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Hollywood Needs Help!
I was raised with Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Superman!
And I will admit that the Hollywood motion picture people did a good job projecting Donald and Mickey on the motion picture screen as both of these characters appeared exactly as we ‘kids’ envisioned them.
But they screwed up royally when it came to Superman who has always been portrayed by actors who appear to have never been inside a gym, nor lifted heavy things, nor showed any inclination about dieting.
All the stuff of which every GerBigger is an expert on.
For instance … Superman was supposed to be a Man of Steel able to leap tall buildings at a single bound and faster than a speedy bullet, but no Supe actor was convincing enough to be made of steel nor jump nor run any better than an average GetBigger.
And we all know how bad that cn be!
And now-a-days we have hundreds of Superheros in hundreds of Superhero movies … whom, in most cases, do not
appear on screen in the physical condition of the Superhero in which they portray.
But now as GetBiggers you might be able to change all that.
If interested … Read on!
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I don't watch movies anymore. It's all with hidden political messages. And being PC ruins creativity and scares away great writers and producers because a free mind and great ideas tends to "offend" someone.
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Hollyweird sucks ass.
And with very few exceptions those who populate it are the scum of society.
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FORTRESS/MAXX ....
"I got decent friends in high Hollywood places, but I got no 'clout' to make any changes!"
But I do complain a lot when it comes to these present day Superhero movies ... and since I was a Superman fan as a kid, I usually limit my complaints to the actors who are paid huge sums (Millions!) to portray him on the silver screen .... none of whom to this day resembled the man of steel but whom in most cases looked more like 'bulky blunders'.
My complaint is often heard by some individual in charge, but the response is, "Can he/she act?" ..... and then put aside and forgotten.
Maybe now would be a good time for GetBiggers to get involved and offer suggestions regarding the actors and even non-actors who should fill Superman's boots in a future blockbuster.
Not only Superman but each of the other Superheros that you grew up with and loved as a kid.
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FORTRESS/MAXX ....
"I got decent friends in high Hollywood places, but I got no 'clout' to make any changes!"
But I do complain a lot when it comes to these present day Superhero movies ... and since I was a Superman fan as a kid, I usually limit my complaits to the actors who are paid huge sums to portray him on the silver screen .... none of whom to this day resembled the man of steel but whom in most cases looked more like 'bulky blunders'.
My complaint is heard by some individual in charge, but the response is, "Can he/she act?" ..... and then put aside and forgotten.
Maybe now would be a good time for GetBiggers to get invoved and ond offer suggestions regarding the actors and non-actors who should fillm Superman's boots in a future blockbuster.
Not only Superman but each of the other Superheros that you grew up with and loved as a kid.
I'm not sure I agree Stunt. Henry Cavill looks pretty damn good as Superman I think.
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/i3fOxVCsgIk/maxresdefault.jpg)
(http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/henry-cavill-in-batman-vs-superman-movie.jpg)
(http://www.bjjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/henry-cavill-superman-jiu-jitsu.jpg)
I mean, isn't he more muscular than Christopher Reeve?
(http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QHhcG4i1uE5setOLtNUqrpPKdg8=/fit-in/1200x9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F441887%2F80e4c16a-075b-4ce2-b52b-97317d36b20d.jpg)
Also, Thor isn't that bad at all.
(http://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/d1/dd/18d1dd5c7c1cfb0f75ca95f2c1577bdf.png)
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I don't watch movies anymore. It's all with hidden political messages. And being PC ruins creativity and scares away great writers and producers because a free mind and great ideas tends to "offend" someone.
Amen. A few here claim the same but then post about paying to see the most propaganda-laced movies ever. They're funding Hollywood and their own extinction but they hate Hollywood, they'll assure you.
If anyone really hates Hollywood then do not pay for movies, DVDs, Netflix, or watch pay-television/cable. Movies are the same as tv, netflix..., they are inseparable.
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I'm not sure I agree Stunt. Henry Cavill looks pretty damn good as Superman I think.
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/i3fOxVCsgIk/maxresdefault.jpg)
(http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/henry-cavill-in-batman-vs-superman-movie.jpg)
(http://www.bjjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/henry-cavill-superman-jiu-jitsu.jpg)
I mean, isn't he more muscular than Christopher Reeve?
(http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QHhcG4i1uE5setOLtNUqrpPKdg8=/fit-in/1200x9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F441887%2F80e4c16a-075b-4ce2-b52b-97317d36b20d.jpg)
Also, Thor isn't that bad at all.
(http://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/d1/dd/18d1dd5c7c1cfb0f75ca95f2c1577bdf.png)
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Christopher Reeve is the one and only Superman. :)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wjYJWdbqzuo/maxresdefault.jpg)
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So far ... it's apparent that we'll all have different opinions regarding what Superman should look like in a major motion picture.
While most Superman movie fans favored the good looking Christopher Reeves as Superman and some prefer the more bulky appearence of Cavill.
But if I can turn back the clock 50 years or so, and if I had the clout to do so .... I'd sign up BERRY DeMay or a similar physique look-a-like to jump into Superman's boots.
And based on today's younger generation's interest in getting ripped and the availability to get what it takes to do so .... there are hundreds of gym attendees who should give it a shot and do so.
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Cavil fit Superman perfectly physically but is an awful actor or the movies were just written terribly.
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Most people with half a brain and some recognition of long term trends have already divorced themselves from the human petri dish known as Hollywood.
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My complaint is often heard by some individual in charge, but the response is, "Can he/she act?" ...
There is overwhelmingly a greater number that can act than cannot act.
It’s the least impressive of the creative arts, by far.
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THIN, And yet some of these Superhero movies break all attendance reconds and make somewhat like 1.5 BILLION US DOLLARS.
BTW, I believe that Cavill has given up future Superman roles and since starting this topic I've been told that a future Superman movie is "in the works" based on a younger version of Supe ... but no mention of a Superboy version similar to the now deceased Superboy comic in which Supe is a teenager with typical teenage problems drawn as a punk wearing a custom made leather jacket. And a sea-gull style hair-cut.
The most impressive thing about that now deceased comic book was the attention to detail in the background graphics in which a Waikki Beach story had an exact detail background.
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http://comicsalliance.com/superman-renounces-us-citizenship/ (http://comicsalliance.com/superman-renounces-us-citizenship/)
Mainstream comics and movies are globalist propaganda. Superman used to be for "truth, justice, and the American way". It's amazing how so many are propagandized by corporations and governments pushing a stranglehold of consolidated global power in the form of a one world government but view themselves to be progressive for going along with it.
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Most GetBiggers most likely are not aware that Gold's Gym Venice once had a sort of a casting agent office representing gym members in the motion picture/TV industry, but I'm completely lost when it comes to those details.
But I am surprised that the NPC/IFBB organization does not have an affiliate to act as agents for the top NPC/IFBB members who would be interested in motion picture/TV roles,
Particularly with regards to the female, fitness competitors .... most of whom are far better looking than the majority of the top female stars in Hollywood business.
But can they act?
And since Superman has been a priority here, here's a shot of a new IFBB Pro who resides in Russia but looks fitting enough to be a damn good but younger Superman than the most current Supes.
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I don't watch movies anymore. It's all with hidden political messages. And being PC ruins creativity and scares away great writers and producers because a free mind and great ideas tends to "offend" someone.
They are not hidden for those of us who know and we all know what their agenda is so it doesn't effect us. In hypnosis and NLP there is a saying,"a tactic known is a tactic blown."
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I don't watch movies anymore. It's all with hidden political messages. And being PC ruins creativity and scares away great writers and producers because a free mind and great ideas tends to "offend" someone.
Anyone with half a brain and some recognition of long term trends have already divorced themselves from the human petri dish known as Hollywood.
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Most GetBiggers most likely are not aware that Gold's Gym Venice once had a sort of a casting agent office representing gym members in the motion picture/TV industry, but I'm completely lost when it comes to those details.
But I am surprised that the NPC/IFBB organization does not have an affiliate to act as agents for the top NPC/IFBB members who would be interested in motion picture/TV roles,
Particularly with regards to the female, fitness competitors .... most of whom are far better looking than the majority of the top female stars in Hollywood business.
But can they act?
And since Superman has been a priority here, here's a shot of a new IFBB Pro who resides in Russia but looks fitting enough to be a damn good but younger Superman than the most current Supes.
Thanks, Dimitry is a new face I was not aware of. WIDE!!!!
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The guy who played the Hulk looked good.
(https://www.cbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/black-widow-hulk-avengers-age-of-ultron-header.jpg)
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This is who should've played Superman
The one and only
(http://i39.tinypic.com/16h9g0i.gif)
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Most GetBiggers most likely are not aware that Gold's Gym Venice once had a sort of a casting agent office representing gym members in the motion picture/TV industry, but I'm completely lost when it comes to those details.
But I am surprised that the NPC/IFBB organization does not have an affiliate to act as agents for the top NPC/IFBB members who would be interested in motion picture/TV roles,
Particularly with regards to the female, fitness competitors .... most of whom are far better looking than the majority of the top female stars in Hollywood business.
But can they act?
And since Superman has been a priority here, here's a shot of a new IFBB Pro who resides in Russia but looks fitting enough to be a damn good but younger Superman than the most current Supes.
No offense, but that dude doesn’t resemble any Superman I’ve ever seen.
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No offense, but that dude doesn’t resemble any Superman I’ve ever seen.
Aren't superhero type movies geared towards kids?
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FORTRESS, I've never seen a superman character with a build like that Russian IFBB Pro either....
No one has.
And that may be the problem and an interesting concept and a new approach for a new Supe movie script.
An exceptional kid ... just trying to fit in.
Instead of a new super-villian whom Supe has to defeat at the conclusion, I think it would be a better idea to cast a new 'kid' such as
this guy showing thie difficulties he has to go through simply because he's so damn different... and all the typical teen age and young adult shit that we all went through while growing up even though he's not the same as the other guys.
It could be a very deep movie.
Even I'd go see it... and i hate superhero movies!
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This is who should've played Superman
The one and only
(http://i39.tinypic.com/16h9g0i.gif)
He looks severely constipated.
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Hollywood is pretty much dead to me. It's nothing but joos and sodomites pushing anti-male, anti-white, anti-Christian, anti-American leftist propaganda.....and it seems that they like to exploit and bugger children too.
No thanks. It's a rare movies that I'll bother myself to watch these days.
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VIKINGS with Ragnar,Bjorn,Lagertha,Uber,.............. simply KILL all Hollywood crap 8)
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VIKINGS with Ragnar,Bjorn,Lagertha,Uber,.............. simply KILL all Hollywood crap 8)
Tv has taken over movies now.Movie like production with book length stories, depth and characters.Hollywood cant compete.
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Tv has taken over movies now.Movie like production with book length stories, depth and characters.Hollywood cant compete.
Hollywood is just a symbol of the entertainment industry. Movies and Tv are both Hollywood, run by the same companies and people.
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Tv has taken over movies now.Movie like production with book length stories, depth and characters.Hollywood cant compete.
Das Boot (2018 TV series) is another example, this German series totally outgun all (nice & clean) Hollywood produced Sub's movies.
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I don't want to see a druggie playing the role of Superman. I don't want to see a Social JustUs Warrior version of the Man of Steel. I want Truth, Justice and the American way.
Christopher Reeve owned the dual role of Clark Kent and Kal El. His first two Superman films were good and then went down the toilet, especially the fourth one. What a floater.
Fuck Hollyweird. They will fuck with what is right to make it left. FTN.
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VIKINGS with Ragnar,Bjorn,Lagertha,Uber,.............. simply KILL all Hollywood crap 8)
Good show.
Filmed in Ireland.
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I'm not sure I agree Stunt. Henry Cavill looks pretty damn good as Superman I think.
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/i3fOxVCsgIk/maxresdefault.jpg)
(http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/henry-cavill-in-batman-vs-superman-movie.jpg)
(http://www.bjjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/henry-cavill-superman-jiu-jitsu.jpg)
I mean, isn't he more muscular than Christopher Reeve?
(http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QHhcG4i1uE5setOLtNUqrpPKdg8=/fit-in/1200x9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F441887%2F80e4c16a-075b-4ce2-b52b-97317d36b20d.jpg)
Also, Thor isn't that bad at all.
(http://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/d1/dd/18d1dd5c7c1cfb0f75ca95f2c1577bdf.png)
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Cavill is done. Wont be playing Superman anymore.
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I don't want to see a druggie playing the role of Superman. I don't want to see a Social JustUs Warrior version of the Man of Steel. I want Truth, Justice and the American way.
Christopher Reeve owned the dual role of Clark Kent and Kal El. His first two Superman films were good and then went down the toilet, especially the fourth one. What a floater.
Fuck Hollyweird. They will fuck with what is right to make it left. FTN.
George Reeves was the first Superman.
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George Reeves was the first Superman.
Actually, it was Kirk Alyn in an early series of short films. Noel "the Body" Neill played Lois Lane and later came on the set of the TV series taking over for Phyllis "the Scream" Coates. Both Noel and Kyrk can be seen in the special TV presentation of 1978's "Superman" as they portray young Lois Lane's parents on the train where Lois looks out the window and sees young Clark Kent running along side.
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Actually, it was Kirk Alyn in an early series of short films. Noel "the Body" Neill played Lois Lane and later came on the set of the TV series taking over for Phyllis "the Scream" Coates. Both Noel and Kyrk can be seen in the special TV presentation of 1978's "Superman" as they portray young Lois Lane's parents on the train where Lois looks out the window and sees young Clark Kent running along side.
Ahhhh, yes. I knew I was forgetting someone.
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Ahhhh, yes. I knew I was forgetting someone.
I still wonder if there was any glass in George Reeves' glasses on the TV show! I can't see any no matter how hard I look, LOL!
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I still wonder if there was any glass in George Reeves' glasses on the TV show! I can't see any no matter how hard I look, LOL!
Ask him.....ah right, he killed himself.
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Kent/Superman voiced by same actor that played him on the radio
The mad scientist was voiced by the same actor that did Popeye.
The Death Ray chugged like a Model T...
King Tush!
Those Axis guys!!!
The scene of the diving plane is sustained for 40 seconds...
Mechanical Monsters!...Grrr!
The concept of xray vision was introduced here.
Edit: Apparently master criminals in the 1940's dressed for crimes committed after 6pm...
Beat on those precision bearings Harder!!!
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I still wonder if there was any glass in George Reeves' glasses on the TV show! I can't see any no matter how hard I look, LOL!
No...there wasn't...this was common in film and TV so the audience can "read" the eyes better...
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Ask him.....ah right, he killed himself.
;D Cold. But still funny. ;D
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No...there wasn't...this was common in film and TV so the audience can "read" the eyes better...
Thanks! I thought there wasn't but couldn't really tell.
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Yes! And glasses reflect all the stagelighting used during the shoot.
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King Tush!
Very scary episode.
King Tush's nr 2 Guard was played by Ronald Coleman there.
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:) it was always funny when reeves would just stand there and take the bullets until the gun ran out. the criminal would then throw the gun at him and he would duck it.
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:) it was always funny when reeves would just stand there and take the bullets until the gun ran out. the criminal would then throw the gun at him and he would duck it.
Yup! ;D
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:) it was always funny when reeves would just stand there and take the bullets until the gun ran out. the criminal would then throw the gun at him and he would duck it.
I guess he wasn't faster than that speeding bullet after all!
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Speaking of which ..."Action #1 introduced Superman. It is the genesis of the Golden Age of comics. A copy of Action #1 in VF/NM condition sold for more than $3,000,000!"
I'm 40% positive that I had this comic book as a kid in my comic book collection, but I have no idea what happened to it except I don't recall throwing comic books away.
It could possibly still be in storage in an old box in one of the grandkid's attic.
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PS ... one nephew was responsible for setting up that original comic book cover scene in the Supe movie in which Branden Routh (spelling?) played the Supe role.
Small world!
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Speaking of which ..."Action #1 introduced Superman. It is the genesis of the Golden Age of comics. A copy of Action #1 in VF/NM condition sold for more than $3,000,000!"
I'm 40% positive that I had this comic book as a kid in my comic book collection, but I have no idea what happened to it except I don't recall throwing comic books away.
It culd possibly still be in storage in an old box in one of the grandkid's attic.
Back when he could "only" jump an eighth of a mile and nothing short of an exploding shell could harm him. His creators were inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs "John Carter". Superman is my favorite comic hero, followed by Batman.
I have all of the Fleischer Brothers Superman 'toons on laser disc. If memory serves, they wanted to have him fly instead of just jump around because jumping around looked ridiculous! I recall seeing that first comic in the early 60s but it wasn't mine. I have no memory of whose it was other than they were a friend of mine.
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PS ... one nephew was responsible for setting up that original comic book cover scene in the Supe movie in which Branden Routh (spelling?) played the Supe role.
Small world!
Routh did an admirable job in paying homage to Christopher Reeve. The dame playing Lois? Not so much. The film had some good moments but overall I did not care for it.
That is the scene where he catches the Daily Planet Globe, correct? Cool... :)
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SCOTT, NO! It was in honor of/homage to the first Super comic book cover in which Supe holds a car over his head.
See above comic book cover.
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SCOTT, NO! It was in honor of/homage to the first Super comic book cover in which Supe holds a car over his head.
See above comic book cover.
Ah...Got it! Thanks!
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SCOTT< I could be wrong ... you could be right about that picture with my nephew and Supe.
Upon closer look ... it appears that Routh is rigged up to be lifted from the sound-stage. If you look closely you can see the rigging and Ter is holding his arms as if he is holding a globe which Supe eventually does during the shoot.
Supe would not have to be rigged up for that car lifting shot ... but the car would need to be.
I'll ask to see who is correct, (I now think that you were!) but he also did work on the scene which did pay homage to Supe's first comic book cover shot.
I'll ask later on today. He did a lot of work in Australia (or was it New Zealand?) in that one. Mostly the Kent farm scenes and water tower jumping(?) if I recall correctly.
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SCOTT, Did you ever see the Suerman/Steroid issue!?
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SCOTT, Did you ever see the Suerman/Steroid issue!?
Nope. What is the story line? :)
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Henry Cavill is was a perfect fit for Superman, the guy is a decent actor, good looking (no homo), and perfect build for the role. Muscular enough to portray the character, but not overly juiced up. Maybe some of the other Superheroes could have been better cast, but Cavill had the perfect look. Which is probably why he is in talks to play James Bond.
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Henry Cavill is was a perfect fit for Superman, the guy is a decent actor, good looking (no homo), and perfect build for the role. Muscular enough to portray the character, but not overly juiced up. Maybe some of the other Superheroes could have been better cast, but Cavill had the perfect look. Which is probably why he is in talks to play James Bond.
Yes, of the current crop of actors, i don't think anyone else could do Superman more justice than Cavill.
Who else?
Colin Farrell? Johnny Depp? Danny DeVito? Woody Allen? Gerard Butler? The Rock? Statham? Jackie Chan? Jon Snow? Jason Momoa? Peter Dinklage? Melissa McCarthy? Samuel L Jackson? Jude Law? Tom Holland? Mark Ruffalo? Adrian Brody? Tom Hardy? Will Ferrell? Robert Downey Jr? Sly Stallone? Dolph? Harrison Ford? Affleck? Matt Damon? Bruce Willis? Tom Cruise? Liam Neeson?
Name one!
This looks as Supes as it gets compared to that rabble!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTUxNTExMzUzOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTI1MjA3OTE@._V1_.jpg)
Love Thomas Jane (not in Predator though), but not even he could do Superman justice.
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There's a bunch of younger actors who could play Superman. Zac Efron has the body and looks to carry the role. Any of the Hemsworth brothers work as does Alex Pettyfer, Tyler Hoechlin, Robbie Amell, Colton Haynes, Arnie Hammer and Steven R. McQueen, grandson of the late Steve McQueen.
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Well it looks like I gotta disagree with all you guys!
And since I seem to be the only outside-insider with all the loose motion picture making connections, I'm gonna recommend that Hollywood pick a complete unknown to fill Supe's boot or Superboy's boots if he does in fact wear boots.... and laugh all the way to the bank if I get an apppropriate casting agent fee.
If I meet anyone of importance in Starbuck's, at this moment of time I'm gonna recommend the Russian IFBB guy, so if you know him or if The Coach trains him or anyone supplies him with muscle growth stuff ... tell him to get to acting class and prepare to sign up for at least $4,000,000 for his first Supe role which will require him to be in Louisiana, USA, for 3 months immediately after the contract is salt and peppered and signed.
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There's a bunch of younger actors who could play Superman. Zac Efron has the body and looks to carry the role. Any of the Hemsworth brothers work as does Alex Pettyfer, Tyler Hoechlin, Robbie Amell, Colton Haynes, Arnie Hammer and Steven R. McQueen, grandson of the late Steve McQueen.
Prime,
Zac Efron is 5'8 and looked like a manlet next to the rock. I'm not sure I would consider anything about him as super.
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Armie Hammer is 6' 5" with the right facial cues and could handle the role but Cavil is doing just fine.
No competitive bodybuilders, please. They're stoopid, retarded, ungrateful and just plain drugged up dumb. FTN.
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SCOTT, Isn't Armie Hammer one of the principle heir to the Arm & Hammer product fortune?
Or is it just his name that causes my confusion?
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SCOTT, Isn't Armie Hammer one of the principle heir to the Arm & Hammer product fortune?
Or is it just his name that causes my confusion?
I know he's from a well off family but not sure if they're connected to that family. I enjoyed his performance in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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SCOTT, Isn't Armie Hammer one of the principle heir to the Arm & Hammer product fortune?
Or is it just his name that causes my confusion?
Armie Hammer is the great grandson of Armand Hammer, the Billionaire...
As a side note...regarding Arm & Hammer Baking Soda...At first there was no relation. However, the Senior Armand Hammer was always being asked if he was the Baking Soda King...When the opportunity came up, he bought sufficient shares of stock to get on the board...... as a joke, so he could say yes....and yes, it was reported that he made money off of the deal.
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Armie Hammer is 6' 5" with the right facial cues and could handle the role but Cavil is doing just fine.
No competitive bodybuilders, please. They're stoopid, retarded, ungrateful and just plain drugged up dumb. FTN.
Would be silly and laugh inducing when they delivered their lines.
Imagine Roelly having a dialogue with Lois and crew on Daily Planet as Clark Kent
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Superman doesn't need giant muscles.
His strength comes from his molecular density. The fact that he is an alien of a different galaxy, hailing from a planet with far heavier gravity than Earth.
The muscles are nonsense.
As long as he is not fat or underweight/skinny.
What is needed is the chiseled face, height 6'2" to 6'4", and blue eyes.
Well, maybe not blue eyes since Routh wore colored-contacts.
Once that is done, you need the guy to be able to act.
But most of all, you need a damn script that isn't shit.
There hasn't been a good Superman movie since Superman II.
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Cavil fit Superman perfectly physically but is an awful actor or the movies were just written terribly.
Absolutely no charisma whatsoever.
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Superman doesn't need giant muscles.
His strength comes from his molecular density. The fact that he is an alien of a different galaxy, hailing from a planet with far heavier gravity than Earth.
The muscles are nonsense.
As long as he is not fat or underweight/skinny.
What is needed is the chiseled face, height 6'2" to 6'4", and blue eyes.
Well, maybe not blue eyes since Routh wore colored-contacts.
Once that is done, you need the guy to be able to act.
But most of all, you need a damn script that isn't shit.
There hasn't been a good Superman movie since Superman II.
Should he look like Danny DeVito or Woody Allen instead?
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SCOTT, It's been many years since I've seen that Superman/Steroid issue, but what's most interesting is the time in which it was published.
It was the time when the use of roids outside of the bodybuilding world was relatively unknown and not considered to be a 'source of evil' by those within it.
And then Supe comic fans read and saw Supe enter a cosmic steroid cloud (or something like that) and get so damn musclebound that he has difficulty moviing and not-destroying everything he came in contact with (or something like that).
It's been many years ago, so 'something like that' is a necessity.
Comic book kids most likely did not understand the parody, but the older brothers who lifted heavy things looked upon Supe with high regards.
That's how much steroids and their usage were 'respected' way back then .... way before they became a 'menice to society ang Getbiggers in general'.
Anyone have a copy of that Supe comic?
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Prime,
Zac Efron is 5'8 and looked like a manlet next to the rock. I'm not sure I would consider anything about him as super.
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Most regular sized guys look like manlets as compared to Wayne who 6'5" and built.. Like most folks Zac looks different in various photos. He's also rather metro looking which isn't going to appeal to most men who are superman fans. Women on the other hand, might go for Zac over Wayne. The original actors who played superman had fairy standard physiques. George Reeves was 6'2" tall and had an unremarkable physique as I remember. Steve Reeves was impressive as superman in many aspects. His stature was great at 6'4" and 225 lbs. He best captured the altruistic sincerity of the character and he was also able to embody Clark Kent in more ways than just donning a pair of glasses.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Stamp_Day_for_Superman.jpg)
(http://im.rediff.com/movies/2013/jun/13superman-heroes4.jpg)
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He'll need a box to stand on and short co-stars. ;)
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Not sure how he'd look as Clark Kent. He does have a great sense of humor.
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It's interesting how we all think differently on what
Superman should look like in a Hollywood production and who should be cast in the role, but I fail to agree with any recommendation any of us have made so far ... except for that Russian contender.
And I have to agree with DESOLUTE that Cavill was terrible and they should have used a card-board cut-out of him as Supe and thereby saved a few million.
But I do agree that he did do a good job in the most recent Mission Impossible production.
Once again I'm no expert regarding this topic, but I do know that Hollywwod has been showing some intetest in introducing Superboy in one of these super-hero flicks but has been experienceing a few legal difficulties that prevent filming.
BUT ... Apparently Hollywood agents have been pondering a few actors who are completely unknown by me.
I'll post some names here to see if you have any pro or con remarks or some inside scoop regarding whom Supe as a youger kid will eventually be in prime consideration.
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It's interesting how we all think differently on what
Superman should look like in a Hollywood production and who should be cast in the role, but I fail to agree with any recommendation any of us have made so far ... except for that Russian contender.
And I have to agree that Cavill was terrible and they should have used a card-board replica of him as Supe and thereby saved a few million.
But I do agree that he did do a good job in the most recent Mission Impossible production.
Once again I'm no expert regarding this topic, but I do know that Hollywwod has been showing some intetest in introducing Superboy in one of these super-hero flicks but has been experienceing a few legal difficulties that prevent filming.
BUT ... Apparently Hollywood agents have been pondering a few actors who are completely unknown by me.
I'll post some names here to see if you have any pro or con remarks or some inside scoop regarding whom Supe as a youger kid will eventually be in prime consideration.
Although I put in my 2 cents regarding Superman, I probably would not go to the theater to see a Superman movie. Action movies are a bit boring to me. I outgrew Superman a very long time ago.
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Most regular sized guys look like manlets as compared to Wayne who 6'5" and built.. Like most folks Zac looks different in various photos. He's also rather metro looking which isn't going to appeal to most men who are superman fans. Women on the other hand, might go for Zac over Wayne. The original actors who played superman had fairy standard physiques. George Reeves was 6'2" tall and had an unremarkable physique as I remember. Steve Reeves was impressive as superman in many aspects. His stature was great at 6'4" and 225 lbs. He best captured the altruistic sincerity of the character and he was also able to embody Clark Kent in more ways than just donning a pair of glasses.
Steve Reeves and Wayne?
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Steve Reeves and Wayne?
Look again, it's George Reeves not Steve Reeves. Steve Reeves was in 'sword and sandal" films. He never played Superman, probably because he couldn't act.
Steve Reeves
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George Reeves
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Like some of you GetBiggers, I am also no longer a Superman movie fan ... nor have I seen a Supe comic book sinc the one in which he die, BUT ... I would definitely pay three bucks (cheap ticket prices here in Vegas) if some new and anknown character got the role ....just to see if Hollywood agrees with what I personally think that Superman should look like.
BTW ... I do have friends who regularly work on and within these superhero productions ...but I no longer know anyone in the 'casting offices'.
But as some of you more knowlegeable GetBiggers know .... the William Morris Endeavor (WME) agency bought the UFC for four-billion dollars (some say five-billion) so it is possbly that you will be seeing MMA fighters in major roles within major Hollywood productions ... soon ... if not already.
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Most regular sized guys look like manlets as compared to Wayne who 6'5" and built.. Like most folks Zac looks different in various photos. He's also rather metro looking which isn't going to appeal to most men who are superman fans. Women on the other hand, might go for Zac over Wayne. The original actors who played superman had fairy standard physiques. George Reeves was 6'2" tall and had an unremarkable physique as I remember. Steve Reeves was impressive as superman in many aspects. His stature was great at 6'4" and 225 lbs. He best captured the altruistic sincerity of the character and he was also able to embody Clark Kent in more ways than just donning a pair of glasses.
Lots of talk about George and Steve, what about Christopher?
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As a sideline to this Superman/Superboy movie topic ....
If you know anything about this $4,000,000,000 WME/UFC transaction .... you may be wondering if any of those high powered WME executives are showing any interest in purchasing the IFBB.
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Like some of you GetBiggers, I am also no longer a Superman movie fan ... nor have I seen a Supe comic book sinc the one in which he die, BUT ... I would definitely pay three bucks (cheap ticket prices here in Vegas) if some new and anknown character got the role ....just to see if Hollywood agrees with what I personally think that Superman should look like.
BTW ... I do have friends who regularly work on and within these superhero productions ...but I no longer know anyone in the 'casting offices'.
But as some of you more knowlegeable GetBiggers know .... the William Morris Endeavor (WME) agency bought the UFC for four-billion dollars (some say five-billion) so it is possbly that you will be seeing MMA fighters in major roles within major Hollywood productions ... soon ... if not already.
"Hollywood" doesn't drive what Superman should look like, the people who buy tickets do. It might be interesting to find out if the mases agree with your concept of Superman.
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Lots of talk about George and Steve, what about Christopher?
Christopher Reeve was 6' 4" tall. Steve Reeves was 6' 1" tall. George Reeves is listed as having been 6' 1" in height.
For me, Christopher Reeve is the best example of someone playing the role of Superman. George Reeves did fine on TV and of course Steve Reeves never took on the role.
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Should he look like Danny DeVito or Woody Allen instead?
Of course not.
But you certainly don't need a guy with 20" biceps and a 54" chest in order to make the character believable.
Christopher Reeve clearly proved this.
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Christopher Reeve was 6' 4" tall. Steve Reeves was 6' 1" tall. George Reeves is listed as having been 6' 1" in height.
For me, Christopher Reeve is the best example of someone playing the role of Superman. George Reeves did fine on TV and of course Steve Reeves never took on the role.
When I was reading about the different actors who played Superman, Christopher Reeves got the most accolades, mainly for his ability to humanize and capture the essence of the character, especially as Clark Kent. It was very sad when Christopher Reeves suffered a horse-riding accident in 1995 and ended up completely paralyzed. He was not able to breathe without the help of a respirator. He founded the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation in 1998 to promote research on spinal cord injuries. He died in 2004 from cardiac arrest.
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When I was reading about the different actors who played Superman, Christopher Reeves got the most accolades, mainly for his ability to humanize and capture the essence of the character, especially as Clark Kent. It was very sad when Christopher Reeves suffered a horse-riding accident in 1995 and ended up completely paralyzed. He was not able to breathe without the help of a respirator. He founded the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation in 1998 to promote research on spinal cord injuries. He died in 2004 from cardiac arrest.
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That was a terrible accident.
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That was a terrible accident.
He would have been better off dying when the accident happened and not hanging on for years.
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He would have been better off dying when the accident happened and not hanging on for years.
You are correct. I briefly knew someone that suffered a similar horrid fate as Reeve. :'( :'(
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You are correct. I briefly knew someone that suffered a similar horrid fate as Reeve. :'( :'(
That life would be pure hell not being able to do anything for yourself.
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That life would be pure hell not being able to do anything for yourself.
:'(
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He would have been better off dying when the accident happened and not hanging on for years.
I think you'd have to ask him about this, only you can't. I believe if this happened to me, I'd prefer to die. But then, the will to live is powerful.