My Chris Nolan Superman Reboot Casting

My Chris Nolan Superman Reboot Casting

A look at what i think may/could happen with the new reboot
and a theroy i noticed of who has a shot at playing the man of steel

By Mark710 - May 22, 2010 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic



Here is a list of my casting on who i would like/have a chance of being in the new Chris Nolan superman reboot, I’m also at the end going to throw in some justice league/ future sequels casting

OK this will be my first thing I've ever posted on here so sorry if there’s any screw up guys! I'm a huge superman fan and have had some of these ideas on my mind for a long time now and always wanted to tell people.

SUPERMAN/CLARK KENT/KAL-EL


Jake Gyllenhaal


Ok I know what you’re thinking ...no.

but here me out, this is more of a theory if anything, since this is Chris Nolan’s/David Goyers reboot i was thinking back on the Batman Begins casting and Jake 'apparently' got to the final two with Christian Bale, with Goyer wanting Gyllenhaal but Nolan wanting Bale - we obviously don’t know if that’s all 100% true but i think it could happen... i really don’t know if Chris Nolan would let an unknown be a lead in a movie like this ( he just cast Leonardo Dicaprio in inception), all im saying is he likes his big casts even ifs its for the smaller parts like Gary Oldman - commissioner Gordon, Morgan Freeman - Lucius Fox also Aaron Eckhart in another bigger part plus has worked with his sister Maggie (i know that shows like a stupid reason!)

But I’m not ruling out an unknown, since cause of the whole actors not wanting to be typecast thing ….

The studio I’m sure wouldn’t mind it since he’s a quite a big name, plus he’s got really big recently from working out from the Prince of Persia movie, and if he could get even bigger to fill out the superman suit!?

I know he doesn’t look/sound (voice) exactly like what superman is suppose to look/sound like but he dose have the - dark hair, blue eyes, muscular build, height – plus, he can act

he wouldn’t be my number one choice, but I think he could be a possibility


Brandon Routh


I had no problem with him in superman returns (which I hated), I thought he was one of the best parts of it he played and looked a good Clark Kent.

Also some Henry Cavill I think is a good choice haven’t seen a lot of him to be honest but I think he’s got the look, can act (of what I’ve seen) and defiantly has poetical.



Ps. I’m a smallville fan so I would love to see tom welling in the superman suit one day, hopefully on the TV screen cause I think it will never happen in a movie, plus smallville has given us the best portrays so far of Lois and Lex from Erica Durance and Michael Rosenbaum

Lois Lane


Rashida Jones


Mostly because I’m in love with her, but also cause she hasn’t been in huge box-office movies, but I think she could fit the character perfect.

Anne Hathaway


Shes also another I would love to see as lois, she can act and could nail the character, plus would be good to see her away from all the rom-coms she’s being doing over the last couple of years.

Rachel Mcadams


Love her, great actress she was good in the Notebook, heard good things about her in Time travelers Wife and loved her in Sherlock Holmes

has the look, acting and would be a great choice for Lois

Lex


I think Lex doesn’t have the be the main villain in the movie, but more of a supporting and important character to have – and we need a lex who could be badass and not so old as they have given in all the movies

Michael C Hall


Firstly cause I’m a huge fan, second - cause casting Michael C Hall in a movie is always a good move and I want him in more bigger movies. Plus he's good at playing the bad guy! Sadly he got diagnosed with cancer, and I hope it all goes good and he can have an great career.

Daniel craig


I’m only thinking of him because mark miller name dropped him for his superman movie he was doing with Matthew Vaughn (who I wouldn’t mind taking over this movie to BTW!), I’m a fan of Craig’s to, and has the look and I think he could pull of a good bad guy.

Billy Zane


He’s a apparently had a meeting with Chris Nolan about a movie, he definitely looks like Lex, the only part we would all be worried about would be his acting but im sure Nolan could pull a good performance in him!.

Jimmy Olsen


Anton Yelchin


Young up incoming acting already had big movies lately with star trek and terminator I think he’d be a great choice for Jimmy so just throw on a bow tie and give him a camera

Dave Franco


OK people may say he’s most probably to good looking to play a geeky guy but I think he’d be a funny/different type of choice for jimmy so why not?.

Perry White


Hugh Laurie


I’m a fan of Laurie he’s a great actor dose an amazing American accent and would just be a great choice for perry

Alec Baldwin


I know he’s not what first comes into mind when you think of Perry but I think he’d be good, plus if in this one had more comedy ….maybe.

Or Pierce Brosnan


Jor-el and Lara


Jon Hamm for Jor-el


OK so as you can tell by the pic jor-el looks a lot like superman and john hamm would make an amazing superman himself but I think he could also be great for jor-el to. But id love to have Sean Connery jor-els his voice!.. if they never showed him that is.

Or James Caviezel


Catharine Zeta Jones for Lara


love her, I think she’s beautiful she would of made a great wonder women or even a Lois lane back in the day! but I don’t think she would be considered now … (plus shes Welsh! Like me!)

Or Kate winslet


Brainiac


Michael Fassbender


Hes a great actor and I think he’d be pretty badass as an alien villain! Id even say him as Zod too!

Viggo Mortensen would be a good pick to.


General Zod


Zachary Quinto


He’s a great actor was really good in star trek, has a big fan base from heroes and star trek, he may not do it if he doesn’t want to play an alien again he’d make a really good brainiac too!

Plus he’s a good build and would play like a physical match to superman.

Jude Law


He was rumored for the part for superman returns and since then I always kinda pictured him for the part so why not!

Martha & Jonathan Kent


Martha Kent - Helen Mirren


I think she’d be perfect! Amazing actress - Maybe even die the hair a tint of red and you’ve got her!

Or maybe even meryl streep

Jonathan Kent - Clint Eastwood


‘’Get off my farm’’

Let’s face it, hes a badass, id love to see him in this! And cant think of anyone else to play him but im sure there's just as good ones out there!

Pic of Eastwood and Streep together


Or Harrison Ford

i think ford would make a decent Perry White too!

Lana Lang


Isla Fisher


Love her! She’s really beautiful and got the cute girl next door look and would be perfect for Lana - i know Lana is apart of his early years but if they showed her present day then id like to see fisher for lana!

Supergirl/ Kara Kent


Amber Heard



I love this girl I think she’d be perfect

Katrina Bowden


Another good beautiful young actress who would look good in that supergirl suit!

Or Teresa Palmer


Prof Emil Hamilton


Donald Sutherland


Cat Grant


Diora Baird


Justice league

I’m not saying these will be in the Chris Nolan movie but this would be my justice league cast


Green Arrow


Chris Pine


I think he’d be perfect for Ollie

Him and Anne Hathaway (lois!?), even with a bow and arrow haha


Aquaman


Josh Holloway


I think aquaman can be pulled off in a movie ( I liked the aquaman pilot) and Holloway’s defiantly my number one pick for AC, he’d be perfect and has a huge fan base from lost and since the shows ending soon …

Matthew McConaughey


Im not a big McConaughey hater like some people but this would be a good part for him and lets face it, be a good chance for him to take his shirt off. (matt damons Texas accent)

Kellan Lutz


Not a twilight fan but would bring a big fan base for the money I guess

The Flash


Seann William Scott


Big fan of this guy he’s hilarious! A good build for the suit to – he’d be also one of my picks for aquaman

Cant really think of anyone else for the Flash after Ryan Reynolds is going to play him but if someone like Adam Brody or Scott Porter got cast I wouldn’t hate it that much I suppose if give they a chance.

Wonder Women


Kate Beckinsale



I don’t have many picks for wonder women but I think beckinsale would be a good pick

Martian Manhunter


Lawrence Fishburne


He’s a great actor, he’d be perfect for J’onn J’onzz

Obviously ryan Reynolds as the green lantern and Christian bale as batman but if bale isn’t going to be in any thing justice league then id say David Boreanaz



thanks for reading, comment and let me know what you think! and i hope this has come good out since its my first one, if i did this right then hopefully ill be doing xmen, spiderman reboot, dragonball z movie casting ( if im aloud ? or am i only aloud to do comic books? dose dragonball z count?).
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superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 5/22/2010, 11:55 AM
Nice cast. I like all of your choices. Why isn't this in Fan fic more people would see this cast if you put it in fan fic.
Ryden
Ryden - 5/22/2010, 12:57 PM
Haven't I seen this before?

And Nolan likes using actors again for other films...so a few people that he's already used that at least have a shot are:

Hugh Jackman
Tom Hardy (although he's the perfect BATMAN, irony)

Probably someone else :P
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 1:16 PM
I really don't see the point of multipule castings dude, it makes you look Like you don't really know what you want?

And why do you want SPIDER-MAN for SUPERMAN??? : D

Keep to ROUTHY, kudos on dat!

Oh and HENRY CAVILL!!!

Some old picks, some new picks, some pretty good, some pretty um lol!

But cool stuff dude, can see you put a lot of work on this!!

MARK @ Looking forward to your next casting, great first article dude!!!
Mark710
Mark710 - 5/22/2010, 1:34 PM
@SUPERBATSPIDERMAN thanks! and yeah i think its moved to fan-fic now :)

@Lee777 lmao your right man i dont know what i want haha

im all up for keepin routh!!

and i dont really want Gyllenhaal, i just put him in cause of the whole batman begin casting rumor and since goyer is in on this aswell, like i said in the gyllenhaal description part, hes not my number one choice :D .. i just think nolan or the studio may consider him :P

and thanks man! yeah i may do something different soon!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/22/2010, 2:31 PM
You have some pretty good ideas here. Some are misses IMO, but most are hits.

On your Superman choices, I liked Routh the best, but he isn't coming back. I really like Gyllenhaal as an actor, but he just doesn't fit Superman, I'd personally choose him as a young Barry Allen. Same for Cavill, who doesn't have the right look IMO and just doesn't have the presence for Superman. He's my Batman when Nolan has finished his trilogy.

Your first 2 Lex choices are interesting, but I can't stand Zane.

Holloway is more fit for Green Arrow IMO, he's got the charm, swagger, grit, and intensity to pull off both Ollie and GA. And I really am not big on your other Aquaman choices.

I like the rest though. Good job.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 3:57 PM
Mark @ Cool buddy!

Heh heh, hey what ya doing next then? Oh and yeah kudos, i think if we don't get ROUTHY back, CAVILL is the only choice, watch TUDORS man, he screams SUPERMAN!!!

Good actor unlike that kn*b MEYERS in it! : P

I actually prefer HOLLOWAY as AQUAMAN coz JONN HAM feels GREEN ARROW big time, since watching MAD MEN, it just feels like I'm watching OLLIE every week dude, though he would make an epic JOR-EL easy, great actor!
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 5/22/2010, 4:06 PM
I've noticed that Henry Cavill is a very unlucky guy. Cavill was:
•almost cast as the new James Bond, losing out to Daniel Craig
•close to landing the part of Batman that went instead to Christian Bale
•among contenders to play Superman in the shelved Justice League movie
•attached to star in the unmade Superman: Flyby movie which was to have been helmed by Terminator Salvation director McG.

LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 4:21 PM
Yeah CAVILL's got the SUPERMAN curse LOL!

PERFECT @ STARSAPPHIRE lol! : D
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 5/22/2010, 5:10 PM
Oh forgot to add that Henry Cavill also was one of the candidates to play Superman in Superman returns. I think Leee is right Cavill does have the Superman curse
zephyr
zephyr - 5/22/2010, 5:17 PM
No to Jake Gyllenhaal. I just don't see it.

Jim Caviezel or Jon Hamm would both be good as Jor-el, but I prefer Jim.

Yes to Kate Winslet.

Yes to Rachel McAdams. Yes to Billy Zane.

Don't like either of your Jimmy Olsen picks.

Hugh Laurie would be okay, but I'm not really a fan.

No to Clint Eastwood but yes to Helen Mirren.

No to Harrison Ford. Yes to Isla Fisher.

Don't like any of your Aquaman picks. I'd prefer Daniel Craig.

Kate Beckinsale is too petite for Wonderwoman, although I'll admit that one's hard to cast.

Yes to Jude Law as Zod.

How about Keanu Reeves for Brainiac?

Sean William Scott would be good as Flash, but only if it's Wally West.

No to Lawrence Fishburne. He's too old and fat. I think Lance Reddick (Agent Broyles from Fringe) would be an awesome J'onn J'onzz.

Finally, I think David Boreanaz would be great as Batman but I doubt he would accept the role if it was offered to him. He already turned down the role for Batman Begins.

InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/22/2010, 5:28 PM
And Cavill auditioned for Green Lantern.
Mark710
Mark710 - 5/22/2010, 5:38 PM
@InTylerWeTrust good shout man cavill would be an awsome bruce wayne too!... and i dont think i would of put zane in there if the whole rumor of him and nolan meeting :D

@LEE777 was thinking dragonball z lol should be doing it soon and maybe spiderman or xmen or something ... but theres allready so many good ones on here theres no ponit in me doing lol :P .. havent seen any dbz so ill think ill have a go at that!

@Anil Ricky thanks mate!
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 5/22/2010, 6:25 PM
Great cast!
Jake Gyllenhaal as Superman. Hmmmmm....It could work. Not my first choice,but it's still good.
Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill are still the best choices.

Wadey09
Wadey09 - 5/22/2010, 6:42 PM
@Mark710
congratulations on your first posting here on CBM!!!
lot better than my first one......
anyway, great ideas but i'm not sold on Gyllenhall for Supes. either Routh or bust. also what do you have against Billy Zane? have you seen Titanic? he can play an egotistical moron with a brain.
overall awesome cast!

btw have seen my Spider-man story in Fan Fic?
if you haven't, here's the LINK for Part V!!!
OriginalPhysco
OriginalPhysco - 5/22/2010, 7:44 PM
Good cast. I Love it. I can sorta see Jake Gyllenhaal doing it but the voice; the voice man. I need to see him in other movie to hear his voice. And I am not watching destruction mountain or whatever the hell it's called. I need to hear charge and leadership in his voice
Vafrous
Vafrous - 5/22/2010, 9:11 PM
Great cast...Daniel Craig would make an awesome Lex..Im sticking with Jason Behr as Superman and Clive Owen as Zod...cant wait to see your DBZ cast!
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/23/2010, 12:33 AM
Quinto has a good build and be a physical match to Superman? Huh? He's pretty scrawny. Can't see that pick. Overall, pretty decent casting. Cavill isn't the most masculine sort of fella, so that is probably deterring him from getting some of these strong masculine superhero roles. Whether he can act masculine or not, I would think few would take the chance of casting someone who isn't that masculine in real life as someone as strong and iconic as Superman. They already made that error with Christopher Reeves.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/23/2010, 2:24 AM
MARK @ Cool dude, looking forward to it!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/23/2010, 2:25 AM
Ranger14 @ Christopher Reeves was an ERROR as SUPERMAN??????????????????????????????????????????????

LMFAO dude LMFAO!!! : D
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/23/2010, 8:52 AM
Lee@ It should be obvious that I feel a strong masculine actor should play the part of Superman. As much as Reeves tried to play the strong guy, his gayness came through at different places in the movies. I see Superman as a very masculine superhero. Even though he does come across with human vulnerabilities at times, I personally don't prefer actors with feminine characteristics playing the Man of Steel.
Ryden
Ryden - 5/23/2010, 3:16 PM
@Ranger- Feminine characteristics? Since when did Reeves ever have Feminine characteristics? Am I sesnsing some homophobia here?
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/23/2010, 5:13 PM
Ryden@ Let's just say that I am privy to information regarding a handful of actors from back in the 80's that the general public isn't... due to a connection I had in Hollywood back in the late 80's. He is a casting director, director and acting coach that we would bring in to work with our talent. There's a lot of coverup that goes on in Hollywood.

No homophobia here. I have a number of good friends who are gay. One I have discussed this topic with and I explained to him that I want to see a macho guy playing the part of Superman and not a feminine guy acting macho. He completely gets it and agreed that it showed when Reeves played the part. I thought it was fairly clear in a number of different scenes.
Mark710
Mark710 - 5/23/2010, 5:31 PM
@Promorus @NightAvenger @Wadey09 @GambitAceOfSpades - thanks guys!

@Wadey09 yeah thanks for the linkin your spidey cast too!, just looked over some over the other parts aswell great ideas for the script! really orginal ideas for the cast :D

Thats one of the reason why i dont think im going to do a spidey fan cast cause theres so many good ones on here that other people have done that i agree with, id be doing pretty much the same :L but i may someday, if i come up with some (what i think) are good ideas :) .. dbz next and maybe xmen/judge dredd/fantasic four reboot!
SuperManFan01
SuperManFan01 - 5/28/2010, 3:51 AM
No to Gyllenhall, Graig or Pine and Borneaz is perfect for Green Lantern. Other than that, great job except that Law already turned down Bryan Singer when he asked him to play Zod and I don't think he'll agree this time.
secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 5/30/2010, 2:31 PM
though it's not my favorite i LOVE the idea of daniel craig as luthor
123Avengers123
123Avengers123 - 8/16/2011, 2:10 PM
If this is Nolan its be better that you cast Batman too.
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