D-Ray Kenobi Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Jon Hamm is absolutely perfect for the role. Snyder and Warner Bros should be tripping over themselves and begging him to play the part right now. I don't want some puny twenty something playing Superman. I want SuperMAN. He needs to be a mysterious, overpowering, burly, deep voiced guy who everyone idolizes. You take away the drunk womanizing dick out of the equation, and you have Don Draper in tights. Plus, look at his character in 30 Rock: THAT IS CLARK F'ING KENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'll bet you WOULD rather have a man than a boy! Naw, dude, I'm just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 ONCE AGAIN: John Hamm as General Zod. That's better than actually having the man play Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 D-Ray... that picture of Hamm in glasses isn't Clark Kent. It's just Hamm in glasses. He looks not like a Superhero disguised as a Daily Planet Reporter, he just looks like a math teacher... who drinks and smokes. I think Hamm could work as Marvel's Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 He looks like a lumberjack who reads too much in that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Sweat Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 quick question, we were just discussing this at work... given how big a symbol of the US superman is, how would you guys feel about a non american playing him (have no-one in mind, just out of curiosity) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ray Kenobi Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I wouldn't have any issue with that at all. Superman himself is an immigrant to America from Krypton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I don't care where the actor is from as long as he looks like Clark Kent, Superman. He looks like a lumberjack who reads too much in that photo. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'd be surprised if they didn't cast a pretty big name this time around. After Returns failed on so many levels I'd be really surprised if they cast an unknown again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah, but Returns didn't fail because of Routh. Most criticims that I read usually added that the one bright spot was that Brandon did a good job with horrible writing/story. Although, I do think I'm the only one in the world that actually liked Returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Routh was awesome. If you're not bringing him back (and they're morons if they're not) then a big name isn't going to get it done. They need to do what they did when casting Routh and find a small time actor who has the look of Superman and also has the acting chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Solo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Just someone who looks the part and is a decent actor enough to pull off the dual identity. That's all I want. No mega-stars like Brad Pitt or something like that but by all means if its someone whose name is known it shouldn't discount them. An "unknown" again would be nice, but I'm over it being an absolute, bar-none necessity. When Returns was getting up and running I was one of those people, the OMG UNKNOWN people, but that was just being a fanboy and making the role and its requirements way more complicated and nit-picky than I had to. And the studio would look like indecisive idiots to bring Routh back. They decided on a reboot. That means everything is gone, including Routh. See it all the way through and start off fresh if that's what you set out to do. Holdovers from previous franchises, and huge inspirations from the Donner films (a small nod here and there isn't terrible), is showing that the studio didn't learn from Singer's mistakes. Even if he was absolutely remarkable in the role (he wasn't), I still think the reboot mandate would have demanded a change, albeit a more difficult decision to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Brad Pitt? Was his name really tossed around? That's more retarded than the Nic Cage **** they tried to do before Returns. LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Solo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 No no, I just used his name as an example, as while I'm open to not a complete unknown taking the role, one of the Hollywood "elite" I just couldn't buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 You make good points, Jason, but are you certain they couldn't pull off a reboot with Brandon? I wonder if they would offer the part to Tom Welling? Or Tim Tebow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'd be happy with either Tom Welling or Brandon Routh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Solo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 You make good points, Jason, but are you certain they couldn't pull off a reboot with Brandon? I wonder if they would offer the part to Tom Welling? Or Tim Tebow?Well I'd hesitate to say certain, I'm just some goofy guy in the internet, not actually in the industry. I just think, why risk associating anything with the past film, when the reaction was apparently so much less than you'd hoped that you decided to start over again to begin with. But I'm down for Saint Tebow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 No chance for Tom Welling unless it's a Smallville film. And Rock, I'm with you, I liked Superman Returns too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Superman Returns just had a really weak script and needed a more refined tooling with one or two more rewrites and yeah, an actual third act. It also needed it's own identity. In retrospect, I really would have liked it if we had gotten the Abrams Superman story over what we got in 2006. The only problem with that is we'd have gotten either a McG or Brett Ratner rather than Abrams who is a much better director than either of those... but we'd also have a complete X-Men trilogy. Anyway, since I'm writing to myself, I'm going to beat the drum for Armie Hammer who gave a career making performance playing the twin Winklevoss brothers in The Social Network and, oh yeah, Jon Hamm as Zod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Sorry, Walt, but to me your picks look like you're casting a SNL Skit which features Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Maybe I should have posted a pic with glasses on Armie like Dan did with Jon Hamm. I'll work on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 In all honesty, watch this guy act before you judge. He plays two main roles in a feature film with different personalities flawlessly, has a great physique, all in which would be perfect for Superman. Make snide remarks if you'd like but when I cast, I don't fan wank with it. This guy would make a great Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 You can't judge superhero casting on photos or past acting. Case in point, I thought Heath Ledger playing the Joker was going to be a trainwreck. Boy was I wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ray Kenobi Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Anyway, since I'm writing to myself, I'm going to beat the drum for Armie Hammer who gave a career making performance playing the twin Winklevoss brothers in The Social Network He wouldn't be my first choice, but that's actually not a bad suggestion at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Solo Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I agree. Only knock on him would be his age, but despite being only 24 he's got the right build I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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