Who would YOU cast as the new Superman?

[knight errant00]

Hue you don't have to get so defensive dude
It just would'nt make sense to me to have someone like Fraser being Superman.Everyone knows what he looks like bald,so when your watching the movie,you'd be thinking, man.. look at the wig on that dude the whole time.Kind of what like everyone says about Nick Cage now and his hair

I dunno . . . maybe it's just me . . . a bad rug's certainly one thing, but as long as it's a decent hairpiece (like the ones Fraser must wear, or the one Reeve wore) I think it's more like part of the costume. I mean, everyone knows Sean Connery's bald, but when he wears pieces in movies like "The Hunt for Red October", I think most people see it as the character, not Connery.

I don't think Chewbacca's hair was all his either . . .

Again, maybe I just suspend my disbelief more readily on this than others do . . .

[twilitezoner]

here ya go,not there's anything wrong with bald,but for Superman I expect a little better
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...ndanfraser.jpg

AAAAH. Thanks. I think??

[huedell]

Hue you don't have to get so defensive dude

we're talking about a Hollywood actor and a comic character not an average everyday balding Joe

It just would'nt make sense to me to have someone like Fraser being Superman.Everyone knows what he looks like bald,so when your watching the movie,you'd be thinking, man.. look at the wig on that dude the whole time.Kind of what like everyone says about Nick Cage now and his hair

Well I particularly DON'T say that about Nic Cage---and I feel bad for
those that do--as they can't get "lost/engrossed" in "the movies" the
same way I can.

Hey I was JUST talking to someone on the phone about this the other
day---it wasn't about "wigs" but rather about tonal changes within
a movie that drug him out of the movie----I told him I wasn't so easily
"drug out" of a movie if---that is----IF---I, personally thought the movie
in question was "fun" or "good" or whatever positive word you wanna use.

So to each their own regarding being pulled out of reality because
an actor's scalp looks different in "real life". Doesn't happen to me.

And, actually, t2cool, what you said "...you'd be thinking, man.. look at
the wig on that dude the whole time..." I have to give YOU credit
because, at least there's some logic to that mindframe.

The funny thing is---not alotta people know certain stars are bald/balding
until the Internet Warriors start circulating all those "revealing" pics---
otherwise, you'd have less people having more of that same problem you do
watching Nic Cage.

As far as keeping "the last dude,he looked great and it was his real hair right?"

Dang right! He looked good as Superman ---and that was one dang nice
buncha hair he had!

[toys2cool]

Hue you don't have to get so defensive dude

we're talking about a Hollywood actor and a comic character not an average everyday balding Joe

It just would'nt make sense to me to have someone like Fraser being Superman.Everyone knows what he looks like bald,so when your watching the movie,you'd be thinking, man.. look at the wig on that dude the whole time.Kind of what like everyone says about Nick Cage now and his hair

For that just keep the last dude,he looked great and it was his real hair right?

[kingdom warrior]

Chris wore a wig as Superman his real hair was thinner and wavey. It had the Built in spit curl. The guy who also played young clark wore the same style wig....In Superman 4 he's not wearing it.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Hmm...I must have missed those in Metropolis, or they weren't there the last time I visited (a few years back).

Chris

[knight errant00]

At the Superman museum in Metropolis, IL, they have one of Reeve's wigs on display with one of his costumes from "Superman" . . . that was the first I learned that he wore those in the movies. And oddly, the wig wasn't jet black, but had a distinctly brown hue to it.

[huedell]

Re: the Reeve thing---well, when ya run into the info as much as I have online you
start to take it as fact---you can google for yourself, if you like, and make your own
conclusion..

but, yeah, the Carter thing makes the same point.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I've never heard of Reeves wearing a wig as Superman. Could be, but in Superman III, his hair isn't jet-black, and is closer to Reeve's natural sandy-brown color. Sure looks like his hair to me, specifically in that one. If they were going to have him wear a Superman wig, I would think they'd make it dark black, as his hair appeared in the other 3 films, and of course the comics.

Perhaps the wigs were used by stunt doubles to mimic Reeves' appearance?

Not saying he didn't wear wigs as Superman, but in all the things I've read and seen on the making of the Superman movies, this is the first I've heard of it.

On the other hand, Lynda Carter herself has confirmed she wore wigs often while playing Wonder Woman. Go figure.



Chris

[Hector]

Hue, go to sleep...it's almost 2 am.

[huedell]

I'm not contradicting anything, stop making stuff up.

Reeve was balding during his Superman years?

Show me, I want proof.

And I stand by my opinion on baldies wearing rugs in real life....LAME.

Hue...do you wear a rug? Is that why you are so defensive on the subject?

If I did "wear a rug" would it make a difference? (to me that's
like chiding a chick for wearing a wig or wearing makeup to enhance
her appearance---and making fun of wig wearers only reminds me of
old time slapstick bits)

I'm losing my hair---but----I'd like to think the reason I'm "defensive"
about the subject is because your stance is ungrounded and your
point comes off as totally illogical, yet you stand by it---not because of
a "hair insecurity" on my part.

Reeve was NOT balding during his SUPERMAN years.

Reeve only wore the wigs because he NEEDED to, to achieve the
desired effect....
just like a bald actor would need to wear a wig... to achieve the desired effect.

Your stance that you don't want to see a Superman wear a wig because
it shows a sign of insecurity is quite insane. You'e blending fantasy and
reality---where it doesn't make sense to.

Get a grip Hector. Get a grip

[starsky]

what's smallville?

[Hector]

Everybody keeps talking about Smallville.

Please, only about three or four people have seen that show.

[Hector]

They certainly do not "have to" reboot the Superman franchise
---I mean, that may be your opinion, and, if so, then carry on
----but let's look at the financial and public reception facts:

SUPERMAN RETURNS made 200 million American box office
and scored a respectable 77 percent with critics at ROTTEN TOMATOES.

Ang Lee's HULK only made 132 million and scored significantly less with
critics with a 61 percent RT rating.

I thought SPERMAN RETURNS was great---and if they make this
MAN OF STEEL Routh sequel---they will be making a smart move in
my estimation.

HULK was a much better case of a franchise "needing" a reboot---
SUPERMAN RETURNS was enough of a success, they'd be better off
taking an "if it ain't broke" attitude and see how a second try pans out.

I agree with this post, Hue.

See? I don't disagree with you all the time.

[Hector]

You're not getting off that easy

a) You're a big Reeve fan and it's known he's worn wigs to play
the Man Of Steel...

and

b) What does what an actor does OUTSIDE of the role
have absolutely anything to do with what he does onscreen (in this
case regarding wigs)

You're saying there's "nothing wrong" with being bald---yet you quickly
contradict yourself by ruling out a baldie for playing Superman (under
the right circumstances otherwise of course)---so obviously
there IS something wrong with being bald---- according to you guys.

I'm not contradicting anything, stop making stuff up.

Reeve was balding during his Superman years?

Show me, I want proof.

And I stand by my opinion on baldies wearing rugs in real life....LAME.

Hue...do you wear a rug? Is that why you are so defensive on the subject?