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Paresh Jha
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Focus
Welcome to "Casting Call," a bi-weekly column of The Daily Campus that explores the art of casting a feature film. Every week or so, we will take the time to pick a movie that has yet to be made and give our opinions on who should play which role.
Superman
Superman is arguably one of the greatest superhero movies with Christopher Reeve. Ever since that fateful movie in the 70s, things have not gone as well as possible. The recent "Superman Returns" was met with a lukewarm response from fans and critics alike. The problem with the movie was that it was more of a rehash of the old Donner/Reeves films than something fresh and new. If a studio is going to make a good "Superman" movie in the future then it has to be a fresh concept with a new direction. As much as people love nostalgia, the reason Superman has lasted as long as he has is because of reinvention. The Kryptonian is long overdue for a resurrection. So let's take a moment to cast the right people that can bring Superman into the new millennium.
Superman/Clark Kent:
Tom Welling
Let's face it, Tom Welling has been playing Clark Kent so well on the hit CW show "Smallville" for so many years that he deserves a shot at the title role in the next movie. On "Smallville," Welling brilliantly portrays Kent as a hero searching for meaning as he wrestles with his true destiny. Christopher Reeve said that Welling is ideal for a new version of Superman when he guest starred on the show many years ago. He will be able to bring Superman the qualities of strength and humanity that he needs to exude. Welling was rumored to be up for the role in "Superman Returns" before Brandon Routh was cast as a Christopher Reeve clone so it is about time that he gets the show he deserves. It will also be an excellent time for him to properly break into the film industry after a little over a decade on TV.
Runners up: Brendan Fraser ("The Mummy")
Lex Luthor
Superman
Superman is arguably one of the greatest superhero movies with Christopher Reeve. Ever since that fateful movie in the 70s, things have not gone as well as possible. The recent "Superman Returns" was met with a lukewarm response from fans and critics alike. The problem with the movie was that it was more of a rehash of the old Donner/Reeves films than something fresh and new. If a studio is going to make a good "Superman" movie in the future then it has to be a fresh concept with a new direction. As much as people love nostalgia, the reason Superman has lasted as long as he has is because of reinvention. The Kryptonian is long overdue for a resurrection. So let's take a moment to cast the right people that can bring Superman into the new millennium.
Superman/Clark Kent:
Tom Welling
Let's face it, Tom Welling has been playing Clark Kent so well on the hit CW show "Smallville" for so many years that he deserves a shot at the title role in the next movie. On "Smallville," Welling brilliantly portrays Kent as a hero searching for meaning as he wrestles with his true destiny. Christopher Reeve said that Welling is ideal for a new version of Superman when he guest starred on the show many years ago. He will be able to bring Superman the qualities of strength and humanity that he needs to exude. Welling was rumored to be up for the role in "Superman Returns" before Brandon Routh was cast as a Christopher Reeve clone so it is about time that he gets the show he deserves. It will also be an excellent time for him to properly break into the film industry after a little over a decade on TV.
Runners up: Brendan Fraser ("The Mummy")
Lex Luthor
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