Superman Casting Underway!
Fri, November 19, 2010 
According to the fine folks at Toldja! the casting for the new Superman reboot is currently underway. Which may not come as much surprise, but what may shock and even disappoint some is the age bracket they apparently plan to stay in and around. Their plan is to cast a relatively unknown actor in and around 28-32. Both Chris Reeve and Brandon Routh fit the same bill when cast as the Man of Steel in their previous efforts as well. As much as a few fans would love to see it doesn't however seem like there's a chance in hell of Routh returning to the role for the reboot. What also might bum a few people out is the alleged age bracket will actually disqualify John Hamm as a possible candidate as previously reported here first.
Among the names of the actors mentioned in the report were my personal favorite for the role Joe Manganiello of the popular HBO series True Blood, Armie Hammer who was most recently in The Social Network and was at one point cast as Batman in the thankfully now dead Justice League Mortal, and the least known and literally smallest was Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries.
Regardless of who's cast in the role I'm definately confident in Snyder's ability to cast based on authenticity, just look at Watchmen as a perfect example of a graphic novel literally brought to life. I'm expecting we'll likely hear something more concrete before the new year, however I think it's also easily possible that they'll hold off on announcing anything else until after more news regarding The Dark Knight Rises or even more likely next years Green Lantern surfaces first.
Reader Comments (1)
I am so happy casting for the reboot has started. Totally can't wait to see who nolan/snyder chooses. I hope we get a very good pick. I like the target range to of 28-32. They could easily work with someone slightly younger or older in the cases if hammer or joe m were to be picked. I hope casting doesn't get to dragged out like cap/spidey did this yr. It would be so great if they land clark before end of the yr or by feb the lastest. To give a proper amount of time for prep work.