Andrew Dexter yes Reeves was the perfect choice and we all love him so much.... but he got into the accident.... and couldn't play the role anymore....and after they found Brandon Roth....he was the next closest person to Reeves....and they only give him one role.... and the movie was nice... Because it was all about saving lives, that's what super man does.....I believe that he is worthy of another chance.
I will always love Christopher Reeve's Superman, he is so iconic in that suit, one of the most iconic in cinematic history. In this world we need to be progressive, Henry Cavil as an actor is doing just fine with the job, check out his training videos, he works really hard! All he needs now is a good script and proper sequel of his own. It is too bad they pulled out Doomsday already, I really hope Henry Cavil gets a chance to shine.
*you forgot to include Jim Caviezel who also was penned to play Superman after playing Jesus... I think he would have been a great choice if you ask me*
After viewing Reeves, Routh, and Cavill, it's sort of hard to visualize some of the actors (save Cage and Smith) to portray the Man of Steel with great fidelity to the character.
stallone as superman sounds like it would be amusing especially if you put the funny lines we got in the hollywood pictures film movie judge dredd like where he says "i am the law" in a stallone toned superman film
Why does Henry Cavill 's Superman has that super tidy hair once he flies around in super speed ? I just don' get It....meanwhile Clark has an untidy hair.....and technically he doesnt fly. Should be the contrary...
I don’t see how any of these could step up well to Christopher Reeve, the true Superman. It’s hard for me to accept the ones after him and only cavill stood close as he imitated him well and definitely had the right look
The irony is that, in a sense, Ben Affleck did play Superman at about the same time Brandon Routh did. Ben played George Reeves in the film "Hollywoodland", which was about Reeves' death.
Honestly Will Smith as Superman would be perfect, sure he doesn’t look like him but his charisma and that awesome smile perfectly captures Superman’s character. Too bad it didn’t happen, but I wish it did!
I was almost Superman I wouldn't recommend LSD to anybody though. It's hard to think of anybody except Christopher Reeve now as 70s Superman. Afleck did kind of play Superman in a drama about the life of George Reeves the 1950s Superman actor.
Christopher Reeves will always be the original Superman the Man who made the world believe that man could fly Brandon Routh played a good Superman what ruined the movie the writing to the movie story plot was horrible and that's what made the movie flop best actor in the world can't save a movie if the story in the writers are horrible then you have the new Superman he's really good at playing Superman but his character seems too serious I miss Christopher Reeves he pulled off Clark Clint perfectly and Superman
BGOTTI CATALDO yes he was a good superman and I agree the story of the film sucked. They should changed the title and bring in doomsday to fight him and kill him in the end.like in the comic's. And then work on second film yo resurrect him.i hated the whole thing where Lois lane hated him and then told him her child was his son in the end.
They forgot to mention John Travolta , back in his Greace days , I've heard they wanted to replace Christopher Reeve who didn't really want to go for Superman II or III. if you look back then ,a younger John Travolta wouldn't be a bad choice at all.
Brandon Roth.... looks like Christopher Reeves so he still should get a chance as super man.... for what i can see, he still belong somewhere in that suit even in a series....or somewhere down the road.
100! Love Brandon in "Superman Returns" and him being "The Atom" in "Legends of Tomorrow" makes me even more a bigger fan of him, you could probably say the characters he plays are similar. Also crack up everytime they make a easter egg reference to Supergirl's "Cousin" hahaha
but in fact, Ashton Kutcher and Ben Affleck were very suitable physically for Superman standarts:tall,large shoulders,huge body,brunette hair,white skin.
Come on guys Christopher reeve was superman before now and forever he was born to be superman my heroe in my childhood and forever that simple!!!!!!!😊😊😊💪💪💪
Stallone was superman in Rocky, Smith was superman in Hancock, Cage was in Ghostrider, Fraser was superman in Mummy. I have to piss now. Too much of this is specifical lock to character(s). Dregs snot.
All these people are great but people are forgetting that Superman ‘s supposed to be a big man and the only properly big man was George Reeves in one of the old Black and white TV shows about the character. Why they’re getting all these slight but muscly guys , I don’t know? Probably just coz it’s fashionable at the moment.
Ashton Kutcher would've done a great superman....Ashton Kutcher is the most attractive male actor...Superman is the most attractive super hero..his powers..his enhanced hormones
hm, I just gained a lot of respect for Will Smith. Already loved him, but he subtly made a point, although a tad racist, that he would play his own roles, rather than try to reinvent someone else's. I did like Hancock. I wish he'd do a sequel, we do need some more black super heros, hence black panthers success. I mean a real super hero version of Hancock, not the drunkard we saw, although that did make for an awesome origin story.
Stalone, Cage, and Kucher? None of these guys look like Superman. Smith as Superman? Not Clark Kent, but maybe a resident of Kandor who takes the place of a Superman who has been around since the 40s.
I want to see Nicolas Cage play Superman just for the Hell it. Buy the way , check out the documentary The Death of Superman Lives, What Happened? It's very good.
I honestly have to say Reeves is the best Superman hero all the way!!! Routh played an exceptional Superman also but the movie itself was dogshit and Henry Cavil is the most kickass Superman I have seen so in the end im very satisfied with the Superman we have now. Please keep doing them Cavil!!! lol Man of Steel was awesome
Where are you getting your facts ? The last time I checked Kevin Smith never referred Ben Affleck for the role of Superman he only wrote the script for it he was never going to direct I’m not saying he didn’t think about it I’m just saying he wouldn’t of had any involvement in the casting process if you watched an evening with Kevin Smith or the death of Superman lives what happened ? You would know that Warner Bros only hired Kevin Smith as a writer. And By the way in both of those titles I just mentioned Affleck was never mentioned
Sylvester Stallone as "Superman"? Can anyone imagine him saying "Yo, Luthor, I will mold this box for your prison bars."
Besides Stallone is too short for the role (Cavill too, by the way...)
Robert Polanco, or,"Yo Doomsday, I didn't hear no Bell!", or, "Yo Luthor, Let's Go for it!"Lol
SUPER RAMBO LOL
Let me get my AK47,
RRRRAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Superman: "Yo! Adrian"
Lois Lane: "Who the hell is Adrian?"
Superman: "Cut me Mick"
Mickey: : "I ain't got no kryptonite razors"
😂
Christopher Reeve was the right choice, he just had that look.
Cage also had that look!
superitgel1, you have a great sense of humour LOL !!!!
And Henry Cavill doesn't??!
Andrew Dexter yes Reeves was the perfect choice and we all love him so much.... but he got into the accident.... and couldn't play the role anymore....and after they found Brandon Roth....he was the next closest person to Reeves....and they only give him one role.... and the movie was nice... Because it was all about saving lives, that's what super man does.....I believe that he is worthy of another chance.
Spot on!! Patrick Duffy from Dallas is my second choice!! He also had that look and had a more muscular build then Reeve!!
They made a really good choice having Christophe reeve
Will Smith played another "superman" in that other movie ... HANCOCK. And that was good enough for me. LOL
I will always love Christopher Reeve's Superman, he is so iconic in that suit, one of the most iconic in cinematic history. In this world we need to be progressive, Henry Cavil as an actor is doing just fine with the job, check out his training videos, he works really hard! All he needs now is a good script and proper sequel of his own. It is too bad they pulled out Doomsday already, I really hope Henry Cavil gets a chance to shine.
*you forgot to include Jim Caviezel who also was penned to play Superman after playing Jesus... I think he would have been a great choice if you ask me*
I didn't know Seth Rogen had a youtube channel. Great video!
We actually address that here: ua-cam.com/video/T3RKNk9Zj3o/v-deo.html Enjoy!
Christopher Reeve is the best superman, hands down!
Jam187 Superman full movie
Ben Afflec did play Superman (kinda) as in the George Reeves bio movie, Hollywoodland
After viewing Reeves, Routh, and Cavill, it's sort of hard to visualize some of the actors (save Cage and Smith) to portray the Man of Steel with great fidelity to the character.
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I'm glad they did not pick Sylvester Stallone to play Superman, and I'm glad as hell they did not pick Will Smith to play him either!...
to be fair Will Smith never wanted to play a white character
Baroque Obama Stallone was considered too short
Brando vetoed Stallone, because he felt that Stallone had plagiarized Rocky from Brando's portrayal of Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront".
Should've gone to then Bruce Jenner who could have not only played the man of steel, but Supergirl as well.
lmfao perfect lol
But how would he cut em off?? The same way he shaves???
To me, Superman has always been and will always be Christopher Reeves.
That's right...let the character's live action die
Kelley Broussard Mackaig I think you mean Henry Cavil.
Reeve is to SUPERMAN what Connery is to BOND.
Kelley Broussard Mackaig true and Tom from smalville
Kelley Broussard Mackaig Henry cavill
Ben Affleck somewhat played Superman as George Reeves in the movie Hollywood Land.
stallone as superman sounds like it would be amusing
especially if you put the funny lines we got in the hollywood pictures film movie judge dredd like where he says "i am the law"
in a stallone toned superman film
4:46he would have been great as superman or batman
5:48Chris Redfield right there
6:10but will you do know Deadshot is white right?
Neil Diamond would have had to not only cut his hair. But also seriously hit the weight room for that role.
Why does Henry Cavill 's Superman has that super tidy hair once he flies around in super speed ? I just don' get It....meanwhile Clark has an untidy hair.....and technically he doesnt fly. Should be the contrary...
Making a black Superman would be a crime. Will was right about saying no. It would be like having a white actor playing Muhammad Ali.
Or an oriental person playing Margaret Thatcher
smartest thing will smith ever said.... he has rerisen in my esteem
Christopher Reeves and Brandon routh will always be the best superman
Cage was, is an always will be THE WORST choice for superman!! Thank the stars it never happened!!!
Darcy Poirier exactly.. he is a crap Johnny Blaze as well
hahahaha
Cage super man looked homo
NO...will smith is the worst
eeeh... worst possible? What about Jack Black? lmao
ashton kutcher if he got the roll im burning my tv for real
I don’t see how any of these could step up well to Christopher Reeve, the true Superman. It’s hard for me to accept the ones after him and only cavill stood close as he imitated him well and definitely had the right look
I used to imagine Will Smith playing The Meteor Man for the sequel.
He's cool and goofy...great choice
4:10 -- Star.... Track?
LOL kinda
You forgot to mention Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was also seriously considered. It was only his accent that put him out of the running.
The irony is that, in a sense, Ben Affleck did play Superman at about the same time Brandon Routh did. Ben played George Reeves in the film "Hollywoodland", which was about Reeves' death.
Sylvester Stallone:
Ayyye YO....for truth...justice...and the American Way.
Cool video
Honestly Will Smith as Superman would be perfect, sure he doesn’t look like him but his charisma and that awesome smile perfectly captures Superman’s character. Too bad it didn’t happen, but I wish it did!
Will Smith's "Hancock (2008)" indicates how well he would have played Superman.
would've been interesting to see brendan, ashton, david, jude or d.j in the role
Why did you leave out the part about Ben Affleck played actor George Reeves In Hollywoodland?
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because he played George reeves not superman
Christopher Reeve IS Superman...and he always will be forever...and sadly he's dead. R.I.P.
Marlon Brando saw "Rocky II Beast Aftershave scene" in a future dream and said Sly would be terrible playing Superman lol
I was almost Superman I wouldn't recommend LSD to anybody though. It's hard to think of anybody except Christopher Reeve now as 70s Superman. Afleck did kind of play Superman in a drama about the life of George Reeves the 1950s Superman actor.
No one Cud ever be a superman like Christopher Reeve ever ever ever!!!!! No disrespect to the others but this Guy was just the right choice
All of them fly in their career for sure
Jim Caviezel is the only actor I could see as Superman after Christopher Reeve
Its worth noting Kerry Russell voiced Wonder Woman in an animated feature
You forgot to mention and show Ben Affleck in the Superman outfit from the George Reeves bio-pic
Christopher Reeve 😎 🎥🎬👍🏽R.I.P 1952-2004 😞 !!!!!!!!
Why do I get the feeling that Ashton Kutcher is going to be the next Batman and that everyone will love him?
HE can't, at best he could play NIghtwing or maybe red robin,only if fate has it's way!!!
...I would 10/10 watch Hartnett as Supes, Bats, or Spidey, even now. Well, maybe not Spidey at his age, but the other two? Hell yeah. Just me?
Brandon Routh will always be my favorite Superman.
Christopher Reeves will always be the original Superman the Man who made the world believe that man could fly Brandon Routh played a good Superman what ruined the movie the writing to the movie story plot was horrible and that's what made the movie flop best actor in the world can't save a movie if the story in the writers are horrible then you have the new Superman he's really good at playing Superman but his character seems too serious I miss Christopher Reeves he pulled off Clark Clint perfectly and Superman
BGOTTI CATALDO yes he was a good superman and I agree the story of the film sucked. They should changed the title and bring in doomsday to fight him and kill him in the end.like in the comic's. And then work on second film yo resurrect him.i hated the whole thing where Lois lane hated him and then told him her child was his son in the end.
BGOTTI CATALDO Also Reeves pulled off a brilliant Clark Kent. ;P
George Reeves, tom welling, Christopher Reaves, Henry Cavill,
just imagine how good DC would be if we see one that say Ben Aflec was almost Batman...
Warren Beatty much more Batman than Superman
I have always thought that same thing.
Imagine Batman v Superman with Warren Beatty and Christopher Reeves
To be honest Brendan Fraser looks like George Reeve's Superman. I see a resemblance between these guys.
didn't Matt Bomer get rejected for a few auditions as superman
Neil Diamond? He would have sung the song, "SWEET LOIS LANE!" to the sound of "Sweet Caroline!"
Christopher reeve. Is my favorite Superman for the films.
They forgot to mention John Travolta ,
back in his Greace days , I've heard they wanted to replace Christopher Reeve who didn't really want to go for Superman II or III.
if you look back then ,a younger John Travolta wouldn't be a bad choice at all.
Superman and Superman II were in production simultaneously...
it's funny how ben affleck was in talks to be Superman and Robin
Brandon Roth.... looks like Christopher Reeves so he still should get a chance as super man.... for what i can see, he still belong somewhere in that suit even in a series....or somewhere down the road.
gbuddy ..Hey thanks i often edit my comments....but didn't saw this mistake until today.
100! Love Brandon in "Superman Returns" and him being "The Atom" in "Legends of Tomorrow" makes me even more a bigger fan of him, you could probably say the characters he plays are similar. Also crack up everytime they make a easter egg reference to Supergirl's "Cousin" hahaha
Patrick Wayne, son of John Wayne also screen tested for the role with Margot Kidder
they missed one out clint eastwood was originally chosen for cristopher reeves superman
but in fact, Ashton Kutcher and Ben Affleck were very suitable physically for Superman standarts:tall,large shoulders,huge body,brunette hair,white skin.
Too bad neither of them can act!!! LOL
Christopher Reeve forever!
What happened yo keano Reeves he was asked to play superman to.why he not in this.
Could we got a video for robin?
John Candy would've been awesome at playing superman
Come on guys Christopher reeve was superman before now and forever he was born to be superman my heroe in my childhood and forever that simple!!!!!!!😊😊😊💪💪💪
Cmon,guys,a black superman with will smith! What next? Robin to be played by a dwarf? Or kato of the green hornet to be played by Kareem Abdul jabbar?
Imagine Will Smith as Superman. Today the Oscars incident wouldve been called the "Super Slap" 😆😆😆
And id like you to take a minute just sit right there, ill tell you how i became the prince of a town called Metropolis
Stallone was superman in Rocky, Smith was superman in Hancock, Cage was in Ghostrider, Fraser was superman in Mummy. I have to piss now. Too much of this is specifical lock to character(s). Dregs snot.
back in the late nineties, I always thought Casper Van Dien from "starship troopers" would be a great superman but now he is too old.
No one but Chris Reeves.
Ashton Kutcher and Brandon fraiser got the Superman's chin ... But we don't want a goofy superman ... I guessed
Ashton Kutcher would have pulled it off
All these people are great but people are forgetting that Superman ‘s supposed to be a big man and the only properly big man was George Reeves in one of the old Black and white TV shows about the character. Why they’re getting all these slight but muscly guys , I don’t know? Probably just coz it’s fashionable at the moment.
Neil Diamond and David Boreanz had the Superman look but them and just about everyone else mentioned wouldn't have been right for the part..
Ashton Kutcher would've done a great superman....Ashton Kutcher is the most attractive male actor...Superman is the most attractive super hero..his powers..his enhanced hormones
Was
You could have a mixed race son of batman.. like a legacy batman
Ashton Kutcher...where is the vomit emoji?
hm, I just gained a lot of respect for Will Smith. Already loved him, but he subtly made a point, although a tad racist, that he would play his own roles, rather than try to reinvent someone else's. I did like Hancock. I wish he'd do a sequel, we do need some more black super heros, hence black panthers success. I mean a real super hero version of Hancock, not the drunkard we saw, although that did make for an awesome origin story.
*Will Smith* did play a drunken Superman-like character in one of his movies after that. You forgot that
Sylvester Stallone’s would almost look good as Superman, but he doesn’t have the voice or character, he almost has the face...almost...
Stalone, Cage, and Kucher? None of these guys look like Superman. Smith as Superman? Not Clark Kent, but maybe a resident of Kandor who takes the place of a Superman who has been around since the 40s.
I want to see Nicolas Cage play Superman just for the Hell it. Buy the way , check out the documentary The Death of Superman Lives, What Happened? It's very good.
Jump to 3:44 in the video ;)
RAMBO AS SUPERMAN WOULD BE REALLY WEIRD!!!
I thin brandon and Stallone would make great men of steel
Is it just me or does Neil Diamond look like "Thisman"?
Henry was a great superman but Christopher Reeves was a great Clark Kent don't know if that makes sense or not oh fuck it
ashton kutcher would hv been great superman..........just perfect
Why?
I like will smith but thank god. He had the common sense to turn down superman. That would have been stupid.
I honestly have to say Reeves is the best Superman hero all the way!!! Routh played an exceptional Superman also but the movie itself was dogshit and Henry Cavil is the most kickass Superman I have seen so in the end im very satisfied with the Superman we have now. Please keep doing them Cavil!!! lol Man of Steel was awesome
Brenden frasier would have been amazing.
Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner ALSO turned down the lead in 1978 Superman movie.
Rocky could be superman :))))
Black superman, dear o dear.
What about Don Cheadle as Supes?? LOL
Brad pitt with black hair, could be superman 15 years ago..
Whatever you say my man take care.
Where are you getting your facts ? The last time I checked Kevin Smith never referred Ben Affleck for the role of Superman he only wrote the script for it he was never going to direct I’m not saying he didn’t think about it I’m just saying he wouldn’t of had any involvement in the casting process if you watched an evening with Kevin Smith or the death of Superman lives what happened ? You would know that Warner Bros only hired Kevin Smith as a writer. And By the way in both of those titles I just mentioned Affleck was never mentioned
Kevin Smith himself, to Wizard Magazine, in 1999. www.supermanhomepage.com/news/1999-news/1999-news-movie.php?topic=1999-news-movie/0302
Stallone did not have to play Superman. He was Superman.
I'm sure that Will Smith, after some careful contemplation and introspection of the part gave it his trademark "Oh, HELL NO!" response. :-)
Mine As Well Ben Stiller