The Official Jonathan Kent Casting & Discussion Thread

[BruceWanner]

This is a thread for voicing your choice to play Jonathan Kent.

My choices:

Treat Williams (after seeing him in 127 Hours)


Jeff Bridges

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Tom Selleck

 

[GreenKToo]

Kurt Russell or Bruce Greenwood.

 

[Rust]

Greenwood. Good call.

 

[TheWatcher]

Jeff Bridges.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Scott Glenn

Tom Berenger

 

[DavidTyler]

Why are you all casting so old? How about Dennis Quaid?

 

[GreenKToo]

with the exception of scott glen and selleck, they're all within 6 years of each other, including quaid.

 

[ghostrider92]

Mel gibson anyone ?

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Christopher Plummer is still my #1 choice for Jonathan Kent

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001626/

He does these types of films (Priest, Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and is an incredibly respected actor.

 

[MilkmanDan]

http://img442.imageshack.us/i/treatwilliams.jpg/

Jeff Bridges

I wouldn't mind his brother either. I know some fans would like a handsome, masculine Jonathan, but I always liked ordinary, homely Ma and Pa Kent. You know, sweet but totally uncool like most people's parents. And Beau (sic?) was always the dorky Bridges brother.

 

[Silvermoth]

Mel gibson anyone ?

umm...no. Probably not a good idea.

Robert Redford could be cool

 

[Eddie Dean]

I love Chris Plummer, but I don't think I could ever see him as a salt of the earth farmer. A certain Gotham butler on the other hand...

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Alfred is better suited for British actors like Caine.

Plummer definitely has the range to pull off JK. He's a character actor. All his roles are vastly different.

Robert Redford

He is done with acting

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/

 

[Eddie Dean]

Wow, I had no idea Plummer was Canadian.

 

[DorkyFresh]

someone suggested Kurt Russell not too long ago...i'd love to see him as Jonathan Kent.

 

[ghostrider92]

hugh jackman

 

[elgaz]

No to Plummer for me. GREAT actor, but too old. I'd rather they didn't go down the Donner or Dean Cain-era route of having a fairly old/unfit Jonathan Kent - as an example Smallville brought in a younger version (John Schneider) and it worked great onscreen, better choice for a modern audience IMO.

Personally I'd like to see Tom Selleck in the role, playing off Meryl Streep as Martha.

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Everything in Smallville is supposed to be old, that's the idea. Smallville is supposed to be an old, idyllic farmtown, the complete opposite of the youthtful, fast-paced Metropolis.

Making Pa and Ma Kent young and hip.. just doesn't work.

Even the post-crisis (John Byrne comics) and Superman TAS, the Kents were older and it felt right.

 

[Eggyman]

Jon Voight.

 

[GreenKToo]

Jon Voight.

oooooh, nice.

 

[MadVillainy]

 

[Rust]

Stephen McHattie looks like a Jonathan Kent and could likely end up getting the part because of Watchmen.

Or what about McHattie's secret brother?

 

[Eddie Dean]

I can definitely see McHattie as Jonathan too.

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Stephen McHattie looks like a Jonathan Kent and could likely end up getting the part because of Watchmen.

Or what about McHattie's secret brother?

Great.

I approve.