The Daily Planet Vol. 2: Superman News and Speculation Thread (🚨TAG SPOILERS🚨)

[Sawyer]

Wes Bentley and Matthew Bomer are the only two I know.

Watch New Girl, dammit!

 

[Lily Adler]

Watch New Girl, dammit!

I could point out Schmidt before Wes Bentley.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I could point out Schmidt before Wes Bentley.

See I immediately thought Schmidt... but can I remember the actors name? No...

 

[DarthSkywalker]

See I immediately thought Schmidt... but can I remember the actors name? No...

For me it was just that guy from New Girl.

 

[Nemeres]

In an alternate universe, there is a Batman Vs. Superman movie made in 2002 that starred both Matthew Bomer and Wes Bentley.

I think Bentley still looked too young for that back in '02. But Bomer is the greatest movie Superman that never was, short build and all. He would have rocked a mid-aughts origin story.

 

[flickchick85]

For me it was just that guy from New Girl.

He’ll always be Deputy Leo to me.

 

[dhandler01]

I thought Brandon Sklenar was the clear favorite on this forum... Guess not, lol!

 

[Business Time]

This guy would like to have a word with you.
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In a different world, Tyler Hoechlin may have had a DiCaprio or Bale type of career where he rode a huge child acting role into adult stardom. But instead he chose high school and college baseball over Hollywood after he held his own against heavyweights like Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, and Jude Law in Road to Perdition.

But the good news for us is that after his baseball career, he returned to acting and gave us the most earnest and fleshed out Superman maybe of all time and at least since Reeve.

Haha. He had some potential.

Ultimately, objectively, he was let down my being on CW Soaps with iffy writing and low budgets.


David could easily outshine him. David has a lot of raw energy and exuberance that makes him a fun/engaging screen presence.

Lots of potential to be a 4-quadrant Superman if they play that up.

Hopefully they don't cave and edit the fun/humor out of this film, that's David's best strength IMO.

 

[Lily Adler]

See I immediately thought Schmidt... but can I remember the actors name? No...

For me it was just that guy from New Girl.

He’ll always be Deputy Leo to me.

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We also accept the guy who got killed by a "drilldo" in AHS.

 

[Lily Adler]

This thread when we get "news" from these leakers:

 

[Deck Rickard]

Yeah Branagh’s remains the definitive cinematic Hamlet for me.

It’s damn near perfect until that ridiculous sword throw at the end. I still can’t believe he put that in the movie.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Haha. He had some potential.

Ultimately, objectively, he was let down my being on CW Soaps with iffy writing and low budgets.


David could easily outshine him. David has a lot of raw energy and exuberance that makes him a fun/engaging screen presence.

Lots of potential to be a 4-quadrant Superman if they play that up.

Hopefully they don't cave and edit the fun/humor out of this film, that's David's best strength IMO.

Is this a reference to Superman and Lois?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It’s damn near perfect until that ridiculous sword throw at the end. I still can’t believe he put that in the movie.

I'm sorry you don't like cinema.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I’m not sure I see what everyone else seems to see in Brandon Sklenar.

David had undeniable Superman energy, both in aura and in his look. Sklenar is just a strapping white guy.

We finally agree on a thing, bald sawyer.

I just don’t see it with Sklenar, just don’t get it.

 

[Lily Adler]

I'm sorry you don't like cinema.

The chandelier didn't seem like it could actually hurt someone as if made from a sturdy foam.

 

[Black Narcissus]

So much better choices for an older Bruce/Batman out there.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I'm sorry you don't like cinema.

LOL I forgot that bit with the chandelier.

It’s like Branagh suddenly turned Hamlet into Errol Flynn and the Phantom of the Opera at the same time.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

He’ll always be Deputy Leo to me.

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Oh man I keep forgetting this. I only did a rewatch a few years ago as well and had the 'OMG that's Schmidt! I didn't remember that!' moment... and then I forget again...

I'm so old...

 

[Sawyer]

!!!

 

[Lily Adler]

!!!

 

[Silvermoth]

David sure knows how to wear a cape. He looks humble but noble

 

[DCDAVE]

Say what you want about Gunn but his Superman and Lex look comic accurate.

 

[NotToday]

Interview with Warner Bros Pictures co-chairman/CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy:

Warner Bros’ Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy: Playing Long Game, Mixing IP Like ‘Bodyguard’ Revamp & Bold Originals & Animation Despite Brutal Press

Warner Bros' Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy: Playing The Long Game Mining IP Like A 'Bodyguard' Revamp With Bold Originals In Face Of Brutal Press Coverage

deadline.com

Obviously to counter the negative press WB has gotten lately; and I'd take executive praise with some salt, but they mention Superman and Gunn:

DE LUCA: I love Superman. I think James Gunn has crushed it. It’s got tons of his trademark heart and humor and the action is jaw dropping. It’s the Superman I grew up with, so I get choked up when I watch it. I think it’s so epic and visually arresting and emotional. The performances are great. It is a five-star movie to me, and I can’t wait for the world to see it. Yeah, we’re really excited about Superman, James crushed it.

DEADLINE: A closer cousin to the Richard Donner-directed originals with Christopher Reeve?
DE LUCA: I would say in spirit, it is closer to that, but it’s also a big hunk of epic sci-fi. It has a little bit of what I loved about Guardians of the Galaxy, but it’s true-blue Superman. The conflict sources that he uses for inspiration, All-Star Superman and the like are in there, too. It is really a love letter to what has made Superman endure for almost a hundred years. He managed to get it all in there.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[chintai80]

i feel nicholas hoult is gonna be great in this.
maybe the best live action lex we'll get.