Who Should Play Superman in the Reboot?

Who Should Play Superman in the Reboot?

MTV runs down the actors they think should play Superman.

Feature Opinion
By Ozymandias - Feb 12, 2010 04:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: splashpage.MTV.com

Here is the video from MTV:



If the video doesn't work for you then here the suggested actors in the video:

John Barrowman

Matthew Bomer

Henry Cavill

Jon Hamm

Brandon Routh


Ozymandias:I say give Brandon Routh another shot, but what do you think CBM members?

Thanks to MTV for the video.

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WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 2/12/2010, 4:59 PM
FIRST!! lol man... two in a row! im on a roll! Brandon Routh again plz!!!
MrRivera23
MrRivera23 - 2/12/2010, 4:59 PM
henry cavill
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 2/12/2010, 5:00 PM
Barandon Routh was in the wrong movie at the wrong time he deserves a second chance
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:01 PM
BRANDON ROUTH!!!

ROUTHBOOT!




HENRY CAVILL Too short and good BATMAN replacement only!!

BOOMER Short A$$ and was cast out by ROUTH for SUPERMAN, we don't want second best now!

JON HAMM GREEN ARROW in the SUPER MAX movie!! ; D

BARROWMAN = PASS! : p
flames809
flames809 - 2/12/2010, 5:02 PM
i pick tom welling
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 2/12/2010, 5:03 PM
I could see john hamm playing him
bizarro
bizarro - 2/12/2010, 5:05 PM
HANDS DOWN...........ROUTH.ITS NOT HIS FAULT SR DIDNT DO WELL.MAYBE WITH OTHER DIRECTION...AY?
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 2/12/2010, 5:06 PM
jim caviezel!!! i don't care how old he is! do it!

routh was great yes, but i don't think you want people thinking that this is the same story line as SR. its best to go with a newbie

@Shaman - if you happen to see this: go check out my latest comment on your 'ackles for cap' editorial. i wanna know what you think.:) i'd say it here but let stay on supes!

cast jesus as superman!!
WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 2/12/2010, 5:06 PM
my problem with tom welling... though hes been great for smallville and a great super man for the show, I think it would feel to much like its a movie coming from the tv show with him being the next super man. It just wouldn't feel right with him being the superman for the reboot... I guess same kinda goes with Brandon Routh and it feeling like part 2 from the last movie when its not... kinda sucks for Routh for that matter. BUT I WANT HIM BACK!!
ItsNotASchooner
ItsNotASchooner - 2/12/2010, 5:06 PM
Brandon Routh!!!
MarkV
MarkV - 2/12/2010, 5:06 PM
Jon Hamm x 11tybillion
bizarro
bizarro - 2/12/2010, 5:07 PM
@BLACK.NO HAMM WOULD B GOOD 4 GREEN ARROW.IF THEY DO A SUPERMAX HE WOULD B PERFECT.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 2/12/2010, 5:07 PM
Thank f*ck Welling isn't up there. It proves to me that some people actually have sense in the world.

Out of this list, Routh, but it won't happen.
ArmouredAvenger
ArmouredAvenger - 2/12/2010, 5:08 PM
Routh or Welling
theangrytroll
theangrytroll - 2/12/2010, 5:09 PM
From this list? Routh, no contest. Although my answer would probably be the same no matter who else was on the list.
chasingtheflash
chasingtheflash - 2/12/2010, 5:12 PM
hamm and bomer are, in my opinion, the best actors of the group. however, both actors barely stand 6' tall. in fact, routh and cavill are the only ones over 6' (6'3" and 6'1" respectively). now i'm not sayin they need to get someone exaclty 6'4" (supermans supossed height), but they should at least look tall in stature. i thought routh was good before, but reboot should mean new actors and i'd go with cavill or hamm out of this bunch.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:13 PM
BRANDON ROUTH!!!

ROUTHBOOT!

HAMM = SUPER MAX!



; p



Bizarro @ Good man!! ; )
DeathWalker
DeathWalker - 2/12/2010, 5:14 PM
Brandon Routh!!!
Twiztedfate
Twiztedfate - 2/12/2010, 5:14 PM
I say Brandon Routh out of those only because that is a crap list. Welling is far more capable than most of those actors on the list. I really dont know where that list came from but it needs to disappear faster than it was made.
Wiredwizard
Wiredwizard - 2/12/2010, 5:14 PM
Personal choice: DON'T REBOOT IT, DO SOMETHING ELSE ALREADY!

I'm really getting sick of all the stupid reboots & remakes. Is Hollywood too *brain-dead to come up with something even *semi-original?!

If they reboot it, I'm not going to watch, same with Spiderman.
TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 2/12/2010, 5:16 PM
matt bomeer brandon is not going to happen



rachel mcadams lois lane

OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 2/12/2010, 5:16 PM
wiredwizard@ i agree but im not a passionate as you are about it. how can hollywood not think of sequel ideas? i mean superman might need a re-boot because that's what we were supposed to get originally- instead we got a donnor love fest. but with spier-man yeah - i think just about every member of this site came with 4 ideas each on a story for Spider-man 4. yet the studio needs a reboot. c'mon get creative.
vonstallin
vonstallin - 2/12/2010, 5:16 PM
BRANDON ROUTH.....
They can reboot without totaly ditching everything. Sup Return was based off of just Supperman 1....

I dont want to see a reboot...that means telling the orgins again at some point.

Create a situation and let him tackle it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:17 PM
Wiredwizard @ If they REBOOT with ROUTH its cool!!!

As for ULTRA [frick]ing SPIDEY, don't blame ya!! ; D
juggy4711
juggy4711 - 2/12/2010, 5:18 PM
Routh got dealt a crappy hand but its simply delusional to think that he will be cast in a reboot.
Peteyparker
Peteyparker - 2/12/2010, 5:18 PM
ROUTH!!!!! Damn it he didn't suck Bryan Singer did!!!...... ROUTHBOOT FTW!!!!
andyoung2002
andyoung2002 - 2/12/2010, 5:20 PM
Micheal Clarke Duncan ftw.
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 2/12/2010, 5:21 PM
^awesome
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 2/12/2010, 5:21 PM
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:22 PM
Vonstallin @ Exactly dude!!!

TANK GIRL @ Your like my clone or something lol! : P

And MATT BOOMER wasn't picked the first time because he wasn't good enough, plus he's a short A$$! : D
TomServo629
TomServo629 - 2/12/2010, 5:23 PM
Christopher Reeve IS Superman, and always will be. Brandon Routh is the next best thing. Give him another chance!!! He was not only a good Superman, but a good Clark as well.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:23 PM
ROUTHBOOT!!!!

GUN @ I can't see your PIC,, but i bet its [frick]ing BELL-END WELLING! ??? : P

TomServo629 @ Exactly dude, anyway ive heard ROUTH is not out yet!!

Can't blame the guy anyway, he was told what to do in RETURNS, his first major picture!!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 2/12/2010, 5:25 PM
Hamm and Barrowman are too old (well, at least for what WB is most likely looking at).

Bomer and Cavill sort of have chances, but I think it's highly unlikely they'd be cast.

And, I'm sorry to say, but Routh really just isn't coming back. I like the guy, and I liked him as Superman, but WB is moving on.

So really, I don't think it'd be any of these guys.
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 2/12/2010, 5:25 PM
BRANDON ROUTH. He's the New Superman and deserves another chance.

Tom Welling said he see himself as young Superman.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:29 PM
ROUTH ALL THE WAY!!!




By the way....

NOLAN likes ROUTH!!
ManhuntersBastardChild
ManhuntersBastardChild - 2/12/2010, 5:31 PM
Definitely not John Hamm: While he definitely has the acting chops for the job, he just seems too much like a villain should..or a really tragic hero. He may be the perfect choice for the Trilogy idea Mark Millar had cos that turns out to have a tragic end.

Henry Cavil? No, he looks like he'd play a great Guardian of Metropolis, but not Superman himself...he just doesn't seem to channel that SUPER in superman.

John Barrowman? hmm...maybe, he has the face for Superman, but has neither the build nor the dramatic presence. He strikes me as more of a comedy man, than a superman! The fact that he's gay will also work against him as far as casting goes because WB will not go pick anyone with even the slightest bit of controversy attached to their image as far as a Superman movie's concerned. (of course, I think this is shite, but for them it will be about dollars).

John Bomer? Yes, definitely has the face (Welling resemblance may be biasing me) and the build can be worked on and achieved...but I can't speak for his acting cos I've not seen him in anything I remember.

Routh? poor poor Routh! He's still my pick as far as supes goes, but it is pretty clear that it will not be him. This reboot will require a clean slate, so it's really really unlikely. if he does make it back on the off chance however, I've love to see him add like 20lb of muscle. He looked really lean in that suit.

TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 2/12/2010, 5:36 PM
LEEE777 what i am your clone why you think i am your clone
jpharrah
jpharrah - 2/12/2010, 5:37 PM
Routh all the way... he was the best thing about Superman Returns now that he has gotten a little older he probably wont have as boyish of a look the next go round.. plus if they are going to reboot it..I'd really like it NOT to be another origin story.. I am sick of superman origin stories...Let's just have superman already being the hero he is.. and move on to fighting a super power baddie..... if they MUST have some kind of origin mix it in the story I dont want to sit through 30 mins of krypton at the verge of destruction then smallville before seeing superman

I think with routh they could skip the origin and go right into story... but they are probably afraid to do what Singer said he was gonna do.. by just using the old movies as a point of reference... singer obviously went beyond that and made a rehash of superman the movie.....
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/12/2010, 5:38 PM
TANK @ Im joking lol, its a joke, coz of your PICS like mine now lol! : D

ManhuntersBastardChild @ ROUTH is pure muscle man, have you not seen him lately??
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