'Superman' Is Finally Being Cast For SUPERGIRL - But With One Twist!

'Superman' Is Finally Being Cast For SUPERGIRL - But With One Twist!

Though Kara's slightly more famous cousin has had a presence on Supergirl already, the CBS show is now casting an actor to play the Man of Steel for a 2016 debut.

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By MarkCassidy - Nov 24, 2015 04:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl
Source: TV Line


Superman has been depicted on Supergirl already, but only via a few blurry, shot- from-behind glimpses. Now, TV Line reports that an actual actor will be cast to portray the Man of Steel on the show... a 13-year-old actor, that is.

Yes, our first proper introduction to Kal El on Supergirl will be through flashback, as a bond is established between a teenage Supes and his cousin, Kara (Melissa Benoist). Apparently they're looking for a 13-year-old actor with “future leading man looks” to play the potentially recurring role. The character will be introduced in episode 13 of the show.

What do you guys think about this? A smart way to go about it, or should they have just gone with the older version? Sound off below.

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Highflyer
Highflyer - 11/24/2015, 4:43 PM
LlamaLord
LlamaLord - 11/24/2015, 4:43 PM
Huh? How can a 13 year old Kal interact with Kara on Krypton?
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 11/24/2015, 4:44 PM
Huh? That makes no sense.

Yes, our first proper introduction to Kal El on Supergirl will be through flashback, as we return to Krypton to establish the bond between a teenage Supes and his cousin, Kara (Melissa Benoist). Apparently they're looking for a 13-year-old actor with “future leading man looks” to play the potentially recurring role. The character will be introduced in episode 13 of the show.

Oh on Krypton. That makes no sense still. Superman was a baby when he was in a rocket.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 11/24/2015, 4:46 PM
@LEVITIKUZ Something tells me they didn't think this all the way through.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 11/24/2015, 4:46 PM
But Superman left Krypton BEFORE he was a teenager...???
MCUsDarkKnight
MCUsDarkKnight - 11/24/2015, 4:48 PM
WOW none of this makes any sense but you know who cares right Supergirl is the best show EVA
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 11/24/2015, 4:48 PM
Teenage Kal on Krypton? The what?
MrJedabak
MrJedabak - 11/24/2015, 4:52 PM
Wait, but didn't Kal leave Krypton when he was a baby and Kara was 13? And when Kara got to Earth she was still 13 but, due to the wormhole, Kal was much older and had already become Superman.

So how the hell can adult Kara interact with 13-year-old Kal?

I'm so confused...
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 11/24/2015, 4:52 PM
Show is thirsty for ratings. Time to call in the big guns.
MFLuder
MFLuder - 11/24/2015, 4:53 PM
I'm calling bullshit
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 11/24/2015, 4:54 PM
Wait what?
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 11/24/2015, 4:55 PM
AlanWarlock
AlanWarlock - 11/24/2015, 4:55 PM
Since the TV shows are not beholden to the movies, and neither the TV shows nor the movies apparently have any issue with tweaking the source material, this comes as no surprise. Heck - "Gotham" has introduced so many villains who are a good ten to fifteen years older than Bruce Wayne that by the time he becomes Batman, more than a few of them will be ready for the geriatric wing at Arkham Asylum.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/24/2015, 4:56 PM
Dev7, how is that sensationalized? Grow up.
continuezero
continuezero - 11/24/2015, 4:58 PM
Umm no...makes no sense. I'd rather you leave Supes out if they're gonna go this route. No teenage Supes on Krypton. Period.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 11/24/2015, 4:59 PM
WHAT. THE. [frick].

just stop
Invictor
Invictor - 11/24/2015, 5:00 PM
@RorMachine
TheAcuario
TheAcuario - 11/24/2015, 5:04 PM
NO
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 11/24/2015, 5:04 PM
"Lil’ Supes will first appear in this season’s 13th episode via a string of flashbacks that will establish the cherished bond between him and Kara."

That's from the article, it doesn't mention Krypton. I guess it's just a whole episode of Clark flashbacks, so maybe it shows when they first meet on Earth? I think he'd have to be older tho, based on what we've seen.

http://tvline.com/2015/11/24/supergirl-casting-superman-season-1-episode-13-kal-el/
Kyos
Kyos - 11/24/2015, 5:06 PM
There should be some kind of misunderstanding at work, because that as described doesn't fit at all with what we've seen so far.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/24/2015, 5:07 PM
wtf
McNyagano
McNyagano - 11/24/2015, 5:07 PM


Wasn't Superman a baby when he left Krypton?lol the [frick]?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 11/24/2015, 5:08 PM
@dotanuki

Yeah Supergirl is really hurting for ratings........think before you talk!


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MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 11/24/2015, 5:09 PM
But hasn't he already been referenced as being active? So Supergirl is older than…but…whaaaaaa...
SKOne
SKOne - 11/24/2015, 5:13 PM
I'm pretty sure that breakdown is wrong or he is a hologram like Kara's mother. I really hate the way Warner Bros handles it's comic movie and tv departments so much. I doubt anyone would confuse Henry Cavill with whoever they cast on Supergirl as an adult Superman. Seriously, it won't cost the movies at all and may even lead to more interest.

I'd honestly be more interested in seeing Mr. Bones in the background of the DEO at this point, maybe Kara's father's experiments made him that character.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/24/2015, 5:16 PM
jaysin420, TV line has amended their original post! It definitely mentioned the flashbacks being on Krypton as that was what I found most strange about it.

Anyway, it seems to have been cleared up now: no teenage Supes on Krypton.
UltimateTypeface
UltimateTypeface - 11/24/2015, 5:16 PM
REBOOT!
Owlman88
Owlman88 - 11/24/2015, 5:27 PM
Brace yourselves for eventual comparisons with this fellow:
2013venjix
2013venjix - 11/24/2015, 5:27 PM
What?
California
California - 11/24/2015, 5:30 PM
What's so hard to figure out? This is typical New World Order programming - you cannot have a man be a hero. All male heroes must be retrofitted so that the woman is the real hero.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/24/2015, 5:30 PM
THIRSTY FOR RATINGS!!!! Need some type of inclusion of superman as an actual person
lukehero
lukehero - 11/24/2015, 5:30 PM
Batman show with no Batman, Supergirl show...with no real Superman. DC likes to cock tease, but you're never going to get the actual p****y.
HubbleFunk
HubbleFunk - 11/24/2015, 5:38 PM
What the...
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