Reply With QuoteI'm guessing they'll get someone in his mid-20s with an eye to making three or four films.
For one, he's not tall enough.
I suppose they can try to fake it with the camera...
I'm guessing they'll get someone in his mid-20s with an eye to making three or four films.
At least DiCap can act a bit.
Cage can act, whereas DiCaprio, uh, cannot and typically only does a good job of reminding the audience he is Leonardo DiCaprio and he's playing some sort of character? (Yes, Cage does that too, but he's aware of that and actually does something consistently unique and artful with that self-awareness.)Originally Posted by Wholly Schmidt
Anyways, I vote for Aaron Paul to topline.
And here I thought I could not be more boggled by Alex's insane opinions.
Riiiiiiight.
What a strange and wonderful world alex lives in.
I wish we'd stop making fun of him, just so he wouldn't feel so restrained about sharing his bizarre points of view.
I dunno, I'm getting scarily close to agreeing with Alex on this one. Of course I haven't seen Shutter Island or Inception yet, so perhaps I need a DiCaprio post-Titanic opinion update.
Nic Cage totally can act. He just chooses not to. ;)
Acting critiques aside, I cannot imagine either of them as Supes. They're both WAY too scrawny.
Titanic was 13 years ago and DiCaprio has more than proven himself since. He was amazing in The Aviator and Catch Me If You Can.
I think he is a great actor who should not play Superman. Or Batman or Wonder woman, for that matter. Unless he plays all three at the same time, Shatner-Seven parody style.
That's because the characters he was playing were very close to himself. He wasn't exactly attempting to stretch his abilities much. On the other hand, his role in Revolutionary Road…
I think I should note that Cage was not very good in Bringing Out the Dead, which is easily the worst film of either Cage or Scorsese's careers.
Right, I'm not saying he gets my vote for Superman, but he's still head and shoulders above Nicholas Cage, a ridiculous actor who should not play Superman.
Yeah, he was also really good in The Departed, I thought. And Revolutionary Road.
I don't think he should play him either BUT given the choice between DiCaprio and Cage, I rather watch DiCaprio with CGI muscles. Even if he is offered the role, I don't see DiCaprio doing it. He has way too many movie offers to consider something like this.
And despite Leo not being a good actor, he seems pretty well-suited for Supes. Cage would only be fitting for a non-traditional Superman.
You're not going to get a traditional Superman out of DiCaprio, just because his image is so far from any prior depiction of the character. The character would have to be totally rewritten to suit him.
Why not Jon Hamm?
When I look at Don Draper, I see the square-jawed, ultra-masculine type who could easily wear Supes's cape. And when I look at Drew Baird (from 30 Rock), I see the awkward, nerdy type who could easily pass for Clark Kent.
I guess if Downey could do Iron Man in his 40s, I wouldn't count this possibility out.
Adam Baldwin should be Superman.
A Superman who is kind of a dick to people.
Hah, I was actually coming back to the thread to mention him (as I download season 3 of Mad Men, on sale in iTunes!). I think he'd be perfect for it too; the only thing he's got working against him is Hollywood's trend of casting young.
Leo? What a joke. If you want a blonde what about Daniel Craig? He's not doing Bond anymore so maybe he can reboot Superman the same way. He's got the muscles. And better that he doesn't wear a costume at all. Just the tux. Best possible title: 'Quantum of Krypton'.
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Christopher Reeve was just the perfect casting. If you go look at the screen test he does on the Superman DVD special features, it's just apparent the second he walks on that he's Superman.
That being said, I kind of liked Routh's performance. I may not have loved the movie he was in, but he did something rare: He channeled Reeve while adding his own presence. I don't see why he couldn't play Superman again. Who cares about continuity?
He was okay. I didn't think he really had Reeve's charisma.
That's because acting doesn't pay off his massive debts.
They should just use Tom Welling before he gets too old.
Surprised nobody posted that yet when the talk talked to cage...
Wow, I wish I could unsee that picture. Painful in so many ways!
^^^^ What this guy just said.
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