Tom Welling AGREES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Baadshah]

source : superman-v.com

Following his meeting with Bryan Singer Tom Welling has apparently verbally agreed to be Superman in the new movie but it appears that not all of the studio execs are behind the idea. The Welling debate has been raging in forums all over the internet and also at the WB as to whether Tom can be the Man Of Steel on the big screen.

A compromise has been reached. The recent casting calls are not only a legal obligation of the studio but to appease those who are against the idea and want to see if Singer can find anyone better. Tom Welling will likely be screentest against other hopefuls who will be selected from the casting calls.

Welling faces some strong competition for the role. Jim Caviezel is interested, Brandon Routh may retest and that Aussie soap star Conrad Coleby and many other uknowns have auditioned. We have also heard unconfirmed reports that Eion Bailey may be testing for the role. Bailey is currently looking for a major role in a big production and has his eyes on Superman. He has established himself as a firm fan-favourite after testing for Batman last year. We hope to get more on this soon.
More fuel was added to the Welling rumours by Lex luthor himself! IESB.net tried to talk to Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville's Lex) about the upcoming movie. But he refused to comment on the subject. Which of course fuels more talk of Tom Welling signing to star as Superman. It could also be a prank from Michael, he's known to do this.

Despite the recent (negative) audition acticle from

This would conflict with some reports that casting has stopped. Moviehole.net reports;

...spoke to a couple of casting agents yesterday and both confirmed that Bryan Singer has stopped looking for his "Superman" for the time being. Whether that means he's just having a few days off to look over the tapes of those that have already tested or whether it means he's got his Superman - I hear a couple of (actors)gave pleasing auditions earlier this week - we don't know. Whatever the case, we're hearing nothing but good about how its coming along now that Singer is on board.

[Mr. Blonde1]

Cool, I just hope no more Smallville stars get casted.

[Baadshah]

hehe
i don't mind the parents, but than can be discussed in another thread.

It's interesting that the article is stating the unofficial reports state Eion Bailey, i bet Eion Bailey fans are excited

[Soulless]

I hope this doesn't conflick with Smallville.

[optimus prime39]

dean cane turned the role down along timeago, only time will tell if tom will do it

[gnarley]

When you have actors like Caviezel interested, why settle for Welling? I don't want anyone from the show in the movie especially when there are better actors wanting the parts.

[Baadshah]

but think about, you have faith in Bryan Singer right? I mean, Bryan Singer offered him the role, just him, why would he do that. Tom agrees for the part, but now "some of the execs at WB" don't agree and they want more auditions. I think we should trust in Singer's chose.

[Colorado Cajun]

I think they should go and get the best damn person to play Supes. Audition everyone and make sure they can fill the role

Tom is a good choice though as long as they mmake sure to keep everything seperate from Smallville. That'll be damn hard to do if Tom gets the part

[Soulless]

Everyone is thinking so two dimensionally. Is there a rule written somewhere that one actor can't play two seperate parts without a connection to past parts? Just because someone plays a character on television and then plays another version of the character on the silver screen, and visa-versa, doesn't mean that it has to be the same history.

[gnarley]

Everyone is thinking so two dimensionally. Is there a rule written somewhere that one actor can't play two seperate parts without a connection to past parts? Just because someone plays a character on television and then plays another version of the character on the silver screen, and visa-versa, doesn't mean that it has to be the same history.

When an actor plays a character on TV and in a movie, it automatically connects the two whether or not they follow the same continuity. The new movie is supposed to be a continuation of the Donner movie, not Smallville, so it doesn't make sense to cast Welling. How are they going to explain Clark suddenly wearing glasses when he didn't on the series? What about his connection to Lex? In the Donner film, Lex was clearly a lot older than Superman but on the series they are about the same age. How will they get around Lex knowing Clark? Hopefully not another amnesia kiss, eeewwww! All kidding aside there are too many inconsistancies between the two sources for it to work if Welling is hired.

[Baadshah]

"How are they going to explain Clark suddenly wearing glasses when he didn't on the series"

like you said, the series and the movie is not connected, that's how. It's that simple. All the stuff that you said is saying that they are going to stop the series now, and make a movie out of it. But, the case is, all they going to do is cast Welling as Superman, with a different plot line than Smallville. So, the movie isn't suppose to explain everything that you said because it's not connected to the series, that is all you need to know

[Soulless]

When an actor plays a character on TV and in a movie, it automatically connects the two whether or not they follow the same continuity. The new movie is supposed to be a continuation of the Donner movie, not Smallville, so it doesn't make sense to cast Welling. How are they going to explain Clark suddenly wearing glasses when he didn't on the series? What about his connection to Lex? In the Donner film, Lex was clearly a lot older than Superman but on the series they are about the same age. How will they get around Lex knowing Clark? Hopefully not another amnesia kiss, eeewwww! All kidding aside there are too many inconsistancies between the two sources for it to work if Welling is hired.You just can't see past the wall you've built in your mind that the two aren't seperate from one another when they are. Playing a character on television and then playing that character on the big screen does not automatically make them linked if they both exist outside one anothers continuity. With your reasonable thinking Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man can't exist together outside one another because it's the same character. And don't say that doesn't count because the Ultimate Universe is a new start because you can't have it both ways. Smallville is to Superman what the Ultimate Universe is to Marvel with the Donner films representing the original universe of the Superman mythos.

[gnarley]

I know the movie and the series are supposed to be seperate from one another and I do understand what you both are saying. Having an actor carry over to a movie without bringing the show's continuity along isn't the same as in the comics, where seperate storylines run through different titles by the same character at the same time. I don't even think it's been done before in live action. Wouldn't Smallville fans be disappointed if only Welling made the transition to the big screen? Seeing a different Lex, Martha and Johnathan Kent. Not having any mentions of characters or events from the show.

I have a wall built in my mind because I don't like Smallville and I don't want any connections between the movie and the show at all. I want the best possible movie made. I think there are better choices out there than Welling and I want the best person for the role to get it. I know I am biased against Welling but I do trust Singer, so if Welling is cast, I will do my best to support him.

[Dogbert0228]

When you have actors like Caviezel interested, why settle for Welling? I don't want anyone from the show in the movie especially when there are better actors wanting the parts.

Exactly.

[Soulless]

Having an actor carry over to a movie without bringing the show's continuity along isn't the same as in the comics, where seperate storylines run through different titles by the same character at the same time. I don't even think it's been done before in live action.In comics every title that has a story going on has a time when everything is then integrated into that characters history sooner or later, unless it's the regular and Ultimate universes which stay seperate(for now), so there's really only one timeline but different stories that take place at different times in that characters life. Every title could represent a day, a week, a month, or a few months. It's up to the reader really unless it sets a date.

Wouldn't Smallville fans be disappointed if only Welling made the transition to the big screen? Seeing a different Lex, Martha and Johnathan Kent. Not having any mentions of characters or events from the show.What Smallville fans will be disappointed in is if they don't adapt a film based off Smallville when the series ends. There are some actors that people would like to see with Tom on the big screen, but if they're disappointed because so-and-so wasn't cast then they're obviously too unintellegent to understand that the two are seperate. Tom Welling has experience, that's the only reason he's the number one choice amongst most people.

[gnarley]

In comics every title that has a story going on has a time when everything is then integrated into that characters history sooner or later, unless it's the regular and Ultimate universes which stay seperate(for now), so there's really only one timeline but different stories that take place at different times in that characters life. Every title could represent a day, a week, a month, or a few months. It's up to the reader really unless it sets a date.

I know and understand all this but I'm not too familiar with the Marvel Ultimates. I haven't read any comics in almost 10 years, except some online Supermans.

What Smallville fans will be disappointed in is if they don't adapt a film based off Smallville when the series ends. There are some actors that people would like to see with Tom on the big screen, but if they're disappointed because so-and-so wasn't cast then they're obviously too unintellegent to understand that the two are seperate. Tom Welling has experience, that's the only reason he's the number one choice amongst most people.

The show could have been so much better than it turned out and there are actors who can take Superman/Clark farther than I think Welling ever could. I believe some people want Welling because he already plays Clark on TV so they think he should be Superman.

[GMaN]

I believe some people want Welling because he already plays Clark on TV so they think he should be Superman.


Yes... I think this is a very true statement... Everyone has Welling in mind, because he already plays Clark... But think of it this way... In a perfect world... We'd all be rallying behind Chris Reeve to play the part - Just because he already had... and because he did it so well. Welling can play Clark, Welling can play Superman - We all want him to, because we already know he can.

I've been behind Welling as Superman since Smallville's Pilot aired on the WB. If he gets Christopher Reeve's blessing... He gets mine too. (Even though he already had it.) :)

[gnarley]

I don't see what others see in him. My judgement of Welling is probably clouded by the fact that I don't like Smallville and just couldn't get into it, in fact I never really cared for any incarnations of Clark that took place before he arrives in Metropolis. Even though I believe that there are actors better suited for the role, I will give Welling a fair chance if cast as long as the movie isn't tied to the show in any other way.

[Baadshah]

according to recent reports, Tom Welling may have a cameo in the Batman movie playing Clark Kent, which would mean that he is definatly will get the part in the Superman film.

[Alien]

How does a Comeo in one move mean he gets a leading role in another?

[Soulless]

according to recent reports, Tom Welling may have a cameo in the Batman movie playing Clark Kent, which would mean that he is definatly will get the part in the Superman film.Not really. Welling could be playing Clark Kent in a time when Bruce Wayne goes to Smallville as a teen, which could be the reason WB doesn't want Bruce Wayne on Smallville.

[Alien]

Not really. Welling could be playing Clark Kent in a time when Bruce Wayne goes to Smallville as a teen, which could be the reason WB doesn't want Bruce Wayne on Smallville.
If the Cameo is Bruce going to Smallville as a Teen then they should do a Smallville Episode with the same actor as Teenage Bruce, kinda like The Animatrix but in the Smallville universe.

[Soulless]

If the Cameo is Bruce going to Smallville as a Teen then they should do a Smallville Episode with the same actor as Teenage Bruce, kinda like The Animatrix but in the Smallville universe.They should, but it's WB we're talking about. Do they ever make any sence? Either that or Clark could be going to Gotham for some unknown reason. They've mentioned a lot of cities from the comics on Smallville but I've not once heard them mention Gotham City.

[GMaN]

Actually, the rumor may be false... BOF recieved a PhotoShopped call sheet, that looks just as real as the one showing "T.Welling" as "KENT"... I guess that could have been forged.

Warning: Link Contains Mature Language
Forged Call Sheet (http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jwojtowi/online_submissions/bbsetaug241.jpg)
:confused:

[Baadshah]

all that just means in that the document recieved by BOF is fake and photoshopped, and the one that was posted was real and unphotoshoped. Who knows....

Now, reports are saying that it's "Dent" (As in TwoFace), and not "Kent". But than what does that mean about the name "T.Welling"?

[GMaN]

It just means that T.Welling was PhotoShopped into the Call sheet, alone with a K, replacing the D.

I really hope its not photoshopped... I would love to see Welling as Supes.

[Baadshah]

me too. And it would be great for Tom to have a cameo. But, remember, he did hint on a film that "he is doing" at the Teen Awards. And it's mostly likely Batman

[Morg]

eh? I've seen a few links posted in hype saying Tom Wellings isn't doing the Superman movie.

[Baadshah]

it's all contradicting reports right now. And, what links says he isn't doing Superman?

[spiderman_2k]

We've received hundreds and hundreds of e-mails about various rumors that Smallville star Tom Welling will also play the title role in Warner Bros.' new Superman adaptation. We've been skeptical about it all, and now 'Justin' from Blue Tights talked to comic book writer and Smallville producer Jeph Loeb about this...

I just did an interview with Jeph Loeb where he pretty much says that Tom Welling will NOT be Superman in the upcoming WB Film. He states that Smallville is currently planned to go on for 6 seasons, and Welling's involvement would push the movie back 2 years, which is not going to happen.

Question and answer from the interview.

In a perfect world, where tv shows and movies don't have to compete for characters and filming time, how would you feel about Tom Welling as Superman on either the large or small screen?


JL: It would be great to have Tom play Superman in the movie -- it's the perfect transition. But that would push the movie back two years since we're planning through Season 6 at least and that's not going to happen. They'll find someone great -- they always do!

http://www.superherohype.com/superman/index.php?id=1937

[spideyman]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo the hell with tom welling they are better actors then him that can fit the role perfectly. bryan singer sucks and so did the X-men movies. i rather have jim caviezal as the man of steel, tom welling looks to much of a lil pretty boy and the art that alex ross did with tom welling proved that the dude doesnt look like a superman, he's for a superboy but not man of steel material plus this isnt really tru cuz smlallvill;e execs want a season 6 of smallville.

[Baadshah]

but you are looking at the fact that Welling LOOKS like a teen, but that is who he is playing, a TEEN. They put alot of makeup to make him look younger, he is 27 year old.

But it looks like Welling may infact not be Superman :(

[Baadshah]

courstey from Adenjo from SHH
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Adenjo/wellclear.jpg

[Tony Montana]

Welling has the look, and I dont mind him playing Supes.

But Jim Caviezel as Supes???!! Come on!! Rofl...

[Torque]

Eh, I dont' see Jesus playing Superman, but then again, after seeign the guy get whipped for two hours, it's hard to see him in anything else.

Welling could play the part I think. He's provided good entertainment to fans on Smallville.

What I've heard, from my brother's cousin that's twice removed on the mother's side's rooster (not literally, but in other words, I don't quite remember), is that they were going to see where Smallville led, and when it gets to the point where Clark would go to Metropolis to work at the Daily Planet, so on and so forth, they would let the movie go on, with Welling as Supes. Then Smallville would be continued from there on, something like that. It's not likey, it wouldn't be too bad, it wouldn't really screw over Smallville, and they would have a decent guy playing the man o' steel. Does that make any sense at all...?

[gnarley]

Welling has the look, and I dont mind him playing Supes.

But Jim Caviezel as Supes???!! Come on!! Rofl...

Facially, Welling looks the least like Superman. I'd rather have Caviezel because he can act and wants the part, though he would make a better Jor-El.

[Hypestyle]

hmm... smallville will have a season six, so i doubt it..

[Hypestyle]

smallville continuity upends so much stuff in "traditional" superman mythology.. it's best to leave it alone.. don't "segue" into superman films from this..

[cool_chik]

Tom Welling is hot

[Mr. Blonde1]

Thank you. What an informative post.

[Iben]

but he really is hot!

::whipes away drool from chin::

[Mr. Blonde1]

Oh you girls ;)

[secant]

I like Tom Welling, but I think I would rather have someone like Caviezel as Superman and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex. I don't care about the connections to Smallville, there aren't that many people over the age of 25 that watch the show anyway and they won't have trouble separating the screen characters from the Smallville characters.

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btw - Tom Welling is hot :csgrin: