The award-winning Aussie actor is reportedly in negotiations to take over for the late Marlon Brando as Superman's birth father in the Kryptonian portions of Zack Snyder's incoming "Superman: The Man of Steel" film reboot.
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06-15-2011, 01:27 PM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CBR: Russell Crowe To Play Jor-El?
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06-15-2011, 01:38 PM #2X-Gene Positive
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Honestly, I would not be too bummed by this. As a kid, I always thought that it felt pretty odd for a nearly 55 year old Brando to play the father to a newborn infant. It just didn't sit well with me then. At nearly 47, Crowe isn't that much younger, but I don't think that he looks his years. At least not most of the time.
He's a competent actor and I don't expect his role to overshadow that of Superman anyway. For me, as long as they don't gray up his hair, I'm cool with it.
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06-15-2011, 01:39 PM #3Member
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He's gonna beat the shit out of poor Kal-El. And the rest too.
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06-15-2011, 01:44 PM #4Space Vixen
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Meh.
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06-15-2011, 01:53 PM #5X-Gene Positive
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Somehow, this just made me smile.
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06-15-2011, 02:09 PM #6Savior of the Universe
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I could always relate to it as a kid, my father is much, much older than I am. Though, he's nowhere near as good a man as Jor-El.Honestly, I would not be too bummed by this. As a kid, I always thought that it felt pretty odd for a nearly 55 year old Brando to play the father to a newborn infant. It just didn't sit well with me then.
I don't mind this, though I was hoping for Liam Neeson.
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06-15-2011, 02:13 PM #7Marked for Redemption
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Liam Neeson would indeed be awesome! He's also got a better voice for Jor-El's recorded messages. Originally Posted by Flash Gordon
"I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself." -- G.K. Chesterton
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06-15-2011, 03:09 PM #8Whitmore: Rebirth!
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Jor-El tore Krypton asunder with his pure rage. Originally Posted by Meadow
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06-15-2011, 03:43 PM #9New Member
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Not bad
I could swe this abs be happy with it. I think he is a strong actor and I would not mind if he even used his real voice and did not do an American accent.
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06-15-2011, 03:49 PM #10Marked for Redemption
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He's more Smallville than Donner! Originally Posted by Sean Whitmore
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06-15-2011, 04:05 PM #1113 Time Rita's Champion
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"Tugger , were gonna go to Krypton...and fight some people. Punch em in the face Tugger !""Heads up-- If Havok's position in UA #5 really upset you, it's time to drown yourself hobo piss. Seriously, do it. It's the only solution." - Rick Remender
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06-15-2011, 04:15 PM #12Member
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When the council of Krypton laugh at him he'll throw his phone at them.
OH and crap choice. He has one facial expression and the depth of a puddle, on a flat surface.
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06-15-2011, 04:39 PM #13Senior Member
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tired of reboots.
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06-15-2011, 04:47 PM #14Will To Act
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Such a great choice, this cast is really shaping up nicely.
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06-15-2011, 05:07 PM #15Cat smells like fish
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Kind of late on this one, ain't ya? Shouldn't you have been bitching about that when Donner originally rebooted the series? Originally Posted by spiderwire
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