All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced

Admiral_Young · September 18 2010, 05:58 AM

James Danton is Clark Kent/Superman, Christina Hendricks is Lois, Anthony LaPagila is Lex. Ed Asner is Perry White. I'm excited for this...and it's going to be interesting to see what parts of the opus they take and what is left out.

http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter....sive.html#more

JonnyQuest037 · September 18 2010, 06:03 AM

How can you NOT love Ed Asner as Perry White?

Admiral_Young · September 18 2010, 06:05 AM

How can you not love Ed Asner as basically anything? LOL. Interesting cast...looks like Andrea Romano did a hell of a job this time around, not that she hasn't in the previous installments. I especially like Hendricks as Lois.

Praetor_Shinzon · September 18 2010, 07:06 AM

LaPagila as Luthor should be good, he has the right kind of voice. still can't beat Clancy Brown though.

Mr. Adventure · September 18 2010, 07:22 AM

How'd you end up with Mike Danton from James Denton? The former is apparently a college hockey player jailed for conspiracy to commit murder(!).

Admiral_Young · September 18 2010, 07:47 AM

Yeah sorry James Danton...and I ended up with him because I obviously typed the wrong name.

darkwing_duck1 · September 18 2010, 11:27 AM

Eh, don't fix what ain't broke says I...

Christopher · September 18 2010, 02:49 PM

Whoa! That means Ed Asner will have now played both J. Jonah Jameson and Perry White! My mind is officially boggled. Are we in the Amalgam Universe now?

No idea who James Denton is. I know who Hendricks is, but I can't recall her voice offhand. LaPaglia... he's the guy from Without a Trace? I don't really hear him as Luthor, but we'll see.

Reverend · September 18 2010, 03:53 PM

I love how Romano and/or Timm are always poaching Joss Whedon's actors. As I recall, some episodes of JLU weren't far off being Firefly reunions.

Captaindemotion · September 18 2010, 08:22 PM

Christopher wrote:

Whoa! That means Ed Asner will have now played both J. Jonah Jameson and Perry White! My mind is officially boggled. Are we in the Amalgam Universe now?

So what with his having played Lou Grant, he is now THE go-to actor for newspapermen. Unless JK Simmons plays Perry in the next DTV movie.

No idea who James Denton is. I know who Hendricks is, but I can't recall her voice offhand.

Denton is from Desperate Housewives, where his onscreen wife is former Lois Teri Hatcher. I think his voice would be pretty apt for Superman.

Hendricks is in Mad Men, oppposite Jon Hamm, who's played Lex Luthor on SNL and tops many a fan-wish list for Superman himself; the show also features Iron Man 2's Howard Stark aka John Slattery and X-Men First Class's Emma Frost, January Jones.

Must admit, I can't imagine Lois talking with Christina's flirty voice but perhaps there's more to her than MM's voluptuous Joan. And if there's not - who cares. Joan is more than enough for me.

Admiral_Young · September 18 2010, 10:15 PM

Not to mention that Ed just voiced Granny Goodness in "Superman/Batman:Apocalypse" as well, so versatile.

Guy Gardener · September 18 2010, 11:44 PM

He was Granny back in the animated shows as well.

The trick is how to convince Ed to play Granny Goodness in a live Movie/TV scenario?

Why have the lad as Perry when he could be Lou Grant?

Captaindemotion · September 18 2010, 11:51 PM

^ Given that Lou Grant, like many a show, owes its origins to Happy Days, I wish to point out that I still think Ron Howard would have made a great Jimmy Olsen once upon a time.

Christopher · September 19 2010, 12:44 AM

Captaindemotion wrote:

^ Given that Lou Grant, like many a show, owes its origins to Happy Days, I wish to point out that I still think Ron Howard would have made a great Jimmy Olsen once upon a time.

Uhh, wha? Lou Grant was spun off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the other '70s sitcom that spawned multiple spinoffs. (Well, one of the two others -- All in the Family spawned several of its own.)

And get this -- Asner's Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Ted Knight played Perry White in Filmation's 1966 Superman animated series! (As well as playing Commissioner Gordon and various villains in Filmation's '68 Batman series and narrating a season of Superfriends. Sadly, I don't think Ted Knight ever did the voice of the Ted Knight Starman.)

kkozoriz1 · September 19 2010, 01:33 AM

That would have made a very amusing credit
Ted Knight as Ted Knight

At least we got him as Carter Winston.

September 18 2010, 05:58 AM	#1
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced James Danton is Clark Kent/Superman, Christina Hendricks is Lois, Anthony LaPagila is Lex. Ed Asner is Perry White. I'm excited for this...and it's going to be interesting to see what parts of the opus they take and what is left out. http://heatvision.hollywoodreporter....sive.html#more __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011. Last edited by Admiral_Young; September 18 2010 at 07:48 AM.

September 18 2010, 06:03 AM	#2
JonnyQuest037 Commodore Location: Parsippany, New Jersey, USA	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced How can you *NOT* love Ed Asner as Perry White? __________________ "All right, you ignorant savages, get a load of Aquezio, you heathen monkeys!" - Race Bannon, Pursuit of the Po-Ho

September 18 2010, 06:05 AM	#3
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced How can you not love Ed Asner as basically anything? LOL. Interesting cast...looks like Andrea Romano did a hell of a job this time around, not that she hasn't in the previous installments. I especially like Hendricks as Lois. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

September 18 2010, 07:06 AM	#4
Praetor_Shinzon Rear Admiral Location: Virginia	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced LaPagila as Luthor should be good, he has the right kind of voice. still can't beat Clancy Brown though.

September 18 2010, 07:22 AM	#5
Mr. Adventure Admiral Location: Mr. Adventure	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced How'd you end up with Mike Danton from James Denton? The former is apparently a college hockey player jailed for conspiracy to commit murder(!).

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September 18 2010, 07:47 AM	#6
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced Yeah sorry James Danton...and I ended up with him because I obviously typed the wrong name. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

September 18 2010, 11:27 AM	#7
darkwing_duck1 Vice Admiral Location: the Unreconstructed South	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced Eh, don't fix what ain't broke says I...

September 18 2010, 02:49 PM	#8
Christopher Writer	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced Whoa! That means Ed Asner will have now played both J. Jonah Jameson and Perry White! My mind is officially boggled. Are we in the Amalgam Universe now? No idea who James Denton is. I know who Hendricks is, but I can't recall her voice offhand. LaPaglia... he's the guy from Without a Trace? I don't really hear him as Luthor, but we'll see. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

September 18 2010, 03:53 PM	#9
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced I love how Romano and/or Timm are always poaching Joss Whedon's actors. As I recall, some episodes of JLU weren't far off being Firefly reunions. __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

September 18 2010, 10:15 PM	#11
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced Not to mention that Ed just voiced Granny Goodness in "Superman/Batman:Apocalypse" as well, so versatile. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

September 18 2010, 11:44 PM	#12
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced He was Granny back in the animated shows as well. The trick is how to convince Ed to play Granny Goodness in a live Movie/TV scenario? Why have the lad as Perry when he could be Lou Grant? __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

September 18 2010, 11:51 PM	#13
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced ^ Given that Lou Grant, like many a show, owes its origins to Happy Days, I wish to point out that I still think Ron Howard would have made a great Jimmy Olsen once upon a time. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

September 19 2010, 01:33 AM	#15
kkozoriz1 Fleet Captain Location: Centrelea, Nova Scotia	Re: All-Star Superman DTV Voice Cast Announced That would have made a very amusing credit Ted Knight as Ted Knight At least we got him as Carter Winston.