Henry Cavill should NOT be Superman!

[stebbinsd]

A British actor should NEVER, under any circumstances, be cast as the Man of Steel. Superman is an AMERICAN icon, and he should be kept as such.

And that's not to say that I have anything against the British, not by a long shot. I'm fact, I'm a huge fan of Tony Jay; he was one of the most prolific voice actors of all time, and left behind a lifetime of wonderful voice-acting memories for me; may his soul rest in peace.

But, unless you're just deliberately going for all-out parody, he should NOT be cast as the voice for Uncle Sam.

And I don't care how well he does. Maybe he'll perfectly mimmick an American accent; maybe he'll do Superman so well that it makes Christopher Reeve look like a high school drama student. I don't know, but it's largely irrelevant; it's a matter of principle that only American actors should portray Superman.

[Ice Wolf]

If an American can portray Sherlock Holmes surely a Brit can portray Superman

[Jake V]

This is the dumbest thread I've ever seen, and I've been here for 8 years.

[davidgrantlloyd]

If an American can portray Sherlock Holmes surely a Brit can portray Superman

Well said! Totally agree!

[Last Son]

You took a wrong turn, the Internet Movie Database boards are THAT way.

[stebbinsd]

If an American can portray Sherlock Holmes surely a Brit can portray Superman

Even if you identified the movie where an American portrayed Sherlock, I would still think that it would be insulting to Sherlock's origins.

[Oni Squirrel]

Even if you identified the movie where an American portrayed Sherlock, I would still think that it would be insulting to Sherlock's origins.

Robert Downey Jr. And seriously why is Cavill's nationality an issue he's acting or should we expect our actor to also be from Kansas and adopted. I want a good movie with a good actor playing superman I don't care about their background just that their good for the role.

[Ice Wolf]

Even if you identified the movie where an American portrayed Sherlock, I would still think that it would be insulting to Sherlock's origins.

Robert Downey Jr in the two latest Sherlock Holmes films with a third planned.

It should be noted that Batman is being played by a Brit and that the Oscar winning Joker from The Dark Knight was Australian

[An Ear In The Fireplace]

Obviously since Superman is Kryptonian, he should be played by a Kryptonian.

[Jake V]

You think that's bad, I heard they made a movie about Jesus and got an American guy to play him.

[Professor Arkham]

I can never understand statements like this, especially given the numerous examples of non-American actors playing American characters to critical acclaim.

[The Batman]

Oh dear....

Let's wait and see what Cavill can do before we judge him too harshly, stebbinsd. Besides, the United States herself started out a Brit.

[KurtW95]

The new Spider-Man is British too.

[Conan The Barbarian]

This is the dumbest thread I've ever seen, and I've been here for 8 years.

This

Who cares if he is British

[Lexrules]

I agree with everyone else.

As long as the man does a good job I really don't care what Nationality he is.