Under an earlier topic, Erik2 and myself and a couple of others got "off subject" and into discussions about Hollywood movies and movie making and related matters which I believe interested enough of us to keep the subject going in an appropriate location ,,, So here goes .....
We have a few guys on here with movie/acting experience (notably Chic) so maybe they will jump in and offer their comments when appropriate (or otherwise).
I've been in and out and around the movie business for a good number of years now and hope to contribute some worthwhile comments along the way, but the big question that always comes up when movies and bodybuilders are concerned is .... "Why don't they get an actor with a build like the comic-book "Superman" (or any other Super Hero) to play that role on screen?"
And wheneveer I asked that question within the business, I usually get the same, unacceptable answer .... "Becasue no one with a build like the comic-book Superman can act!"
Second response was usually. "Because a guy will not take a date to a movie if the "star" of that movie has a better build than himself!"
And, "The movie going public does not like "muscleheads"!
And in my mind, none of the above is true or acceptable.
I've been a Supe fan since the start (almost) and still leaf through the comic if I see it on the shelf. The Supe of today is far more muscular than the Supe of yesteryear, but the Supes of the silver screen and TV have never progressed physically in the slightest and each and everyone of them have been a physical embarrassment to the Superman suit (if you are a real Supe fan).
At one time there was some intent to introduce Superboy in one of the Superman movies and then spin him off into a major feature of his own, but that never happened. Any reason why?
There was a "punk" Superboy comic for a brief time that was noteworthy about the typical problems while growing up as a teenager with super-powers which would have made a great screenplay if it ever got to the right hands and tied up with the proper actors. I believe that was considered for a while, but it appears to have fallen by the wayside.
Any GetBiggers got any intelligent answers or insights to any of this?
