timers Club in 2022. Mulaney's stand-up specials include The Top Part(2009), New in Town (2012), The Comeback Kid (2015), Kid Gorgeous (2018), and Baby J (2023). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Kid Gorgeous, and Baby J. Mulaney released a children's musical comedy special on Netflix, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019). He was the creator and star of the short-lived semi-autobiographical Fox sitcom Mulaney (2014–2015). Mulaney also performs George St. Geegland in a comedic duo with Nick Kroll, and they appeared on television and on Broadway in the show Oh, Hello on Broadway (2016–2017). Mulaney is a co-executive producer, writer, and occasional actor in the IFC mockumentary series Documentary Now! (2015–2022). He hosted, created, and executive produced the Netflix talk show John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA (2024) and its spinoff Everybody's Live with John Mulaney(2025). Mulaney's voice roles include Andrew Glouberman in the Netflix original animated show Big Mouth (2017–2025), Peter Porker / Spider-Ham in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Chip in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and Big Jack Horner in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Mulaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Let's not beat around the bush here, The DC Extended Universe hasn't exactly had the best history, nor is it in the best shape as of now by any stretch of the imagination. However, with it now being under management in the form of James Gunn, if all things go according to plan, the future should hopefully look a lot brighter for DC on film. With Gunn effectively wiping the slate clean for the DC Comics film franchise with all future installments, I figured now's as good a time as any to present what I would want DC on screen to look like if I were placed at the helm. So if it were up to me, here's who I'd pick to play the respective characters of the new and improved DC Extended Universe
