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[Angry Grimace]

How would Superman even get jacked; he can't take steroids and I'm not even sure what he could lift that would make him get buffer, or why it would even help all that much.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

how to do you go from this:

to that.

seriously, ya'll are show business.. hire him a dietician and body trainer.

 

[Skux]

how to do you go from this:

to that.

When an entire season of a TV show has to be made with a fraction of the budget used for a single blockbuster film, you tend to cut corners here and there.

 

[Joni]

Isn't Cavill like the first live action Superman that is actually that muscled?

 

[Kuros]

Isn't Cavill like the first live action Superman that is actually that muscled?

Cavill is obviously a whole different level but Routh was pretty jacked in Returns and Reeve was massive (for the time) in 3.

 

[Pluto]

how to do you go from this:



to that.

seriously, ya'll are show business.. hire him a dietician and body trainer.

While Cavill has a great body what we see in this picture is a padded suit with Cavill's head sticking out. If he wore an unpadded suit we wouldn't see much of his physique.

Tyler Hoechlin is ripped, he doesn't need a dietician or trainer.

 

[Pepboy]

That's a hard pass on that Superman.

Also, why a skirt?

Spoiler

I don't watch Supergirl or know anything about her, it just doesn't seem like it would cover anything during flight.

I don't think there are many superheroes or villians flying behind her trying to look upskirt...

 

[Slaythe]

Objective thoughts :

- The promo pic is absolute garbage

- He looks 100% like the part on the BTS shots

- Dat ass

- Great hair. I'll take the hair over balding superman more muscular

- The suit idea works, but the material is very amateurish. That being said, with post prod and color treatment, it won't look as fake, just like Supergirl's.

I like it !

I hated the show though but I'll definitely give it another chance with supes.

 

[bidguy]

that guy looks small in comparison to movie superman

 

[the_batman]

that superman looks like one you'd see posing for pictures in Times Square.

 

[blankempathy]

Who looked at the pic and thought it was ok? From the derpy expression to the head to body proportions that really stand out due to his long neck. Also his pose is terrible. He's just kinda standing there unsure of what to do with his hands and arms. Just terrible all around.

 

[Joni]

Cavill is obviously a whole different level but Routh was pretty jacked in Returns and Reeve was massive (for the time) in 3.

Comparison between Tyler, Brandon, Christopher and Dean Cain. Tyler seems to fit within this row.

 

[the_batman]

Dat...

thank god for the cape or his ass would've been like a sidekick.

 

[Sanjuro]

JK Simmons should have been Superman instead of this meatball.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Reeve kept getting bigger over the course of filming of Superman and Superman II then by the time Superman III came along the dude was like a tank. IIRC and I can't remember if it was the first two movies or after but they had to actually keep removing padding from the suit because of how big Reeve was getting.

Earlier promo shot for STM.

Later (I think) promo shot for STM.

Shot from Superman III.

I respectfully disagree with your suggestion that the only difference between these 2 men is the budget of the suit.

It definitely isn't just that but a movie has months of pre-production before they start shooting and cast have months to prepare for the role, Cavill had a lot of time to bulk up.

How would Superman even get jacked; he can't take steroids and I'm not even sure what he could lift that would make him get buffer, or why it would even help all that much.

His body is basically at a "peak" physique and efficient due to his physiology and that's just how artists envision that.

that guy looks small in comparison to movie superman

Of course he does, it's not as if he had seven plus months to gain mass like Cavill did before MoS started filming. They're still around the same height though going by the nerds who pay attention to celeb heights.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

This was Cavill before he started his training for Justice League:

This is him now:

What we get out of this ? We need more upper body pics of him.

 

[DrBo42]

Cavill is just a bigger guy. New dude was never going to match that. You can say padded suit etc but he's a wider and taller build.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

This is what I was talking about... Mehcad Brooks is a relative giant.

 

[BluenoseGames]

This is what I was talking about... Mehcad Brooks is a relative giant.
http://i.imgur.com/f10QNck.jpg

That kinda works out though as you'd never suspect Clark is Superman standing next to Jimmy.

 

[Sober]

All I know is, you critical mofos better show up in the Supergirl thread. Unless you're gonna hate watch and shitpost, then gtfo.

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[DrBo42]

This is what I was talking about... Mehcad Brooks is a relative giant.

That kinda works out though as you'd never suspect Clark is Superman standing next to Jimmy.

Wait, doesn't he refer to him as "the big guy" in season 1? He always refers to him being larger than life in his talks with Kara and the dude is like 5'6.

Edit: Apparently he's 6'0 and Mehcad is 6'3. I don't believe this.

 

[Geist-]

I don't think there are many superheroes or villians flying behind her trying to look upskirt...

I'd be more worried about landings lol.

 

[Beefy]

The guy has a huge head. You can also tell he is going to be cheesy as fuck.

 

[RS4-]

Mehcad is fucking massive. And I didn't realize Reeves was like that in SM3, I don't remember much about that movie at all.

But yeah, Cavill is a tank.

 

[Schweinehund]

Cavill looks the part better, but this guy is good enough, just the initial promo shot was terrible.

 

[Effect]

Wait, doesn't he refer to him as "the big guy" in season 1? He always refers to him being larger than life in his talks with Kara and the dude is like 5'6.

Edit: Apparently he's 6'0 and Mehcad is 6'3. I don't believe this.

Going to assume for my own headcanon that Jimmy hit a growth spurt after he originally meet Clark/Superman when he was younger and the "big guy" name stuck.

 

[DieH@rd]

Idk, that looks pretty great. Better than Supergirl IMO.

This is really great!

 

[DrBo42]

Going to assume for my own head canon that Jimmy hit a growth spurt after he originally meet Clark/Superman when he was younger and the "big guy" name stuck.

LOL. Love it.

 

[ZeroX03]

This is what I was talking about... Mehcad Brooks is a relative giant.

Who's the white guy standing next to Superman

 

[Blablurn]

Is Supergirl canon to Man of Steel?

 

[strafer]

Is Supergirl canon to Man of Steel?

no

 

[charsace]

I wish a live action version of Supes would do a costume with a collar like in the comics. why are people scared of a collar. And I don't understand why supergirl still doesn't have pants.

 

[Blablurn]

no

gotcha! Thanks

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I wish a live action version of Supes would do a costume with a collar like in the comics. why are people scared of a collar. And I don't understand why supergirl still doesn't have pants.

Lots of people hate the collar.

 

[charsace]

Lots of people hate the collar.

I didn't like the change at first, but I thought about it and it made more sense that an advanced alien race that seems to be practical in how they go about things would wear something like the new costume and not the old one. The cape is the only concession to vanity in the costume's design.

 

[Faiz]

I love how this casting accentuated how odd Jimmy's casting is. Mehcad is just way too huge. And cool. I like that they went with a racially diverse casting but someone like Donald Glover would have been a much better choice.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

I wish a live action version of Supes would do a costume with a collar like in the comics. why are people scared of a collar. And I don't understand why supergirl still doesn't have pants.

Maybe it works on the more modern costume but if it's still being worn under his clothes a collar doesn't make sense.

 

[Fuu]

 

[Blablurn]

cant unsee dat ass

 

[SJRB]

Perhaps his posture is so hunched because of the weight of the cape..? He doesn't stand tall, chest up and shoulders back, but more hunched forward. Makes him look smaller, less energetic I guess.

I know it's pretty nitpicky at this point, and 3/4th of us in here don't even watch the show, lol.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

If they actually have him put effort in making himself look unsuperman-like then good on them because there's been so little effort in doing that in live action since Reeve aside from Returns but there was so little of Routh there as Clark doing a Reeve impression that I don't really feel like counting it.

 

[Shogmaster]

Never skip a glut day, eh? lolz

 

[Bold One]

Idk, that looks pretty great. Better than Supergirl IMO.

MUCH better shot, but Cavill owns the physicality of this role.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Dat Superass...know i understand why Welling didnt wanna wear the costume ...lawl.

 

[Parshias7]

Why is Dick Grayson dressed up like Superman in that picture?

 

[strafer]

are they serious with that ass?

 

[Joni]

Cool that they're doing the iconic 'tear open shirt' Clarke, I kinda only expected to see him in costume.

 

[cw_sasuke]

are they serious with that ass?

To be fair...doubt we will see Datass pose from this perspective in the show...but yeah not the best look lol.

 

[anaron]

yeah the Jimmy thing is gonna be a problem. He looks way older.

 

[cw_sasuke]

yeah the Jimmy thing is gonna be a problem. He looks way older.

Its not Jimmy its James....lol.