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Post by kolchak92 on Jul 6, 2019 16:08:32 GMT
That's what this article claims: screenrant.com/hollywood-will-smith-offered-superman/I just have a hard time believing it though since Superman Returns went out of its way to connect itself to the Reeve films (the first two anyway) and they even cast an actor pretty much based on the fact that he superficially resembled Reeve. |
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Post by politicidal on Jul 6, 2019 17:04:07 GMT
This is the first I heard of it.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Jul 6, 2019 18:13:02 GMT
I'm sure if true, they had no intention of linking Will Smith's version with the Reeves films. They probably thought he was their best bet at making a bankable Superman film at the time.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Jul 6, 2019 18:30:40 GMT
I've never heard this rumor until now.
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Post by spooner5020 on Jul 6, 2019 18:58:08 GMT
I heard he was at one point going to play Captain America, but probably not Steve Rogers. Thank goodness neither of these went through. I actually really liked Hancock because it was original.
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Post by kolchak92 on Jul 6, 2019 19:03:02 GMT
I'm sure if true, they had no intention of linking Will Smith's version with the Reeves films. They probably thought he was their best bet at making a bankable Superman film at the time. Yeah I think you are probably correct. It just seems curious to me because the article specifically mentions Superman Returns and Bryan Singer.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jul 6, 2019 19:07:52 GMT
Hey Lex, you know what the difference is between you and me? I make dis look good!
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jul 6, 2019 19:19:38 GMT
Was Will Smith really offered the lead in Superman Returns? I doubt it. Nor was Michael B. Jordan.
You have to understand, these actors are under contract, and according to those contracts the studio heads are obligated to take every actor in their stable seriously for every role they are eligible for. Hence conversations happen with them.
But no studio head is actually going to cast Will Smith or Michael B. Jordan as Superman. At least not yet. This country is still too racist.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2019 19:55:27 GMT
It's not impossible, but feels unlikely.
But bear in mind, Muhammad Ali was once considered to play Superman in the 1978 movie.
Sometimes movie publicity departments throw out such rumours, just to see how people reacts.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Jul 6, 2019 19:59:36 GMT
Hey Lex, you know what the difference is between you and me? I make dis look good! And he could say to any enemy aliens he battles, "Welcome to earf!"
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Post by WarrenPeace on Jul 6, 2019 20:01:17 GMT
Don't worry.
He made up for it by replacing a white hero by playing James West.
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Post by kolchak92 on Jul 6, 2019 20:03:33 GMT
Don't worry. He made up for it by replacing a white hero by playing James West. Wasn't that way before?
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