The Official Casting The Superman Reboot Thread

[batman44]

^I suggested him a little while ago, I think he fits the part.

 

[Webhead2006]

what about cera or yelchin?

 

[Eddie Dean]

How about Ian McShane as Perry?

 

[Webhead2006]

Interesting though i dont know anything on that guy.

 

[Eddie Dean]

He's on the new show Kings and played Al Swearengen in Deadwood. Awesome actor.

 

[Webhead2006]

Ah i dont think i ever saw any of this work. So i would have to check out some of his stuff to judge him better.

 

[Frodo]

How about Ian McShane as Perry?

I think he'd make a good Morgan Edge.

 

[MadVillainy]

Perry White= Mark Derwin

Jimmy Olsen= Dan Byrd

Cat Grant= Tricia Helfer

Ron Troup= Taye Diggs

Steve Lombard= Jerry O Connell

Jor El= Jim Caviezel

Lara Lor Van= Lena Headey

 

[Webhead2006]

i said this in the dc universe thread u posted this in they are nice choices.

 

[Sawyer]

Krypton...

Jor-El: Eric Bana (I have a feeling he would make a great Jor-El)
Lara: Elizabeth Mitchell
Zor-El: Karl Urban (I think I'll investigate further to see who could make a good Zor-El, but for now I think Urban could make a good fit alongside his Star Trek co-star)
Kara Zor-El: Sarah Paxton
Zod: Joseph Feinnes
Ursa: Helena Bonham Carter
Non: The Great Khali (Someone on another thread suggested him and I think its perfect. Just one massive mofo, like Non should be)

Smallville....

Jonathan Kent: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (just age him a little. Not too much, like at the beginning of Watchmen, but just enough to make him look a bit more Pa Kent-like)
Martha Kent: Joan Allen (she's a bit older than JDM, but like I said, just age him up a bit)
Lana Lang: Danielle Panabaker
Pete Ross: Michael Cera (This is subject to change. I couldnt think of anyone else.)

Metropolis....

Perry White: Beau Bridges
Jimmy Olsen: Jesse Eisenberg (Someone a few pages back suggested him, and I thought it was a perfect fit)
Cat Grant: Julie Benz
Steve Lombard: Bill Hader
Ron Troupe: Mos Def

 

[DavidTyler]

Michael McManus as Jor-El and Natalie Portman as Lara - the Man of Steel versions.

Lance Henriksen as Jonathan "Pa" Kent and Beth Grant as Martha "Ma" Kent.

Vanessa Angel as Lana Lang.

Courtney Cox as Lois Lane.

Will Forte as Jimmy Olsen.

John Goodman as Perry White.

Dan Lauria as Dan Turpin.

Ray Wise as sinister, smarmy Morgan Edge, servant of Darkseid and president of the Galaxy Broadcasting System, the media corporation which eventually buys the Daily Planet, challenging the authority of Perry White.

With the exception of Will Forte, I really like your casting.

Goodman as Perry is an inspired choice.

 

[Lane & Kent]

Jayma Mays would make a great Lana Lang

 

[Lane & Kent]

Adam Gregory from the new "90210" would make a great Young Clark Kent in his high school or collagr days but i'm not sure who should play Lana, Pete or the Kents, any suggestions?

 

[Webhead2006]

that gregory guy been mentioned before. Would be an interesting choice.

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Ian Holm as Jonathan Kent

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000453/

 

[GreenKToo]

I think he'd make a good Morgan Edge.

I'd like to see a Vs. between his character (AL) on Deadwood and Tony Saprano.
Awesome actor.

 

[Webhead2006]

nice pick for old pa kent.

 

[KalMart]

Robert Duvall as Perry White.

Kurt Russel as Jonathan Kent.

Diane Lane as Martha Kent.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Revised Casting choices.

Jor-El: Jim Caviezel
Lara: Elizabeth Mitchell
Sul-Van: Peter O'Toole

I'm in favoring of featuring younger versions of the Kents, and applying age make up as the years pass....

Jonathan Kent: Craig Sheffer
Martha Kent: Connie Britton

Lex Luthor: Jason Isaacs
Lois Lane: Jordana Brewster
Jimmy Olsen: Chris Marquette...unconventional, I know.

Perry White: I admit, I have several choices and I cannot decide. R. Lee Ermey/Alec Baldwin/Harvey Keitel/Bill Murray/Tommy Lee Jones/Alan Dale/Jerry Seinfeld.

Metallo/John Corben: Alexander Skarsgard
Dr. Hamiliton: Brent Spiner
Morgan Edge: Robert Englund
Dan Turpin: William Sadler
Maggie Sawyer: Elisabeth Rohm

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[SuperDaniel]

Johnny Depp as Jor-el would be great. I want Jor-el to look alien, something similar to Byrne's depiction with some sort of bio suit. No more geriatric old man in robes and chandeliers for spaceships.

 

[NotFadeAway]

I'd like to work Jerry Seinfeld into a role somewhere. Jerry is such a big Superman fan and would instantly add that much more buzz to a Superman movie.

He would make an unconventional Perry White, but it might work. There are so many damn good choices for Perry, though.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Johnny Depp as Jor-el would be great. I want Jor-el to look alien, something similar to Byrne's depiction with some sort of bio suit. No more geriatric old man in robes and chandeliers for spaceships.

My choices for Jor-El are as follows...

Jim Caviezel
Russell Crowe
Eric Bana
Daniel Day-Lewis
Mel Gibson

Of the five, Caviezel probably needs the work and is the most underused of the five. The guy is such a great actor, and playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ really hurt his career more than it helped.

 

[Webhead2006]

what if he was just some random guy in the street saved by supes?

 

[NotFadeAway]

what if he was just some random guy in the street saved by supes?

That would work

I suppose that, in the sequel to an origin reboot, you could have a scene with Superman and Jerry Seinfeld as himself filming a commercial of some sort together, as a play on the real life commercial with Seinfeld and Superman.

 

[Sawyer]

what about cera or yelchin?

After Star Trek, I could definitely see Yelchin as Jimmy. Damn kid... he's like a year older than me and he gets all the awesome roles.