Joe Manganiello, currently of True Blood fame, is said to be one of the frontrunners to play Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel film.
Rumors earlier in the week by the L.A. Times placed Manganiello in the role due to talk at the Academy Bake Off last week. Then, over the weekend, it seemed the actor himself confirmed the possibility of him taking on the famous role in an interview with Extra at the Producers Guild Awards red carpet.
When asked by the interviewer if he indeed was going to be playing Superman, Manganiello said, “Well, you know, that’s really not up to me at this point….It’s out there in the ether so we’ll see.” Although he did not answer with a direct yes, not many actors up for a role do, especially one as important as this. But it seems he’s not past sucking up to better his chances, “I would be honored. I love Zack Snyder, I love Christopher Nolan, I’m huge fans of both of them. So I’d be honored to if they choose to do that.”
Manganiellos is currently busy filming Season 4 of True Blood right now. He told Extra, “Witches show up and cause some trouble in Bon Temps.”
Manganiello is already familiar with the comic book movie realm, you may remember he played Flash Thompson in the Spider-Man films. But does he have what it takes to fill some of the biggest boots on the block? He certainly has the body for it but he doesn’t scream Superman to me. Perhaps Snyder is looking for someone completely different than who we’ve seen as the Man of Steel in the past. What do you think?
January 28th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I think this is going to be a Henry Cavill situation, where fans build this up to the point that they’ll eb dissapointed when he doesn’t get the part. To me, he just isn’t a good enough actor to pull the part off.
January 28th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Bring Brandon Routh back!!!
January 28th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Well he certainly looks the part. I’ve never seen true blood so I cant gauge his acting abilities. Either way I can’t wait to see Snyder’s take on Superman.
January 28th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Wait — Flash Thompson might play Superman? Jeez, between this and Venom, today’s a big day for Peter Parker’s onetime nemesis.
January 28th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
At this point I think we can safely say that the Superman film will only be as good as the script. I’ve never seen him act but he definitely looks the part. And hey, if he’s cast the film will at least make money from all the vampire fans coming to watch him.
January 29th, 2011 at 5:50 am
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January 29th, 2011 at 6:18 am
As always when there’s a new rumor concerning the next Superman, it’s time for the glasses test. If you think the new guy might do well as Superman, imagine him with glasses: would he make a convincing Clark Kent as well? Ha-HA! (I have no opinion on Manganiello actually)
January 29th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Is this on screen or in Playgirl?
January 30th, 2011 at 8:00 am
I like it. He looks alot more like Superman than either Routh (who I did NOT like as Superman and thought was a poor choice) or Reeves (Who was ok, but not the God-like figure that some people see him, in my opinion).
I guess it call comes from my introduction to Superman: my Superman has always been Dean Cain, who i think played the role the best. Manganiello looks like he could pull off the Superman I want to see, where Clark isn’t a bumbling idiot but merely someone that easily fades into the woodwork.
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