Superman Casting

Father Finian wrote:What's worrying me (especially after I ripped into the Homopage sheep for holding out hope) is that some big wig from Legendary Pictures sent a work out kit to Ruth to "get back in shape"......according to AICN

Jesus....let him go. How a new Superman film would work with Ruth's baggage attached has got me beat.

webhead2006 wrote:i dont know who i would want for the film. first we need some more details and what zack/nolans are looking for in the character. though i do believe they will end up casting someone between the ages of 25-35 range. and with how gl ended up casting its lead, i wouldnt be surprised if we ended up with someone like a ryan reynolds ending up as supes.

webhead2006 wrote:but Armie Hammer isn't a bad one either....

thec0l0rsblend wrote:
Damn skippy! That dude's, what, 6'8" or 6'9"? He's eventually going to end up in a superhero movie no matter what so why not cast him as Superman.

thec0l0rsblend wrote:As for BJ's work out kit, puh-LEEZ.

thec0l0rsblend wrote:01- The Younis page makes stuff up all the time. How many times did they "confirm" that Singerman 2: Man of Pleather was about to go into production?

thec0l0rsblend wrote:02- Routh's contract would have to be renegotiated. That'd be a pain in the neck. Doable, yes, but a pain. Why not find someone with less bargaining power?

thec0l0rsblend wrote:03- Excuse me, but at what point did Legendary (a financing parter; they're the ones who write checks and otherwise STFU) have any level of creative input into the film?

thec0l0rsblend wrote:04- Why go to all the trouble to reboot and hire BJ just to stink up the screen again?

thec0l0rsblend wrote:I'm not saying it's impossible, I'm just saying there are a zillion good reasons to leave Routh out.

thec0l0rsblend wrote:But as far as Jared Paledecki is concerned, I've never seen him in anything where I thought "man, Paladecki sucks". He's a solid actor, he's got a good frame and he's got the right all around look. The reboot could do a lot worse than hire Paladecki.

Belltown213 wrote:How about Matt Bomer? Read he was cast by Brett Rattner when WB had him attached for a Superman film. Above is a clip of him playing Clark and Supes in some Japanese car commercial.

Armie Hammer, who almost played Batman in George Miller’s canceled Justice League: Mortal film, has been gaining traction on the fansites as a possible contender for the role. Hammer, who is best known for playing the Winklevoss twins in David Fincher’s The Social Network, says that he talked to his agent about the possibility and was told they are looking for someone older. Here is the quote from Vulture:

“I did talk to my people recently about [Zack Snyder’s film] for the first time, and I think they’re going a little older with Superman. I hear they’re going 35, 40.”

Armie is only 24 years old. Routh is older but seems to be a bit too young for that age range at 31.

Another actor fans have been buzzing about is Mad Men star Jon Hamm, who Snyder worked with on Suckerpunch. Some fans have argued that Hamm is too old for the role. Christopher Reeve was only 25 when he played Superman in Richard Donner’s 1978 film. But at 39-years old, Hamm fits the age range mentioned by Hammer.

As for Hamm, when he was asked about playing Superman last month, the actor said, “[I]f the powers that be are thinking that, I’d like them to get in touch with me. Maybe we can discuss it.”

webhead2006 wrote:Sure boomer is gay. But for me I would think he would do his best not to let that affect the film. Heck look at guys like mangeto actor or others who are gay and that didn't hurt the films they were in. But then looking at the corparate side of things the studio probably wouldn't want that bad pr to happen for the film.