For those just coming here after hearing the news: He discusses David at 27:28

I flew around the Earth really fast to watch this before it was posted.

unpopular opinion: Tom Welling has always been my favorite Superman despite not technically ever becoming “Superman”

It’s gotta be David Corenswet for me. He’s 6’4 and IMO I want a larger than life Supes who towers over everyone in the JL. He’s a julliard student akin to Christopher Reeve, he’s young enough at 29 I believe to be in the films for 10-15 years, but not being too young and could easily play a year 3-4 Supes. Also his demeanor in interviews seems very kind, cool, and warm. He seems like a chill dude. He’s also a relatively unknown actor. He’s been in a few things but overall isn’t a household name.

With Wolfgang him not being experienced is more of a strength being an unknown can be best look what happened with Chris Reeve for me it's either him or David Corenswet. While he is similar to Cavil the tone of the movie can completely change the performance so him looking like him isn't really an issue for me

I have a hunch that he'll cast a no-name newcomer as Clark. James Gunn has enough career leverage that I think he'd be able to convince studios to cast whoever he wants. I'm thinking parallel to Guardians; big names playing superheroes no one's ever heard of, a no-name playing a superhero everyone's heard of. Something about that combination, when pulled off well, which he has, is endearing.

Welp now I can’t unsee Austin butler as gambit, especially with how he nailed the southern accent for Elvis

Been so long since your last fan cast. Nice to see you doing them again. I was not disappointed by your final pick.

I honestly think Winston Duke would work really well as either Icon from the Milestone side of DC or Steel, it would be cool seeing them get proper live action adaptations and be in a living DC universe.

Judging them on 5 areas of Superman attributes feels like a superhero pageant, like something out of "My Hero Academia" filler, or "The Boys". But I can't deny you're looking for just the right stuff and you've made a solid cast. I agree with your top pick, and Natalia Dyer as Lois Lane is... isn't bad at all, come to think of it!

The second I saw that scene of Novogratz carrying Dyer a few months ago I was immediately sold, I really hope he gets cast as Clark

Austin butler as gambit is the best casting I've seen. It's uncanny

"Probably since he's known, to me, for being another superhero already." The last time I heard that statement, Deadpool pointed a gun at Hal Jordan. [Marvel vs. DC: Green Lantern vs. Captain America (2011)]

Winston Duke would be an amazing get for Calvin Ellis, if only because I want to see him as President

I’m honestly sick of this obsession in wanting to change characters race. There are so many great diverse characters in dc like static, blue beetle, jon stewart, black lightning, icon, rocket. Some characters simply just dont need to change race unless it is a multiverse story.

28:08 returning here now after the casting news, can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this now it’s official

THANK YOU for mentioning Metropolis' (at least original) canonical location in my home state of Delaware 👍🏾

Winston is actually one of my top picks for Icon.

I think the big question for casting a Superman movie helmed by James Gunn is who are Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker going to play in it? Maybe Alpha Centurion and Bibbo Bibbowski respectively. Those seem like the right kind of deep cut characters for Gunn.

So, Superman and Batman are in Delaware and New Jersey, that is weird.

You're onto something with Winston Duke. He was in a smaller movie called Nine Days that I really enjoyed where he basically played a humdrum pencil pusher, and looking him up after the fact, I had NO clue he was M'Baku from Black Panther.

Honestly, wolf’s inexperience could be his ticket in, I doubt they want someone already involved in hero films, plus the dude is the most accurate casting you got in this video

since The Authority is the project I'm most excited about...I'd love to see who you'd cast.

It’s gotta be an unknown, it wouldn’t be a Superman casting without someone we haven’t heard before. However I do think Novogratz fits that criteria, and I also think he’d be my ideal pick for Legacy.

Given the recent news that Corenswet is the new Superman. I feel like Wolfgang would fit Superboy

That superman fan list from twitter goes to show how most comic fans are really not the best people to ask about this stuff, 70% of those are really bad to barely ok

David just got casted as Superman😮

(Not finished with the video) I'm pretty sure we're supposed to assume that Routh in Superman Returns is also the "Kingdom Come" Superman we see in Crisis. I think Routh mentioned that in an interview to promote the crossover event, and even in the crossover itself Kingdom Come Clark mentions that he has a son named Jason (aka the kid from Returns) It is entirely possible tho that KC Superman is a new iteration that just happens to live through the same history as Reeve and Routh's original Superman iterations but yeah there's that

A lantern casting video would be cool. You've got your Earth lanterns of course but also your Kilowags, your Tomar-res, your Abin Surs and what not, not to mention the other corps.

9:51 Man, now you made me want an Elseworld where Clark became a Stand Up Comic and he's played by John Mulaney.

Henry Golding pick just makes me happy

Watching this whole video shook at the idea Metropolis is off the coast of Delaware?! Superman really representing forgotten states.

The Superman Brandon Routh plays in Crisis on Infinite Earths *is* supposed to be the one from Superman Returns, just years later.

It’s funny you say Tom welling feels more like he’s from the midwest than Brandon routh since is from iowa, so is George reeves too. Also as an Iowan I must mention how Jason momoa and Brandon routh went to the same high school

Great write-up all around, I'm really excited for your Lex Luthor casting. After hearing Theo James's performance in Castlevania, I can't help but hear his voice any time I'm reading a comic with Lex in it. Him and Rob Kazinsky are my two personal picks for ol' Baldy.

winston duke was the person I had in mind for that (now elseworlds) ta-nahesi coates superman movie they're apparently still working on. as a fun bit of trivia, winston duke has also played bruce wayne in a spotify original batman audio drama. I only listened to the first episode of it so I can't say much about it, but the man's got range.

The line "I was talking, to death, in a couple of videos" made me imagine you actually talked to Death.

Another thing to note on Winston Duke, is that while we have seen him play very different characters with very different physical presences in Us and black panther, he could go even further than his character in black panther. He's also played a third character with an even bigger physical posture with Gabe's tether, adding to the angle of Frank Quitely's approach of differently postured Clark and superman. In Us, Gabe's tether is massive, and that character is supposed to be genetically identical to Gabe. The character obviously doesn't match either version of Clark, and also wasn't as much of a character presence as Lupita's Red, but physically he's demonstrated such a range of different statures for his characters Also, it be interesting to see how you'd cast the new gods

I need to see who you’d cast as Wonder Woman. I’ve been struggling with this one 👀

Such a great video! My personal number #1 is David Corenswet. I’ve always heard people say he looks too much like Cavill or he looks like Cavill and Welling but I always thought it’s really more he happens to have all of the physical traditional superman attributes. Cavill in my opinion looked like he was ripped right out of a Superman comic so anyone who looks traditionally like superman will probably look somewhat like Cavill. Hence both Cavill and Matt Bomer both being Superman picks. I think with the direction they take the film he can definitely stand out as his own take on the character. I would also be happy with Wolfgang!

It’s fun to speculate but having worked in casting for the studios I can tell you casting directors already have multiple binders from every agency in town with candidates we’ve not heard of who are probably way more appropriate for the role of Supes. Supes is such an iconic character that a total newbie actor (new to the audience)would work better. Christopher Reeve was an unknown when he was cast.

What's wrong with Dean Cain's Superman? Besides Reeve, he's the one I grew up with so I'd really like to understand what you meant. I really liked his Superman. Cheers from France! 🍻

The transition into the sponsor had me rolling

You mentioning Guy Gardner makes me want to hear your fancast for the Green Lantern Corp

My favorite picks are definitely Wolfgang Moretz and David Corenswet. I also really like Jacob Elordi and Austin Butler

Gotta say, seeing Darren Criss as Superman would be deeply bizarre for me, because I still think of him pretty exclusively as Harry Potter - I’ve never seen Glee, and only watched a couple of episodes of Hollywood, but I must’ve watched A Very Potter Musical at least half a dozen times

I’d be happy with either David Corenswet or Wolfgang Novogratz as Clark Kent/Superman, they are both have that strong but gentle feel Superman needs, I hope one of them gets it.

What I always love about your commentaries is that they are always as entertaining as the movies they discuss.

Tom Welling was my favorite Clark and I could totally see him being the best Superman too if he got the opportunity. And I'm not even biased from nostalgia because I started the show when I was 20 after already seeing the past Supermen. But Hoechlin is another favorite of mine

I truly hope that Brandon Routh is able to get a shot at playing some version of the character again either in a multiverse story or in an elseworlds story. As a continuation of the Chris Reeve version he was just about perfect. Apart from the weird moment where he's spying on Lois. It was an imitation but it was supposed to be and that doesn't take away from what Routh did in the role. I think if he'd had the chance to play the character more than once he would've found ways to bring more of himself into the role and he'd be more fondly remembered as his own Superman more than the guy who could imitate Chris Reeve. The small part he got to bring Superman back in the 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' Arrowverse crossover showed a clear evolution of the character and I do think he still has what it takes for the big screen. Just get rid of the padding and let the guy bulk up naturally.

The stuff about the shifting physique reminded me of a behind the scenes of a seth rogan movie where he played 2 characters, one with and one without a beard, and because he didn't want a fake beard, he shot all the beardy scenes first, then did the clean shaven scenes, and i wonder if they could do similar for superman, shoot all the clark scenes first, then go on one of those crazy hollywood workout schedules to bulk up before playing superman

Ok Nando, here’s who I think you should cast - Batman - All the important Green Lanterns - Green Arrow Yeah that’s who I want you to cast that’s be cool Also kinda an insane choice but I kinda like Chris evans for green arrow

Well, it's official now. Honestly, I can't say I hate David Corenswet for the role, super excited to see how it comes together

I'm so glad about the final pick you made! He was my final pick to when I saw the collages of all the popular options.

From the future here, and yeah, Gunn went with another shot at Cavill. I have to say, I'm not complaining. I've only seen some clips, but wow, those eyes, and he can definitely do the earnest folksiness of Clark.

With Superman's glasses I had an idea of Clark getting special glasses from Star labs which mess with the recognition center of the brain of whoever looks at him.

Awesome picks! Can't wait for when casting comes out !!

I liked Dean Cain as Superman too

Been waiting for this!

Henry Cavill as Ultraman though. Absolutely they should lampoon Snyder's needlessly dark Superman by having Cavill as Ultraman.

Since Pattinson's The Batman is an "Elseworlds" project, we'll probably be swinging back around to fan casting a Batman again before long, and I have wanted to see Lee Pace get a shot at that role for so long he's almost certainly too old for what they're looking for now. The range he displays in Halt and Catch Fire alone perfectly covers both the public and private personas of Bruce Wayne. He's the best Batman we'll probably never get to see.

Really interested in seeing your casting ideas for the DCU’s Batman

For me, I honestly think we need a more unknown actor to play Superman kind of like Christopher Reeve and Novogratz fits the bill. I believe DC needs more unknown actors playing their characters in order to contrast to the star power that the MCU has. Who knows, if Novogratz does become our next Superman, he might become a household name much like the others have.

Nando you're an absolute genius. I love your videos. Also the Winston Duke transition to shaving was perfect 😍

Tom Welling is easily the best Superman no one even comes close, I'm not always a fan of the character sometimes his stories are boring because he's so OP, but Smallville (which is still one of my favorite Shows of all time currently on my 6th rewatch) humanized him and kept his unrelenting optimism and righteousness and Hope of Superman, while sure he wasn't a bumbling nerd when he was Clark like it's meant to be in Canon but it's not an important change I don't think so.

Absolutely love the fact that you credited Bryan Dechart as “from Cyberpunk” lol 😂 Brendan is truly his greatest role

Been waiting for this video

I think the biggest issue with race blind casting is that ideally the race of a character wouldn’t change anything but unfortunately in the real world that’s kinda living in denial The experiences of a white kid growing up in rural Kansas is probably going to be very different to that of a black kid growing up in the same place, especially if Jonathan and Martha Kent are still white. And that’s not considering how a lot of people in the US would react to the most powerful person alive being a black man That being said I am very much aware that I’m a white dude so this isn’t my area of expertise and I could easily be completely wrong in which case I apologise

It’s probably unlikely that this will happen, but two of my fan casts are… 1. William Reeve - Very obvious reason why. He’s the son of Christopher Reeve and not only does he resemble him, but it’s also a nice passing of the torch. Plus, since the film is titled “Superman: Legacy,” it would be very fitting for William to honor his father’s legacy. 2. Joshua Orpin - He already played Superman’s clone on “Titans,” and he already resembles Superman as well. Why not give him a shot to play the real Superman.

I would love to see a future Authority casting just to see if a candidate for the main dc cast would also be able to go into their authority counterpart

I died with the Christopher Plummer joke

The most important and overlooked power Superman has is obviously his ability to project a two and a half foot tall clone of himself out of his chest logo that has all of his powers.

If you want to see Winston Duke without a beard, watch season 4 of Person of Interest. Granted, it was a few years ago and he was maybe a little puffier in the cheeks than he is now, but as a bonus he totally nails the Clark/Superman switch in the same role. Also, any excuse to watch that show.

Never got the buzz for Novogratz but you conviced me, it'd be a nice pick for Gunn alongside some others! About next videos, a look in The Authority would be nice to some of us know the characters and get a casting pick but if I would choose I think a DCU's Batman Casting is the next point, The Brave and The Bold BABY

Since there is talk about recasting the flash, I'd love to see your fancast. Or even a future team like JSA, JLA, or teen titans. However it may be too early for those to happen. Love your videos, you're awesome!

While I’m not a fan of your final 3. And personally I think corensweat was the best pick. I do love your breakdown of the character, and fully agree with what he needs to be. I think personally David is not like cavill at all, and is the Superman we needed in man of steel, not the one we received.

Winston Duke could be an amazing Steel.

I'd love to see your fancasting for the Authority

been waiting for this yessir

I’d definitely like to see casting for The Authority and Supergirl!

All those fancast suggestions are utterly terrible.

I have to agree with Wolfgang as the top choice. But there is one question that I have. It’s gonna sound really dumb but just hear me out. Should Superman have blue eyes? I know that shouldn’t be a huge factor but I’ve been reading Superman: Birthright and I really liked the scene where his mom grabs some glasses for him because his intensely blue eyes stand out too much otherwise. It’s a small detail but an interesting one. Obviously not a requirement, but I think it’s worth considering. Should eye color be changed in post production or is that going to far?

I’ve been waiting for this

I loved Winston duke’s performance as Batman in the spotify series

Would love to see you cast the green lanterns

I don’t know how many people caught the Christopher Plummer jab at Kevin Spacey but it was golden

Please do the Authority next! I'm very unfamiliar with them and videos like this have a knack for explaining the more obscure groups to the savages!

I've always loved the idea of truth, justice, and the American Way because it (1) localizes Superman, which is important. He's not some universality savior type, he's just a humble farm boy with ol' fashion values. And (2) it idealizes what American can be, which is something our country desperately needs right now

Put Winston Duke in a green suit and give him a ring!!!

I’d love to see you do an alternate dc universe casting. Characters from the milestone and Wildstorm universe since Gunn has hinted at using those characters.

I feel like Chase Stokes from OBX would be great as superman. He has a pretty athletic build and has the smile down. In OBX he has also shown his ability to be charming but also an aloof dork at times. He is 30 years old, but his most famous character he plays is a high schooler so I think he can pull off young.

Yes, Darren Criss!! He was my pick before I'd heard anyone else suggest him, and I thought it was really niche and unique. Psyched to see others agree!

You lost me at Micheal B Jordan, Jordan Fisher, and Joe keery, Winston duke does feel dorky enough to be Superman

While it doesn't make much sense since he seems to fly through the top of the lift and if he did that on the reg there's be a very confused maintenance guy finding clothing on top of the lift on a daily basis but one of my favourite Superman changes is when, in Superman Returns, Clark steps into the lift, turns and starts taking off his glasses as he puts his arm up and lifts off. I'm not sure I can tell you exactly what I love about it. It's just a great Superman moment.

"the American way" is NOT original. It use to be just "Truth and Justice" they added "The American way" during the cold war (i think during the radio show). People can debate what means, is it a positive or a negative BUT the fact that it was added and for a reason is important in understanding his history

We need a fancasting for the Flash. We'll either need it soon enough, or wish we did.

Paul Mescal has a Scottish accent in Aftersun btw, not Irish. Also he’s doing an American accent right now in A Streetcar Named Desire (not a “Superman” accent) but I still think he could pull it off

Winston is a phenomenal actor and I would love to see him in a DC role if not in Superman. He would also make a great Green Lantern if his age as Superman is a concern. I think he would make a wicked version of Bane..

Awesome as usual buddy !

Amazing picks, Duke is definitely a surprise, but a welcome one imo. Can't wait to see more