The Official Jimmy Olsen Casting & Discussion Thread

[Majik1387]

Considering Jimmy is probably the only one who would be yelled at, yes. But again, I'm not using that as a reason for not casting a black actor.

[Zack Snyder]

Considering Jimmy is probably the only one who would be yelled at, yes. But again, I'm not using that as a reason for not casting a black actor.

Thanks for response. I know you are not. I was just curious if anyone else saw it that way.

[the amazing fro]

Apart from Superman, Lois and Lex I'm not too bothered about the ethnicity of any of the other characters.

[jthom19802]

Do you agree that some people, particularly blacks would be offended if Jimmy were a young black man being yelled at by an old white guy as Perry :confused:

I don't see it that way at all. Perry yells at everybody. Has anyone ever expressed a feeling of racism when he yells - and makes racist jokes - at a young, black Foreman on House?

[Zack Snyder]

I don't see it that way either, I'm just saying a certain part of the population will.

[Zack Snyder]

Anyone like Logan Lerman for Olsen? It would remind me of season 1 Lois and Clark version with a slight likeness between the up and comer Olsen, and reporter Kent. I thought it was cool, and didn't think a replacement was necessary even though Whalin did own the part.

[Willi Berg]

Logan Lerman is a good suggestion, but he looks to have a lot on his plate in the near future- he has the leads in "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" and "The Only Living Boy in New York" in the year ahead.

[Zack Snyder]

No news today, but a quick rumor blurb from empire forum. Guess it's half something meh.



Apparently a tweet from Scott Davis of associatedcontent.com reveals that Jimmy Olsen has been cast in Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel"

It seems actor Thomas Dekker will be the new Jimmy Olsen. He is most known for his television series work on "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles" as John Connor.

The news will likely be reported officially within the coming week.

[Sawyer]

Dekker? I dont see it...

[Zack Snyder]

.repost?

[Zack Snyder]

.repost wtf hype?

[Zack Snyder]

Dekker? I dont see it...

Eh. It's alright but a little uninspired maybe.

I think Zach Gilford would nail the part of Olsen, but people would say he's the same age as Cavill (though he looks younger than him)

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/jamieacat/zg2.jpg

[Frodo]

Well ,if it is Dekker I'll except it.

[Frodo]

Well ,if it is Dekker I'll except it.

[Project862006]

he could work for a more modern jimmy
http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Thomas_Dekker/thomas_decker_terminator_the_sarah_conner_chronicl es_image__1_.jpghttp://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2010/09/jimmy01.jpg
http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/jimmyolsen586.jpg

[HighFivingMF]

Well, he's certainly a feminine looking one.

[Kurosawa]

I could live with it but he's a little more edgy than I'd like...I want a more nerdy Jimmy for classic Olsen craziness. And a real ginger.

As for racial changes for the characters, it would fine for Perry, Steve Lombard, Cat Grant, or Pete Ross (which they did already), but Jimmy is pretty clearly Irish-American lily-white.

[Sabaoth]

http://www.starmania.com/ThomasDekker/images/Thimas904_small1.jpg


No way, dude! No way in hell ^ is going to be Jimmy.....unless Jimmy is going be transgendered or something...and if that's the case, then make
George Lopez, Perry White!

[Man of Tomorrow]

Interesting.

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/SGY-010609.jpg

[Mr. Thing]

I thought he was wearing eyeliner but to be honest he just has really thick and long eyelashes. Kinda like me. :o

[jthom19802]

Eh. It's alright but a little uninspired maybe.

I think Zach Gilford would nail the part of Olsen, but people would say he's the same age as Cavill (though he looks younger than him)

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/jamieacat/zg2.jpg



Never thought of him. I f'n love Saracen; for that matter, cast anyone from that show and I'm with them. Best written and acted show on television.

[Project862006]

he does have a more edgy look i agree some pictures he reminds me of jared leto

but i think he can work
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4701147389_5244dfac97.jpghttp://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/5/5b/Jimmy_Olsen_All-Star_Superman_002.jpg

All Star Superman jimmy
http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/26320/jimm.png

[Frodo]

I could see it. Yeah, he's not my first choice either, but he does at least look boyish and since Jimmy isn't known for really being manly anyway I could deal with it. Considering they're modernizing things his look will probably fit .

[Rodrigo90]

How about the Bieber?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Justin_Bieber__1_5354.jpg

[HighFivingMF]

Strangely enough, I made the face Justin is making when I read that!

[AntMan]

How about the Bieber?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Justin_Bieber__1_5354.jpg

NOOOOOO!!! I put a hex upon thee!!! ;)

[Sabaoth]

How about the Bieber?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Justin_Bieber__1_5354.jpg


:barf:

[FilmNerdJamie]

How about the Bieber?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Justin_Bieber__1_5354.jpg

Seems like an honest-to-God nice kid. Why some hate on him I don't get. But not so much Jimmy Olsen. I'd still say go for Kieran Culkin personally.

[WonderWitch]

i don't like dekker, i find him annoying, not a terribly good actor, and hes not a ginge, dammit! hoping this rumor is just that, a rumor.

[Project862006]

there really is'nt any gingers being suggested anyways and anton is'nt even a ginger

[hopefuldreamer]

How about the Bieber?

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Justin_Bieber__1_5354.jpg

Me: *giggling*
Housemate 1: what you laughing at
Me: Someone just suggested Justin Bieber for the role of Jimmy Olsen
Housemate 2: Who's Jimmy Olsen?
Me: Doesn't matter... just Justin Bieber for the role of anything :p

Along the same lines - Justin Timberlake for Jimmy Olsen!

http://www.teenfi.com/image-library/port/376/j/justin-timberlake-wi10.jpg

[AntMan]

Grint is a ginger, I've seen his name pop up quite a bit.

[Project862006]

meh we would just see ron and not jimmy

only ginger i liked is Joseph Mazzello but he is same age as cavill

[WonderWitch]

with anton i think they could at least try to give him reddish hair. if that doesn't work, i still think he's an awesome actor, much better than this dekker. it makes sense that not many gingers are being suggested as they're like .3 percent of the population or something, and i'd still want someone whos good for the role, not just someone who looks the part. dekker is neither, imo.

[Zack Snyder]

http://www.starmania.com/ThomasDekker/images/Thimas904_small1.jpg


No way, dude! No way in hell ^ is going to be Jimmy.....unless Jimmy is going be transgendered or something...and if that's the case, then make
George Lopez, Perry White!

LOL that's about as bad as the pic people use against Tom Welling.

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/smallville/Tom_Welling.jpg

Tried to find a more normal pic of him to be more fair lol.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss254/xSupernaturalxx/Thomas%20Dekker/16038272kdanick216200930754PM.jpg

Not my first choice, but I could come around to it. His personal gothish emoish whatever you call it style has nothing to do with how he'd look on film.

[WonderWitch]

why is that the first time i've seen that welling pic? thats hilarious! good thing he's grown into his features now!

[RoughNTumble]

not a fan of dekker's acting

[Kurosawa]

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/29/best-jimmy-olsen-comics/

I thought what one person said in the comments was dead on:



I'd like to call attention to something that's been going around the DC Comics Superman forums lately, a truly brilliant way to describe Jimmy Olsen.

Scott Pilgrim + Doctor Who = Jimmy Olsen

Just thought you all ought to know.

[Zack Snyder]

why is that the first time i've seen that welling pic? thats hilarious! good thing he's grown into his features now!

That was the first photo released of him when SV was about to premiere. Crazy.

[Zack Snyder]

not a fan of dekker's acting

It's kind of hit or miss. He was alright in some episodes of Heroes, and T:SCC I think.

[Mr. Thing]

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/29/best-jimmy-olsen-comics/

I thought what one person said in the comments was dead on:

Bow-tie's are cool. :cwink:

[Majik1387]

Dekker plays geeky pretty well, though he hasn't done it for a decade or so.

[Project862006]

What about Cameron Monaghan From Showtimes Shameless he is 17
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201101/IMAGES/24/hjg.jpg
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Showtime/646/324/shame_cameron_640x480.jpg
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/limitless_2_030311/cameron_monaghan_3235524.jpg
http://crowdfusion.myspacecdn.com/media/2011/01/07/cameron-monaghan-300x351.jpg

[Kurosawa]

What about Cameron Monaghan From Showtimes Shameless he is 17
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201101/IMAGES/24/hjg.jpg
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Showtime/646/324/shame_cameron_640x480.jpg
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/limitless_2_030311/cameron_monaghan_3235524.jpg
http://crowdfusion.myspacecdn.com/media/2011/01/07/cameron-monaghan-300x351.jpg

Haven't seen his acting but wow does he look the part.

[manofsteel4life]

Its so funny to me, the amount of choices we have for Jimmy, compared to Superman..lol

[TheWiseGuy487]

What about Cameron Monaghan From Showtimes Shameless he is 17
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201101/IMAGES/24/hjg.jpg
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Showtime/646/324/shame_cameron_640x480.jpg
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/limitless_2_030311/cameron_monaghan_3235524.jpg
http://crowdfusion.myspacecdn.com/media/2011/01/07/cameron-monaghan-300x351.jpg

He kind of reminds me of a younger version of Jimmy from All-Star Superman.

[Zack Snyder]

Its so funny to me, the amount of choices we have for Jimmy, compared to Superman..lol
That role is much more open for interpretation. That's why on L&C people liked both versions of Jimmy pretty equally, though they had a distinct look.

[Rowsdower!]

Haven't seen Shameless (though I've heard great things), but I have to agree that kid totally looks the part.

But if it's Dekker, I'd be totally fine with that. I really liked him on Heroes.

[BigA]

Just realized that Dekker is in Cinema Verite which also stars Diane Lane. Maybe there is a link there.

[Rodrigo90]

But just think at how well the Bieber boy will bring in teenage kids to the theaters....even though it will most definitely alienate a few of the straight-thinking folk. :hehe:

It still pisses me off that my girlfriend used to go out with a kid who looked EXACTLY like him. How her friends put it,'a major step down from the Bieber twin,to Cheryl Cole's geeky cousin'. I hate her friends.

[Rowsdower!]

But just think at how well the Bieber boy will bring in teenage kids to the theaters....even though it will most definitely alienate a few of the straight-thinking folk. :hehe:

It still pisses me off that my girlfriend used to go out with a kid who looked EXACTLY like him. How her friends put it,'a major step down from the Bieber twin,to Cheryl Cole's geeky cousin'. I hate her friends.

I feel your pain, man. Every girl I've ever dated had at least one b**chy, annoying friend who was always trying to convince her she could do better.

[Keyser Soze]

Thomas Dekker is a perfectly respectable choice for Jimmy Olsen. I could see him being a bit more of a "cool geek" like Jimmy's recent appearances in All Star Superman or Nick Spencer's Jimmy Olsen story from Action Comics, rather than the classic nerdy goofball. But I think that's a good thing.

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, the geeks are much cooler these days than they were back when Supes first broke onto the scene. A cooler (but still nerdy) Jimmy Olsen could really work. Kind of like, he does pretty well with the ladies, but he still plays Warcraft and has a comic book collection.

[Alien Anal]

What if he was a dork still even amongst todays trendy IN dorks?

[Willi Berg]

I am not ready to believe the Thomas Dekker rumour yet.

I think it would be good if Jimmy is still very much a dork, not all suave and cool and into dorky things because it's the trend. I wouldn't like the movie Jimmy to be played by this "cool" actor who makes all the right geeky references.

I still would like Callan McAuliffe for the role because he does have that genuinely geeky kind of demeanour about him:

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2950/callanmcauliffeiniamnum.jpg

[Doctor Jones]

Geeks are considered cool these days? Since when?

[Willi Berg]

Geeks are considered cool these days? Since when?

I guess stuff like "Big Bang Theory" but it's not like the guys on that show are suddenly all cool and aren't awkward around women. But I guess sci-fi and fantasy etc. aren't considered as "dorky" and are more mainstream.

[Rodrigo90]

To be cool and a geek at the same time is to be like The Inbetweeners. The Big Bang Theory is just a cliche view of geekery and its insulting. :hehe:

[--Zero-Ethic--]

To be cool and a geek at the same time is to be like The Inbetweeners. The Big Bang Theory is just a cliche view of geekery and its insulting. :hehe:

The Inbetweeners! Genius show lol
It's too damn funny

[Rodrigo90]

I just bought the boxset of 1-3 the other day. I love it :up:

[jthom19802]

I just bought the boxset of 1-3 the other day. I love it :up:

I hear a lot of good things about that show; however, not available in Region 1 NTSC :cmad:

[Man of Steel]

What about Cameron Monaghan From Showtimes Shameless he is 17
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201101/IMAGES/24/hjg.jpg
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Showtime/646/324/shame_cameron_640x480.jpg
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/limitless_2_030311/cameron_monaghan_3235524.jpg
http://crowdfusion.myspacecdn.com/media/2011/01/07/cameron-monaghan-300x351.jpg

Haven't seen his acting but wow does he look the part.
Same here.
He kind of reminds me of a younger version of Jimmy from All-Star Superman.
Yeah, and Cavill does look a little like All-Star Superman's Superman. Too bad Lois looked like Bosworth in one of the pictures.

[Rodrigo90]

I hear a lot of good things about that show; however, not available in Region 1 NTSC :cmad:
Thats a shame. No place where you can see it online?

Its a great show. 4 kids. ones a square,ones quite normal,anothers daft and the last is too sexually charged and makes things up. lol. It gives a fairly accurate portrayal of school life in england...difficult,but fun.:woot:

[jthom19802]

Thats a shame. No place where you can see it online?

Its a great show. 4 kids. ones a square,ones quite normal,anothers daft and the last is too sexually charged and makes things up. lol. It gives a fairly accurate portrayal of school life in england...difficult,but fun.:woot:

Trust me, I've looked. That damn show is impossible to find either over here or online.

Basically, I'm a:

[Insert Sad Panda pic here]

[Zack Snyder]

Thomas Dekker is a perfectly respectable choice for Jimmy Olsen. I could see him being a bit more of a "cool geek" like Jimmy's recent appearances in All Star Superman or Nick Spencer's Jimmy Olsen story from Action Comics, rather than the classic nerdy goofball. But I think that's a good thing.
I see what you are saying. If they went with that angle, the casting would actually make sense. Though it's just internet rumor at this point.

[DavidTyler]

What about Cameron Monaghan From Showtimes Shameless he is 17
http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201101/IMAGES/24/hjg.jpg
http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_Showtime/646/324/shame_cameron_640x480.jpg
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/le/limitless_2_030311/cameron_monaghan_3235524.jpg
http://crowdfusion.myspacecdn.com/media/2011/01/07/cameron-monaghan-300x351.jpg

THIS IS JIMMY ... this is really Jimmy....

ZAck.. pay attention. You need this kid on board as Jimmy Olsen. and please don't make him a nerd. Watch Superman the animated series. Make Jimmy more like that.

[Project862006]

^only thing is i dont know if he has every done nerdy watching shameless and his interviews he is quite a serious based actor

[AntMan]

They need to give Cameron an audition, he's good on Shameless and has the best Jimmy look.

[Willi Berg]

Cameron may be a ginger and look the part, but I don't really see the Jimmy personality.

Watch Superman the animated series. Make Jimmy more like that.

Even if Jimmy isn't a full-on nerd there, he is never really completely cool. In the animated series he is still clumsy and awkward and a bit different from the norm.

He should be a little bit nerdy (as in smart) in the movie, but still capable and resourceful when the situation calls for it.

I liked how in the Supergirl #54 we see some of that:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/preview/7746847i5847/prv5847_pg2.jpg

[Majik1387]

I never saw Jimmy as this geek or nerd or anything, he's just a good-hearted, honest young guy in a career that usually has tough, conniving reporters trying to break a story.
Even in Jimmy's off time, he manages to have a social life, he's not some loser who stays at home on WoW or something.

[Willi Berg]

It's funny how there's a stigma to Jimmy being a little bit of a nerd, as if that is a negative connotation, where if he was smart or had some geeky interests (like, photography) it would mean he wouldn't have a social life or automatically plays WoW. He can have geeky interests and still have a social life. He just shouldn't be conventional.

[Sabaoth]

I want Jimmy to kick butt and not have to worry about his mascara or eyeliner.
So no way to Monaghan and the other similar ones.

[Lencho01]

It's funny how there's a stigma to Jimmy being a little bit of a nerd, as if that is a negative connotation, where if he was smart or had some geeky interests (like, photography) it would mean he wouldn't have a social life or automatically plays WoW. He can have geeky interests and still have a social life. He just shouldn't be conventional.

And if you think about it, you'd probably have to be pretty skilled to be able to keep up with Lois and be Superman's pal when you're not Batman. :woot:

[Rodrigo90]

I wanna see the tranny Jimmy from All-Star :hehe:

[DorkyFresh]

who did that drawing? god, his art sucks!!!

:cwink::oldrazz::hehe:

[Willi Berg]

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/03/jimmyolsen.jpg

[Lencho01]

Is that "Co-" in front of the \S/?

[Willi Berg]

Is that "Co-" in front of the \S/?

Yes, Jimmy gets to be Co-Superman for a week! (It's from Jimmy Olsen #1)

[Lencho01]

Yes, Jimmy gets to be Co-Superman for a week! (It's from Jimmy Olsen #1)

Nice. :hehe:

[the amazing fro]

To be cool and a geek at the same time is to be like The Inbetweeners. The Big Bang Theory is just a cliche view of geekery and its insulting. :hehe:

Great show and pretty much the story of my life. :awesome:

[Superman2007]

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/03/jimmyolsen.jpg
What the hell is this???

Kill it with fire!

[Man of Steel]

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2011/03/jimmyolsen.jpg
Who drew that? They're my new favorite Jimmy Olsen artist.

[Rodrigo90]

Great show and pretty much the story of my life. :awesome:
I would say the 4 of them are the combination of us all. Normal,geeky,horny and stupid. :hehe:

Defo going to see the movie when it comes out :yay:

[Willi Berg]

Who drew that? They're my new favorite Jimmy Olsen artist.

R.B. Silva

[Man of Steel]

^ Thanks

[Rodrigo90]

To all the Inbetweeners fans,how about James Buckley as Jimmy? He would be undoubtedly perfect.
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/image-library/port/376/j/james-buckley-inbetweeners_12,10.jpg


:awesome:

[--Zero-Ethic--]

edit

[--Zero-Ethic--]

To all the Inbetweeners fans,how about James Buckley as Jimmy? He would be undoubtedly perfect.
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/image-library/port/376/j/james-buckley-inbetweeners_12,10.jpg


Only if he's still a d**k this this. lol
hayip_AN--Y

Can you imagine that scene with Supes flying him past a bus stop? lol

[AntMan]

edit.

[AntMan]

Only if he's still a d**k this this. lol
hayip_AN--Y

Can you imagine that scene with Supes flying him past a bus stop? lol

LOL

Why have I never heard of this show?

[Rodrigo90]

Only if he's still a d**k this this. lol
hayip_AN--Y

Can you imagine that scene with Supes flying him past a bus stop? lol

LMAO! I watched that episode last night :up:

I can imagine that.

"BUS WANKERS!"

"Jimmy,that wasn't very nice"

"**** off boyscout. It was only for a laugh. So you like Lois,eh?"

"Yes"

"I've had her. We did it last week in Perry's office. Cat Grant jumped in and we all had a threesome"

"Youre making this up,Jimmy"

"**** you" :awesome:

[Silvermoth]

^^lol:awesome:

Ha! Adding James Buckley to this conversation made everything x1000 more interesting.

[--Zero-Ethic--]

LMAO!
"BUS WANKERS!"

"Jimmy,that wasn't very nice"

"**** off boyscout. It was only for a laugh. So you like Lois,eh?"

"Yes"

"I've had her. We did it last week in Perry's office. Cat Grant jumped in and we all had a threesome"

"Youre making this up,Jimmy"

"**** you" :awesome:

Ha!
Yea Jay for Jimmy.
This vid screams Jimmy.
(Beware! Bad language!)

JWWZGsAL2S4

[Rodrigo90]

God I love him...purely in a straight way :hehe:

Im not saying it as a fan,but James wins hands down IMO. He has all the qualities of Jimmy. Cheeky,funny and a nice guy to boot :up:

[the amazing fro]

James Buckley from the inbetweeners as Jimmy and Peter Capaldi from the thick of it as Perry. They can have a cussing match. :awesome:

:oldrazz:
:o

[Rodrigo90]

I would loooooooooove to see that lol!

FOOTBALL FRIEND :awesome:

[Willi Berg]

Jimmy was featured in the latest Superman (Superman #711), with his signal watch:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4995/jolsen.jpg

[Rodrigo90]

Jimmy Buckley for Jimmy Olsen :woot:

[Superman2007]

Jimmy was featured in the latest Superman (Superman #711), with his signal watch:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4995/jolsen.jpg


Jimmy is awesome but I've always thought the signal watch was one of the dumbest things ever.

[Superman_20]

why is everyone suggesting guys for jimmy that look like they belong in twilight?

Why is everyone looking 16?

I understand the character in the comics is supposedly young, I've never read them really, but is that something that people actually like? The fact that he is that young?

Does that even really fit in the Goyer/Snyder/Nolan world? That in 2012-13 when the movie airs or is set in, that there is actually room in the competitive business world for a 16 year old with a camera to be working in a newspaper that is supposed to be a top-notch paper?

Is that realistic in today's world with today's economy?

Can the character look young? Sure, but should he look 16 like some of the characters suggested here?

And honestly, I wouldn't want a guy that makes me chuckle just by looking at him.

[Superman2007]

why is everyone suggesting guys for jimmy that look like they belong in twilight?

Why is everyone looking 16?

I understand the character in the comics is supposedly young, I've never read them really, but is that something that people actually like? The fact that he is that young?

Does that even really fit in the Goyer/Snyder/Nolan world? That in 2012-13 when the movie airs or is set in, that there is actually room in the competitive business world for a 16 year old with a camera to be working in a newspaper that is supposed to be a top-notch paper?

Is that realistic in today's world with today's economy?

Can the character look young? Sure, but should he look 16 like some of the characters suggested here?

And honestly, I wouldn't want a guy that makes me chuckle just by looking at him.

Very good points...I like that Superman Earth One made him an older, more credible photo-journalist.

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbj9u0aC7O1qbgl58o1_500.png

[Rodrigo90]

I'm not a fan of the older Jimmy. It makes him look socially inept. It's still Jimmy Olsen - the clown so to speak, but I'd say having him older makes him look sad around his peers. I cringe at Sam Huntington in SR. Younger is better IMO.

[Superman_20]

Very good points...I like that Superman Earth One made him an older, more credible photo-journalist.

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbj9u0aC7O1qbgl58o1_500.png

I did read that and I liked that he looks credible. If I could have any actor play him it would be Paul Dano. 27 years old but looks younger, and looks younger than Cavill but it is also believable that he may be in his mid-late 20's like Jimmy should be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMNoJVA9gk&feature=related

[Kurosawa]

why is everyone suggesting guys for jimmy that look like they belong in twilight?

Why is everyone looking 16?

I understand the character in the comics is supposedly young, I've never read them really, but is that something that people actually like? The fact that he is that young?

Does that even really fit in the Goyer/Snyder/Nolan world? That in 2012-13 when the movie airs or is set in, that there is actually room in the competitive business world for a 16 year old with a camera to be working in a newspaper that is supposed to be a top-notch paper?

Is that realistic in today's world with today's economy?

Can the character look young? Sure, but should he look 16 like some of the characters suggested here?

And honestly, I wouldn't want a guy that makes me chuckle just by looking at him.

Realism has no business being in Superman. Jimmy Olsen is supposed to be a kid reporter, he should be a kid reporter. No Twilight looking guys but a young, eager, awkward looking ginger kid would be great. These characters should either be who they were to created to be or not be used at all. If Jimmy Olsen can't be Jimmy Olsen-bow tie, signal watch and all-then just don't even bother creating a new character and calling him Jimmy Olsen. They might as well just use Ron Troupe if they want a serious young reporter character played completely straight without any humor or fun.

[Superman2007]

Realism has no business being in Superman.

This is how movies like "Batman and Robin" get made. If you have a Superhero movie without any realism, you have a superhero movie that wont be taken seriously.
A superhero film with any relatable characters or elements wont have an audience.

[Rodrigo90]

This is how movies like "Batman and Robin" get made. If you have a Superhero movie any realism, you have a superhero movie that wont be taken seriously.
A superhero film with any relatable characters or elements wont have an audience.

I'd say seriousness is more important in these cases.

[Superman_20]

I'm not a fan of the older Jimmy. It makes him look socially inept. It's still Jimmy Olsen - the clown so to speak, but I'd say having him older makes him look sad around his peers. I cringe at Sam Hunnighton in SR. Younger is better IMO.

That is another thing that should be changed. He should not socially inept, he should be outgoing and yes, well spoken, clever, and he should not be a joke, but rather a character. He should be a normal everyday young man, that happens to be smart and happens to be outgoing. It isn't that rare for a guy to be both smart and outgoing. They don't have to make him a punchline, or make him a joke or give him corny things to say just so people watching chuckle and say "hey there is Jimmy"....

I think if I went to any university in the country, I could find at least 10 guys that could play Jimmy. That is how I picture Jimmy. If he has to be funny, he'd be like just one of your friends that has a sense of humor. But any guy who is young, and has a sense of humor should not be a misfit. He should be well-liked. He should have no problems getting a date, and he shouldn't be a weirdo.

He should be a young man (in his 20s like Paul Dano) who happens to be smart, charismatic, and if necessary for the script, funny in a charming way. Not in a cartoon-ish, corny, stupid, campy kind of way.

[Superman2007]

I'd say seriousness is more important in these cases.

Yeah well if has realism whatsoever and is not relatable at all, you're going to be hard-pressed to find anyone taking it seriously.

[Kurosawa]

This is how movies like "Batman and Robin" get made. If you have a Superhero movie without any realism, you have a superhero movie that wont be taken seriously.
A superhero film with any relatable characters or elements wont have an audience.

Superman is different from Batman or Iron Man.

Nolan's Batman movies are as absurd in their own way as any other superhero movie. The best trained special forces agent in the world would be a vegetable by the end of a Nolan Batman movie. Superman movies should not be realistic; even the Reeve ones were too realistic, mostly due to effects constraints of the times. Superman movies should be pure fantasy, more along the lines of Avatar but even more fantastic than that. Into that world you can drop the fairly believable city of Metropolis, but Nolan's Batman films should never be the goal for Superman.

[Project862006]

if you want an older jimmy i say get Joseph Mazzello(Social Network,Pacific) he is 27 and convincingly played a college student in Social Network

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00465/facebook_465731a.jpg
http://img.listal.com/image/1771498/936full-joseph-mazzello.jpg

[Kurosawa]

That is another thing that should be changed. He should not socially inept, he should be outgoing and yes, well spoken, clever, and he should not be a joke, but rather a character. He should be a normal everyday young man, that happens to be smart and happens to be outgoing. It isn't that rare for a guy to be both smart and outgoing. They don't have to make him a punchline, or make him a joke or give him corny things to say just so people watching chuckle and say "hey there is Jimmy"....

I think if I went to any university in the country, I could find at least 10 guys that could play Jimmy. That is how I picture Jimmy. If he has to be funny, he'd be like just one of your friends that has a sense of humor. But any guy who is young, and has a sense of humor should not be a misfit. He should be well-liked. He should have no problems getting a date, and he shouldn't be a weirdo.

He should be a young man (in his 20s like Paul Dano) who happens to be smart, charismatic, and if necessary for the script, funny in a charming way. Not in a cartoon-ish, corny, stupid, campy kind of way.

Then just don't use Jimmy. Passing off a character as Jimmy Olsen that bears no resemblance to what the character was created to be amounts to lying to the audience IMO. Use Ron Troupe instead and don't even address Jimmy.

[Superman_20]

Realism has no business being in Superman. Jimmy Olsen is supposed to be a kid reporter, he should be a kid reporter. No Twilight looking guys but a young, eager, awkward looking ginger kid would be great. These characters should either be who they were to created to be or not be used at all. If Jimmy Olsen can't be Jimmy Olsen-bow tie, signal watch and all-then just don't even bother creating a new character and calling him Jimmy Olsen. They might as well just use Ron Troupe if they want a serious young reporter character played completely straight without any humor or fun.

If you make is just like the comics, you will make a movie that is too over the top. There are different interpretations of the same characters in comic books and in a movie it should be the same. It is a movie based on a comic book. Characters have some changes made to them, especially supporting characters.

If they want to set in a realistic world, with Superman being the outsider, how is Jimmy going to be a realistic kid reporter. That was just an element added in the comics most likely to attract younger readers because they thought that might work. Just because something is in a comic doesn't mean it has to be in the movies and in fact, it doesn't even mean it SHOULD be in the comics.

Characters always have some changes done to them for movies, because some comic book things in a movie would probably be painful to watch.

Read the Jurassic Park book and watch the movie. The lawyer was never as wimpy as he was in the movie and the one asking for the park to be available to everyone was the lawyer, not the creator of the park. Why did they turn the lawyer into a wimp? Because they thought it would be funny (when in fact it was just painful to watch).

If you make characters into human cartoons (like the lawyer) you wind up with characters that are just painful to watch.

[Kurosawa]

If you make is just like the comics, you will make a movie that is too over the top. There are different interpretations of the same characters in comic books and in a movie it should be the same. It is a movie based on a comic book. Characters have some changes made to them, especially supporting characters.

If they want to set in a realistic world, with Superman being the outsider, how is Jimmy going to be a realistic kid reporter. That was just an element added in the comics most likely to attract younger readers because they thought that might work. Just because something is in a comic doesn't mean it has to be in the movies and in fact, it doesn't even mean it SHOULD be in the comics.

Characters always have some changes done to them for movies, because some comic book things in a movie would probably be painful to watch.

Read the Jurassic Park book and watch the movie. The lawyer was never as wimpy as he was in the movie and the one asking for the park to be available to everyone was the lawyer, not the creator of the park. Why did they turn the lawyer into a wimp? Because they thought it would be funny (when in fact it was just painful to watch).

If you make characters into human cartoons (like the lawyer) you wind up with characters that are just painful to watch.

Imagine if Peter Jackson treated the characters and situations from LOTR with the contempt that people want comics to be treated with.

Glad he didn't.

[Superman2007]

if you want an older jimmy i say get Joseph Mazzello(Social Network,Pacific) he is 27 and convincingly played a college student in Social Network

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00465/facebook_465731a.jpg
http://img.listal.com/image/1771498/936full-joseph-mazzello.jpg

He'd be perfect! He's old enough, has a decent look, and is a good actor.

[Rodrigo90]

Yeah well if has realism whatsoever and is not relatable at all, you're going to be hard-pressed to find anyone taking it seriously.

Look at Star Wars. It was unrealistic, but it took itself seriously. People could relate and be immersed in the story and characters.

B&R had nothing going for it. It took itself as a joke, and so it was to everyone else.

[Superman_20]

Superman is different from Batman or Iron Man.

Nolan's Batman movies are as absurd in their own way as any other superhero movie. The best trained special forces agent in the world would be a vegetable by the end of a Nolan Batman movie. Superman movies should not be realistic; even the Reeve ones were too realistic, mostly due to effects constraints of the times. Superman movies should be pure fantasy, more along the lines of Avatar but even more fantastic than that. Into that world you can drop the fairly believable city of Metropolis, but Nolan's Batman films should never be the goal for Superman.


The city should be believable but so should the people of the city. The only character that is supposed to be the fantasy is Superman and the villains that he attracts to the Earth inadvertently by him simply being on Earth. That makes it more realistic. It should be about how normal people react to an/a abnormal creature(s). Not how all these characters are strange and over-the-top with 16 year old reports and here comes another odd-ball from space and other alien weirdos. If audiences wanted so much humor and weird places and so much fantasy, then Green Lantern would have been a hit.

Avatar is set in a real world with characters that are in another world, and Avatar is not joking around with campy characters, and the humans in the movie are not campy. They are actually pretty realistic portraits of humans.


Look at Star Wars. It was unrealistic, but it took itself seriously. People could relate and be immersed in the story and characters.

B&R had nothing going for it. It took itself as a joke, and so it was to everyone else.


But Star Wars is not set in a city in the U.S. like Superman is. That is the difference. If it is set in an alien world (where miraculously everyone speaks English, fine) but the action doesn't all take place on Earth. Superman takes place in a major city in the U.S.

[Superman2007]

Imagine if Peter Jackson treated the characters and situations from LOTR with the contempt that people want comics to be treated with.

Glad he didn't.

Everything in Lord of the Rings is fantastical.

The only fantastical element of a Superman story is usually just his powers and sometimes a villain he's up against. The rest of his story, to work on film, needs to be realistic
Also did you say the Reeve films were realistic? What was realistic about Richard Pryor falling off the top of a sky scraper but landing perfectly ON SKIS!!! Don't want that see that type of Superman movie ever again.

[Kurosawa]

Look at Star Wars. It was unrealistic, but it took itself seriously. People could relate and be immersed in the story and characters.

B&R had nothing going for it. It took itself as a joke, and so it was to everyone else.

Yes, and that is how Superman should be approached. Not realistic, but it should be played straight-with humor when appropriate, but avoiding all aspects of a parody. Harry Potter is the other great example. Nothing realistic about it, but people buy into it 100% because the story and characters matter. This is the way to do Superman.

[Superman2007]

Look at Star Wars. It was unrealistic, but it took itself seriously. People could relate and be immersed in the story and characters.

B&R had nothing going for it. It took itself as a joke, and so it was to everyone else.

At the risk of sounding like a lunatic...Star Wars is realistic, since it starts with the conceit that its all happening "long ago, in a galaxy far, far away." There is so much we don't about space, because it is infinite, so with that being the basis we can absorb everything that's going on. Now, if they set Star Wars in our solar system, in present day, then that would be unrealistic. Because we know that it's not the case that everything in Star Wars is happening or could possibly happen, in our world.

[Superman_20]

Everything in Lord of the Rings is fantastical.

The only fantastical element of a Superman story is usually just his powers and sometimes a villain he's up against. The rest of his story, to work on film, needs to be realistic
Also did you say the Reeve films were realistic? What was realistic about Richard Pryor falling off the side of the top off a sky scraper but landing perfectly ON SKIS!!! Don't want that see that type of Superman movie ever again.

Exactly, or eating ice-cream when being flown halfway across the street by a hurricane or acting like an imbecile and having people not notice that you act like one until you happen to say "swell" and which one of you has ever had a boss that was as over the top as Perry White in the Reeve movies? Or heard of a criminal as campy and corny as Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor or seen that is so easy to get the ARMY to get distracted by a girl leaving all their weapons standing around? Or ever heard of a criminal like Gene Hackman's camp Luthor with Ottis? Or memory erasing kisses, building up the Wall of China by looking at it or a nuclear man born in the sun who speaks English and was born dressed? Who also expects that an alien world speaks English with a hint of a British accent?

Please, no more of that, if you liked that, then watch the Reeve movies again but the majority of people did not like those aspects of the movies. Did I see them? Obviously, but does that mean that there are not MANY things that could have been done differently?

[Superman_20]

Everything in Lord of the Rings is fantastical.


Exactly, if the setting for the entire world that the character lives in is fantastical, then fine. But Superman is set in Earth, with normal people, with no Goblins or creeps and magic. It is Earth, an alien arrives, and other alien forces arrive after him. That is all.

[Astrodust]

They need someone short for Jimmy. 5'6'' tops.

[Rodrigo90]

Star Wars is realistic in it's own enviroment, yeah. To our society, it isn't. But it's certainly plausible in how things are handled within the story, the characters,etc. I'm sure someone out there in life can relate to Luke and Vader :)

Superman isn't meant to be realistic, even Nolan couldn't pull that off. If he did, Supes would be a guy on a jetpack with a hero complex XD. I think (God help me) Independence Day is something that should be looked at for inspiration, minus the cliche characters.

[Denny67]

Anton Yelchin
http://www.onlocationvacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/anton_yelchin.jpg

Michael Cera
http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/files/2011/05/michael-cera.jpg

Johnny Simmons
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/ALO-086654.jpg

Patrick Fugit

http://denrick.eqwolf.com/patrick-fugit-0.jpg

Just depending on what you want out of the character.

[WarriorDreamer]

Well the thing is Jimmy was never supposed to be particulary 'cool'. Like as soon as you make him older and a hit with the ladies, good at fighting and so on he doesn't make as much of a sidekick to Superman.

He supposed to still have some of that innocence and youthfulness so I would say he should be about 21 or 22. (Since considering our Clark and Lois are gonna be about 31)

I think he should be portrayed as a little less goofy than before, just a smart optimistic kid really. I think the portrayal in secret origin was pretty good for a modern Jimmy.

[Sgt.Pepper]

if you want an older jimmy i say get Joseph Mazzello(Social Network,Pacific) he is 27 and convincingly played a college student in Social Network

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00465/facebook_465731a.jpg
http://img.listal.com/image/1771498/936full-joseph-mazzello.jpg

I really like this suggestion, he's at the right age and have the right "look", for lack of a better word.

[TheIncredibleSk]

After watching the pacific I would love that guy in this movie.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Or as most people know him "the little kid from Jurassic Park"

[Kryptonian Warrior]

AHA!! I thought that I recognized him! Thanks!

[WarriorDreamer]

So is there still no talk of a Perry, Jimmy OR Lex?

No Lex at this point I'm not overly bothered about. They could always mention him and let the audience know of his influence but not actually show him.

But we NEED Perry and Jimmy. I would imagine they would spend time in the Daily Planet. Jimmy is one of the people who is a big fan of Superman and really looks up to him. He feel those characters have to be in the movie.

[manofsteel4life]

ofcourse jimmy is gonna be in it....guys castings still go on even when filming starts.....just cause it hasnt been mentioned doesnt mean they arent....for all we know they just havent amounced the casting yet, but they might already have theyre people onboard already....relax people..:yay:

[Majik1387]

Considering they most likely have their main cast, the rest of the cast is most likely supporting and smaller supporting roles, I don't think they're rushin gto cast them, especially considering how easy those roles are to cast.

[Cav-El]

Perry will be a general to general lex and Jimmy will be a general under Perry and Lex. Superman: The General Man of Steel

[Puckenstein]

Donald Glover or Anton Yelchin.

Or no Jimmy, depending on how early in Clark's DP timeline we are.

That is what I'm willing to accept.

[Ursa]

Joe Mazzello was cast in G. I. Joe 2, I think there's no chance to be Jimmy, the shooting will be in the same time... :(

[--Zero-Ethic--]

Brandon Routh for Jimmy.

Ohhh :P

[Rodrigo90]

Brandon Routh for Jimmy.

Ohhh :P

no, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! :wow:

[Sherlock Holmes]

I doubt the part will big enough for a big name.

[IamtheBatman]

How about Anton Yelchin?

[Sherlock Holmes]

How about Anton Yelchin?

That kids great actor. I'd be up for that.

[HighFivingMF]

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z73/Wolf_of_the_Winter/Screenshots/1292742908809.png

[Rodrigo90]

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z73/Wolf_of_the_Winter/Screenshots/1292742908809.png

I'm scared of her...him? :csad:

Anyways, James Buckley for Jimmy :awesome:

[blah]

It would be friggin' hilarious if they used Toby Maguire as Jimmy Olsen.

[Puckenstein]

How about Anton Yelchin?
Oh yeah. Anton Yelchin. He's only been mentioned a thousand times - including 5 posts before yours. Brilliant!

[Zorex]

Oh yeah. Anton Yelchin. He's only been mentioned a thousand times - including 5 posts before yours. Brilliant!
Now, now, Puck. Down boy! Heel! ;)

I feel like Yelchin is too obvious a choice. Seeing the cast they have assembled, I'd rather they get a stand-out unknown or little-known actor, someone who could win our hearts as the Planet's young photographer and maybe first friend in Metropolis to the Man of Steel.

[Project862006]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR_4V-0_3l4

:awesome:

[ElDuderino]

My preference is no Jimmy Olsen. The character is too cartoonish, childish, cliche.

[HighFivingMF]

My preference is no Jimmy Olsen. The character is too cartoonish, childish, cliche.

Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Duderino? A kid with a camera is too cartoonish in a movie about flying aliens that can shoot lasers from their eyes?

[Rowsdower!]

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z73/Wolf_of_the_Winter/Screenshots/1292742908809.png

This chick for the Casey Anthony biopic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/that-guy/bug_eyed_kcpng.jpg

[BlueLantern]

I would love to see Jimmy in the film but with him having a running subplot in the film where whilst his character is in the background he tends to mysteriously mention an investigation he's carrying out but he never reveals what.

Towards the end of the film have a reveal that he's investigating a rumor about government scientists working on portals into other dimensions and have the plot end on a cliffhanger which can be dealt with in a sequel involving Darkseid.

Either that or keep him simple and go with Johns' Brainiac arc for the sequel.

[Octoberist]

Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Duderino? A kid with a camera is too cartoonish in a movie about flying aliens that can shoot lasers from their eyes?

I think he meant a Jimmy who is a total square.

I'd say make him a Peter Parker type; awkward, knowlingly funny and smart, but isn't a total nerd.

[ElDuderino]

I think he meant a Jimmy who is a total square.

I'd say make him a Peter Parker type; awkward, knowlingly funny and smart, but isn't a total nerd.Yeah, but the problem is that the name alone conjures up those images. It would be very hard to escape that, I think. What can he possibly add to the story?

[Project862006]

being clark's friend lol

[ElDuderino]

being clark's friend lolThat's not enough, I don't think.

What might be interesting is if the character were someone that was travelling with Clark in Africa and in doing so came to know Clark (and his powers) and the two became close. But he has to be a sort of social equal that helps convince Clark of his place in the world, not some goofy kid with a bow tie and a camera screaming "Looksie I got a photo of Supermans!!!!1111 Golly gee, Ms. Lane!!".

[Kurosawa]

Jimmy wasn't a square in his time, he's been stuck in that mode because of people deconstructing the Silver Age comics. In the time those comics were written, Jimmy was a pretty typical young career guy. That's how to update him-he doesn't have to have the bow tie, but he should be a good, upstanding, positive guy who is looked down on by his superiors due his youth but proves his value as a journalist. And along the way, befriends Superman and due to that friendship, has some of the most insane adventures of all time.

[Hypestyle]

ideally, Jimmy shouldn't be a peer of Clark, age-wise (I remember the 1st season Lois & Clark tried this.. and then it happened again in Smallville)

Jimmy should be updated like Peter Parker was in Ultimate Spider-Man, being part of the Internet-new media aspect of the Daily Planet.

[DrCosmic]

I don't think they should cast Jimmy yet. I think they should have someone who looks 16 when they make the sequel to MOS when the Daily Planet plays a big part in the story, and not when Perry White is cast at the 9th hour in an origin story full of military and Kryptonians.

I think Earth One did something smart by making him credible, but I don't think

I also think Jimmy has a tendency to be redundant. You have Clark for the wide eyed idealist, Lois for the biting sarcasm and Perry for the pragmatic yelling. Where does a teenager working on the Daily Planet's website fit in, exactly? He's comic relief. You can take Lois' sarcasm and give it to him, but then what is Lois doing other than whining about not getting her way?

There were good points raised about how he should be a modern kid, and I think that angle, someone who's always plugged in, who's never really listening to anything other than his iPhone, who's obsessed with tech and lives through it, even amidst all this craziness, I think that plays both for comedy as well as some deep thematic elments. When Jimmy takes off his headphones or drops his Droid, it can really put a button on an epic scene.

[ElDuderino]

ideally, Jimmy shouldn't be a peer of Clark, age-wise (I remember the 1st season Lois & Clark tried this.. and then it happened again in Smallville)

Jimmy should be updated like Peter Parker was in Ultimate Spider-Man, being part of the Internet-new media aspect of the Daily Planet.Ideally he should not be in it at all. But if he is and he's Clark's friend, he should be his peer, not some goofy kid.

[Kurosawa]

He doesn't work as Clark's peer, not as a character on his own, and not as a supporting character for Superman or Clark. He needs to be a teenager. Part of what he does is he gives Superman and Clark someone to mentor. Superman works best when he is a patriarch.

Also, Clark is NOT a wide-eyed naive idealist, and if he IS written that way, and if Superman is portrayed that way, then the movie will fail and will deserve to do so. Superman is not a stupid hayseed who is ignorant to the evils of the world, and when he acts that way as Clark, well, that's part of the charade that is Clark Kent. Jimmy IS a wide-eyed idealist because he's still a kid and doesn't know any better. Superman believes in the best in people, but more than anything, he believes that common sense will make it clear to people that doing the right thing is in their own self-interest as well as being the right thing to do.

[blah]

I like how Grant Morrison showed him as an eccentric young man, who is capable in his own right. Maybe leave the cross-dressing part out of the equation :D

[ElDuderino]

He doesn't work as Clark's peer, not as a character on his ownSure he does. He works better that way.

See how opinions work?

Jimmy IS a wide-eyed idealist because he's still a kid and doesn't know any better.Lame, boring character that adds nothing to the story. I hope this isn't a kid's movie.

[Keyser Soze]

I like how Grant Morrison showed him as an eccentric young man, who is capable in his own right. Maybe leave the cross-dressing part out of the equation :D

But that's the best part!

[KayTang999]

I said this back in January and I am still sticking with my choice for Jimmy Olsen.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4074/cco03701x.jpg

I still truly believe that Chris Colfer would be well fit for this part. Aesthetic wise, he has the young innocent doe-eyed appeal. At the same he is the nerdy and geeky boy who get excited over anything and everything.

We don't really know a whole lot about this movie. The fact that they haven't even cast this part yet make me think Man of Steel's Jimmy Olsen is to Dick Grayson of Nolan's Batman trilogy. As in they are not even born yet. Mr. Nolan's word, not mine.

If we do get sequels, there is no worry about Chris Colfer aging because even until today at the age of 21, he still looks like 15.

Also, however you feel about Glee or Chris Colfer himself, one thing is a guarantee is the amount of Glee's fans who will watch the movie if he is in it. Gleeks are insane and he is probably the most popular cast of the show.

If you think he is too effeminate because of who he is, then I would like to point out Neil Patrick Harris and Sir Ian McKellen. The bottom line he is an actor and his job is to act the part and be the part. If he can do it and is the best candidate then he should get the equal opportunity at it like the rest of other actors out there.

[TheIncredibleSk]

I don't know how to say this without sounding like a bigot but unless they make Jimmy camp gay then he shouldn't play the part. I haven't seen him anything except Glee and he's very effeminate in that/

[batman44]

I don't know anything about Chris Colfer or Glee, so I dunno.

[KayTang999]

Chris Colfer was in a short film about 2-3 years ago. A high school kid who must pass Presidential Physical Fitness Test or else he would get an F and lose his spot at Harvard. The movie is only about 8 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwEfDyopaw

[Majik1387]

I'd like Colfer if Jimmy is gay. If not, no thanks. Call me small minded or whatever, but his role on Glee was literally created and written based on him and how he is(of course with some Hollywood creativity), but I just don't see him playing a straight character role ever.

[I Am The Knight]

I don't know how to say this without sounding like a bigot but unless they make Jimmy camp gay then he shouldn't play the part. I haven't seen him anything except Glee and he's very effeminate in that/

What you're trying to say is that he's too ghey, yes?

[TheIncredibleSk]

What you're trying to say is that he's too ghey, yes?To play a straight Jimmy? Yes.

[KayTang999]

Would Darren Criss be good for this part? He is also on Glee and his character is the boyfriend of Chris Colfer's character. I guess the question is whether the concern is the previous work of the actor or the actor himself.

In term of acting, we should be more critical about their work experience than who they are as person, right?

[I Am The Knight]

To play a straight Jimmy? Yes.

I am joking, my friend. Anyway, it is obvious this production is willing to shake characters up a little bit, so they could make Jimmy vaguely gay...I wouldn't be terribly shocked if that happened. It almost happened at one point with Superman Lives if I remember correctly.

[Majik1387]

Darren Criss is not how I really envision Jimmy, and to me he looks too close in age to Cavill for my taste, but if he were up for the part I wouldn't complain. Though odds are he'll be busy on Broadway, what with replacing Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

[batman44]

I am joking, my friend. Anyway, it is obvious this production is willing to shake characters up a little bit, so they could make Jimmy vaguely gay...I wouldn't be terribly shocked if that happened. It almost happened at one point with Superman Lives if I remember correctly.

That was the first draft of Superman: Flyby by J.J Abrams.

[I Am The Knight]

That was the first draft of Superman: Flyby by J.J Abrams.

Ah, thanks.

[SuperDaniel]

I have a feeling Jimmy is not in this movie.

[Rust]

That was the first draft of Superman: Flyby by J.J Abrams.

Wasnt he also black in that one?

[dark_b]

maybe a small role. or even a cameo at the Daily Planet.

[Majik1387]

Maybe a camera man for Lois?

[HighFivingMF]

Wasnt he also black in that one?

I think that was Lives.

[kalelinri]

how about we take the actors who auditions but lost out on being Peter Parker and choose jimmy from that bunch.

[Majik1387]

Because all actors who'd be good in the role should be considered, not just Spider-Man flunkies.

[kalelinri]

Because all actors who'd be good in the role should be considered, not just Spider-Man flunkies.

i agree with that. i was just making a point of the age range and type of character.

http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/spider-man-4-rumour-round-up.php?page=9

[Majik1387]

Out of those, I'd only be okay with 2.

[NotFadeAway]

I wouldn't even mind if Jimmy discovered that Clark is Superman early on and proves his friendship and character by not capatilizing on such a big story, instead helping Superman/Clark keep his cover.

[manofsteel4life]

I honestly think Jimmy is probably gonna be saved for a sequel

[DavidTyler]

I've seen no mention of Jimmy. No casting details ... nothing. Do you think it's possible that they've decided to eliminate the character?

[manofsteel4life]

Well theres no Lana or lex either. I doubt they are getting rid of them. I think they may be cast already, and will announce accordingly. I mean they filmed the young smallville scenes already....so i guess Clark grew up without friends? Lol.....I think we should just wait and see, we have a long way to go before we start worrying

[Frodo]

I think we have to keep in mind that they're probably still in the process of casting. The film is 2 years away and they still have time to cast Olsen, Lana and Lex. Heck they only recently added Fishburne as Perry White ,and Nolan is still adding actors to TDKR cast . I remember hearing months ago that Thomas Dekker was up for the part though who knows how much of that was true .

[Rodrigo90]

James BUCKLEY!!! :awesome:

[Project862006]

just watched am number four and callan mcauliffe was very good in it and would be a great jimmy olsen

too bad he is only 16(17 in january)

[Ultimatehero]

just watched am number four and callan mcauliffe was very good in it and would be a great jimmy olsen

too bad he is only 16(17 in january)

He looks older though, could easily pass as 18 which would make him an up-and-coming Planet intern. I still remember that story of Jimmy leaving home, interning, and almost jumping (?) before Superman 'saves' him. Secret Origins, I think...

[Schlosser85]

I think Chris Colfer is great on Glee, but I'll believe he's capable of playing a straight role when I see him do it. He's very effeminate.

[Rockstar]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3528539/

Jeremy Irvine

http://s3.amazonaws.com/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-07/hexgoemlJxvHBaIuvjibjGInrunIvpcdjcnfopsBFIhxHwBjsa cvtwwcgBdk/war_horse.jpg.scaled1000.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF ZAE65UYRT34AOQ&Expires=1323735758&Signature=4oiEzTbrtFMZJiN60Hi8tHrTfoM%3D

http://spielbergfanclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/War-Horse-Jeremy-Irvine-photo-holding-ribbon.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6053004898_4e72063623.jpg

[DavidTyler]

Is there going to be a Jimmy
Olsen in this film or not?!!! It's been months since I initially raised this question. Has anyone heard anything? I think this film will have a huge hole in it if they eliminate the character.

[LibidoLoca]

Don't we have a thread for Jimmy, already?

EDIT: Here, discuss here! http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=335831

[EtherMagic]

I feel the story takes place before Clark works at the daily planet, and even before Jimmy works there as-well. From the evidence, they look to be taking this story way back, kinda the lost years that were never told on film, before Superman becomes the Clark we know of today.

IMO Jimmy will be in the sequel.

[KrypJonian]

I feel the story takes place before Clark works at the daily planet, and even before Jimmy works there as-well. From the evidence, they look to be taking this story way back, kinda the lost years that were never told on film, before Superman becomes the Clark we know of today.

IMO Jimmy will be in the sequel.

What you say makes sense... And I'm very sad to say so...

[Lead Cenobite]

Professor Hamilton was cast back in the summer but only announced recently, maybe it's the same case with Jimmy. Who knows who might be in the movie that hasn't been announced yet.

If he's not in it, no big deal to me. It's not absolutely necessary for him to be at the Daily Planet before Clark is hired.

[Rust]

Professor Hamilton was cast back in the summer but only announced recently, maybe it's the same case with Jimmy. Who knows who might be in the movie that hasn't been announced yet.


This could've been done with Lex as well. Especially if it's a small part.

[hopefuldreamer]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3528539/

Jeremy Irvine

http://s3.amazonaws.com/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-07/hexgoemlJxvHBaIuvjibjGInrunIvpcdjcnfopsBFIhxHwBjsa cvtwwcgBdk/war_horse.jpg.scaled1000.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF ZAE65UYRT34AOQ&Expires=1323735758&Signature=4oiEzTbrtFMZJiN60Hi8tHrTfoM%3D

http://spielbergfanclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/War-Horse-Jeremy-Irvine-photo-holding-ribbon.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6053004898_4e72063623.jpg

I like him :)

Professor Hamilton was cast back in the summer but only announced recently, maybe it's the same case with Jimmy. Who knows who might be in the movie that hasn't been announced yet.

If he's not in it, no big deal to me. It's not absolutely necessary for him to be at the Daily Planet before Clark is hired.

Same. But it'd be a nice surprise if they do announce him :)

[sethypants]

Wow, this sucks. I cant believe Jimmy wont be in the movie.

[Kryptonian Warrior]

What you say makes sense... And I'm very sad to say so...

It appears as though they are following Nolan's TDK formula. So this is the BB of Superman. I'm pretty sure that WB are banking on MOS being a success and they at least have a rough draft of how they want their trilogy to play out. Granted they have not come right out and said that they are planning this as a trilogy, at least not that I know of. It seems as though most Superhero movies follow the same basic formula. I don't mind it one bit, because it works if done correctly. From all indications so far, they are off to a great start! Next summer can't get here fast enough.

[Majik1387]

Wow, this sucks. I cant believe Jimmy wont be in the movie.
Where has this been confirmed?

[Rodrigo90]

He's best left for a sequel anyways.

[04nbod]

Jimmy Olsen is the new Robin for Nolan isn't he?

[Majik1387]

Nolan has no say on the characters.

I don't see why. Not saying Robin isn't realistic, but Jimmy fits in no problem for Snyder.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Jesse Plemons.

[Rockstar]

Logan Lerman http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503567/

Dark haired Jimmy since we have a Redhead Lois.

[Project862006]

anton yelchin will forever be jimmy olsen for me

[Sawyer]

Dylan O'Brien.

[sethypants]

John Gallagher, Jr.

[Majik1387]

I'm good with either of those two.

[sethypants]

Reason why I thought John Gallagher, Jr was great was cos I was totally impressed with his performance in Newsroom. Plus it helps that people keeps calling him Jimmy Olsen. LOL.
http://blu.stb.s-msn.com/i/46/1B83BB19B7736EBC39AEE1982A69.jpg

[LibidoLoca]

I think Jimmy will not be in the first two films. He'll probably be brought in the third film in the guise of an original character who was an orphan and near the end it will be revealed he was Jimmy the whole time. :awesome:

[ThePowerCosmic]

I can see him being in the sequel. Supposedly, Clark doesn't stark working at the Daily Planet until the end of MoS.

[hopefuldreamer]

I think Jimmy will not be in the first two films. He'll probably be brought in the third film in the guise of an original character who was an orphan and near the end it will be revealed he was Jimmy the whole time. :awesome:

It'd be better than having Jimmy for the first two films, and then him dying in the third film, only for it be revealed that his name is Henry James Olsen, and Jimmy is actually his little brother... :p

[LibidoLoca]

:hehe:

[BH/HHH]

I can see him being in the sequel. Supposedly, Clark doesn't stark working at the Daily Planet until the end of MoS.

I think that's just speculation, its certainly what I'm assuming.

[hopefuldreamer]

I think it'll be mid movie personally.

[terry78]

I actually want Gallagher as Flash.

[DarthSkywalker]

I think it'll be mid movie personally.

Well if he really doesn't put on the glasses until the end of the film, it makes sense that he doesn't start working there until then. I honestly don't believe Clark will meet Lois until the very last scene of the movie. She will be doing all her communicating with Superman.

Clark will emerge from the FoS as Superman and there will be no need for that version of Clark until he is forced to hide his identity. I think Clark will try to live amongst us as Superman and will realize it won't work.

[hopefuldreamer]

I think he'll put on the glasses mid movie.

As i've mentioned before, now that we know that he is riding around Metropolis on a bike with no glasses on, walks into the Daily Planet, and slips them on in the elevator... I just don't understand why he wouldn't be wearing the disguise before even stepping outside his home if Superman had already been seen in public.

It seems to me, that the only reason people wouldn't recognise him in the street on the way to the DP is because he isn't anyone to recognise at that point.

[DarthSkywalker]

I think he'll put on the glasses mid movie.

As i've mentioned before, now that we know that he is riding around Metropolis on a bike with no glasses on, walks into the Daily Planet, and slips them on in the elevator... I just don't understand why he wouldn't be wearing the disguise before even stepping outside his home if Superman had already been seen in public.

It seems to me, that the only reason people wouldn't recognise him in the street on the way to the DP is because he isn't anyone to recognise at that point.

Doesn't his hair color change and honestly, who would expect Superman on a bike? Then there is just the simple fact that people aren't going to recognize Clark is Superman because it is a movie. What are the real chances the public will be privy to an up close look of him?

Also think Clark at the Daily Planet might just be too much runtime.

[hopefuldreamer]

No, his hair colour doesn't change :confused:

I think 'who would suspect Superman on a Bike' is a bit of a poor explanation. Why bother with the glasses at all then? Cause, who would expect Superman to dress in normal clothes and go for an interview at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent?

And the 'because it is a movie' line can be used for why the glasses work... but no one recognising him with no glasses on is pushing it a bit too far IMO :funny:

[DarthSkywalker]

The glasses are there because Clark Kent wears glasses. It is why he has a cape, wears a big S on his chest, and has heat vision. Because they are part of the lore. The entire idea behind the Clark Kent persona is that no one would expect this guy to be Superman. It is too outlandish to even consider it. It is why he hides in plain sight. The glasses are just the narrative indicator.

And if you look at Clark he looks to have dark brown hair and Superman has jet black hair. AT the very least, Clark's beard is brown.

[hopefuldreamer]

While I agree that the 'hiding in plain sight' is a lot of the reason the glasses work, they are still neccesary for the disguise to be effective IMO.

The difference in hair colour is just lighting, and possible because of hair gel. And why the hell does Clark's beard colour affect ANY of what I was saying?

You've really gone off on a tangent here...

[DarthSkywalker]

While I agree that the 'hiding in plain sight' is a lot of the reason the glasses work, they are still neccesary for the disguise to be effective IMO.

The difference in hair colour is just lighting, and possible because of hair gel. And why the hell does Clark's beard colour affect ANY of what I was saying?

You've really gone off on a tangent here...

Did you really just ask why his beard color matters when I was stating that his hair color looks different? It isn't a tangent, it is all a part of the same question. Clark on the bike has black hair, but before that he I am not sure if he does or doesn't. His beard seems to be quite brown and his hair looks lighter. I would think a man's beard would match his hair color. So I am wondering if there is some sort of change. Possibly linked to his change of identity.

[UaalaDan]

There's photos of Cavill as Clark on set wearing the trademark white shirt, gray vest and pants. Check the photo thread.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4903/52887958.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/845/18590823.jpg
So no, he won't be Metropolis Clark towards the end. That's probably around the time Zod attacks the city.

[DarthSkywalker]

So this confirms he is working at the DP and going around as the "Clark persona" how exactly? I am not saying it won't happen, but I am not sure how those photos confirm it.

[Rust]

Hmmm, there were rumors with those pics about the crowd looking towards something in the sky. So, I guess it's not from the end of the move.
And if that's indeed Metropolis Clark in that shot.

Doesnt prove anything yet though. I still dont think Clark puts on the glasses and becomes that persona until the very end. That's what I hope for myself. Would make a great and inevitable closing shot.

[Willi Berg]

There's photos of Cavill as Clark on set wearing the trademark white shirt, gray vest and pants. Check the photo thread.


It was never confirmed that that was Clark/Henry in those shots. It was just speculation when those photos came out. It's very hard to tell.

Hmmm, there were rumors with those pics about the crowd looking towards something in the sky. So, I guess it's not from the end of the move.
And if that's indeed Metropolis Clark in that shot.

Doesnt prove anything yet though. I still dont think Clark puts on the glasses and becomes that persona until the very end. That's what I hope for myself. Would make a great and inevitable closing shot.

The rumour was the crowd was looking up at Zod's ship, which is soon to attack Metropolis.

It could still very well be that the bike ride and Clark entering the Daily Planet and putting the glasses on is at the end of the movie.


And I don't think changing hair colour is part of the plotline. Clark always has dark hair, even if his beard is a lighter colour.

[UaalaDan]

The person who took the pics confirmed it was Cavill. Im pretty sure. He/She, dont remember exactly, confirmed it on the Facebook page. They were shooting it right here in downtown Chicago. You can see Amy Adams and Lawrence Fishburne on the pics too. I almost went there to check the filming but was too busy that week.

[BenReilly]

Here's something interesting...

A screencap of Perry White from the recent trailer:

http://i.imgur.com/xeiAj.jpg

Supposedly, the girl running next to him is an actress by the name of Rebecca Buller.

If you look her up on IMDB, she's listed as playing a character named Jenny Olsen in MOS:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4839129/


What do you guys think? A relative of Jimmy's (sister, cousin, etc.), or have they actually changed/revamped the character and have given us a female version?

[Lencho01]

If they use her as Jimmy's female replacement, I hope it wasn't out of some feeling that they needed more main female DP characters. I mean, there's Cat Grant.

[herolee10]

Yeah, even I think that Snyder and Goyer wouldn't have gone that far to change up the mythology for modern times. It's one thing to update things with changing the ethnic background of a character from the comics, but another to change their gender altogether.

[Smallville13]

Here's something interesting...

A screencap of Perry White from the recent trailer:

http://i.imgur.com/xeiAj.jpg

Supposedly, the girl running next to him is an actress by the name of Rebecca Buller.

If you look her up on IMDB, she's listed as playing a character named Jenny Olsen in MOS:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4839129/


What do you guys think? A relative of Jimmy's (sister, cousin, etc.), or have they actually changed/revamped the character and have given us a female version?
WHOA. I wonder if that was on IMDB before the trailer. I wonder why they would do this? Superman's best pal is now a woman??

[Rodrigo90]

Are they going to pull a Smallville on us?

[LibidoLoca]

:shock Jenny Olsen? So pre-op Jimmy?

[Lencho01]

Jenny Olsen will be revealed to be Jamie Jenny Olsen, cousin of Henry James Olsen and James Bartholomew Olsen.

[Project862006]

maybe it his sister lol maybe she helps him get a job at the DP

still hope someone like paul dano gets jimmy olsen
http://www.dailyactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/paul-dano-ruby-sparks.jpg

[Rorschach2012]

I really hope Jimmy Olsen is in this movie. And not replaced by Jenny Olsen... what would be the point

[LibidoLoca]

Just to p**s off the fans. :o

[Rodrigo90]

This guy for Jimmy :)

http://www.lisathomasmanagement.com/2012revamp/wp-content/uploads/james-buckley1.jpg

[JosephCAW]

....."Jenny Olsen"..............




http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsH/7378-6645.gif

[JosephCAW]

on a serious note, as long as they never even think about getting Justin Douchebag then I'm happy.

Remember when the DCnU first came out and Jimmy looked like that tool.....HORRIBLE!!!!

[Coca Cola Duracell Franklin.]

This guy for Jimmy :)

http://www.lisathomasmanagement.com/2012revamp/wp-content/uploads/james-buckley1.jpg
He's too british.

[G.Godfrey]

Jenny Olsen? Replacing an awkward (and sometimes annoying) nerdy guy with a good looking brunette? Please let it be true! :awesome: :hehe:

[Project862006]

^yup leave the boys to bruce:oldrazz:

[FilmNerdJamie]

maybe it his sister lol maybe she helps him get a job at the DP

still hope someone like paul dano gets jimmy olsen
http://www.dailyactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/paul-dano-ruby-sparks.jpg

Thought about him, but honestly... he's too good of an actor to bog himself down to a franchise.

[DarkKnight FTW]

Jenny Olsen will be revealed to be Jamie Jenny Olsen, cousin of Henry James Olsen and James Bartholomew Olsen.

???? :huh: