Henry Cavill IS Superman: The Official Thread

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ar...-play-superman

just so we can have a new place to talk about him being superman

 

[Rust]

I dont believe it. I dont believe it. I dont believe it. I dont believe it. I dont believe it.I dont believe it. I dont believe it...

NO ****ING WAY!!!!

This is TOTALLY CRAZY!!!

I'm... exstatic...

 

[Heisenberg]

As far as looks, perfect casting. His range in "The Tudors" also guarantee's he has the chops to bring something special to the role Looking forward to more news!

 

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

i think he can do it.

 

[KyleDW2]

Wait, one of the fan favorite casting choices...got casted?

Huh. Didn't really see that one coming. Well...good. Good news. Now we can finally put all the Routh/Welling/Will they/Won't they stuff behind us and start getting excited proper.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ar...-play-superman

just so we can have a new place to talk about him being superman

He's been on WB's Radar since McG days right? He looks much more mature now so I guess cream really does rise to the top!

 

[Gamma Ray]

He's no Jon Hamm.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

Wait, one of the fan favorite casting choices...got casted?

Huh. Didn't really see that one coming. Well...good. Good news. Now we can finally put all the Routh/Welling/Will they/Won't they stuff behind us and start getting excited proper.

What about all the threads they'll start endlessly bemoaning the fact their favorite didn't get picked!!

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

He's no Jon Hamm.

Good! Jon Hamm looks older than his 40 yrs imo.

 

[bapi]

Good choice!

 

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

He's been on WB's Radar since McG days right? He looks much more mature now so I guess cream really does rise to the top!

yes but now we don't have to read thru a bunch of crap about other actors that people want. here we can talk about him now that hes been cast and what he will do i the movie.

 

[SuperJ]

OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!!

it's finally over!!! ( the casting wars........that is! )

 

[Compi716]

I posted this in the casting thread, and I think it belongs here:

Wow, I'll be perfectly honest - I did NOT see this one coming. After his experience with "almost" getting the role in the past, I was sure Cavill wold have moved on. I guess I was wrong.

As people who are aware of my posts on these boards, I'm not a Cavill supporter. I never was. It was my dream to see Routh return, and now it looks like that won't happen.

Cavill is a fine actor...I've seen a few of his films/TV shows, and there's no denying his ability. The question that still remains in my mind is whether or not he can convincingly play the Superman that we all know and love. Looks are only part of this equation, and while Cavill doesn't epitomize the illustrated form of Superman in MY mind (which is very much Byrne inspired), I certainly see how he can be made to properly look like a true Man of Steel.

It for these reasons, above all and excluding my previous reservations about him, that I'm going to give Cavill a chance. He wasn't ,my first pick, but they could have done far worse (Joe M).

Now we look forward to the costume...

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

Now cast other smaller actors (kunis?) and adjust door heights on the sets (an old Hollywood trick)to make Henry look 6' 4" and we'll be good to go.

 

[Gamma Ray]

Good! Jon Hamm looks older than his 40 yrs imo.

So? Superman is ageless and timeless.

 

[KyleDW2]

What about all the threads they'll start endlessly bemoaning the fact their favorite didn't get picked!!

Those threads will be sent to the Desert of Lost Prayers, where they will be constantly on the run from the horrible beasts and nightmarish creatures that call this desert their home. Oh, those threads, with their whining and constant mewling about facts which are unchangeable, will find their new lives running from the vicious Thought Worms, the mammoth beings that hunt down and devour abandoned dreams. It is a sad, pitiable existence those threads will live.

Or they'll be deleted/merged. Something like that.

 

[Threshold]

Cavill must be stoked, he's been in the running for every major franchise it seems for the last decade.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

yes but now we don't have to read thru a bunch of crap about other actors that people want. here we can talk about him now that hes been cast and what he will do i the movie.

Very true and hopefully we'll see him in the costume soon.

 

[ilovelamp18]

look up in the sky its a bird its a plane no its wait seriously who is he?

 

[Rust]

They are, but there will be wars though.

Really didnt see this coming, but that's what I still exspected. An outta the blue-casting. But never with Cavill. t:

Bye-bye, Manganiello.

 

[JP]

The fanboys have won!

:')

 

[Green Ghost]

I am so happy right now! I can't really believe it...

And I am happy that this Welling-talk is over now t:

 

[Aesop Rocks]

First Tom Hardy, now Henry Cavill? Get out of here with that ****, fanboys.

****, they even won with Anne Hathaway in a CBM.

 

[rashad]

Nice casting!

 

[antsman41]

Cavill for Superman is exactly like Bale for Batman.

Both fan's wet-dreams and both actually achieved by the great team of Nolan & Co.

This is ****ing awesome.