Tom Welling as Superman

[COMPO]

I hated X3 when Professor X died.

 

[avidreader]

it's funny how many people consider her to be "disillusioned" but yet they seem to hang on her every word. i read that post she said that they could make Welling look a bit older if they wanted in a similar way that they made Ian McKellan and patrick Stewart look younger in X3 which was partly CG I believe.

I could be mistaken, but I thought Superman didnt age like normal humans. If so, this all seems to be a rather pointless reason.

 

[Kalleo]

For me like others have said I have lost any reason what so ever to watch JLA why would I want a 3rd Superman? I mean come on we got to be able to do something, you would think the publicity alone from having Tom in both would be like gold to the CW? I for one am still holding out that Tom will play Supes. We should do a Jericho type campaign to have Tom play Superman. Like send the WB's a billion (Insert idea here) well nuts wont work you guys have any idea's? Sorry for venting I just am blown away Tom might not be playing Superman.

 

[Showtime]

it's funny how many people consider her to be "disillusioned" but yet they seem to hang on her every word. i read that post she said that they could make Welling look a bit older if they wanted in a similar way that they made Ian McKellan and patrick Stewart look younger in X3 which was partly CG I believe.

Seems like a waste of money when they could just use makeup if need be or an older looking actor if that was the case.

 

[Superman_]

I could be mistaken, but I thought Superman didnt age like normal humans. If so, this all seems to be a rather pointless reason.

Yes and no depending on which type of Superman your looking at. Golden Age Superman aged just like as look wise until he reached 50's then the aging process started to slow down also seen in Kingdom Come. Post Crisis Superman doesn't age at all or at least from what I've seen for example in DC 1,000,000 which for those of you who haven't figured it out is set 1,000,000 years in the future Superman looks the same he always has then. So his aging depends on the writer really.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Seems like a waste of money when they could just use makeup if need be or an older looking actor if that was the case.

true. one thing to consider with Welling to is that they cake foundation on the guy for smallville to make him look younger. if you've seen The Fog (yeah I know it blew) or when he's out in public while he still looks youthful, he doesnt look that young. Which fits right into post-crisis Superman's aging.

 

[Superman_]

For me like others have said I have lost any reason what so ever to watch JLA why would I want a 3rd Superman? I mean come on we got to be able to do something, you would think the publicity alone from having Tom in both would be like gold to the CW? I for one am still holding out that Tom will play Supes. We should do a Jericho type campaign to have Tom play Superman. Like send the WB's a billion (Insert idea here) well nuts wont work you guys have any idea's? Sorry for venting I just am blown away Tom might not be playing Superman.

Good idea but for every person that sends in for Tom I am sure they are sending in for Routh as well which would in turn show the WB that the fans are split. Plus I think we should be writing into Tom more then the WB because if the WB from rumored reports was willing to do almost anything to get Tom and they still didn't get him I think the problem lies more with Tom saying "no" for whatever reasons then the WB.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

no where was it EVER stated WB was willing to do almost anything to get Welling. Stop making things up. the only even rumor out there about why this didnt happen was that miller wanted an older cast, that was it.

 

[Superman_]

Despite Tom not being Superman I still think he should go ahead and try out for Captain America. He has the perfect look and build for it. I mean they could give him the Spider-Man treatment to make his body look small before becoming a Super Solider.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Steve Rogers ahs short blonde hair

 

[Superman_]

no where was it EVER stated WB was willing to do almost anything to get Welling. Stop making things up.

From IESB:

But what about the shooting schedule of Smallville that is supposed to go through around April you ask? Word is, the production of Smallville in Vancouver is even willing to work around whatever Welling’s schedule may be in order for their small screen superhero to make the jump to [COLOR=#CC3300 ! important][FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=#CC3300 ! important][FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif]theaters[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR].

So if they were willing to do whatever it took to get him to the big screen then something must have happened on Welling's part for him to say no.

 

[Superman_]

Steve Rogers ahs short blonde hair

Dye his hair. I mean it is done all the time.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

From IESB:

But what about the shooting schedule of Smallville that is supposed to go through around April you ask? Word is, the production of Smallville in Vancouver is even willing to work around whatever Welling’s schedule may be in order for their small screen superhero to make the jump to [COLOR=#CC3300 ! important][FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif][COLOR=#CC3300 ! important][FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif]theaters[/FONT][/FONT][/color][/color].

So if they were willing to do whatever it took to get him to the big screen then something must have happened on Welling's part for him to say no.

except for the fact that Sanchez later stated on his messageboard that Gough was giving them a hard time which pretty much nullifies what sanchez assumed in that earlier article you posted

 

[Showtime]

true. one thing to consider with Welling to is that they cake foundation on the guy for smallville to make him look younger. if you've seen The Fog (yeah I know it blew) or when he's out in public while he still looks youthful, he doesnt look that young. Which fits right into post-crisis Superman's aging.

I think Welling looks plenty old enough so they wouldn't even need a new actor to look older.

 

[Superman_]

except for the fact that Sanchez later stated on his messageboard that Gough was giving them a hard time which pretty much nullifies what sanchez assumed in that earlier article you posted

Well I didn't read that part if its not on the main page then I don't read it.

 

[MJZ]

Steve Rogers ahs short blonde hair

Dye his hair. I mean it is done all the time.

Don't you dare suggest that!

 

[KalKai]

MJZ you still believe JL isn't on WB's production schedule?

 

[The Joker_1000]

Well, even though Tom isn't playing Superman, that's not a bad thing. It just gives someone else a chance to play the role.

 

[MJZ]

MJZ you still believe JL isn't on WB's production schedule?

Indeed--I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[AgentPat]

I could be mistaken, but I thought Superman didn't age like normal humans.

He doesn't. And the moment Ryan Gosling is announced as Batman, and some 23 y.o. crazy hot actress is announced as Wonder Woman, all this talk of casting "weathered" looking thesps for "older" superheroes is gonna fly (pun intended) right out the window.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Well I didn't read that part if its not on the main page then I don't read it.

that is why you fail...

 

[Billy Batson]

I could be mistaken, but I thought Superman didnt age like normal humans. If so, this all seems to be a rather pointless reason.

The age debate is indeed pointless.

For me like others have said I have lost any reason what so ever to watch JLA why would I want a 3rd Superman? I mean come on we got to be able to do something, you would think the publicity alone from having Tom in both would be like gold to the CW? I for one am still holding out that Tom will play Supes. We should do a Jericho type campaign to have Tom play Superman. Like send the WB's a billion (Insert idea here) well nuts wont work you guys have any idea's? Sorry for venting I just am blown away Tom might not be playing Superman.

Like send the WB's a billion (Tom Welling as Superman Manips) via snail mail. t:

 

[Gmanofsteel]

start an online petition

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Like send the WB's a billion (Tom Welling as Superman Manips) via snail mail. t:

Hey sending a bunch of nuts to CBS worked for Jericho fans

 

[AgentPat]

Like send the WB's a billion (Tom Welling as Superman Manips) via snail mail. t:

You think Fox has any bottles of Tabasco sauce left?



Yeah I know, WAY too obscure Pat, but hey, if one person gets it, it was worth the chuckle.