>As Supergirl prepares to fly faster than a speeding bullet from CBS to the CW, the network has announced that Everybody Wants Some! star Tyler Hoechlin has been cast as Superman/Clark Kent, the first live action television incarnation of the Man of Steel since Smallville starring Tom Welling went off the air in 2011. As previously announced, Superman will make his debut on the DC Television universe, which also includes The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow, at the start of Supergirl‘s second season when he visits Kara in National City.
>“Greg [Berlanti] and I have wanted to work with Tyler for ages, so this worked out perfectly because Tyler is Superman,” said Andrew Kreisberg, executive producer of Supergirl. “We are so thrilled and humbled to add another amazing actor to the legacy of this iconic character.”
>The decision to include Superman as a major part of Supergirl‘s roster of characters (he is briefly shown in flashback on the Supergirl pilot) is something of a change in policy for DC Comics’ television properties. Kreisberg, who co-created The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow, has been candid in past interviews about the fact that Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman were off limits to the CW’s DC-related TV shows. That seems to have changed as part of the recent reorganization at Warner Bros, which saw management of the studio’s ongoing DC Universe films reshuffled in response to the muted critical and audience reaction to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
>Hoechlin will be the seventh actor to portray the last son of Krypton on live action television, following George Reeves, John Haymes Newton, Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Dean Cain, and Tom Welling.
This is Sup Forums where if you're under seven feet tall you're a manlet.
Lincoln Nguyen
I'm okay with this.
Owen Morales
>Hoechlin will be the seventh actor to portray the last son of Krypton on live action television, following... Stacy Haiduk
what
Brayden Price
>Stacy Haiduk She's Lana Lang on the syndicated Superboy TV series.
Jaxon Sullivan
Supes legit embargoed from DCEU.
Jace Edwards
Manletness isnt about one specific heigh, it's about the average height for your age group in your country. A 23 years old 1.81 jap isnt a manlet. But a 25 years old 1,84 Dutchman is a manlet.
If you are "average" chances are you are short compared to young people. 1.83 is king of manlets for an american younger than 30
Noah Ross
>eyes aren't naturally blue >looks like he's also balding
All kidding aside I do like his bone structure and he looks like he'd be a good Supes. Thank you based Johns
Camden Cruz
Is that why they killed him off in BVS?
Leo Perry
The lighting makes him look like a Ward.
Robert Roberts
WILL HE WEAR THE TRUNKS
Ayden Harris
I thought was Ward from the thumbnail and got excited.
Now I'm disappointed.
Hudson Allen
Decent casting choice, but I still have a problem with the fundamental idea that Supes exists in Supergirl's world. He forever overshadows her. Why would Flash and Arrow team up with only her, and not the more powerful, more experienced version?
William Lopez
SUPER KEK
Isaac Russell
Because felicity has to have girl talk with someone whose almost but not quite as strong as her
Thomas Price
Supes will die in the Crisis/Flashpoint instead of Kara (flipped COIE) and her universe merges with CWverse
Mason Ward
I'm ready.
Christian Hernandez
I could dig it.
Adrian Jackson
Fucking disgusting.
Grayson Jenkins
>Superman is gonna be shorter than Jimmy Olsen
kek
Alexander Phillips
But... he's a spic...
Seriously, I'm not kidding. Google Image Search "Tyler Hoechlin"
He's literally a spic.
Luke Perry
...
Isaiah Bennett
That's canon, yo.
Josiah Taylor
They didn't cast Ward as Superman
There might be a chance that Ward is still going to be on Agents of SHIELD somehow
He can't be stopped
Ryder Watson
>But... he's a spic...
fitting
Kal-El is an illegal alien
Kayden Garcia
>But... he's a spic.. And you're a cunt.
Jackson Lewis
>Supes has to be white
William Nguyen
>next season is magic-related >gets sent to earth to be mephisto's lackey
Adam Cooper
And don't forget that DJ Cotrona was going to play Supes in that George Miller JL movie before it imploded.
Caleb Bailey
He's like 1/3 Japanese.
His dick probably bigger than yours.
He's white.
And anyway, as long as they LOOK white, who gives a fuck? This Taylor guy looks like a fucking spic.
Camden Parker
There are white Hispanics
t. White hispanic
Jack Lewis
He's not. He's mixed European
David Mitchell
>magic related
negro you better have some sauce on that
Ian Rogers
So how long is it going to take for him to fall in love with Felicity and abandon Lois to die a lonely old spinster?
Nathan Martinez
Keep Kara away from that garbage universe.
Ayden Reed
Well, he's already friends with Ro.
Evan Scott
Sup Forums is dumb as fuck
Jason Reed
He should never have been active in Supergirl to begin with, so this is definitely the way to play it.
I guess Supes really doesnt age much in this reality.
Aiden Morgan
Reminds me of Crisis on Two Earths where evil Jimmy is a hulking brute next to Superman and Ultraman.
Brandon Phillips
They seem like fun dudes.
Luis Russell
They've already established the LMDs, pretty sure it will be that
Adrian Jones
Fringe
Eli Rogers
>"We won't cast a gay guy as Superman" >They cast another gay guy instead
Julian Bailey
He really looks like Cavill's long lost brother.
Asher Reyes
We are mutts or olive tone bro. I wouldn't call that white t. Another white hispanic
David Rodriguez
Cavill's brother that hasn't lost his hair.
Kayden Gutierrez
I wish he'd be younger. I'd start a petition for him to play Nightwing.
Levi Diaz
Top kek
Nathaniel Williams
>tfw 1.55 global manlet
Logan Baker
They'll do a thematic Doctor Strange tie-in for sure. Probably with Sebastian Druid, as he's a Secret Warrior
Kayden Bailey
Why does CW keep stealing werewolves and making them superheroes?
Isaac Clark
There aren't enough Human Torches.
Christopher Morgan
Heh. So we've got Superman as the Atom, the Trickster as the Trickster, the Flash as the Flash's dad and the Flash, and a werewolf as Superman and Arsenal.
Daniel Robinson
Just a heads up to any hopefuls, Hoechlin is not that great of an actor. Chews lines and delivers things flatter than they should be often. I take it as a product of him being too nice a guy, like Amell, to really act strongly. Still, a better actor than anyone on Supergirl.
Strangely Colton is fucking great at doing angry though.
Benjamin Sullivan
Superman as Supergirl's dad.
Landon Perry
>Superman on Supergirl >Supergirl crossing over with The Flash >Superman and The Flash both in the CWverse Think we'll ever get Clark, those were for charity?
Jaxon King
Yeah, he even wanted to play him himself.
Alexander Ross
>superman shows up >talks a bit >he gets kidnaped by the new bad guy >supergirl spends the entire season trying to save him >she saves him and he is all like "tahnk you kara, now i must go, my planed needs me"
Angel Scott
you are an idiot, not only he isnt a spic, he is fully of northern european ancestry.
Cooper Allen
You brainless faggot.
Easton White
He definitely looks the part, but it's too little too fucking late.
Kayden Butler
>but it's too little too fucking late It is on the second season, shows often completely change between the first two seasons with the second often being some people' favorite after hating the first.
Jason White
Especially since CW is taking the show on now and is doing quite well with The Flash.
Thomas King
>my planed Or the Daxamites.
Blake King
On another a note, is the Supergirl show worth the watch? The pilot left a very bad impression. I want to be completely informed about what's going on in Arrowverse, but I can't be arsed to finish Supergirl unless I know it'll get better.
Also, how's Legends of Tomorrow?
Connor Scott
Wouldn't it be funny is this Supermna ends up being better Thant the one in the DCEU?
Tyler Diaz
This. I get such mixed opinions on Supergirl.
Sebastian Wilson
I think he'd make a better Batman but I'm okay with this.
Nolan Jackson
Honestly, season 2 of Flash was kind of a mess.
Cooper Bennett
Only compared to season one. It was still better than season one of Arrow.
Brody Brooks
WHAT COSTUME WILL HE HAVE?!
Samuel Baker
and season 3, and season 4
Nolan Sanders
i want it
Samuel Hernandez
Why don't they just give Felicity her own spinoff show and have her leave Arrow.
Then fangirls can just watch that instead.
Lucas Carter
This Wasn't a big fan of S1 of Arrow, loved S2. Then it went to shit.
Logan Hughes
argentina pls
Sebastian Bennett
Wait dude looks fine but more importantly, no more embargoes?? Superman on Supergirl, what's next? Blue beetle on Arrow? Booster Gold on Legends of Tomorrow??
Grayson Russell
Supergirl is fine if you can put up with constant progressive politics being shoved down your throat.
Legends is a shut your brain off and don't question it type of show. Pic related.
Matthew Peterson
Legends is /comfy/
Thomas Morales
Oh boy, can't wait for Sup Forums to defend Supergirl just because it has Superman in it
Easton Brown
1. When does Legends fall in the Flash timeline? 2. I've never had any attraction to Cold until that webm. Now I want to snuggle up with him in a cabin in the winter, a fire roaring nearby.
Colton Lewis
1. After the second Arrow crossover.
Liam Morris
I swear there were rumors that Hoechlin was gonna be Batman before Ben Affleck was announced.
Kevin Roberts
>Tyler Hoechlin Never heard of him.
Jayden Johnson
He's 6 feet tall.
The average height for males in the US is 5 feet 9.3 inches (1.76 m). I'm 5'10 and take public transit regularly in one of the largest cities in the USA and tower over 75% or more of the people on a subway train or bus at any one day, every time. Ditto in supermarkets, on the streets, etc.
While people in the US are no longer the tallest in the world, the average height on the rest of the planet for males is LESS than the US average, so in no statistical or actual way is anyone 5'11 or taller a manlet.
RDJ who claims to be 5'8" is well recognized as a manlet. The fact that he insists on being shot with lifts, etc. doesn't help.
Connor Lopez
Yeah... "friends"... hehe
Ayden Fisher
>I am every Latino ever
Connor Nguyen
Yes. The show is consistently good when Livewire shows up and before the Flash does. Everything before and after is up and down.
All the GURL power stuff tapers off after the first few episodes and the only one who ever mentions it is Cat Grant, whose character broke the glass ceiling, is grooming Kara to be her eventual successor, and is hilarious anyway so you never notice.
Bentley Brown
don't make me hope i'm done with that show, they gave ward a shit ending
James Kelly
Was just trying to check the photos, they actually showed the body of the guy hired to be the 'Supes' body double in the pilot, and the two other episodes he was in, and while the uniform looks more blue and traditional, you really don't get enough of a look at his body (the most you see is typically from the back or with 'lens-flare' type lighting that makes it hard to tell if he has the trunks on or not.
Besides being an idiot, you're just confusing Posey for this guy. Posey is Latino.
I like the idea but think Hoechlin is actually a good get. In a way, it's a shame, because he'll only appear very infrequently beyond the two episodes this season.
Ward can still be cast in something. I doubt he'll reappear on AoS.
Wyatt Parker
Not only stupid in your ignorance, but blind.
Tom Hanks would want too much money. Since they got Reevesverse Zod for Smallville, they should aim for something along those lines.