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The Next Superman Is?

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With the success the Dark Knight had at the box office, it's only natural that they're going to come out with more superhero movies. Many MANY more.

The next talked about big superhero movie to be "reimagined" will be Warner Bros' Superman.

But the real question isn't when or if the movie will come out, it's who will play Clark Kent?

Several online fans have already been campaigning for actor Tom Welling (above left) for some time now.

Welling plays Superman on the TV show Smallville.

However, there's also a lot of support for homolicious British actor Henry Cavill (above right), from The Tudors.

Coincidentally, Cavill also auditioned for the role of Superman when they were casting for Superman Returns back in 2004.

He had also previously auditioned for the lead roles in Batman Begins and Casino Royale.

Maybe the Superman role will be his big break?

Also reportedly in the list of top contenders for the role is Canadian actor Victor Webster, who's been in various TV shows.

So whom do U think should play the new Superman?

[Image via WENN.]



164 comments to “The Next Superman Is?”

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  1. 1

    Victor Webster is as manly as a man can get - he may be too hot to be Superman; no way to make Clark look dull

  2. 2

    what happended to the guy that was in the newer superman with that bilemic actress?

  3. 3

    TOM!

  4. 4

    u kno that that tom wellick guy is late 35 or sumthin?
    he looks good to be in his late 30's

  5. 5

    whoops WELLING not wellick

  6. 6

    Christopher Walken.

  7. 7

    Brandon Routh. Again. He was good.

  8. 8

    tom welling is pretty hot

  9. 9

    TOM WELLING !!!

  10. 10

    Wooo Tom Welling is hott!!
    I think he should be in the next Superman Movie =]

  11. 11

    Tom Welling

  12. Lkik says – reply to this
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    it HAAAAS to be henry Cavill. Is he really gay? :-( Its a sad day for females if he is.

  13. 13

    christopher reeve

  14. 14

    BRUCE WILLIS

  15. 15

    …….im mrs. o my god that brittany's shamless…..

  16. 16

    Re: torrrieB
    B U L I M I C
    That's the second time I've seen it misspelled today.

  17. 17

    tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom
    tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom tom
    welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling welling

  18. 18

    TOM WELLING FO SHO!!!!!

  19. 19

    But *IS* he circumcised? Nah. He's British. Thank goddddddddddddd!!!!! =]

  20. mom says – reply to this
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    tom welling is the quintessential superman.. i was disgisted that they approached anyone but him! you know he has size 16 feet? god, we love him at our house!

  21. 21

    what happened to brandon???!!

  22. 22

    hopefully whoever it is won't have that stupid lame voice that Christian Bale used when the mask was on. Totally ruined the movie for me!

  23. 23

    Tom…

  24. 24

    Henry Cavill was author Stephenie Myere's, of the " Twilight" saga, preferred actor to play edward. Unfortunately, by the time they got to the movie, Cavill was to old for the part; according to Meyer's website….if they went with him, i bet a whole bunch of the "twilight" groupies would be all over it :o )

  25. 25

    Jim Caviezel

  26. 26

    Dude it should Totally be Tom welling, if they want it to be successful I think they should spin off of Smallville once the series ends.. OR they should just do a justice league movie, that would be Cool!

  27. 27

    They need to r.kelly cuz he love's to fuck and pee on underage girls!

  28. 28

    1.What's wrong with Brandon Routh?
    2.Are they forcing people to get sick and tired of Superman? It's been exploited enough.
    3. Tom Welling or that Canadian guy.

  29. 29

    Please let it be Henry Cavill…pretty please with Henry on top???

  30. cynth says – reply to this
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    justice league movie would be awesome?? arent they doing one i thought?? anyways tom welling is better left in the series he's doing great there why ruin a good thing

  31. 31

    You know, if Henry Cavill had taken the part as Edward Cullen that was offered to him in the blockbuster-to-be Twilight, I bet that there wouldn't be any hesitation about giving him the role. As a Twilighter, if Cavill had been our Edward, and had later been cast as Superman, I would have been the first in line to see him in the role (and I'm sure there would have been quite the amount of people behind me). However, seeing as Cavill turned down, not one, but two roles (Edward and Carlisle both) that would have featured him in 'Twilight, I don't give two shits whether or not he's Superman. Much less do I want to rush out and see him. Poor judgement of Cavill's part, eh?

  32. 32

    Tom Welling!

    He's HOTT!

  33. 33

    Re: torrrieB – Tom Welling was Born in April of 1977. He's 31.

  34. 34

    Re: LadyBe – Actually, they OFFERED Henry the part of Edward. When he turned that down, they also offered to have him play Carlisle. Clearly Cavill passed up on that one, too. Bet he's kicking himself in the ass now, huh?

  35. 35

    What was wrong with Brandon Roath?

  36. 36

    Tom Welling is sooooo hot….!

  37. 37

    Or Morrissey.

  38. 38

    Do you really need to ask us this question?!!

    Tom Welling of course!!..He's the only one who deserve this role!! ;)

  39. ebee says – reply to this
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    glad someone took notice - cavill's been on my list since the count of monte cristo.

  40. 40

    Re: torrrieB – He's 31.

  41. 41

    TOM WELLING!!!!!!!

  42. 42

    If I had to choose out of those two, I would definitely choose Tom Welling. He's experienced in the role and he's amazingly good looking. But I don't see why Brandon Routh can't play Superman again. In my opinion, he did an excellent job as both Clark Kent and Superman. I don't see what the dilemma is.

  43. 43

    Tom Welling For Sure!

  44. 44

    TOM!!! he has been playing superman for 7 seasons! no one else can play this role the same!!

  45. 45

    OMG WHY NOT BRING BACK BRANDON ROUTHE?????? HE WAS SOOO GOOD… HE EVEN HAD SOME TRAITS OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  46. 46

    Victor Webster is HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT. Not sure he can pull off "geeky" Clark Kent but I would not mind seeing him shirtless..

  47. 47

    TOM WITHOUT A DOUBT

  48. 48

    Tom welling i've been watching smallville for yrs and to me he is superman and the fact that the original superman was on an episode it seems as if he wanted him to play in the movies,

  49. amys says – reply to this
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    Hmm. I thought they should have used Tom Welling for Superman Returns. But now I'm not sure why they aren't using Brandon Routh again. He did well enough. And he was hot. Why change it all the time? Christopher Reeve did four Superman movies.

  50. 50

    CONFESSION - I HAD A LITTLE HENRY CAVILL CRUSH GOIN ON DURING THE TUDORS!

  51. 51

    Surely Tom Welling would be the obvious choice?! The synergy would be HUGE! He's obviously mature enough to take on the role as an actor and he is incredibly cute…. (Think of the big bucks, the CW series fans would flock in droves!)

  52. LMM says – reply to this
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    VICTOR WEBSTER!!!!!

  53. LMM says – reply to this
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    Perez, put up a pic of VICTOR WEBSTER

  54. Lenna says – reply to this
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    Ooooobviously Tom motherfucker Welling, DUH!!! *drools* He IS Superman, the hotness himself…

    PEWWW with those who want Brandon *whatshisface* Routh, he was sooooo NOT Superman!

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