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Jon Hamm is younger than 35? He looks 40 to me.

I love the look of consternation on Hamm's face in the photo. I'm not comic book literate, but wouldn't he be a better Captain America?

Why does everything have to be bad ass, retooled and "Xtreem" these days? Even gum has an attitude and new flavours promising to alternately scald or supercool my mouth.

Despite the temporary allure of hearing people say "Superman comin'", it would be sadly disappointing that we wouldn't get to hear Williams say "motherf*cker" as that would make the censors and Man of Steel fans clutch their pearls.

Jon Hamm is 39. Even still, he looks like the golden age Superman who was an adult, not some stupid kid. I would watch him duck a pistol any day.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter who plays Supes as long as the danger he is up against isn't three thugs who kick the shit out of him because they have Kryptonite. There is a reason that one of the major storylines in Superman comics way back when (80s I think) was his searching out all the Kryptonite and getting, fucking, rid of it. Once you do that, then you can have Doomsday, Zod, Mongul, Darkseid, enemies that are actually powerful enough to fight Superman. Of course, Zack Snyder et al will not be brave enough to do any of that. Just sayin'.

-- you have been enjoying Just Sayin' with professor_love, comic book geek

if you put john hamm through months on top of months of brutal physical training and boot camp, he could easily look the part and do the dark, gritty, possibly controversial superman personality

Taylor is right. Hamm can do it. The more I watch Mad Men the more impressive his acting becomes.

Except isn't John Hamm too good an actor for this kind of thing? Yes, yes, I know, shh, shh, I hear you. RDJ is a very good actor, but what Ironman really floats on is his charisma and insouciance. Ironman is a movie star. Superman is a different creature. Do people really want a post modern Superman? Really?

Woody Harrelson is closer to 50, but he could be fun.

Rendering anything else you might say invalid.

And there's nothing wrong with the "Watchmen" soundtrack. Jeeeeez! It never ends around here.

TK, please tell Mr. Rowles who Superman is. You were supposed to keep him from doing this kind of thing.

I'm sooooooo sick of origins stories and early career crap. I want to see my superheros at the peak of their powers doing what they do best.

Why can't we have a 30-40 something Superman, set in the 1940s or 50's, fighting crime, vintage style? I'd watch that.

Don't you remember Hamm did that Funny or Die video of Lex Luthor asking for a bailout back a couple of years ago?

FOUND IT!

As for casting a 35-40 year old Superman, what about Karl Urban? He's got the physique and although I think he's not in the age range, he certainly can play a more adult version of Superman than seen before.

BWeaves just said what I've been trying to say. Only she said it clearly and succinctly.

"As for casting a 35-40 year old Superman, what about Karl Urban?"

You might be onto something there, varmint. And waht ABOUT Affleck? He's matured, lost the frat boy smirk, and he's got the right head configuration.

Is there a once-per-week quota on pretending to not understand what Superman is about on Pajiba now?

Are any of the Superman Comics dark or gritty? I'm just saying, that while the movies don't appear to follow the comics at all, THAT much of a turn may be a little silly.

@admin - hell ya they gritty. i got one where these aliens come from space and eat peoples spines like they turn into huge monsters and eat their spines. then lex luthor (who is a redhaired bearded clone at this point) gets beaten in his karate class by this chick and hes so pissed he murders her after. he then throws her body in the dump where the aliens are. the aliens try to eat the girls dead spine and she comes back to life and shes like aaaaah oh shit. then she has powers to mind rape people and steal their personalities but the only way to retain it is to murder the originals. so thats what she does a bunch of times. this is after the death of superman so superman at this point is a grisly cyborg superman with a skeleton face.

Honestly, Kballs, I'd be against Michael Kenneth Williams because he just doesn't seem like Superman to me. Not because he's black. If you want to go that route, wouldn't Idris Elba be a much better pick?

I totally want Hamm. As Superman. Though, I'd be open to anything as long he's handing me a Scotch and wearing that Luthor bald cap.

However, this post does confound me a bit. Didn't TK inform us earlier this week that Snyder wanted to go "the early days" (not necessarily, explicitly "origin story") of Superman? I can't really see Hamm playing that version of Supes...

And Woody Harrelson? Really? Now you're just messing with us, Dustin.

RobP,

Yeah, any black actor with significant screen presence will do. I love me some Omar, but he's a little too small to sell it physically, no matter how large his persona looms.

I still have no idea why the guys who write the animated series aren't in charge of any superman live action movies yet. The last ep. for superman (the one involving Darksied) ended up being really dark and depressing.

Just been watching a few Firefly episodes and it strikes me Sean Maher is the right age and has the right looks too.

We know he can do awkward and clumsy, so Clark Kent shouldn't be a stretch. And unless he's let himself go, he's got the build for Superman.

That suit he's wearing is incredible!!

Dreamcasting indeed.

I don't have a problem with a non-white actor playing Superman. I'm sure there are a lot of people that feel the same way.
But the studio would never do it. There is way too much money involved to take that risk. As good a risk as it might be.

You'd need a studio head that just doesn't give a f*ck.

CTRL-F Idris Elba. Awesome.

He is slightly gritty (although I buy him as a CEO more than I do a drug dealer), and gorgeous.

He is so gorgeous, I think he could turn a few old-fashioned racists the right way. Lois might be complicated to cast though. They'd probably cast Eva Mendes. Ohoh, Kelly Hu?

Would anyone consider Eric Bana? Yes, I know he did that boring Hulk movie, but he's a solid actor with good charisma, and while he's a shade over 40, he looks younger than a lot of folk. I STILL do not get the Jon Hamm thing. I don't think he has the body. I don't think he has the look. Not really a Superman fan, but still.

How do you grammatically convey a quivery exhaling swoon?

Because I look at Jon Hamm, and I start to behave not unlike how cats do when they rub themselves mindlessly against an ottoman.

He's a hockey fan, he's gorgeous, he's a great actor and he's happy to be a good sport on 30 Rock and SNL. A little blue suit with undies on the outside is not good enough for Jon Hamm. This man deserves silk tuxes spun by beautiful white-robed angels with heaving breasts.

@TrickyHD, they did that Brandon Routh for Superman Returns. Personally, I'd still like to see him in the role, especially after his run on Chuck last year. If they want to make Superman more of a heavy and less emo, he definitely showed he can do that and do it well (and still be heroic). He did it with a more sarcastic twinkle in Scott Pilgrim, also. Routh is still my first choice.

But after him I'd take Hamm, or Bana, or Elba (I'm glad people liked that, I can totally see it). Simon's pick of Sean Maher definitely has me intrigued, though. I think that could work...

Wait! Simon, as in Simon Tam? Sean Maher, who played Simon Tam? Simon is Sean Maher! Well played, Mr. Maher.

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