Tom Welling as Superman

[bootspark]

Pat, get your popcorn and crowpie ready.....

 

[ZIPBAGS]

C'mon people...Keep up the good thoughts!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1A6hiFxpik

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

I doubt you'll hear anything over a weekend.

 

[bootspark]

That doesnt mean he cant type up what he knows....

 

[Prison Mike]

C'mon people...Keep up the good thoughts!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1A6hiFxpik

 

[ZIPBAGS]

And all through the boards...Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.



G'night all. Hopefully, I will awake to news of Welling cast as Supes.

 

[AgentPat]

I am going to answer a few questions that have been sent to me via email or by the IESB mail system or posted on these boards.

Do I have a cast list?

No

Is there a cast list?

Not an official list

Do I have an un-official list?

Partial

Can I talk about?

No, not yet

Why?

Because I can lose friendships over it.

Do I have the final script?

Very close to it, Mr. E tells me that to expect a complete script review very, very soon.

Will IESB post the script review?

Don’t know, we have been warned by WB not to review The Dark Knight or any of their films that are in production. The script reviews that we do on WB properties have not been officially green lit as been the case with the Clash of the Titans script review a few months back.

If there is no publicist attached to JLA by the time Mr. E delivers a script review we are good to go. If a publicist has been assigned we are screwed and risk getting blacklisted by the studio if we post such review.


Is Teresa Palmer Wonder Woman?

I was told as of 5 days ago that MEW was the leading contender but things do change.

Is Brandon Routh part of JLA?

Nope, he told me during the Scream Awards that he was never approached plus he also told me that the other comic book project, Dylan Dog, is not green lit either, just in case you guys care.

Is Chris Nolan pissed off about JLA and not going to do Batman 3?

Not only is Chris Nolan pissed off but also producers Greg Silverman and Charles Roven, they have been pissed for months about the whole Talia / Ra‘s Al Ghul/ storyline.

JLA was written with Christian Bale and Brandon Routh in mind but once the Nolan camp made it clear that they wanted nothing to do with an ensemble film at this time WB had no other choice but realize that they were going to have to recast Batman. So their reasoning was if they need to recast Bats then they will also recast Supes.


Like I have said in the past, Jeff Robinov and Dan Lin are not a fans of Superman Returns and there was initial thought that if a Bale/Routh Justice League film was done it would help re-invigorate the Superman Franchise and set up a return of a Bryan Singer directed The Man of Steel.

There was interest from the WB people to use Bryan Singer since he signed his very lucrative deal to direct the sequel. If he gets fired from TMOS, WB will have to pay him a lot of money. If he quits from the TMOS then they don’t have to pay him squat.

Something else to think about, does WB really want to piss off Bryan Singer considering that he has been asked to testify in the Superman/Siegel/WB lawsuit? I think not.


So with Bale/Nolan out and knowing that you were going to use a new Bats in JLA that is where Tom Welling came in, for a better part of the last 4-5 years there has been talks at WB about doing a Smallville film but with Bryan Singer casting Routh for Superman Returns that made the possibility a long shot. But with Justice League on the table the idea came back of getting Tom to play Supes on the big screen.

Is Tom Welling going to play Superman in Justice League in JLA?

Emi has reasons to believe that he is but I do not, something happen, not sure what but someone/something threw a wrench in the process of getting Welling in JLA.

 

[KBX]

Is Tom Welling going to play Superman in Justice League in JLA?

Emi has reasons to believe that he is but I do not, something happen, not sure what but someone/something threw a wrench in the process of getting Welling in JLA.

IF that person is Gough/Millar than there is now reason to believe that he will be in this movie....

 

[KBX]

I

s Chris Nolan pissed off about JLA and not going to do Batman 3?

Not only is Chris Nolan pissed off but also producers Greg Silverman and Charles Roven, they have been pissed for months about the whole Talia / Ra‘s Al Ghul/ storyline.

There are millions and millions of JL stories they could have done. Why go with the character they already used in WBs only successful comic book movie right now?

 

[Prison Mike]

Damn I hope Welling is cast as Supes. If Gough/Millar had anything to do with him not being cast, I'll be pissed (but I'll get over it since there's still Smallville).

 

[Prison Mike]

who's more reliable? Emijayne or Sanchez?

 

[ariellem]

^ the AP wire.

 

[triplet]

Here is Sanchez's latest in answer to my question about whether the 18th was it for when we'd hear:

EMI is the one who mentioned November 18th and that coincided with Wizard World Texas. I have not heard that from any of my sources and I really find it hard to believe that they would stay quiet until then, but then again EMI does have reliable sources.

The big thing about this town is that everybody talks, if I was a betting man and would think that since casting is done, at least the major roles, something will leak officially between now and next week.

I am going to be working overtime in the next seven days, I am going to every Hollywood function that I can get myself invited too because that is where alot of these stories leak. You get an agent/manager/publicist/exec drunk and they will sing like a canary.

Starting Sunday I will be at the Bee Movie Premiere, Monday I will be at the Family Guy 100 Episode Party at Social Hollywood, Tuesday at the Pixar Ratatouille DVD Release Party at Social Hollywood and so on and so on.

News is coming, I can feel it. Every outlet in Hollywood is working hard to crack this cast. I just need a couple confirmations and a couple actors, I do think that Common is a lock as John Stewart.

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=170&func=view&catid=20&id=3145#3144

 

[AgentPat]

^ the AP wire.

Baahaaahahah!!

 

[Gmanofsteel]

I don't trust either, I'm waiting for the cold hard facts

 

[Prison Mike]

so it doesn't look like we'll get any info this weekend? If that's the case, I'm off to bed.

 

[AgentPat]

Robert doesn't mince words. I hope the censors catch this, 'cause I'm not editing it...

I have always said that if Brandon Routh wasn't going to play Supes in Justice League then you would have to cast Tom Welling.

Its almost like getting Smallville Blue Balls, fans have been getting teased for years and there is no pay off with Welling?

That would make the most sense but then again we are assuming that Hollywood makes any ****ing sense.

like this stupid ass WGA strike, they could fix this if only this industry wasn't so greedy.

 

[AgentPat]

so it doesn't look like we'll get any info this weekend? If that's the case, I'm off to bed.

Yeah, me too. I'm bushed. Nighters folks!

 

[Gmanofsteel]

night all!

 

[Serene]

Hate to tell you, but if the reaction I get about Welling is any indication. People won't be going to see him at the theater.

That's the same thing I said about SR. I never met anyone that hated it.

Despite KalK's and Hulk's valid arguments about why anecdotal evidence is ****e, I will say that even today a few co-workers of mine who aren't SV fans were asking me if Tom had been cast in 'that new superhero movie' yet. They don't know or care bupkus about the JLA, they just know Tom is Superman on TV and since they thought SR was a snore-fest, they're hoping to see Tom take over as Supes. They love the guy, and they don't even watch the show. Yep, just because he's that hot. I guarantee most of the women I work with will gladly pay to see him on the big screen as long as the movie isn't completely panned. They'll take their kids and pretend they're doing it for them.

And on the other end of the scale is my daughter's high school age group of friends who have grown up with Tom as their Superman. I'm talking girls and guys. My D and her friends didn't see SR in the theaters, no interest whatsoever. But she'll see the JL movie, if Tom's in it. Otherwise - it'll be meh. She has no clue who the JL are except for what she's seen on SV. She asked me if Kara was Wonder Woman. SERIOUSLY.

I think people in forums like this tend to overestimate the interest and knowledge that the general public has about superheroes. They're just looking to be entertained.

I'm a big fan of Smallville, but it's kind of embarassing.

That's... really sad.

 

[Migu-EL]

My Sister in law's boyfriend told me that he was going to see SR when he first heard about it until he found out that Welling wasn't playing the part of Supes. His actual words were, he thought it was stupid that "the guy from Smallville wasn't cast as Superman. Mind you he's not a a huge Superman fan and doesn't even watch SV. To me that alone speaks voulmes.

 

[MJZ]

If this silly movie screws us out of a 3rd Nolan Batman film expect an uproar.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

If this silly movie screws us out of a 3rd Nolan Batman film expect an uproar.

I would say it depends on how well the new Batman is liked.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

The cast announcement will be way before Nov 18th. Possibly next week.

Unfotunately, Welling is not Superman and Reynolds is not Flash.

That's all I can say for now.

http://www.countingdown.com/movies/343447/board?viewpost=3998901&folder=0

Teresa better not be Wonder Woman

 

[Whiteflag]

Despite KalK's and Hulk's valid arguments about why anecdotal evidence is ****e, I will say that even today a few co-workers of mine who aren't SV fans were asking me if Tom had been cast in 'that new superhero movie' yet. They don't know or care bupkus about the JLA, they just know Tom is Superman on TV and since they thought SR was a snore-fest, they're hoping to see Tom take over as Supes. They love the guy, and they don't even watch the show. Yep, just because he's that hot. I guarantee most of the women I work with will gladly pay to see him on the big screen as long as the movie isn't completely panned. They'll take their kids and pretend they're doing it for them.

And on the other end of the scale is my daughter's high school age group of friends who have grown up with Tom as their Superman. I'm talking girls and guys. My D and her friends didn't see SR in the theaters, no interest whatsoever. But she'll see the JL movie, if Tom's in it. Otherwise - it'll be meh. She has no clue who the JL are except for what she's seen on SV. She asked me if Kara was Wonder Woman. SERIOUSLY.

I think people in forums like this tend to overestimate the interest and knowledge that the general public has about superheroes. They're just looking to be entertained.

Many people that know I'm a Superman/Smallville fan kept asking me why Tom wasn't playing Superman in SR. They didn't understand why they had to cast another actor for the role, when they already had a succesful and great looking Superman. I'm sure those people will be baffled to learn that Tom isn't going to be in a JL film and a different actor, not even BR, gets the part, if that's the case. That wouldn't make sense to them, not only to the Tom/SV fans. Because it's true that we tend to forget that most potential viewers are not fanboys/girls who get in forums to discuss a TV show, a movie or an actor.