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Here’s the first Screen Rant exclusive. 
An apology (and the reason for) the recent false Tom Welling/Superman press release.
I managed to track down the person (Matt Fisher) who wrote the release for PRWeb.com which was then picked up by XTVWorld.com. The short version seems to be that he is just a frustrated fan who did something that he should have thought through first…
“As a fan of Superman, I do want to see the right guy in the tights. There’s no one on this planet right now that can play him other than Tom Welling. So when I went to write that article on PRWeb.com, you can imagine my surpise by how quickly it got out to web sites and right in front of Al Gough. Yes, that was me who made an account on PRWeb.com and wrote the bogus report. In moments of boredom, you just do something crazy. In a spur of the moment idea, I thought ‘Man, how funny would it be to convince people that Tom Welling is going to play Superman?’. I realize now it was a mistake. Mostly it was stupid.
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“So I hearby retract that statement. And I also wish to apologize to many people. The WB, Al Gough (for getting him mixed up in it), all who believed it and Superman fans in general. But most of all I wish to apologize to Tom Welling. In making that report, I never thought of what a spot I would put Mr. Welling on. I apologize to Mr. Welling and Warner Bros.. But that doesn’t mean I hope they go ahead with McG’s Superman movie. I still say it’s a bad idea. But nevertheless, I retract the statement and apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused.”
Although it was certainly wrong, I’m going to cut the guy some slack on this one.
Personally I think it would make sense to continue on with Tom Welling as Superman at the end of the series run of Smallville. Tom needs to work on his acting chops a bit before tackling a big screen role like this, and that would also force the circular filing of that terrible bit of writing known as the current script.
In any case it’s all moot. We’re going to end up with an awful movie if things stay on the current track.
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Yep, if things stay on their current track, we’re going to smell the stench all the way from Hollywood when it premieres. I’m not sure what the logic behind all this is. It’s not like Superman movies are guaranteed money in the bank. With the exception of the original, and to a lesser extent, the second one, all of them have ranged from mediocre to downright awful. This kind of strikes me as a similar situation to Battlefield Earth, where a bunch of guys have been more successful than they deserved to be, and they want to stroke their egos by doing a vanity project that doesn’t even look good on paper, let alone film. And the Hollywood beat goes on…
Brian
Please have Tom Welling as Superman! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry dude. I think it would be a good idea, but WB wants the movie to be a stand-alone “epic”. So who do you go to when you want an epic film? The guy who directed Charlie’s Angels of course. :-*
I’m not getting the vibe that WB wants an epic. I’m getting the vibe that they want 18-year-olds in the theater seats, as opposed to 50-year-olds. Bringing in J.J. Abrams and McG is certainly consistent with that approach.
Brian
I guess what I really meant by “epic” was grand in scale (big vistas, explosions, etc.).
I definitely agree with your assessment.
Vic
Okay, I see what you’re saying. Big-budget, high-concept, IQ-draining dreck. Bruckheimer’s probably wishing he had thought of it first. Yeesh…
Brian
I cant understand what is going through some peoples heads. If there is one thing that Superman is, is humble. Tom welling IS Clark kent and he IS Superman. Dont make this just another Spiderman, or Batman sequel. This is serious business. This is a story that means alot to people. Dont blow it with Hollywood hunches. Dont play this thing out like just another cash machine. This is a story that digs deep into the heart of every good man, to save mankind from itself, and act as one thinks. This is a chance to give people a glimps of what is right, but not possable. Sure explosions are cool to watch, but a story is what we all want. Ifyou just wantto please the 18 year olds, then give them any other imortal but superman. He is a christ like figure for the modern age. dont waste it…
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Vic
welling would be perfect for the movie..
Nevermind Superman. What about Luther? I can’t imagine anyone else now except for Micheal Rosenbaum. He IS Lex Luther. Anyone else will just be a substitute.
ya’ll all calm down, directors are just picking up after part 3. trust me, they will cast tom as superman godfall or superman forever. look at the cover of godfall they got some of tom’s facial structures
omg superman u r so freaking hottttttt so sexy