i think routh should be superman again, he did well in superman returns..i understand that nolan wants to start fresh but they really should stick with brandon being superman in the next movie.

They are calling it a reboot because well… IT IS.

They are starting over fresh and ignoring any of the previous films.

The first 4 Superman films WERE part of the same franchise. Lois Lane wasn’t part of the story in Superman3 but Margot Kidder does play Lois, albeit briefly before Clark goes on his adventure in Smallville. But it was still a sequential story in the franchise. Kidder returns for the poorly done Superman 4.

The person who “deserves” the role will be the guy who can play the part the way they want to do the movie. Tom Welling didn’t ONCE play Superman, he played Clark Kent. And placing Welling in the role would make it feel like a Smallville film and would be harder to overlook than Routh playing the part in a reboot BECAUSE he has played a related role for 10 years.

None of those arguments apply to Tom Welling.

Routh should continue to be Superman and Sam Hunington was an awesome Jimmy Olsen. The rest of the cast was average and they didn’t need Jason Lane [superkid] in the movie.

I suspect we will get a new actor as the Man of Steel but I would not mind if Routh returned.

Many older movies had the main actor and even actors reprise roles in more modern takes of films ie the Hammer Dracula Classics, certain Frankenstein flicks, and let’s not forget that the old George Reeve Superman TV Series even used the same Lois as the Kirk Alyn Serials, I think in season 2 of the GR Series.

So I won’t count Routh or even Welling out [if he too auditions] but they will have to compete against other talent, such as unknown actors vying for the role.

May the best Supermann win.

your interpretation of comment 2 was incorrect. even star trek the original series had individual self contained episodes. whether or not the cast was the same is irrelevant as far as the storyline . & i would say tom welling is a good clark kent (& wouldv been a good superman if the wb producers hadnt made him do everything superman has done BEFORE he even takes on the mantle of superman) but most hollywood productions made with “at the moment” popular actors from wb tv shows unfortunately become crap. its not the actors fault, but the studio”s?writers as they want to keep the “bubble gum pop” image with that actor….for the teens.

Yes, the producers kept saying they didn’t want to make Smallville in to Super boy but that Justice Society episode was awesome, and a bunch of characters ware wearing costumes and capes. I think it’s time for Smallville to show Clark as Sup and continue the show that way.

If there gonna do it right, do it fresh with a new face/story/concept.

Having said that They could easily give Smallville a facelift and it could still be amazing :)

All of these arguments apply better to Tom Welling.

1) No one “deserves” the job more than the guy who has put 10 years into the role. And he is grown up now and looks like mature comic book Superman come to life.

2) The Star Trek comparison only works when you take the cast of the TV show and let them star in the movies, as the Star Trek franchise successfully did.

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