There is a drawing I've seen of Lois by Joe Shuster that looks a lot like Bosworth.
David Goyer to write new "Superman" movie
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Yes, I was more talking about Routh in my comments. Christopher Reeve was a decent Superman. Not quite the rough-and-chiseled look I'd exepct from Superman but he did good.
George Reeves I'm kind of on the middle on. I've only seen some of his Superman and that was quite some time ago. He was good, but I'm still not sure he fits what my idea of Superman "is."
Now, Routh I didn't much care about. He was more of a pretty boy. He had the muscle mass, but his facial structure just didn't strike me as right and I didn't think he looked anything like Christopher Reeve.
I've said it before, and he's well past his prime to do it, but I always thought Patrick Warburton had/has the best "Superman look." Alas. Between The Tick and Puddy he's too typecast as dim to pull it off.
I guess when I think of Superman I think of someone cut and handsome. I really thing Smallville's Welling has a decent Superman look. I'll have to sit-back and think on what present-day actor in his early-30s could pull off the best Superman look.
George Reeves I'm kind of on the middle on. I've only seen some of his Superman and that was quite some time ago. He was good, but I'm still not sure he fits what my idea of Superman "is."
Now, Routh I didn't much care about. He was more of a pretty boy. He had the muscle mass, but his facial structure just didn't strike me as right and I didn't think he looked anything like Christopher Reeve.
I've said it before, and he's well past his prime to do it, but I always thought Patrick Warburton had/has the best "Superman look." Alas. Between The Tick and Puddy he's too typecast as dim to pull it off.
I guess when I think of Superman I think of someone cut and handsome. I really thing Smallville's Welling has a decent Superman look. I'll have to sit-back and think on what present-day actor in his early-30s could pull off the best Superman look.
^ What age is Jon Hamm?
Hmmm. I could see it.
You're kidding, right? If anything, the Lois of the '40s was a tougher, more aggressive individual than she was in the '50s. After all, it was the day of Rosie the Riveter; with the men away at war, women were called on to adopt more traditionally male roles and the conventional notion of women as quiet and passive eroded away for a while. You can see that vividly in the Fleischer cartoons, where Lois is as fearless and driven as they come.
Hunh. I found her to be completely ineffective at conveying anything of the kind. She didn't convey any kind of strength or intensity or energy. But then, there wasn't a single energetic performance in that entire film. It's like Singer was telling everyone to dial their performances down as much as possible.
I think he looks and sounds a bit too much like a caricature of a square-jawed hero, which is why he so often plays comedy caricatures of square-jawed heroes (as well as the live-action Tick, he was the voice of Buzz Lightyear on the TV cartoon).
To me, the ideal Superman would be Matt Keeslar. He proved on The Middleman that he's utterly ideal for playing a sincere, square-jawed Boy Scout hero. He's got the look (aside from hair color), he's got the voice, he's got the attitude, and he's got the charisma. He'd also be a great Captain America. Or Captain Marvel (the Fawcett/DC one).
According to one of IESB's contributors there might be word on the director of the Superman reboot as soon as tonight.
Holy quick progress, Batman!
Matthew Bomer? I agree. Ironically he was actually a runner-up for the role when McG and Brett Ratner were going to direct, and I believe he was Ratner's top choice for the role.
I'm familiar with Bomer from Chuck and Tru Calling. He's about 5'10" and 160 lbs. Routh was a much better find.
Hmm, yeah, Bomer has the face for it, and at 5'11" he's reasonably close in height. (Superman is officially 6'3"; only Brandon Routh and Tom Welling have matched that height, though Christopher Reeve was an inch taller and David Wilson from It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman was half an inch shorter. Nobody else who's played the role onscreen has been taller than 6'1".) He'd need to bulk up some, though. He'd be kind of a Dean Cain-ish Superman, though with a smoother delivery.
Yes! If not Jon Hamm for Captain America, than Jon Hamm for Superman OR evil corporate tycoon, Lex Luthor but with a better ball cap.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f26c4046b0/lex-luthor-bailout-with-jon-hamm
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I don't think they will cast Routh for the simple that reason that to those not "in the know" (ie - most of America), a Superman movie starring Routh will seem like a sequel to Superman Returns. That's clearly not the association they want to go with.
I think audiences are sophisticated enough to accept Routh as Superman in a different universe, one lacking the familiar scenarios of the 1978 film and SR.
Has there ever been a reboot that's kept the same star? There have been reboots that have kept supporting actors (such as Judi Dench in Casino Royale), but I can't think of a reboot that's kept the same lead actor.
I would love to see Brandon Routh given another shot, but I just don't see it happening. Unfortunately it's looking more and more probable that he's going to be the George Lazenby of the Superman franchise.
I can think of some cases that are close, but not exactly that. Kevin Conroy has played Batman in a couple of the DC Universe DVD movies that are in separate continuities from the DCAU (Batman: Gotham Knight and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies), though Gotham Knight was theoretically in the continuity of the Nolan movies. Tim Daly and Clancy Brown reprised Superman and Luthor in Public Enemies and (along with Dana Delany) the earlier Brainiac Attacks (not in DCAU continuity despite reusing its character designs) and a 2-part episode of The Batman.
You could sort of say that the heavily retooled second season of War of the Worlds: The Series was a reboot, along with the time-reset second season of Witchblade: The Series. But that's a stretch.
Would you count multiple incompatible sequels to the same original? Don Adams reprised Maxwell Smart in The Nude Bomb, Get Smart Again!, and a short-lived sequel series starring Andy Dick as his son, and they were all inconsistent with one another.
Yes! If not Jon Hamm for Captain America, than Jon Hamm for Superman OR evil corporate tycoon, Lex Luthor but with a better ball cap.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f26c4046b0/lex-luthor-bailout-with-jon-hamm
"Ball cap" sounds like a fetish device.
I think you mean bald cap. In that it's a cap to make one look bald.
Voice acting is in a category of its own, though. I wouldn't really count that towards my question. I was meaning live action performances.
I haven't seen the Get Smart movies or spin-off sequel, but I'd imagine there was consistency in Don Adams's performance as Maxwell Smart and in the general tone, but they just didn't bother to maintain a consistency in the storylines from one to the next, which is different from a complete reboot (although if I'm wrong in that assumption you can correct me).
I favor bringing Routh back, but I don't think it's necessary to use any of John Williams' old Superman music in the next film. Why not have a whole new score for the film, including a new theme for the opening credits? Now excuse me while I run for cover.