The Good Citizens of Metropolis: The Casting Thread

[SupermanFan]

You literally almost brought tears to my eyes with this post especially because of coronavirus and then the DCEU but also the world needs hope again and a Superman film can do that

Yeah.

I recently said on social media how the article Lois is writing at the end of Superman Returns “Why the World Needs Superman” feels more relevant than ever

 

[Tg11]

Yeah.

I recently said on social media how the article Lois is writing at the end of Superman Returns “Why the World Needs Superman” feels more relevant than ever

It sure does especially now

 

[BobJM]

This is to accompany the fan cast I created for Matt Reeves' Batman franchise linked here:
The All New and Improved Batman Reboot Casting Thread

I'm still holding out for James Mangold in the director's chair. I know his joining Indiana Jones 5 may put a question mark on his more immediate availability, but that movie has been in development forever--Hollywood's shutdown due to the virus may the sequel's final nail in the coffin.

Superman Saga
directed by James Mangold

Superman: Nicholas Hoult, 30
Supergirl: Elle Fanning, 21
Steel: Aldis Hodge, 32

daily planet.
Lois Lane: Margaret Qualley, 25
Jimmy Olsen: Justice Smith, 24
Perry White: Jimmy Smits, 63
Ron Troupe: Brian d'Arcy James, 51
Steve Lombard: Isaiah Mustafa, 46
Cat Grant: Nasim Pedrad, 38

lexcorp.
Lex Luthor: Matt Damon, 49
Mercy Graves: Jodie Turner-Smith, 33
Dabney Donovan: Jackie Earle Haley, 58

villains.
Brainiac: Rami Malek, 38
Parasite: Jesse Plemons, 32
Metallo: Charlie Hunnam, 40
Toyman: Rainn Wilson, 54
Livewire: Julia Garner, 26

metropolis organized crime.
Bruno ‘Ugly’ Mannheim: Ray Liotta, 65
Morgan Edge: Wes Bentley, 41
Bobby Gazzo: Giovanni Ribisi, 45

major crimes unit.
Maggie Sawyer: Julianne Nicholson, 48
Det. Dan Turpin: Nick Offerman, 49

smallville.
Jonathan Kent: Steve Carell, 57
Martha Kent: Laura Linney, 56
Pete Ross: Lewis Pullman, 27
Lana Lang: Analeigh Tipton, 31

krypton.
Jor-El: Matthew Rhys, 45
Lara-El: Catriona Balfe, 40

additional characters.
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Dylan Baker, 60
Bibbo Bibbowski: Ethan Suplee, 43
General Sam Lane: Gary Sinise, 65

 

[flickchick85]

I've revised my dream cast a bit:

Man of Tomorrow
Directed by: JJ Abrams or Travis Knight

Main Cast

Clark Kent/Superman: David Corenswet, 26


Lois Lane: Emmy Rossum, 33 OR Rachel Brosnahan, 29 OR Naomi Scott, 26

Lex Luthor: Tom Cruise, ∞

Brainiac: Lars Mikkelsen, 55

Daily Planet Supporting Cast:

Spoiler

Perry White: Kurt Russell, 69

Cat Grant: Tika Sumpter, 39

Jimmy Olsen: Noah Jupe, 15


Ron Troupe: Courtney B. Vance, 60

Steve Lombard: Tony Dalton, 45

Smallville Supporting Cast:

Spoiler

Martha Kent: Jamie Lee Curtis, 61

Jonathan Kent: Bruce Greenwood, 63


Lana Lang: Chloe Bennet, 28


Pete Ross: Caleb Landry Jones, 30

Krypton Supporting Cast:

Spoiler

Jor-El: Matt Bomer, 42

Lara-El: Kate Winslet, 43


And to appear in both this AND the Supergirl film:

Zor-El: Jon Hamm, 49

Alura-El: Naomi Watts, 51

Kara Zor-El: Angourie Rice, 19

Metropolis Supporting Cast:

Spoiler

Morgan Edge: Henry Golding, 33


Mercy Graves: Vanessa Kirby, 32

Bibbo Bibbowski: Holt McCallany, 56


Dan Turpin: Esai Morales, 57


Maggie Sawyer: Evan Rachel Wood, 32

 

[Silvermoth]

That’s a really good cast flickchick! It’s a shame you didn’t use the photo of Tom cruise from Tropic Thunder, that’s like the perfect Lex Luther inspo there haha

 

[BobJM]

Ha! Love Tom Cruise, but he’s still my Hal Jordan until WB tells me otherwise.

Rachel Brosnahan would be an excellent Lois. Tbh my fan-cast tends to rotate between her, Margaret Qualley, and Emma Stone.

 

[Tg11]

This is to accompany the fan cast I created for Matt Reeves' Batman franchise linked here:
The All New and Improved Batman Reboot Casting Thread

I'm still holding out for James Mangold in the director's chair. I know his joining Indiana Jones 5 may put a question mark on his more immediate availability, but that movie has been in development forever--Hollywood's shutdown due to the virus may the sequel's final nail in the coffin.

Superman Saga
directed by James Mangold

Superman: Nicholas Hoult, 30
Supergirl: Elle Fanning, 21
Steel: Aldis Hodge, 32

daily planet.
Lois Lane: Margaret Qualley, 25
Jimmy Olsen: Justice Smith, 24
Perry White: Jimmy Smits, 63
Ron Troupe: Brian d'Arcy James, 51
Steve Lombard: Isaiah Mustafa, 46
Cat Grant: Nasim Pedrad, 38

lexcorp.
Lex Luthor: Matt Damon, 49
Mercy Graves: Jodie Turner-Smith, 33
Dabney Donovan: Jackie Earle Haley, 58

villains.
Brainiac: Rami Malek, 38
Parasite: Jesse Plemons, 32
Metallo: Charlie Hunnam, 40
Toyman: Rainn Wilson, 54
Livewire: Julia Garner, 26

metropolis organized crime.
Bruno ‘Ugly’ Mannheim: Ray Liotta, 65
Morgan Edge: Wes Bentley, 41
Bobby Gazzo: Giovanni Ribisi, 45

major crimes unit.
Maggie Sawyer: Julianne Nicholson, 48
Det. Dan Turpin: Nick Offerman, 49

smallville.
Jonathan Kent: Steve Carell, 57
Martha Kent: Laura Linney, 56
Pete Ross: Lewis Pullman, 27
Lana Lang: Analeigh Tipton, 31

krypton.
Jor-El: Matthew Rhys, 45
Lara-El: Catriona Balfe, 40

additional characters.
Dr. Emil Hamilton: Dylan Baker, 60
Bibbo Bibbowski: Ethan Suplee, 43
General Sam Lane: Gary Sinise, 65

For my cast it would look like this for the Superman saga

Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman- Nicholas Hoult
Kara Zor El/Supergirl- Saoirse Ronan
Steel- Aldis Hodge

Lois Lane- Nina Dobrev
Jimmy Olsen- Justice Smith
Perry White- Alec Baldwin
Cat Grant- Piper Perabo
Ron Troupe- Harold Perrineau
Steve Lombard- BJ Novak

Lex Luthor- Michael Fassbender
Mercy Graves- Leven Rambin
Dabney Donovan- Sharlto Copley

Brainiac- Jude Law
Parasite- Toby Kebbell
Metallo- Dan Stevens
Toyman- Steve Carell
Livewire- Vanessa Kirby

Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim- Andy Garcia
Morgan Edge- Wes Bentley
Bobby Gazzo- Bobby Cannavale

Maggie Sawyer- Anna Paquin
Det. Dan Turpin- Chi McBride (race change)

Jonathan Kent- Bruce Greenwood
Martha Kent- Julianne Moore
Pete Ross- Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter fame)
Lana Lang- Lucy Hale

Jor El- Eric Bana
Lara El- Naomi Watts

Dr Emil Hamilton- Alessandro Juliani
Bibbo Bibbowski- Ethan Suplee
General Sam Lane- Robert Patrick

 

[Silvermoth]

You know who would be an amazing Lois Lane? Lana Condor. Especially next to David Corenswet.

I wonder how you adapt Lex Luther these days as a villain? Like I feel like too many people would be like “oh he drowned half the city but he would still make a great leader!”

I guess that’s one of the angles that might make superman relatable again. When he realises he can’t save people from their own bad decisions. Mostly.

 

[TMP98]

I wonder how you adapt Lex Luther these days as a villain? Like I feel like too many people would be like “oh he drowned half the city but he would still make a great leader!”

Maybe he violates LexCorp workers rights. idk, out of all of DC's villain I'd think Lex is the most relevant for today's day and age.

 

[Silvermoth]

Yeah but I mean, if he does that people would be like “wow what a clever businessman”. It’s just funny how people seem to justify people like Lex all the time now no matter how nefarious they are

 

[flickchick85]

I wonder how you adapt Lex Luther these days as a villain? Like I feel like too many people would be like “oh he drowned half the city but he would still make a great leader!”

Just imagine if Trump were actually an eloquent genius.

 

[Vaibow]

Emmy Rossum has been a fav choice of mine for a while, strong, attractive, great actor above all else.

For me, I have said before, I like Lois being older but I also like Lois to be kinda quirky, in the fact that she is in love with an alien. Not the shape of water type quirky, but just enough to realize she is in love and mates with an alien. That's never really been addressed, it's not political or needs to be a big thing, but I kinda want it mentioned.

 

[Vaibow]

Just imagine if Trump were actually an eloquent genius.

The bloke is a genius, just not in the standard way. He is the POTUS, don't get more powerful than that and he got the votes in.

However, how would trump handle the relation of a man the can fly, have super strength and be invincible?

"I knew him well, we are friends, very good friends. Such tremendous strength, American strength. So proud to have him here - like I said, we need more people like me, more super men! He's a super man! You know... he can just walk right over to Russia, he can see past the NK lines - he can also see my daughters lovely lingerie but there we go - we're lucky, he's a super guy."

As others have said, businessmen appear one way and many ways to the public, but behind closed doors, could be totally different.

Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, even Sanders could all be how a modern day lex could be presented.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Have Russell Crowe shave his head and be corrupt Trump politician Charles Foster Kane Luthor. Jor-El who?

But my preferred take is Saleria with muscles and millions. Someone who's reached the pinnacle of human perfection, until Superman came along. Grant Morrison Lex. Matt Damon is my favorite for that. Back to Talented Mr Ripley, Departed ****bag Damon mode.

 

[Vaibow]

I like that idea too, that lex considers himself 'super man'. He's basically the Bruce Wayne of America. Strong, handsome, smart, a fine run every pie - trouble is, where as Bruce is tormented by his parents murder and wants to avenge them, Lex is bored and see's himself as above and beyond everyone, it corrupts him. The city have a love hate relationship with Lex, they need him, he builds hospitals and infrastructure and raises money, but he's a bit of a dick. He is a bit shady that people try and expose but end up fish food, the media no longer touch him and he prides as the golden boy. Then, Ka El appears and the DP covers the story and have a head line 'the real superman of metropolis' and an image of him saving the day.

It boils lex's piss.

 

[flickchick85]

Have Russell Crowe shave his head and be corrupt Trump politician Charles Foster Kane Luthor. Jor-El who?

But my preferred take is Saleria with muscles and millions. Someone who's reached the pinnacle of human perfection, until Superman came along. Grant Morrison Lex. Matt Damon is my favorite for that. Back to Talented Mr Ripley, Departed ****bag Damon mode.

That's why I want Tom Cruise. Xenu-powered Lex. Dude is every bit the charismatic leading man, who seems like a superhero with the stuff he does on screen, but underneath the surface? Pools of crazy.

And what I meant by my Trump comparison is that he tapped into the underlying paranoia, bigotry and xenophobia that had been bubbling in the back of the minds of a good portion of the nation for quite some time, and brought it to the forefront, making himself into the champion of the "real Americans."

 

[fan4stic]

You know who would be an amazing Lois Lane? Lana Condor. Especially next to David Corenswet.

I wonder how you adapt Lex Luther these days as a villain? Like I feel like too many people would be like “oh he drowned half the city but he would still make a great leader!”

I guess that’s one of the angles that might make superman relatable again. When he realises he can’t save people from their own bad decisions. Mostly.

She's like 4 years younger than him.

I think, to me, for me, don't try to paint him as a direct analogue. To me, Lex is a character his own. Direct analogues aren't needed. Movies have had businessmen as villains a long time.

I don't think that Superman should be depicted as needing to save people from their own decisions. This is something I don't like. He's just a guy. I like the casualness of Clark as a person in some versions. I think it's among the reasons why I like the version in Lois & Clark: TNAOS. And I think a lack of that, to me, is among the reasons, though much lower on the totem to Snyder's perception, why I don't particularly like what I've seen of DCEU's for the most part.

 

[Eddie Dean]

I keep coming back to Brad Pitt as Pa Kent. We're at the very least 3 years away from a reboot, giving him time to age into the role more. He's not Redford, but he's pretty close.

 

[Vaibow]

Brad Pitt would need to be aged and roughed up...

As Perry White, sure.

 

[Eddie Dean]

The man is almost 60!

 

[Vaibow]

56... looks about 46... that's the difference. I think he is too well known as a celeb, like he would really need to go natural and give an understated performance.

 

[TheGuy]

Make Lex the President, IMMEDIATELY, in a rebooted Superman. Lex is done being just an industrialist with a grudge against an alien.

 

[Vaibow]

Make Lex the President, IMMEDIATELY, in a rebooted Superman. Lex is done being just an industrialist with a grudge against an alien.

And what's your reasoning for this?

 

[Calvin Ellis]

I still want MBJ

 

[Tg11]

Brad Pitt as Jonathan Pa Kent...I can actually get behind that I mean Brad definitely looks good for a man who is almost 60 or he's getting there he's 56 turning 57 so realistically he is a good fit for the role but for Ma Kent well Martha Kent would definitely still go with Julianne Moore