Tom Welling is Superman, Motion Capture for JLA Movie Update
Comic Book Movie News, Justice League of America Movie — By Nix on August 26, 2007
The guys over at IESB, who has been plugged in to the studio system for some time and have gotten a lot of very good (and confirmed) bits about pretty much everything before anyone else does, brings you two more bits about the Justice League movie. The film itself seems to be steam-rolling towards production, so any doubt that it will get made seems to have vanished now. The big news out of the IESB world is that Tom Welling, the star of the WB’s “Smallville” show (which tells the story of a young Superman before he picks up the mantle of Superman), has been approached by Warner Bros. to carry the role onto the big screen as … Superman.
Get ready Smallville fans, your fantasies of Tom Welling in a cape are getting ready to come true. Yes that’s right, Tom Welling, TV’s Clark Kent, has been approached to take up the Superman role in the Justice League film. This has been a hope of Smallville fans for years and all indications are that WB has finally heard the call.
We contacted Tom Welling’s reps over at CAA and were quickly (and I mean quickly!) transferred to the PR department of theatrical releases for comment, we are waiting on an official comment at this time.
The thing about this is, IESB has gotten pretty much EVERYTHING right when it comes to the Justice League movie, so I’m going to take their word for it.
And then there’s this about the reported motion-capture aspect of the Justice League movie, which should make a lot of people breathe easier, me included:
The motion capture rumor that we received earlier this week caused us to do some deep digging on the JLA production. Here’s what we have found out. Yes there will be motion capture used in the film but it will not be an all out “motion capture production.” Heavy motion capture will be used for the OMACs, the underwater sequences and such. So, all in all, this will be a traditionally made film with some motion capture characters, pretty much like every big fantasy movie these days. So that appears to be the final word on that subject. Now onto the big stuff!
Whew!
They also mention that they know who will be playing Batman in the JLA movie, but they need to confirm it.
Stay tune!
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Tom Welling is Superman! He know’s it! He would be awesome in a JLA movie! Forget Routh! He ruined the franchise of Superman with the dump of Superman Returns! Tom all around is Superman! TOM TOM TOM!!!!
the real super man is Tom Welling, forget routh we all want that Tom will take a roll in new superman movie.TOM ,TO, TOM, TOM
We have been told B.S.! No one plans to hire Tom Welling! It’s all a game with Warner Brothers! This game of the W.B. will back fire only because Welling is the only Superman to break the record of years on T.V. playing the man of steel!No other actor can do this! The justice League movie would bring a new live to Smallville and millions to the W.B.!
What more do the c.w. want? You already got the guy ready to play Superman and they let him get away! He WAS the BEST guy.
Yea, The best guy Tom was and as alway’s Warner Bros. did a messy job casting it!
Let’s leave casting to the fans and then Welling would get the job to play superman. Wake up Warner Brothers and smell the coffee!
No mater what we say or do Warner Brothers plans to cast someone else in the Justice League! We could have Jor’el make every one think that Clark and Superman don’t look alike! So now we have a new way to have it the way it should be!
We can have Jor’el make everyone think that Superman and Clark Kent don’t look alike! This would give new reason for the Clark glasses! Now he could become Superman without a mask. Please make me a writer for this show it needs it! Any comments: Steven Dunetz 640 16st. San Diego,ca. 92101