2006-06-28 10:10:51 · 13 answers · asked by Christophe T. Salas 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
cuz he wasnt good enuf for the part i guess
2006-06-28 10:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by corbin909 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally it was Nicholas Cage with Tim Burton directing, but the studios pulled out and had to shell out $20 million to Cage for a movie that was never even made that wouold have featured Superman and Lois Lane ready to parent a child right before Superman is killed by Lex Luthor. After that, there were several unsuccessful attempts to produce a worthy script. Next, the team featuring Singer as director came along and demanded an unknown actor to play the part, feeling that a well known face would not sell to the public as well for believability purposes. Routh was actually put on hold for 2 years, working as a bartender, until they gave the green light.
2006-06-28 17:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by songmissingnotes@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the director of the film Superman Returns is said to have wanted a "nobody" to fill the part of Clark Kent/Superman. He wanted a man who wasn't well known in Hollywood and the only big time jobs that Brandon Routh had done were a few spots in televison shows and a Christina Auguilera video.â¥
2006-06-28 17:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if they did that people would just consider it a movie based off of the Smallville series. It really has nothing to do with the show other than Superman.
2006-06-28 17:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by Boober Fraggle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our boy Tom turned down the role. He didnt want to be type casted.
2006-06-28 17:14:45 · answer #5 · answered by hockey_kisses 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too type cast as clark kent to play clark kent? if thats really what they said, they underestimate our intelligence.
i think they found a guy that noone knew who looked and spoke like a young christopher reeve and they couldn't pass him up.
too bad for tom welling though. he makes a wicked sweet superman. the fog sucked tho.
2006-06-28 17:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by dumanyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has nothing to do with being young or old to beable to play a part in a movie hes just to busy with smallville in which i do hope that it keeps airing for more years to come.
2006-06-28 17:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by sylvia_1959 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he's suppose to be the "teenage" superman. the adult one looks different. even lex luther is an old man now....unfortunatly.
2006-06-28 17:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by Cirque Du Freak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's too young. Plus he is making episodes of Smallville.
2006-06-28 17:12:10 · answer #9 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They talked about it -- too type cast!! Go Figure.
2006-06-28 17:12:57 · answer #10 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋