Warner Bros. making "Smallville" movie?

[Admiral_Young]

I don't think it's really been explained officially why Tom does't want to wear the cape and suit...I know though he's pretty adamant about it though and probably one of the reasons why they haven't made the transition into Superman yet. Also I wonder if WB has been waiting on making any kind of major announcement due to Geoff John's major Superman story that is planned for next summer. There was an interview he gave to wizard magazine a few months ago that everything that he's done with James Robinson and Greg Ruka in the three major Supes books are being tied together for one colossal story next summer. Once Blackest Night is finished he's returning to Action Comics to tell the story.

I want a sequel to Superman Returns done by Singer, whie there were flaws in Returns and things I didn't like I still want to see a sequel. With Brainiac as the villian this time. Tried doing a fan fic where Brainiac evolves on New Krypton but it just didn't work and I tossed it out.

 

[BenRoethig]

Should have moved on to METROPOLIS the series about two or three seasons ago.

They did in all but name.

 

[mswood]

IIRC Alex Ross's Superman is partially inspired by Chris Reeve from Superman The Movie so we've already seen him on screen.

Yes and no, Ross uses a real living person to model his paintings on, and the body shape of that person is not even close to the same type of frame that Reeve had.

He uses a much broader shaped man, who also has much wider facial structure.

The funny thing about Superman that I never got, is how could this alien manage to develop a pristine physical form. Superman rarely has to do anything that would truly strain his muscles (thus cause them to grow or get defined). He should actually be a fairly out of shaped figure. But imagine how bad that would look.

 

[Broccoli]

Doesn't this rumor get circled every few years? I doubt it would happen. Smallville has too much backstory to really translate into a movie to be enjoyed by the masses, imo (unless, of course, everything gets wrapped up in season 9 for a movie).

 

[Dream]

The funny thing about Superman that I never got, is how could this alien manage to develop a pristine physical form. Superman rarely has to do anything that would truly strain his muscles (thus cause them to grow or get defined). He should actually be a fairly out of shaped figure. But imagine how bad that would look.

Well... Superman's dad in the first movie looked like he was starting to get fat.

 

[gastrof]

Putting aside my hatred of the show for a second.... I really doubt it. Smallville isn't popular enough to be made into movies. It ratings for it's last season finale were near series lows. It may do okay on The CW but it was never as huge as the X-Files or TNG was.

The best way to do the next Superman movie is to reboot and not try to do a sequel to a show that so few people watch.

I won't see this anyway. The show should have ended years ago.

The show has been done pretty well this past season...until the finale, which left everyone with their mouths open sort of saying "Hah?"

If you haven't been watching the show, you should look into the DVDs for season 8. Borrow from a friend who recorded it, if you want to see them earlier...if you know anyone who'd have recordings.

They need to reboot supes on the big screen with a hulking 35 year old man who looks like Alex Ross painted him.

That sort of thing looks good on the printed page, or even in cartoons, but I'm not sure such a character would look right in a live-acton format.

Oh please.

Donner did it PERFECT with Reeve and it WORKED. They really brought the comicbook character TO LIFE. The look was just right, the costume was spot on, it all WORKED.

I don't see HOW anyone could feel otherwise. It worked before, it'd work again.

Supposedly Singer said Routh "didn't look good in the type of costume Reeve wore".

That's a foolish comment. If he was playing Superman he wouldn't look right in Superman's costume?

No.

It was done before, and it can be done again. And it FLEW.

The problem today is that too many people think the thing to do with a comicbook character is to CHANGE it when you bring it to screen. Nonsense. Then you're bringing something ELSE of YOUR creation to the screen, and simply using the comicbook character's name, and trying to capitalize in its popularity.

Bring the character to life onscreen, and have everything look as it should. (X-Men? Bah. They could have done it with them too.)

...is there any truth to the rumor that Tom Welling refuses to wear the Superman tights because he thinks there's some curse attached to the role and that some terrible tragedy will befall him like it did George Reeves & Christopher Reeve?...

Supposedly when RETURNS was in its very early stages, they considered Welling for the Superman role, and he spoke with John Schneider about it. Schneider supposedly told him to not accept, possibly due to the chance he'd get typecast and never escape the shadow of Superman's cape.

There's also the matter that they'd started out with the "no tights, no flights" motto, and that may have been a selling point with Welling on accepting the role, that he'd never have to wear the costume as part of the show.

Who knows what they told him about the end of the series, tho'? Possibly that he'd have to wear it for just a moment onscreen? Right at the end?

If they end the show with that, they may be all in calm waters legally and in all other areas, and getting him to do the movie may be a whole 'nother matter, which they may make VERY appealing to him.

 

[the Dagman]

If this were true, then why would WB move Smallville to the Friday night death slot? Wouldn't they want it higher profile to build up interest?

You might think. Then again, the show is no longer on the WB. Warners has no real control over the programing schedule on the CW, which is being run by Dawn Orstroff who came from the Paramount side of the deal. She has this whacked out idea for programing that pretty much dismisses the male 18-34 demographic and focuses on the female teenie-bopper audience to carry it through. Which is a big reason the CW is currently fighting for survival and most think this could be the "network"'s last season.

And if the CW folds, all the more reason to move forward with a theatrical release to wrap up the series and give the fans of it what they've been wanting to see for years. That being Welling in the costume and being Superman and showing how no one recognizes it is Clark Kent in the suit.

 

[Nick Ryder]

Well I think if Welling had a frakkin brain he's just put on the suit - although I recall a picture someone over on DefiantArt did that was sort of like the DC version of the "Ultimates" - with similar styled uniforms and Supes costume didn't look too bad, kind of a combo of the 'nuSupermanReturns' costume and that one Jim Lee design that was floating about from Wizard for almost a decade.

(hosted on my own webspace - but its by Mat Major)

Okay I slightly edited this - since the original was like 222kbs and wide - I also sorta colored the suit... just a quick and dirty thing since hey... I'm tired! But I always thought that was a great concept idea keeps the red and blue but does away with the shorts and belt

 

[Admiral_Young]

Yeah I loved that Ultimate DC article in Wizard, the artwork was awesome as were most of the back stories that they came up with. I think Jackhill studios or something like that designed all the suits, and the Ultimate Superman story was a continuation of Smallville. I did a fan fic that is unfinished on the Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, and Justice League stories.

 

[Thrall]

As long as he puts on the damn suit finally, I don't care.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Ain'tItCool is reporting a rumor that Warner Bros. will be cancelling Smallville this year after nine seasons to produce a feature length theatrical film entitled Metropolis, slated for Christmas 2010. The film is expected to continue on from the show with the original cast intact.

I hope that WB is smarter than this. A TV show in its declining years hardly seems a strong candidate for the feature film treatment. Smallville should be done satisfying the demand for live-action Superman.

 

[Agent Richard07]

IIRC Alex Ross's Superman is partially inspired by Chris Reeve from Superman The Movie so we've already seen him on screen.

Oh please.

Donner did it PERFECT with Reeve and it WORKED. They really brought the comicbook character TO LIFE. The look was just right, the costume was spot on, it all WORKED.

Christopher Reeve doesn't look as big and hulking as Alex Ross' Superman. Not to me anyway. Reeve is about right. And I didn't say that Ross' Superman definately wouldn't work, just that I'm not 100% sure that he would. He'd especially look a bit over the top as a big hulking Clark Kent.

 

[bigdaddy]

Ain'tItCool is reporting a rumor that Warner Bros. will be cancelling Smallville this year after nine seasons to produce a feature length theatrical film entitled Metropolis, slated for Christmas 2010. The film is expected to continue on from the show with the original cast in tact.

The original cast had left the show a long long time ago.

 

[Praetor]

Meh.

And, personally, the reason the Donner take never really worked for me was because of the pacing, not the cosmetic stuff. Also, I was never a huge fan of Silver Age Luthor.

 

[StarTrek1701]

Smallville last season was pretty good... till the ending.

 

[RandyS]

Donner did it PERFECT with Reeve and it WORKED. They really brought the comicbook character TO LIFE. The look was just right, the costume was spot on, it all WORKED.

I don't see HOW anyone could feel otherwise. It worked before, it'd work again.

Supposedly Singer said Routh "didn't look good in the type of costume Reeve wore".

That's a foolish comment. If he was playing Superman he wouldn't look right in Superman's costume?

Yes, it is a foolish comment. Particularly since Routh didn't play Superman, so much as he did a Christopher Reeve impression.

As to this Smallville movie question, personally, I'd like to see a movie with this group. I'd much rather see that in fact than another movie with the RETURNS guys. Welling and Durance make a hellva lot better Clark and Lois than Routh and Bostwick ever did.

Of course, Smallvile: The Neverending Series has to actually end first.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I borrow my nieces and nephews and take them for walks in public to traumatic consequences often, and I'm always saying things to strangers passing by noses turned up being snooty about the shotgun in my trousers (four kids under 6.) like "Don't have children" or "unprotected sex sex is not worth this."

Cautionary tale manifest.

Reeves seemed like a nice guy, and that bit where he and welling were shilling for charity during the end credits of a smallville episode seemed mighty convivial, but i can just picture a rant that Chris might have at some point laid down on Welling...

"No matter how much the massage your ego or shove into your bank balance don't let them pressure you into putting on the suit because it will change everything, you will unutterably be a completely new person with a new world of dire responsibilities and shames... You might not be strong enough, don't feel bad if you can't carry the burdon, but once you put that costume on, it never comes off. It's the last suit you will wear fro the rest of your life. It's all people will see, you will no longer be a human being or even an actor, you will be Superman and there's not a thing in the universe you can do to put the genie back in the bottle once you decide to make that decision. tread lightly son."

(Hey? Isn't above also the sex speech you're supposed to give your teenagers when they start getting curious?)

I saw Brandon's new movie "Table for three" last week.

Unchallenging yet comfortable.

If Brandon can break the curse. Become an actor in his own right, other than "that guy who "was" Superman" maybe Welling might have some faith in himself and sack up?

 

[Captain Craig]

Could have potential, could have potential to suck majorly hard.
Welling may as well do it. He has no career after Smallville anyway, tights or no tights. He's a mediocre actor at best and will be lucky to get background/supporting roles post-Smallville.

A Smallville spin off movie can at worst be only as mediocre as Superman Returns.

 

[Broccoli]

That sort of thing looks good on the printed page, or even in cartoons, but I'm not sure such a character would look right in a live-acton format.

Oh please.

Donner did it PERFECT with Reeve and it WORKED. They really brought the comicbook character TO LIFE. The look was just right, the costume was spot on, it all WORKED.

I don't see HOW anyone could feel otherwise. It worked before, it'd work again.

Supposedly Singer said Routh "didn't look good in the type of costume Reeve wore".

That's a foolish comment. If he was playing Superman he wouldn't look right in Superman's costume?

No.

It was done before, and it can be done again. And it FLEW.

It flew...for the late 70s.

Given the pastel tint of Reeve's costume, it would not have really worked, imo, in Superman Returns.

The darker shade of Supes' costume fit very well within the design aesthetic and fictional world that Singer created in SR. Also, the pastel colors would have looked "off" for a movie created in 2006.

Besides, in the comics, Supes costume changed a lot over the years in terms of different shades of blue and red. Also, it wasn't like the costume in SR was different from the source material. They might have made a few artistic touches here and there, but it is not like they designed something completely different and new.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Because nothing grim ever happened in the seventies?