The Official Superman Casting Thread

[Man of Tomorrow]

He'd be a damn good Booster Gold.

Agreed 100%. He rocks at self-parody roles.

In a serious role as a stoic Superman? I wouldn't buy it.

 

[Comicfan]

Oh gosh....

Joe M. was just at Comic-Con being interviewed by G4-Tech TV and he mentioned his Superman petition and mentioned the fans online posting pictures of him and supporting his cause. :/


I'm really not a fan of him for Superman. I swear he's only on True Blood just for the sex scenes.

I say he has a good screen presence and all the gravitas the role needs, his looks are different from what we are used, but he looks like superman in the comics of the 90`s

And I think someone a bit more rough looking could be a good change for the representation of the live version of Superman.

Looking at this video, this is how I think a Joe Manganiello Superman could be portrayed on the movie:

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQHYUsptJk[/YT]
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(BTW that video makes me drool to the possibility of a JLA movie)

And we know he wants the role:

http://g4tv.com/videos/47634/True-Bloods-Joe-Manganiello--Kristin-Bauer-at-Comic-Con/

(he looks like he is standing on a box or on a closer plane, he dwarf the other two )

And I know its a long shot that he will get the role, but what the heck, WB will probably cast someone no one expects and has in mind just like it happened with Routh, (Even Routh got rejected two times when auditioning for the role) in the mean time I will keep my fingers crossed for Joe (at least he wants the role), even if some people kind of take it a bit personal, there is no harm in trowing names to the rost

Play nice guys, don't take it personal, everyone has a different vision of Superman

 

[\S/uperman]

Your manips honestly turned me more against him. I'm not saying anything bad about your work either, but the pics just made me see more and more features that I don't like to see for Superman.

 

[Adenjo]

I say he has a good screen presence and all the gravitas the role needs, his looks are different from what we are used, but he looks like superman in the comics of the 90`s

And I think someone a bit more rough looking could be a good change for the representation of the live version of Superman.

Looking at this video, this is how I think a Joe Manganiello Superman could be portrayed on the movie:

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQHYUsptJk[/YT]
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE TRAILER

(BTW that video makes me drool to the possibility of a JLA movie)

And we know he wants the role:

http://g4tv.com/videos/47634/True-Bloods-Joe-Manganiello--Kristin-Bauer-at-Comic-Con/

(he looks like he is standing on a box or on a closer plane, he dwarf the other two )

And I know its a long shot that he will get the role, but what the heck, WB will probably cast someone no one expects and has in mind just like it happened with Routh, (Even Routh got rejected two times when auditioning for the role) in the mean time I will keep my fingers crossed for Joe (at least he wants the role), even if some people kind of take it a bit personal, there is no harm in trowing names to the rost

Play nice guys, don't take it personal, everyone has a different vision of Superman

Physically Manganiello is in perfect shape for Superman... And, he does have the desire to be the man of steel

 

[\S/uperman]

He is in shape, but his face looks like he met Rocky Balboa and lost.

 

[Comicfan]

Your manips honestly turned me more against him. I'm not saying anything bad about your work either, but the pics just made me see more and more features that I don't like to see for Superman.

Hey, thats fair, I have no problems with that, I knew it could happen

The more you see of someone, it makes you like or dislike him more

There are some new names that have been thrown here that I think can work as Superman, but like you the more I see of Hamm, the less supermanish he seems to me (or at least a modern version of the character)

It just that some people seems to think whoever don't see what they see they are idiots

 

[Comicfan]

Physically Manganiello is in perfect shape for Superman... And, he does have the desire to be the man of steel

Maybe I'm a fool, but I would rather have someone playing Superman that feel passionate about the character thats why Joe is my top choice (if Routh doesn't come back) than an actor that just sees him as another Role

... I can imagine the interviews:

"Yeah I did read superman when I was a kid, but I finally out grew him, and move on, but I think we managed to ad new things to the character and I put my own view to finally make him relevant and interesting"

 

[\S/uperman]

Hey, thats fair, I have no problems with that, I knew it could happen

The more you see of someone, it makes you like or dislike him more

There are some new names that have been thrown here that I think can work as Superman, but like you the more I see of Hamm, the less supermanish he seems to me (or at least a modern version of the character)

It just that some people seems to think whoever don't see what they see they are idiots

Oh totally dude

Hamm didn't seem that bad at first, but then the more I thought about it the more I was like "It could work, but not really what I want to see."

If they picked him I wouldn't be mad, but part of me would be disappointed they don't go in a more Superman Begins direction. Decent actor who has kind of a cool edge that works for Superman and I think looks about 28-33 is more my vision at this point.

 

[Comicfan]

Oh totally dude

Hamm didn't seem that bad at first, but then the more I thought about it the more I was like "It could work, but not really what I want to see."

Yeah, thats the feeling I get

I wouldn't hate the movie, because of the actor they select is not in my list, if the movie itself is great, then why would I complain about?

If they chose some one I like but the movie sucks... well... thats another story

 

[Sky Captain]

Not much insight here, JUST SOME MATT BOMER DANCIN IN CLARK KENT GLASSES.

[YT]Je-xY7x42R4[/YT]

But uh, yeah. Still my first choice.

 

[Adenjo]

Maybe I'm a fool, but I would rather have someone playing Superman that feel passionate about the character thats why Joe is my top choice (if Routh doesn't come back) than an actor that just sees him as another Role

... I can imagine the interviews:

"Yeah I did read superman when I was a kid, but I finally out grew him, and move on, but I think we managed to ad new things to the character and I put my own view to finally make him relevant and interesting"

There are a few things that make a SUPERMAN.
He has to have "the look".
He has to have the height/body.
He has to have a likeability factor.
He has to WANT to be Superman, not just playing a role.. He has to WANT to BE Superman.

 

[Comicfan]

He is in shape, but his face looks like he met Rocky Balboa and lost.

Well, I admit his nose is problematic

I had seen Joe before in the series he did in the past, but he never striked me as Superman (well, basically because Routh was superman, and you could say I wasn't looking for a replacement), but last year I saw him and Superman came to my mind, and more so in a video I where he was with his personal trainer for TB

It was only until I looked for photos of him that I noticed "Damn... his nose is crooked..."... but even with that I thought he could fit the boots

 

[Comicfan]

There are a few things that make a SUPERMAN.
He has to have "the look".
He has to have the height/body.
He has to have a likeability factor.
He has to WANT to be Superman, not just playing a role.. He has to WANT to BE Superman.

Totally agree

He must steal the camera with his presence

Plus you don't want Superman (well, the man playing the role) being featured later on perezhilton or TMZ because of his behavior (thats one of the aspects I like about Routh and Welling, some of the character traits seem to have embedded in their personality)

 

[Adenjo]

Well, I admit his nose is problematic

I had seen Joe before in the series he did in the past, but he never striked me as Superman (well, basically because Routh was superman, and you could say I wasn't looking for a replacement), but last year I saw him and Superman came to my mind, and more so in a video I where he was with his personal trainer for TB

It was only until I looked for photos of him that I noticed "Damn... his nose is crooked..."... but even with that I thought he could fit the boots

IF he wants the role.. IF WB want him to have the role..
Would a subtle nosejob be out of the question?
I'm not talking a total reshape job.. Just a "subtle" nosejob..
Seriously (having not got Tru Blood season 3 over here yet) after seeing the short Tru Blood clip on G4tv.com.. After actually seeing him on screen.. I believe that with a little "work" he could be a great choice.

 

[\S/uperman]

He should just get a nose job anyways, it would land him more roles.

 

[Adenjo]

Plus you don't want Superman (well, the man playing the role) being featured later on perezhilton or TMZ because of his behavior (thats one of the aspects I like about Routh and Welling, some of the character traits seem to have embedded in their personality)

EXACTLY!
Chris Reeve was Superman off screen and on screen.. he was a great embassador for the role.. As should our new Superman.

Superman isn't a role.. It's a life choice

 

[Comicfan]

He should just get a nose job anyways, it would land him more roles.

Or take roles from him... maybe he (or his agent) thinks that it gives him character... it might be tricky

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I'd rather have Zach Levi than Padalecki.

He is only 5'9 though, good actor but probably not right for Superman.

See 5'9" is definitely too short.. that's just insane... 5'11.5 on the other hand, is slightly more feesible *cough* Bomer *cough*

Rant coming.
Some of these suggestions lead me to believe some of you guys have never seen a picture of Superman and some of your more general suggestions are pure fanboy fantasy.
One, don't suggest the token tall white guy that is on what happens to be your favorite TV show at the time.
Two, stop with the borderline anti STM and Chris Reeve talk. Just b/c you're 16 years old and grew up on Spiderman movies that were all blatent rip offs of the Reeve movies anyway, doesn't mean STM sucks b/c it's old.

One, don't tell anyone they are not allowed to express negative opinions about STM.

I dislike the old movies. I still own them, I will still watch them on occasion, because they are a part of the character I love. But IMO they are not a very good part. They represent the picture of Superman that people have held onto for so very long, because it's the most mainstream.

I think it's time to show a different side to Superman. Show the side that isn't pretending to be a clumsy idiot, but pretending to be a inaccesible hero.

Specifiaclly, saying that everything contributed to the mythos by Donner should be ignored is ignoring reality and the media of film. Just b/c some of the comics have the fortress with robots and shrunken cities doesn't mean that would translate well to film. The crystal fortress is easily the best incarnation visually for film. Those who say they want Clark the real guy and Superman the disguise, no not for a film. Having Clark a cool guy similar to Superman just won't work for a film. There needs to be a visual difference between the two. Ideally Clark would want to dissapear from people, meaning no one ever thinks about him, he is not memorable enough to ever be thought of , nevermind thought of to be Superman. But having a quiet guy shying away from everyone would be boring in a movie, hence Reeve's clumsy Clark. It was a good visual seperation of the two, maybe not to the extent of Reeve but definitely not Cain's version which was one in the same to his Superman. And on a side note, Cain was 6 feet even and he was too short. Superman needs to be big and tall (and not just in heels or with "movie tricks")

I just can't get on board with a character that would want that. In LnC the whole point of becoming Superman was to not get caught helping people as Clark Kent... because he couldn't stop helping people. That just makes sense to me... to create a disguise so that you can carry on doing good in the world WITHOUT dissapearing from it.

Why else even bother being Clark Kent at all? Why bother with the whole facade?

He does it because he wants some semblance of a normal life in the midst of all the madness. Something that makes everything he does worth it i.e. Lois. He was raised by humans, and has a very human way of looking at the world and his life.

Also enough of the "we need a guy who doesn't look like Reeve." This ignores the fact that Reeve looked like Superman! So you don't want someone who looks like Superman?

I don't think Reeve looked like Superman. I don't like his look at all. If this was a discussion in the past, and Reeve had just been announced i'd be booing...

Superman needs to be big and bulky, more so than being shredded. That recent pic of Cavill shows me that he is really too small in figure. Anyone of you can drop body fat and look shredded, doesn't mean you will look big in the suit. The actor doesn't even need to be shredded at all really, he just needs to be big. Not doughey obviously, and just cut enough to have a chisled face. No 6 pack abs needed.

If a guy can go from this:

...to this:

... for a role, then I don't see why anyone is dismissed for being too skinny.

I do agree, that it helps to have broad shoulders and a bigger frame. Dean Cain had a great frame, even if he was shorter than Reeve, he still looked more powerful to me.

Check out Kill Bill volume 2, there's a good little speech in there that may shed some light on why Superman IS different from Spiderman or others. Not to get into a tussle over semantics but he was not raised to be Clark Kent as we see him in Metropolis. He was raised to be Clark on the farm, which is and has to be different from Clark in the city. City Clark is just as much of a disguise as Superman is. All three egos are different and none will work effectively on film if one or any is too close to the other.
If I'm not mistaken, Swan was b4 Reeve. Reeve looked like Swan's Supes. Waspy features, high cheekbones, sqaure jaw, thin lips (sorry Welling).

I am so SICK of people quoting Kill Bill's little Superman theory as some kind of proof that backs up their opinion on Clark Kent.

It is a movie that has nothing to do with the mythos. The characters mention Superman in it. The movie was not written by anyone who's opinion matters in this discussion. So why do people keep bringing it up?

I don't start quoting things from Buffy to back up my arguements (and I easily could, because there are a lot of Superman references in Buffy, especially early stuff about leading a double life).

Not much insight here, JUST SOME MATT BOMER DANCIN IN CLARK KENT GLASSES.

[YT]Je-xY7x42R4[/YT]

But uh, yeah. Still my first choice.

Haha that was funny God he makes a great Clark Kent.

There are a few things that make a SUPERMAN.
He has to have "the look".
He has to have the height/body.
He has to have a likeability factor.
He has to WANT to be Superman, not just playing a role.. He has to WANT to BE Superman.

Agreed on all counts. Bomer is the only one who has ever made me want to break that rule, and it's only the thought of the JLA and their heights towering over him that makes me hesitate now.

 

[Young Superman]

Jim Caviezel - Jor El

Lena Headey - Lara



Brandon Routh - Kal-El



Adam Gregory - Kon-El

 

[hopefuldreamer]

You want Kon-el in the Superman Reboot?

 

[Young Superman]

I want him some time down the road.

 

[MAN O STEEL]

given the really old pic of Routh used it looks more like Kon El should be Kal El




Steve

 

[Young Superman]

Sorry could not find a good recent pic of Routh.

 

[NotFadeAway]

I'm still amazed by how much some of you guys support Routh. He had all the screen presence of a cardboard cutout in Superman Returns. Yes, the script sucked, but he was practically a zombie in that movie.

I'll agree that of all the actors out there, he most resembles the character physically. And with Superman, looks are important. But Superman also needs to have a presence that can inspire a nation and scare the piss out of a massive army. I haven't seen that in Routh in anything he's been in.

It used to amaze me as well, but I've gotten used to it. It's only because he looks like Reeve, has the height, and is a nice guy in real life. Not based on actual acting talent.

 

[Lightning54SC]

Joe Manganiello is perfect in my eyes, but i need to see him with blue contacts. If there was one thing that bugged the crap out of me was how routh looked terrible with his contacts