Now, Movieweb say he might be in the running for Superman, in Zack Snyder’s reboot. First, they quote Wilson as saying the following when he first heard that Snyder had signed to direct the film:-
“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.”
When Movieweb then pressed him on whether he’d like to play Superman, he said:-
“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.”
So there you go. Wilson sounds like he’d gladly put his pants outside his tights for Snyder and it’s pretty easy to imagine him in the role. Certainly his performance in Watchmen shows he has the physicality for the role and Nite Owl is not so iconic a role as to create any association problems for Wilson in terms of playing another comic book / graphic novel character. Wilson seems genuinely excited at the idea of a Snyder Superman film, adding:-
“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.”
It looks like, at least for the time being, we have another great big casting debate that will swirl around until someone in charge puts it to bed. We will keep you advised. In the meantime, tell us below who you would like to see in the blue tights.
