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Superman: Casting Call!

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EXCLUSIVE: Casting Search For Superman Begins
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros, producer Chris Nolan, and director Zack Snyder have begun to cast a "wide net" to find the next Man of Steel. Insiders tell us the studio is open to creating a star as it reboots the Superman franchise: specifically, that the actor will either be a discovery or on TV but likely someone who isn't well known yet. And he'll be in the age range of 28-to-32. The studio expects to look at hundreds of young actors before making a decision. Agents who are readying candidates note that hiring an established series regular might not even be possible. The film will likely begin production around next June, and that shooting schedule could wreak havoc with fall prime time schedules. The studio has to meet that production start date because some of the rights are in jeopardy in 2013.
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Armie Hammer, Joe Manganiello & Ian Somerhalder get mentioned.

I say go with Joe Manganiello. :bolian:
 
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^ If they want a clean break from anything previously-made they better rule both of them out. :p
 
Still doesn't feel right that Brandon didn't get a second chance. He's even bulked up a bit.

Routh doesn't have the swimmer/model frame anymore. He's like Tom Welling now.
 
I'm actually not caring so much about this now. Let's see if it's worth following when some things - casting, design, etc. - actually start to happen.
 
Jetfire said:
EXCLUSIVE: Casting Search For Superman Begins
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros, producer Chris Nolan, and director Zack Snyder have begun to cast a "wide net" to find the next Man of Steel. Insiders tell us the studio is open to creating a star as it reboots the Superman franchise: specifically, that the actor will either be a discovery or on TV but likely someone who isn't well known yet. And he'll be in the age range of 28-to-32. The studio expects to look at hundreds of young actors before making a decision. Agents who are readying candidates note that hiring an established series regular might not even be possible. The film will likely begin production around next June, and that shooting schedule could wreak havoc with fall prime time schedules. The studio has to meet that production start date because some of the rights are in jeopardy in 2013.
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Armie Hammer, Tyler Winklevoss, Joe Manganiello & Ian Somerhalder get mentioned.

I say go with Joe Manganiello. :bolian:

This obviously doesn't rule out Tom Welling(Smallville) & Brandon Routh(Superman Returns).
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Yeah. It does. Neither will get a chance. Probably neither HAD a chance.
 
Jetfire said:
EXCLUSIVE: Casting Search For Superman Begins
... specifically, that the actor will either be a discovery or on TV but likely someone who isn't well known yet. And he'll be in the age range of 28-to-32. ...
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This obviously doesn't rule out Tom Welling(Smallville) & Brandon Routh(Superman Returns).
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It does rule out Welling, who is 33 and well-known. And for these purposes, Routh definitely qualifies as well-known. (Ironically, Routh, who played the adult Superman, is two and a half years younger than Welling, who plays the "boy" Clark Kent.)

Matt Bomer, whom I've thought would be a good choice, is also 33 (6 months shy of Welling's age), so if those numbers are strict, it seems he'd be ruled out too.
 
Joe Manganiello is too craggy, Tyler Winklevoss is too Hermann Munstery, Ian Somerhalder is too petite and Armie Hammer would be wasted on a straight-up role like Supes. He'd make a much better villain.

Damn, I just thought of something! Armie Hammer should have been Anakin Skywalker in those dumb movies! :rommie:
 
I love how, Tyler Winklevoss, who is not an actor, is in "the running" for the OP as is the actor who played him, Armie Hammer.
 
It is fucking fixed...happy...I misread it. :rolleyes:

I took Tom Welling & Brandon Routh out too.
 
I have yet to hear the name of an actor rumored by the media or proposed by the internet that I'd really like to see as Clark Kent/Superman.
I don't have a name to propose myself, though I was with the crowd that wouldn't mind Routh returning.

I'm curious to see what they'll end up doing with this movie.
 
SalvorHardin said:
I have yet to hear the name of an actor rumored by the media or proposed by the internet that I'd really like to see as Clark Kent/Superman.
I don't have a name to propose myself, though I was with the crowd that wouldn't mind Routh returning.

I'm curious to see what they'll end up doing with this movie.
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^This.

So far, this project gives off a "pregnant elephant laboring to birth a mouse" vibe.
 
I'd love to see the revival of the Superman musical that's been put on at the Dallas Theatre Center. It looks like they've got a great take on how to handle the whole thing conceptually. This character really belongs to the 1930s.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/149459...-cavenaugh-as-superman-this-summer-in-dallas/

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...Superman_27gd.ART.State.Edition1.2a0115c.html

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=11431768

Of course they talk about taking it to Broadway, but that's not likely.
 
Jetfire said:
It is fucking fixed...happy...I misread it. :rolleyes:

I took Tom Welling & Brandon Routh out too.
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Breath. It's ok.

I know you really want Tom Welling to get a chance to play Superman in a movie, but you really need to accept the fact that is NOT going to happen. It just isn't.

Dennis said:
I'd love to see the revival of the Superman musical that's been put on at the Dallas Theatre Center. It looks like they've got a great take on how to handle the whole thing conceptually. This character really belongs to the 1930s.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/149459...-cavenaugh-as-superman-this-summer-in-dallas/

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...Superman_27gd.ART.State.Edition1.2a0115c.html

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=11431768

Of course they talk about taking it to Broadway, but that's not likely.
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I saw a reading of this earlier this spring. It's ok. There's a sense of humor about it. But at the time of the reading, it was way more camp than I think people will like. Well, maybe that's not true, it will be great family fun. Maybe. The songs are ok.

That said, I feel like it's in a weird way in competition with Tamor's Spiderman. I'm sure someone went: hey, Spiderman is coming to Broadway, we should redo the Superman musical... (There are clips of it on youtube. It had a TV version of it...)
 
The TV version was cut down, very camp, and based on the original book from the '60s version of the musical.

The local CBS affiliate news here in the DC area used the overture from the musical as their theme for...decades, it seemed like.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUY84uW1J3o[/yt]
 
Dennis said:
The TV version was cut down, very camp, and based on the original book from the '60s version of the musical.

The local CBS affiliate news here in the DC area used the overture from the musical as their theme for...decades, it seemed like.
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Yah. I can't believe they didn't have LEX in the original book... crazy.

Roberto did a good job of creating a new book. Lots of little nuggets here and there. A shout out to Billy Batson at one point. (If that stayed in...)

What I saw what as full reading of the book with music.
 
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