Behr as Superman

[Jim USA]

Just heard that Jason Behr, formerly on the tv show "Roswell", is now being considered for the title role in a new Superman movie. What do you think? Is he big enough?

[ottomun6]

Originally Posted by Jim USA

Just heard that Jason Behr, formerly on the tv show "Roswell", is now being considered for the title role in a new Superman movie. What do you think? Is he big enough?

No, definitely not. He may have the "cute guy" factor, but he is WAY too thin and He is only 6' even, (most female models are that height). If they need a Superman, I wish they would pick a guy that is at least 6'3" and has a decent sized set of muscles. "Heroic size" would be great. But I bet they will just ask Jason Behr to go to the gym and gain 3 lbs-- big whoop.

[MyNameIsVlaovic]

I think Behr could pull it off.

Clearly, he'd bulk up for the role, and he's proven his dedication to fitness by keeping that killer bod throughout the run of 'Roswell'. He's got the square jaw, the dark hair, and I think he could play both dashing (Superman) and geeky (Clark Kent) pretty well.

Personally, I'd love to see him with some extra muscle and squeezed into spandex.

[RadRx]

I think the studios are overdoing the 'young hero coming into their powers while trying to have a relationship' thing. I want a mature super-hero for this one which means considering an actor who looks 30.

I want to see a superhero with some character lines in his face and a few gray hairs. Someone who knows what to do with his super tools.

The thing about getting old is that more and more people are younger than you and it's scary. How could they possibly know enough to run the world?

[sexiscriptor]

{I graciously point out to you senior-types that, theoretically, most super heroes are incapable of aging--or at least age much slower than normal people once they've gotten about adult-hoodish age; it's illogical, I know, but meh, I'm not the cartoonist drawing them the exact same way every issue of the comic...}

[mutador]

Definitely that guy can't play the part of superman!! I think, make Patrick Warburton bulk up in the gym for a year and boila... the best superman ever!

later

[RadRx]

Senior types? Watch it, sonny.

I realize super-heroes may not appear to age, but they at least look as if they've fully matured.

[glammaman2000]

is the only man who could satisfy everybody.or,at least,2 guys at a time.

[ilovemuscle1234]

I thought they were considering Jake Glyenhall (spelling?) for the role. He's not very muscular either, but he's incredibly good looking

I think they should ask Vin Diesel- or someone more along his size!

[wbhunk]

I agree with everything that's been said.

What is it with studio executives that makes them miss the point so badly? Tobey Maguire makes a great Spiderman because Spiderman is SUPPOSED to be a skinny nebbish-type guy. Batman, Superman, uh uh -- let's see some size and crags on these guys, not this twinkfest on which they seem to insist.

[ottomun6]

Patrick Warburton is almost perfect, he looks like superman. He even has that superhero persona (maybe a tad TOO much though )
Dennis Newman would be great too but he's only 5'10" and I don't know if he's into acting. But I know I'd be paying big bucks to see that big buck

Funny how there don't seem to be a lot of guys that fit the "Superman" mold in Hollywood. At least not a lot of well known guys anyway.
...wait! what about Evan Marriott, the guy from "Joe Millionaire"? He's tall, got a deep voice, handsome, broad-shouldered and looks like his body is dying to pack on the muscles!! ...Damn, he's not an actor either

[willfrog13]

Here's a thought...

Daniel Cudmore ... Colossus from X-Men 2 and X3 (coming soon).

Although at 6ft.8 he might actually be a little too tall.


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214436/

How about Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson" if they can pull him away from those rapidly becoming boring Mummy movies?

Although he looks much better in a loincloth than spandex (gotta see the sweat!). Tarzan (yet again)?

[brent]

As much as I'd love to see Dennis Newman play Superman (I don't care if he can act or not--let the director worry about that) I don't think of superman as a big beefy guy. His strength comes from superpowers, but he blends in as a reporter. I think the dad from Smallville would be good for the part. Now a character like Batman, where he gets all his strength from working-out & being healthy... and Bruce Wayne is a stud where as Clark Kent is supposed to look like a wimp.

[mutador]

you seem to speak as if there was some sort of verosimilitude where superman's strength come from... I mean, who cares if besides having superpowers he is a big beefy stud... that's much better, I personally don't think it important to follow a logic or explanation for everything I see on those kind of movies, I just want to have fun and get horny!
Ok, if you want to find its logic, maybe he's just so genetically gifted because he comes from a superior planet and he's got huge muscles without exercising... hehehe

Btw, I would also like to see buffed up Batman and Robin, that'd really rule!!

regards
mutador

[brent]

Originally Posted by mutador

you seem to speak as if there was some sort of verosimilitude where superman's strength come from... I mean, who cares if besides having superpowers he is a big beefy stud... that's much better, I personally don't think it important to follow a logic or explanation for everything I see on those kind of movies, I just want to have fun and get horny!

I do tend to overanalyze things, I prefer your method.

Originally Posted by mutador

Ok, if you want to find its logic, maybe he's just so genetically gifted because he comes from a superior planet and he's got huge muscles without exercising... hehehe

OK, that works for me! My left hemisphere just needed to be pacified!

Originally Posted by mutador

Btw, I would also like to see buffed up Batman and Robin, that'd really rule!!

regards
mutador

Agreed, well um, I think buffed up anything would rule!

Take care, Brent.

[sexiscriptor]

Originally Posted by ilovemuscle1234

He's not very muscular either, but he's incredibly good looking

Ok in regards to the above sentence which was describing Jake Gyllenhaal (yes, I just checked the spelling for you cuz I'm such a nice person )...
PreComma:
ARE YOU CRAZY!?!
Ok, I'm calm, I swear it.
But seriously, Gyllenhaal, although not as muscular as Brad Pitt circa Troy or any major body builder, is pretty muscular or at least would not be completely physically averse to bulking up.
I shall cite the movie "Donnie Darko" as evidence. Several shots of Gyllenhaal at least should help you see what I mean. Two in particular: when Donnie (obviously played by Gyllenhaal) is walking down his street [after waking up on the golf course]; later, when his family is staying at the hotel, he's lying on the bed watching the news with his sisters, you should be able to see that his arms are pretty developed (at least compared to most people).
PostComma:
I would have to agree, he is. Also, I'd have to say he's a damn good actor.

Disclaimer:I'm not a Gyllenhaal fanatic or anything eccentricly extreme, but I do respect the man and have seen Donnie Darko some 13 times (it's a good movie, I own the DVD and tons of my friends didn't...which led to me showing the movie to them a number of times). So, being bi and turned on by muscular guys, I soon noticed after watching the film a couple of times that Gyllenhaal is pretty well built.

OH! and in regards to Vin Diesel...that man can't act at all. I mean, no. And anyway, as hot as his BODY may be, he makes me wretch some of the time.

[Notbigenuff]

At the risk of being labeled something of a purist, I go back to the comics as a source of what Superman should look like. And therefore, I think he should be talller than the average Joe (at least 6'2" no taller than 6'4") and well muscled. Granted comic books portray virtually all men as being very beefy--but Superman should be a notch above just about everyone else who isn't a competitive athlete of some kind. Clark Kent, of course, is never seen as a small guy after all...

[arpeejay]

I think Tom Welling is doing a fine job as the "teenage" Clark Kent (Welling is 27!) on Smallville. Welling's looks certainly fit the bill -- tall (6'2 1/2 to 6'4, depending on who you believe, shoe size 14!), dark hair, chiseled good looks, square jaw, and thoroughly well-built (and obviously could get much bigger!)

There's the acting problem, of course. His range is, as far as I can tell, limited to smiling (that's pretty stunning), clenching his jaw, and moving his eyebrows up and down (in exactly the same fashion as Allison Mack, who plays Chloe / the future Lois Lane.)

Of course, the IDEAL person to play Superman would be our own Muscle_d_2000, who at 6'2 and 272 lbs. of muscle would be by far the biggest superman ever. He even wears cute little glasses for the Clark Kent role!

xoxo

Richard

[brent]

Originally Posted by sexiscriptor

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I shall cite the movie "Donnie Darko" as evidence. Several shots of Gyllenhaal at least should help you see what I mean. Two in particular: when Donnie (obviously played by Gyllenhaal) is walking down his street [after waking up on the golf course]; later, when his family is staying at the hotel, he's lying on the bed watching the news with his sisters, you should be able to see that his arms are pretty developed (at least compared to most people).

Agreed, the boy is good, not great, but he has tons of potential.

Originally Posted by sexiscriptor

PostComma:
I would have to agree, he is. Also, I'd have to say he's a damn good actor.

Disclaimer:I'm not a Gyllenhaal fanatic or anything eccentricly extreme,

oh sure you are.

Originally Posted by sexiscriptor

but I do respect the man and have seen Donnie Darko some 13 times

See, I think that qualifies.

Originally Posted by sexiscriptor

(it's a good movie, I own the DVD

I agree, we own the DVD too, but I haven't seen it 13 times!

Originally Posted by sexiscriptor

...
OH! and in regards to Vin Diesel...that man can't act at all. I mean, no. And anyway, as hot as his BODY may be, he makes me wretch some of the time.

Oh, and with regards to Vin Diesel, we don't require him to act well, just look good. Thankfully, he can do it just fine.

[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by arpeejay

Of course, the IDEAL person to play Superman would be our own Muscle_d_2000, who at 6'2 and 272 lbs. of muscle would be by far the biggest superman ever. He even wears cute little glasses for the Clark Kent role!

That sounds GGGGGGREAT!

[rp28nct]

For me, I'd really like to see an actor that fits the part of a 50+ year old Superman. He was created in the comics in the 1950's!

An artist who captures the persona of Superman as he ages is Alex Ross. If you ever get to look at his artwork, check out his depictions of Superman and Batman. As for Jason Behr, I don't think he would do the role justice... I mean, it shouldn't be just another remake for the sake of remaking the films! Find the actor that can pull off the Alex Ross version!

Russ

[Notbigenuff]

Originally Posted by rp28nct

For me, I'd really like to see an actor that fits the part of a 50+ year old Superman. He was created in the comics in the 1950's!

An artist who captures the persona of Superman as he ages is Alex Ross. If you ever get to look at his artwork, check out his depictions of Superman and Batman. As for Jason Behr, I don't think he would do the role justice... I mean, it shouldn't be just another remake for the sake of remaking the films! Find the actor that can pull off the Alex Ross version!

Russ

Not to sound too much like a comic geek, but actually, Superman was created in the late 30s (first appearance was in Action #1, June 1938) and is 66 years old now -- of course, in the comics it's not clear if he ages like the rest of us or not. However, the concept of an older Superman has a lot of appeal for me--as was pointed out earlier, I also think that we have had enough of the hero coming of age stories. I mean, is it really necessary to rehash history that virtually everyone is aware of especially with the "big 3" characters of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman?

I sure do agree that Alex Ross is the master of making heroes look like real live flesh and blood people--he even makes Space Ghost look good.

[rp28nct]

My bad! What kind of graphic novel fan am I if I can't get the Man of Steel's "birtday" right. It was in the 1930's, and my Mom (although she wasn't born in the 30's) actually had a copy of Action Comics #1. Wish she still had it, but grandma threw it out with the trash when she went off to college.

Anyway, Alex Ross rocks! And the next superman should look like his depiction.

Lates,
Russ

[mutador]

Originally Posted by Notbigenuff

At the risk of being labeled something of a purist, I go back to the comics as a source of what Superman should look like. And therefore, I think he should be talller than the average Joe (at least 6'2" no taller than 6'4") and well muscled. Granted comic books portray virtually all men as being very beefy--but Superman should be a notch above just about everyone else who isn't a competitive athlete of some kind. Clark Kent, of course, is never seen as a small guy after all...

Just a notch above? Superman in the comics is massive I'd like superman to be the kind of guy when you see him you think "damn, this huge freak could break me in two like a twig with his hands!!"
Those who think he shouldn't be that big because the Clark Kent part wouldn't be believable, I think screw that... Would be real fun to see his bodybuilder body dressed as Clark Kent, his clothes ridiculously tight or being noticeably huge for a reporter... and everyone telling him he's huge, but not recognizing him as superman... it is a movie anyway!!
I've been studying filmmaking for 4 years now, if I ever had the chance to make a superman movie I wouldn't care much about it being believable or probable... I'd try to find a huge attractive muscleman actor with a deep voice that shakes the earth and who looks ridiculous as Clark Kent. That wouldn't be changing much the original comic book, actually the comic book is ridiculous and unlikely as all comic books

regards
mutador

[ilovemuscle1234]

sexiscriptor,

I really like Jake Gylenhaal, but I did just read a magazine where there were shirtless pictures of him. He has a wonderful body which I wouldn't mind getting my hands all over
but he's just not as muscular as I'd like to see Superman

He is a most definite hottie though!!! And to add fuel to the fire- he's going to be starring in a big budget gay romance film next summer with Heath Ledger... Consider my ticket BOUGHT.

[glammaman2000]

even as a kid,i'd look at Clark Kent&think;"doesn't anybody notice the SIZE of this guy?!"ace reporters my ass.there were even issues where Clark was in a swimsuit at the beach.Superman's disguise was...A PAIR OF GLASSES!?!!!

[ottomun6]

Originally Posted by glammaman2000

even as a kid,i'd look at Clark Kent&think;"doesn't anybody notice the SIZE of this guy?!"ace reporters my ass.there were even issues where Clark was in a swimsuit at the beach.Superman's disguise was...A PAIR OF GLASSES!?!!!

HA-HA-HA!! You got me rolling with that one Glamma!
I seem to remember a skit in "Saturday Night Live" or "Mad" where they had the guest host take off thier glasses and the person they were talking to suddenly called for security because they didn't recognize them without glasses.
When they put them back on, they said "Oh, I'm so glad you're here, there was some imposter claiming to be you, standing here a second ago!"

[Phlex]

In one comic they actually tried to address the question of how nobody notices that Clark looks like Superman-in-glasses. This, of course, is a mistake, like asking how Superman can change direction in mid-air. You just accept it. But the explanation was that Superman was subconsciously using super-hypnosis on everyone who saw him as Clark Kent, so that Clark appeared lighter and more frail than he actually was.

Uh-huh.

[glammaman2000]

there's an hysterical comedy treatment in here somewhere(humongous guy,everybody pretends not to notice).of course,the atomic sex-bomb in the lead would have to have a certain charm,but i'm too busy.

[ottomun6]

Come to think of it, didn't Chris Reeve hunch his shoulders and do the clumsy studdering guy routine in the Superman movies??
On the other hand, its like you guys said, its just a fictional comic book character. He dosen't have to impress me with the detail of reality, I like Superman for just what he is,... a comic book character.
But it's still funny to realize the detail stuff as an adult. LOL

[brent]

Originally Posted by ottomun6

Come to think of it, didn't Chris Reeve hunch his shoulders and do the clumsy studdering guy routine in the Superman movies??
On the other hand, its like you guys said, its just a fictional comic book character. He dosen't have to impress me with the detail of reality, I like Superman for just what he is,... a comic book character.
But it's still funny to realize the detail stuff as an adult. LOL

Yes he did. He was always bungling around as CK. I love watching how Mr. Reeves portrayed the 2 different characters.

I also think Christian Bale would be good, but I think he's the new Batman.

[ilovemuscle1234]

I remember in the first Superman Movie Lex Luthor's girlfriend is reading the Daily Planet newspaper article about Superman. She reads "6 foot, 200 pounds, black hair, blue eyes" and then explains about what a hunk he must be. It was then that I realized Christopher Reeves is really hot as Superman.

Those thick black curls and icy blue eyes? mmmmmmm

Oh, and that skit from Saturday Night Live was really funny, and I remember it. It was with Terry Hatcher who played Lois Lane on "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"... It was a riot. I think David Spade came out wearing glasses and she was like "Oh my gosh! Who are you??"
Another sketch from that episode is when Terry Hatcher and David Spade cross dressed and played each other as television newscasters. David would chime in and say "Hi, I'm Terry Hatcher, I need to get going, as I need to go post some nude pictures of myself on the internet."...
Terry would chime in- "My name is David Spade and I am gay."

hahaha, too funny

[brent]

I remember that SNL, that's where David called her Terry Snatcher. Very funny. I liked Mr. Caine (or whatever his name was from her show) but I liked him.

[Thomas]

Hi everyone, as for my pick on who would be the perfect superman. i have to go with fitness model and romance cover book god mike o'hearn! www.mikeohearn.com the perfect face, body and attitude to play superman. also he now has starred in some films already "barbarian" and "the keeper of time". of course stupid hollywood executives will think he might be too much of an unknown and too pretty and muscular ( why i don't know, considering i think alot of executives and men in power in hollywood are gay in the first place! laugh!) dennis newman is a good choice maybe a few years ago, and patrick warburton would be delicious as superman he has the look, the build and the manner also he is so damn delicious and sexy when he plays dumb!! but i have to go with o'hearn. just darkened his hair and you have superman!!!!!!!

[ottomun6]

I'LL TAKE AN ORDER OF MIKE O'HEARN!!
...Er, I mean yes, I concur with the summation of this gentleman.
Mike O'Hearn is tall, good looking, has a hell of a set of muscles and knows how to move 'em (and those quads, ohmigod, they look like he COULD bend steel with them!!)
Hell! I'll throw in my $8 now!

[rp28nct]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Hi everyone, as for my pick on who would be the perfect superman. i have to go with fitness model and romance cover book god mike o'hearn! .... just darkened his hair and you have superman!!!!!!!

I don't think it's coincidence that a group of filmmakers just put together a trailer for a Batman & Superman movie based on the graphic novel "World's Finest." The trailer is available at www.Collorastudios.com, with a link to the trailer that takes you to The Force.Net. It's one of the fan films. I downloaded the trailer from Mike O'Hearn's profile page.

He does make a convincing Superman, and there are distinct scenes in the trailer that pay homage to Alex Ross's illustrations of both Batman and Superman.

In case you have trouble finding the site, here's the direct link to the quicktime movie: http://www.jimbowers.biz/CW_../indexes/images/Worlds_finest_Hi.mov

Cheers,
Russ

[glammaman2000]

the Yahoo group"superheroes flexing"has a morph of mike o'hearn as Aquaman.he's perfect!

[dirk steel]

The World's Finest movie was awesome!!! Mike O'Hearn makes a great Superman. What an incredible body! I love the scenes where his shirt sleeve is ripped and you can see his bulging bicep. Yum. Sign me up for the DVD pre-order!

[Bull]

Whe I was a kid, Clark Kent wore those horrible boxy suits that all men wore up till the mid-sixties. They had the effect of neutering males, eliminating anything that might suggest there was a man's body under there. Even huge guys looked like packing crates; so it wasn't so unbelievable that people wouldn't recognize him as Superman. With today's fashions, it would be much harder to pull-off. Chris Reeve made it work by playing Kent as a muttering, bumbling doofus, and slightly tongue-in-cheek, winking at the audience.

I don't know why Hollywood is so averse to letting heroes be heroes these days. No great physiques, no pure motives; they want to reduce all the classic heroic archetypes to neurotic, existentially tortured wimps. Pity; kids need heroes; we all do.