The Good Citizens of Metropolis: The Casting Thread

[flickchick85]

Hoult comes across too British for me, even when he's playing Americans.

Would be down for those other choices, though.

 

[Alien Anal]

Hoult comes across too British for me, even when he's playing Americans.

Would be down for those other choices, though.

Yeh I can understand that and I may even agree, but I can't think of any others that I like.

 

[batman44]

Nicholas Hoult is still the best pick for Clark Kent:

- 33. Can play a younger / Year 2 Superman
- 6’3”
- Dramatic actor with comedic chops
- Experience on major tentpole film sets

Given how close he came to Matt Reeves Batman, I believe he will be in the mix.

 

[BobJM]

As he should be.

 

[BobJM]

Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent at a LexCorp party

 

[Eddie Dean]

Hoult would be better as a younger Lex imo

 

[flickchick85]

Hoult would be better as a younger Lex imo

Same page today, Eddie. Same page!

 

[Eddie Dean]

 

[GreenKToo]

I'm not really digging Hoult as Clark/superman.
But never say never....

 

[Lithium]

Time to cape for Fabien Frankel for pick #2 if not Corenswet...

 

[Alien Anal]

Time to cape for Fabien Frankel for pick #2 if not Corenswet...

He looks really familiar, what was he in recently?

 

[Lobo]

He looks really familiar, what was he in recently?

House of the Dragon

 

[Alien Anal]

House of the Dragon

Ah, I dont watch that so maybe I have seen him somewhere else. Cheers though.

 

[flickchick85]

Time to cape for Fabien Frankel for pick #2 if not Corenswet...

I need to see him play a character I don't want to reach into the screen and punch in the face. But he has potential.

 

[BobJM]

Just a little fun with recent rumors:

MAN OF TOMORROW
dir. James Gunn

Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Clark Kent works as an intern at the Daily Planet while secretly using his alien powers to save the city of Metropolis.

MAIN
Clark Kent / Superman: Logan Lerman, 30
Lois Lane: Anya Taylor-Joy, 26
Lex Luthor: Riz Ahmed, 40
Lobo: Jason Momoa, 43
Rudy Jones / Parasite: Jesse Plemons, 34
John Jones / Manhunter: Chukwudi Iwuji, 47

SUPPORTING
Jimmy Olsen: Justice Smith, 27
Perry White: Bob Odenkirk, 59
Jonathan Kent: Kurt Russell, 71
Martha Kent: Jamie Lee Curtis, 64

ADDITIONAL
Mercy Graves: Mason Alexander Park, 27
Bruno Mannheim: Michael Rooker, 67
Bibbo Bibbowski: Gregg Henry, 70

 

[Alien Anal]

Just a little fun with recent rumors:

MAN OF TOMORROW
dir. James Gunn

Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Clark Kent works as an intern at the Daily Planet while secretly using his alien powers to save the city of Metropolis.

MAIN
Clark Kent / Superman: Logan Lerman, 30
Lois Lane: Anya Taylor-Joy, 26
Lex Luthor: Riz Ahmed, 40
Lobo: Jason Momoa, 43
Rudy Jones / Parasite: Jesse Plemons, 34
John Jones / Manhunter: Chukwudi Iwuji, 47

SUPPORTING
Jimmy Olsen: Justice Smith, 27
Perry White: Bob Odenkirk, 59
Jonathan Kent: Kurt Russell, 71
Martha Kent: Jamie Lee Curtis, 64

ADDITIONAL
Mercy Graves: Mason Alexander Park, 27
Bruno Mannheim: Michael Rooker, 67
Bibbo Bibbowski: Gregg Henry, 70

Im gonna take your Odinkerk for Perry. Anna T. J Is getting a bit too much screen time for me, kinda becoming the female Chris Pratt in terms of being in everything and feeling samey in most roles.

Open question to all.

when you cast for Supes, is there a particular comic that you look at and think that's how he should look? He has clearly been drawn many different ways, from squinting eyes, to a boof head, Reeve inspired, the early Jim Lee style and many more.

 

[BobJM]

I didn’t realize Corenswet was in the new HBOMax series We Own the City. Nice to see him working in some non-Ryan Murphy roles. I wouldn’t be upset it he was our Superman.

Still can’t get on the Elordi train though…

 

[Lithium]

Corenswet got the look and voice for Superman too. Seems pretty chill from interviews too, it's always nice to not have a tool in the role

 

[GreenKToo]

Im gonna take your Odinkerk for Perry. Anna T. J Is getting a bit too much screen time for me, kinda becoming the female Chris Pratt in terms of being in everything and feeling samey in most roles.

Open question to all.

when you cast for Supes, is there a particular comic that you look at and think that's how he should look? He has clearly been drawn many different ways, from squinting eyes, to a boof head, Reeve inspired, the early Jim Lee style and many more.

This is how I think he should look.

 

[Boom]

Kind of a weird thing to say but I want Superman to be built more like a strongman. Just an ox of a man.

But I can't think of anybody that really fits that bill.

 

[Eddie Dean]

I would once again like to push the idea of John Hawkes as Jonathan Kent

 

[Doctor Jones]

Tom Hanks Pa Kent, Laura Dern Ma Kent

Hanks might be too big an actor for a living Pa Kent. He'd be better in a smaller role with a bigger impact like Glenn Ford did. One could also say he could pull off Uncle Ben!

Chris Pratt Jor-El????

 

[flickchick85]

when you cast for Supes, is there a particular comic that you look at and think that's how he should look? He has clearly been drawn many different ways, from squinting eyes, to a boof head, Reeve inspired, the early Jim Lee style and many more.

I'm partial to how Jorge Jiminez and Patrick Gleason drew him in the Rebirth era:

Spoiler: Big pics

I'm also loving how Dan Mora's been drawing him in World's Finest:

I prefer a leaner build - never like it when he's too bulky.

 

[Boom]

This might go over like a lead balloon...

Clark Kent / Superman ... Paul Mescal

 

[BobJM]

lol another that could go over like a lead balloon…

Clark Kent / Superman: Miles Teller, 35