Patrick Wilson in the running for Superman?
While he was promoting his new movie, actor Patrick Wilson took some time out to speak with us. We began by asking him his thoughts on the choice of Zack Snyder to direct Superman and if he thinks the director is a good fit for the franchise?
"Well, I think anything is a good fit with him. The thing about Zack is that the guy is the most detailed, focused director that I've worked with. He knows exactly the picture that he wants to paint. Whether it's your taste ... I mean you can find a hundred people that absolutely love Watchmen and then there are people who will say that it is too close to the comic. But whatever, its Zack! He just attacks each film and with every single frame he knows exactly the picture that he wants to paint. So I think its awesome and I think its awesome for the franchise. I loved Superman growing up. I was brought up really on the movies. I was not a comic guy so those movies just defined, especially Superman and Superman II, the super-hero genre for me. Christopher Reeve, you know? So its great to mix it up and I think it is a great move. I think it will just be an awesome spectacle and you know he'll find some great story to tell."
The actor went on to share with us his initial reaction to hearing that Snyder had been given the job.
"When I heard he signed on I called one of my agents and said that I hadn't talked to Zack or anything but that I just wanted to read it. I don't even care if I'm right for anything, I just want to know what he's doing."
Finally, we asked Wilson if there was any character in the Superman universe that he would like to play in the movie ... Clark Kent perhaps?
"Oh man, who knows? I love seeing all the Jon Hamm comments and Jon is like, "What? I'm over forty, this is ridiculous". So I don't know? That is such a big thing, who knows? I remember when Watchmen came around I didn't think I was really age appropriate or right for that but then when I jumped into it I was able to make it work. So who, knows? I would be happy to do anything with Zack again."
Man of Steel comes to theaters June 14th, 2013 and stars Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Julia Ormond. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.
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TheFireRises
looll this story is back up nice on oakfam, you kinda of lateee
1 year agoby @TheFireRisesFlag
Oakfam
low expectations after superman returns
1 year agoby @oakfamFlag
TheMime
who knows?....things just might turn out cooler than we thought
2 years agoby @themimeFlag
MrP
I'm not seeing it. The height thing is interesting though, considering Hugh Jackman is a foot taller than Wolverine and no one seemed to give a sh*t.
2 years agoby @mrpFlag
Pjwolsker
@ejk1 tell that to the people still talking over at the Superman Details from Zack Snyder. thats a month old at least and people are still talking on it
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Dave, glad to see you think so too.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
ejk1
Somebody as Superman!! Yay!! Woo Hoo!!! Seriously, enough speculating. Just be patient, wait for an announcement, and then we'll all give our opinions. Until then, this is just not worth talking about.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Daveactor7
@Josh agreed about Wilson playing Hank Pym
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Josh, I've been saying that for a while. Wilson was born to play Hank Pym, as seen in his role Watchmen. Glad to see someone sees the potential.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
TheMime
Not gonna happen bub..................
2 years agoby @themimeFlag
The Real Lex Luthor
Tom Welling AS SUPERMAN!!!!
2 years agoby @thajackalFlag
Pjwolsker
JOE MANGANIELLO AS SUPERMAN!!!!!
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
GerardKing
It's Captain America all over again why can't the studio just make up its mind and spare us fans!!!
2 years agoby @gerardkingFlag
The Real Lex Luthor
Oh, and let's not forget that this dude is 5 ft 11 and doesn't have the body for "Superman" who's also supposed to be 6'4
2 years agoby @thajackalFlag
The Real Lex Luthor
Patrick Wilson is an awesome actor but he is not Superman... He would be cool for another role in the movie but just NOT Superman... Tom Welling is this generations Superman if they are considering him then they need to just cast him already!
2 years agoby @thajackalFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
But this is my profile, my old profile, was hacked by someone, i have no clue who, like i stated before.
2 years agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
Well i don't know about this whole Nolan Batman 3 thing, well not the whole story, only what my friend inform me of about it. I stopped using MW, when it wouldn't let me post up my review for District 9 on my old profile, which profitantienly got hacked.
@Sly I gotta admit that was a pretty awesome callout comment with a comedic follow-through.
2 years agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Pjwolsker
HA
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
JohnConnor2032
@JA see i told you no one believed your bs crapfest lies. you can believe what you want or not, and i dont respect your opinion. look how ja tried to cover up the fact he was caught lying what a liar
2 years agoby @johnconnor2032Flag
Daveactor7
@OTTLEY ud actually think people would believe-nvm this convo is over.
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
slysnide
@JAO: You gotta admit though...that was an awesome callout comment, and comical follow up, despite that your clean in this.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
@Sly, @Dave & @PJ
I've replied, I knew about it only because a friend of mine told me, about the fake me that went around, I informed MW to delete the account, not sure if they have yet. I stopped coming on MW for a while because something went wrong with creating Reviews, it would let me write them but not post them, for some odd reason.
So, I stopped coming on here and when i made my business email, I made my new MW account.
2 years agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Daveactor7
Lolz
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
slysnide
@Dave: hahahahaha. Excellent comment! I'm in stitches!!!!!
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Pjwolsker
@Daveactor7 ha
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Daveactor7
Oh dear god...
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
slysnide
@JAO: A likely story...lolz XP
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Pjwolsker
youve been called out @J_A_OTTLEY
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
@Slysnide
That wasn't me, sorry, I'd like to apologise on that, someone hacked my old account, in which i did inform movieweb to delete
2 years agoby @jayaottleyFlag
slysnide
@JAO: I like that about "Aliens" & "Avatar" being the same...with the exception being that they're not. XP (lolz)
@DaveREAL: Do recall back in July that JAO claimed to have read Nolan's screenplay for Batman 3 and when called on it, he didn't respond, despite we suspected he was throwing it out there for the sake of conversation--which is fine by all means--yet didn't acknowledge that and never responded to the doubts which mounted on the latest few pages of that story--his claim being that #3 ended with Riddler confronting Bruce at Wayne Enterprises with a finale suggesting that no one knew if Bruce were alive or dead--Fun bit I agree, and lots of good discussion, but still false.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag