The Official Superman Casting Thread

[SuperMike335!!]

Hoe old is Harmon Walsh?

I don't know. His imdb does not list it, which makes me wonder if he isn't pushing 40.

At any rate, I think he has a good look and should test for the role if he wants to.

Still a good chance the guy we get is someone we have never heard of.

I got my favorite, some agree, some don't, and others have their own favorites, and some have a top 5 list.

So long as the guy matches my criteria, and I can easily buy his look as Superman on the screen, same with the acting I am happy.

 

[Frodo]

Yeah, but he played him first. the only reason stamp played his voice in smallville is because brando is dead.

That, and even if Brando was alive he would still be outta the question because he'd ask for a boat load of cash to do the voice on a tv show.Lol. .

 

[Frodo]

I know it wouldn't be a popular pick, I think he might be a tad short, and he's already played another character, but Patrick Wilson could pull it off.

Let me rephrase that, I KNOW he could do a very good Clark Kent. His Dan Dreiberg portrayal was almost Clark Kent, for all intents and purposes, even down to the goofy way he would fix his glasses. Being heroic enough for Superman, might be questionable, but I think he really could make it work, given the right material

Well I think if we were going based soley on acting talent, and look wise casting outside the box ala Michael Keaton as Batman, RDJ as Sherlock Holmes and Daniel Craig as Bond, then yeah I have no doubt Patrick Wilson could pull off the role of Clark Kent.

But he's got the age thing working against him as well. However I do think he's a great actor and would certainly make a very different Superman appearence wise . Yeah it wouldn't be popular with the fans but i'd be interesting to see how he would act in that role. I could see him as Jor El as well.

Interesting choice Doc Samson.

 

[Slamet]

Ability to fill the role is why they do screen tests. His stunt acting experience is a huge plus as well. I think he would do well there, and he is looking for more challenging roles. I think he mentions that in one of these interviews:

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But Cudmore isn't that built? He is the most built of any of the suggestions, well besides bodybuilders, but he is not a bodybuilder. Here is the original pic:

http://hotink.theorem.ca/system/cord/images/000/008/352/DanielCudmore_large.jpg

I did not enhance the musculature of his arms, and used another shirtless picture of him for reference of the chest and abbs. He is pretty jacked. He just has the kind of structure that makes his muscles disappear in clothing that is not skin tight.

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8513/danielcudmorepremier.jpg

Here is a manip with:

The scruff removed and a different haircut. Body this time was Reeve, used for the suit, and haircut. Face, Jawline, ears are all Cudmore's. I added more eyebrows as he has very thin eyebrows, and that is something a makeup team would also do.

I think what is difficult is that we all imagine Superman looking differently, but he looks a lot like what I imagine him to look like, and what I imagine he would look like the way guys like John Byrne and Curt Swan drew Superman looking like.

RICK BAKER for Superman Reboot...!

 

[SuperMike335!!]

Yeah it wouldn't be popular with the fans but i'd be interesting to see how he would act in that role.

I think the biggest thing WB will want is for the most people possible to buy who ever is in the costume as Superman the second they see him, as Superman, and to not lose that the second he opens his mouth.

SO he will have to look the part, and like he is obviously superman in the costume to the majority of people who see the movie, AND be able to hold that with his acting.

If he does not look like Superman, all the acting in the world is just trying to convince people he is, after the fact they did not buy him visually.

THe bottom line is the movie is about making money, in WB's eyes, and that will mean both looking the part, and being able to act it.

All I care is that the criteria is good, and we get a Superman actor we can instantly suspend disbelief for.

That in turn should help WB make money.

 

[SuperMike335!!]

RICK BAKER for Superman Reboot...!

Well, I don't think they need him for just adding eyebrows, contacts and black hair dye, but having him on the makeup effects team is never a bad thing. Those are things any makeup artist can and does do.

Baker could really come in handy with any makeup effect they may need however. They guy does good work.

 

[Frodo]

I think the biggest thing WB will want is for the most people possible to buy who ever is in the costume as Superman the second they see him, as Superman, and to not lose that the second he opens his mouth.

SO he will have to look the part, and like he is obviously superman in the costume to the majority of people who see the movie, AND be able to hold that with his acting.

If he does not look like Superman, all the acting in the world is just trying to convince people he is, after the fact they did not buy him visually.

THe bottom line is the movie is about making money, in WB's eyes, and that will mean both looking the part, and being able to act it.

All I care is that the criteria is good, and we get a Superman actor we can instantly suspend disbelief for.

That in turn should help WB make money.

I agree , but for the case of the Patrick Wilson / Superman suggestion I was just stating that I personally wouldn't mind seeing how he would tackle the role given the guy is a great an actor the guy is. Not saying he should play Superman, but he certainly would be an interesting choice because he doesn't fit the image of Superman that everyone has and would be an out of left field choice.

I wasn't factoring in box office , belieavability and all that other stuff because non of us here are gonna be casting the next film. That parts gonna be up to the filmmakers .

I was just stating it'd be interested in seeing him act in the part. The fact of the matter is Nolan or whoever has the last word on casting so it's gonna be up to them what the criteria is for the next actor who plays Superman will be.

Still , it's fun to throw out different names and see different suggestions.

 

[Webhead2006]

totally i dont see why with nolan being a producer he would help bring in some big caliber named actors to possible take roles in this film. Look at the big names get got invovled with batman films. i wouldnt have expected some guys who were in there to do a comicbook movie and all that. So i think we should be glad we got someone like nolan who actors would like to work with to be assoicated with the film.

 

[Webhead2006]

That is pretty close to my Mantra man.

I think Routh was cast early on for SR. I think Singer likes his resemblance to Reeve, and so he was a go from the second he walked in.

This time I think things should be done differently.

They should get the right criteria physically first. Tall enough, close enough to the right build to get into shape before filming within 3 months, and have Superman looking facial features, and the right voice pitch.

They can surely find a huge crop of unknowns who look like this living in LA right now, and just looking for their break.

Get this big crop of Superman looking guys, and then start to narrow them down with screen test, after test. Find the ones who have talent, and then narrow it down to the guy who best fits the role.

The same thing they did to find Welling, except then looking like a teenager was part of the criteria, where as this time looking like a manly adult is the criteria. The method to narrowing it down is the same.

Either that or just clone Clint Walker. t:

I totally hope they will go through a deep search for the right pick for clark/superman. have a certain cricitria they want for the role. So when they are doing early casting calls. alot of oddball choices could be taken out off the bat. So then we get nailed down to a top 20 to top 10 selection of guys from unknowns/semi knowns and go from there. Then i do really hope they cast clark first before they cast lois. So then when we get to finalists for lois we can have tests with the clark pick to find which pair work the best.

 

[Doc Samson]

Well I think if we were going based soley on acting talent, and look wise casting outside the box ala Michael Keaton as Batman, RDJ as Sherlock Holmes and Daniel Craig as Bond, then yeah I have no doubt Patrick Wilson could pull off the role of Clark Kent.

But he's got the age thing working against him as well. However I do think he's a great actor and would certainly make a very different Superman appearence wise . Yeah it wouldn't be popular with the fans but i'd be interesting to see how he would act in that role. I could see him as Jor El as well.

Interesting choice Doc Samson.

Thanks Frodo, but see that's the thing, I think at his regular weight, his face is spot on for Clark/Superman.

In Watchmen, obviously he bulked up to be pudgy, but I loved his whole bumbling goofball thing with the glasses, which is what made me think about how he could handle the role of Clark. He also had that same charm in Lakeview Terrace, that special something that makes you want to cheer for him, not to mention that he's a solid actor.

Personally, while he may be a little older, I prefer Superman to look like a man, like Christopher Reeve did, as opposed to Routh, who, while I enjoyed him very much in the role, seemed just a tad young, especially if you consider it was supposed to be the same timeline and universe of the previous two films

 

[ImWithTeamConan]

Thing that bugs me about Wilson is the receding hairline. It's like Bale's mole pimple thing, I'd just stare at it the entire movie.

 

[The ?ion]

@ Doc Samson

In that second picture, he actually looks very Clark-ish. Even though he played a Batman like character, it doesn't feel like it would interfere with his ability to portray Superman. As long as he loses the Watchmen weight.

@ Frodo

Robert Downey Junior isn't really, out of the box casting for Sherlock Holmes. If anything, he is the closest a movie has come to the book version of Holmes. Holmes is pretty young in the books (around 25-27 years old). Anyways, I agree with your main point either way.

 

[Webhead2006]

i dont really see anything wrong with that guy myself.

 

[Micah12345]

Every time I check in on this topic and see daniel cudmore's face pasted all over it, it makes me like him less and less. He's average looking, doesn't resemble supes at all, and has forgettable acting skills.

 

[The ?ion]

HAHAHA

Daniel Cudmore's face isn't all over this thread. Supermike just posts often and has Cudmore as an avy. Though he did make a new manip because I complained that the previous one wasn't very convincing.

 

[Daybreak_st]

Hey did everyone see Angela BAsset has been cast as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern! Pretty interesting news, wondering if that means she may make an appearance in some other DC properties.

 

[Daybreak_st]

The above picture is pretty convincing to me. Nice new name. And look, a pic of lois and clark together:

 

[GreenKToo]

Not bad. After the director is announced, I have a feeling when we start hearing some legit casting rumors, it will be names we (mostly) havent even mentioned here.

 

[Young Superman]

Agreed

 

[GreenKToo]

Yup. What's funny for me to think about is that somewhere the actor that will play Superman is totally unaware of what is about to happen to him. Just like Routh, he will go from an unknown, to plastered on every magazine and website overnite..
Right now maybe he's an extra on a soap, maybe he's on a prime time series, or maybe he's even been in a few films.

 

[That-Guy]

Hey did everyone see Angela BAsset has been cast as Amanda Waller in Green Lantern! Pretty interesting news, wondering if that means she may make an appearance in some other DC properties.

Yeah, I mentioned this over in the GL forums. DC might be using her in the way that Marvel has been using Nick Fury in its films, to kind of bridge the gap between superheroes.

 

[That-Guy]

Yup. What's funny for me to think about is that somewhere the actor that will play Superman is totally unaware of what is about to happen to him. Just like Routh, he will go from an unknown, to plastered on every magazine and website overnite... and then go back to being an unknown.

Fixed.

jk

 

[Lightning54SC]

Thing that bugs me about Wilson is the receding hairline. It's like Bale's mole pimple thing, I'd just stare at it the entire movie.

give him a wig like they did Reeve then, anything beat Rouths hair... god it looked awful

 

[Daybreak_st]

that could be very cool! You're probably right too, b/c i've never known Waller to be associated with GL before, maybe the justice league, batman and superman but not with GL.

 

[That-Guy]

The sad thing is too, if they would have just hired a competent hairstylist, it would have looked fine. Strange that they haven't been able to get Superman's hair right since the Reeve films. (Reeve obly wore a wig in the first movie, right?)