The Superman Look: Shaping Superman

[Retroman]

^^I like that qoute. I don't think Superman should look like Mike O'Hearn like. Routh's physique was fine for SR. Having said that theres always room for improvement. I'd the sequel suit to show off his upper half more than the current suit does.Especially if he's going to battle a supervillain it'd be nice to see a more ripped BR.And i think we will.

 

[Retroman]

Forgive me for posting a Welling pic, but I think this is the perfect build for Superman. It could realisticlly be achieved too. And you can't even really see any definition. Supes just needs a huge chest and shoulders, much bigger than Brandon had. If he works them up for the sequel he should be ok.

I like this artist impression of what Welling would possibly look like in a Supersuit better than the one you posted personally. By comic god Alex Ross....

http://www.superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=1205

I'd probably change the hairstyle but otherwise this is a great image.

 

[project13]

I totally agree about the Spartan bodysuit. It's the perfecto
outfit for Superman when he's controlled by the Eradicator. At least, that what he would wear. In fact I stated a new thread that no one bothered to respond.

This is my new thread:

SUPERMAN: ERADICATION plot

 

[Billy Batson]

I can't believe its come to this.

t:

 

[Billy Batson]

I like this artist impression of what Welling would possibly look like in a Supersuit better than the one you posted personally. By comic god Alex Ross....

http://www.superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=1205

I'd probably change the hairstyle but otherwise this is a great image.

Alex Ross is the Mother F'en MAN!!!

 

[sithgoblin]

I like this artist impression of what Welling would possibly look like in a Supersuit better than the one you posted personally. By comic god Alex Ross....

http://www.superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=1205

I'd probably change the hairstyle but otherwise this is a great image.

I hate that image. The \S/ is way to big, he has a hood (?!) and his hair just looks weird.

 

[Majik1387]

I like this artist impression of what Welling would possibly look like in a Supersuit better than the one you posted personally. By comic god Alex Ross....

http://www.superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=1205

I'd probably change the hairstyle but otherwise this is a great image.

Is it just me or is his torso extremely long? The face doesn't look like Tom Welling at all and the \S/ sucks.

 

[sithgoblin]

Yeah, the proportions are way off.

 

[dark_b]

Is it just me or is his torso extremely long? The face doesn't look like Tom Welling at all and the \S/ sucks.

ohhh come on

 

[Majik1387]

ohhh come on

Seeing as how it's supposed to be Tom Welling, it should at least have his face so he looks like Tom Welling.

 

[Thunder Emperor]

Problem is that no of that so called training showed in the moive, He looked like a first class sissy

 

[House_of_El]

Superman's hair should be short like Jim Lee's Superman.

 

[House_of_El]

I wouldnt mind if Routh bulked up just a little more. Also it would be good for him to get into fighting shape for the sequel.

 

[AgentPat]

I'm gonna preface this post by saying it's off topic, so read at your own risk. It has *nothing* to do with Routh, and is solely in regards to the Ross drawing. I was gonna put this post in spoiler tags, but that's probably a little overboard. I linked the reference pics instead of posting them, so hopefully that will suffice to avoid mod wrath (considering the subject matter) LOL!

Aight, now that the disclaimers are out of the way...

Is it just me or is his torso extremely long?

Mmm... I think it's just you. Welling's a tall guy, but w/o seeing his legs in that drawing, it's difficult to evaluate actual proportions.

The face doesn't look like Tom Welling at all

Nah. It doesn't look like him at all.

C'mon guys. It's a drawing, not a photograph. It certainly looks enough like Welling (nose, lips, eyes, cheeks) to not mistake him for somebody else, which I'm guessing was the point. The only thing that's really different is his hair, but that shouldn't be a big surprise considering the character.

the \S/ sucks.

It's a standard Alex Ross styled shield. I do think it's way too big, but I personally like the shape. To each their own, I guess.

the proportions are way off.

SITH! Long time no see! How's it hangin' babe?

I think Ross did what he usually does in his comic book drawings: exaggerate proportions. Welling has an odd shape to begin with, but compared to other people his height, he has a smaller head (old pic!), a larger chest, and is generally just a bigger guy. He probably would have fit in just fine in that Spartan 300 film this thread discusses. All that said, Ross apparently had a few modeling photos (top row) of Welling to reference when he made that drawing.

PS: I wish I had photos of Welling working out in the gym and looking ginormous that I could share. That would be sweet.

 

[joke]

I remember reading something Mingenbach (or whatever the designer's name is) that the suit was originally the size of a little kid till they stretched it out and put it on Routh. So you can imagine what crap like that would do to his muscles and defintion.
While I personally have a lot of problems with the movie and its various aspects, Routh was in a very good shape according to those work-out pictures and Singer needs a slap in the face for ruining it. With the low trunks and small chest symbol, there's a lot of plain blue around Routh's torso, which makes him look elongated. While that, IMO, looks ridiculous in some shots and just plain bad in others, a finer, stricter definition of muscles would've helped hide that and make the suit more acceptable.

 

[Super Kal]

keep the same actor, just use different material, and make him work out more to give him more muscle definition... I like Routh as Superman.

 

[lujho]

Superman's hair should look like the hair that Superman has.

 

[dark_b]

Superman's hair should be short like Jim Lee's Superman.

its nothing new that brandon would look better with short hair. but in a superman movie you have to have clark. and there is no way that you can have a different clark with short hair.

in SR there was a big difference between clark and superman. in S:TM clark looked like superman with glasses.

 

[Zen Ith]

in SR there was a big difference between clark and superman. in S:TM clark looked like superman with glasses.

I wouldn't go that far. I think he looked different enough.

 

[resentment]

Something none of you have seemed to post and/or realize is that the shots you are viewing of Routh in the gym with the tank top on, are infact untrue from his actual size during the movie.

Reason being, I can guarantee they specifically filmed him in the gym that day AFTER the fact he had been lifting for a good hour or so, and had a massive pump going for his upper body. This easily can make anyone look 10-20% bigger than they actually are during downtime from the gym.

If anyone on these boards actually worked out on a regular basis, you would know what I'm talking about.

The size of Brandon in the gym screens are not how he will realisitcally look on the screen or at premieres for that matter. In the shots of Brandon at that recent premiere, it's apparent he hasn't lifted weights, but it's also a reality he could bulk back up in 4 weeks with ease.

The promo shots of the actors in "300" and anytime you see them in the movie looking ripped, I can guarantee they had done "pump" workouts before each shot which easily consist of a few crunches, push ups, and curls. It gives the mass effect of their size, plus it looks as if they have make up on their bodies, which I'm sure they do, to accentuate their actual size and definition on film.

Anytime, and I mean (almost) ANYTIME you see an actor with their shirt off during a scene either on television or a movie, they did some form of minor lifting to pump their veins and muscles out right before the shot.

Bottom line is, when you see footage of Routh in the gym, it's going to be an exaggerated appearance to how he'll actually look on film unless he pumps up before every shot.

Also another thing no one seems to mention, is the fact that he had a certain amount of definition padding in that suit. Bottom line is, no matter how thin that material of the suit was, or how tight it was, he still had actual padding, very thin, but padding nonetheless.

 

[LadyVader]

Bottom line... nobody looks good with their shirt off! They all need work done in some shape or form.

 

[dark_b]

Something none of you have seemed to post and/or realize is that the shots you are viewing of Routh in the gym with the tank top on, are infact untrue from his actual size during the movie.

Reason being, I can guarantee they specifically filmed him in the gym that day AFTER the fact he had been lifting for a good hour or so, and had a massive pump going for his upper body. This easily can make anyone look 10-20% bigger than they actually are during downtime from the gym.

If anyone on these boards actually worked out on a regular basis, you would know what I'm talking about.

The size of Brandon in the gym screens are not how he will realisitcally look on the screen or at premieres for that matter. In the shots of Brandon at that recent premiere, it's apparent he hasn't lifted weights, but it's also a reality he could bulk back up in 4 weeks with ease.

The promo shots of the actors in "300" and anytime you see them in the movie looking ripped, I can guarantee they had done "pump" workouts before each shot which easily consist of a few crunches, push ups, and curls. It gives the mass effect of their size, plus it looks as if they have make up on their bodies, which I'm sure they do, to accentuate their actual size and definition on film.

Anytime, and I mean (almost) ANYTIME you see an actor with their shirt off during a scene either on television or a movie, they did some form of minor lifting to pump their veins and muscles out right before the shot.

Bottom line is, when you see footage of Routh in the gym, it's going to be an exaggerated appearance to how he'll actually look on film unless he pumps up before every shot.

Also another thing no one seems to mention, is the fact that he had a certain amount of definition padding in that suit. Bottom line is, no matter how thin that material of the suit was, or how tight it was, he still had actual padding, very thin, but padding nonetheless.

i agree with your post but 10-20 % bigger?
you will need to show me some pics where a guy becomes 20% bigger.

 

[Billy Batson]

SUPERMAN Tale of The Tape

Reeve vs Routh

1. Blue eyes vs Blue contacts
2. Thick neck vs thin neck
3. Large for a wide chest vs Small for a narrow chest
4. Marine (soldier) vs Navy (sailor)
5. Police vs Security Guard

 

[Sun_Down]

While I agree that Routh could have been bigger, I have to agree with this statement...

Sometimes alot of you whiney fanboys sound like women too.

Nobody should be saying that Routh "ain't big" or anything else to that effect. You can say that he's not quite as big as Reeve or Welling or whoever else, but I'd like to see anyone here bulk up to his size.

The bottom line, as I see it, is that Superman is supposed to be big. Routh was big. I'm happy. Yes, I'd be happy if he was a little bulkier in the chest, but really, is this anything to be complaining about? I don't think so.

And as for the OP's point of him looking "like a Spartan", take of Routh's shirt and oil him up and he'd look as big, if not bigger than any of the 300 actors. Stick one of them in a suit like Routh wore and they'd look just like Brandon.

 

[resentment]

i agree with your post but 10-20 % bigger?
you will need to show me some pics where a guy becomes 20% bigger.

Well, maybe not the person as a whole, but certain muscle groups by themselves can inflate drastically during a work out, maybe nothing near 20%, which as I think about it now, is fairly too much inflation for one workout. Nevertheless, appearance of a muscle's size can increase drastically during a workout, that's basically the core point I'm trying to get across in my previous post.