Don Draper as Superman? I’m not a MAD MEN devotee, so I can’t vouch for Jon Hamm’s skills, but I’m going to have to call “baloney!” on the rumor TMT’s running about the guy being in the running to play the Man of Steel for the reboot that David Goyer and the Nolan brothers are currently cooking up. The guy’s a little too seasoned for what I’m sure the WB wants to be a whole new series, for one. Secondly, the guy’s already gone on record saying he’s skeptical about how challenging such a role would to him as an actor. And by “on record,” I mean he’s answered direct questions about it on video (see that MTV interview below) because he seems to be the current go-to name that fans list for any fantasy superhero casting call (a spot I recall Christian Bale having for years before BATMAN BEGINS.)

So this is a little more grain to pour in to the rumor mill, putting Hamm in association with the likes CHUCK’s Zachary Levi and Joe Manganiello, who was apparently campaigning for the role at the TRUE BLOOD panel at Comic Con. Me, myself, I still think Jim Caviezel would’ve been an excellent choice, but the ship seems to have sailed on that. == TEASER ==
 
Here's the video that ought to stamp out any doubts... 

Since there’s not a lot to work with here, I want to say that I’m more excited about Hamm’s role in SUCKER PUNCH. That’s Zack Snyder’s next movie and, even though it’s his first original story, the thing really does look like a cracked-out comic on screen. Hamm’s supposed to be playing somebody called “High Roller” in this psychotic tale of gun wielding hotties, robo-samurai and World War I era mecha. Have any of you seen the trailer yet?

-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of HYBRID BASTARDS!  and UNIMAGINABLE. Both are available for order on Amazon here and here.

I'd love to see this. If they're planning on combining the Batman and Superman worlds into one story, then they'll need a Superman that can stand up to Christian Bale. Hamm would be perfect for an older Superman. Gets my vote.

eh...

He has my vote

he would be a great bruce wayne batman!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has the look of Gary Frank's Supes and the guy can definitely act but they'll probably wanna go a little younger for the reboot. I would totally support it though. Plus he was hilarious on SNL.

Joe Manganiello is too hairy, and better stay as a werewolf. Zachary Levi needs to be a nerd and keep buying JLA issues. And Jon Hamm yeah, I could see him as Superman. Aged or not, he seems to fit.I like the idea!

i dont care who plays him, cause until they can make a person floating in the air without wings or a jetpack look anything but corny it doesnt matter.

they should find someone else

YES!!!

ummmmmm.....No

When I first saw the title too this article and stuff. The first thing I thought of was this video right down here, but turned out it wasn't about this video, but good article. Personally like you said I thought James Caviezel would be a good choice for a superman, but doesn't look like that would happen. My other picks would be Thomas Gibson     from "Criminal Minds", or he would make a good Bruce Wayne for something, but anyway. Also I think Tom Welling     wouldn't a bad choice since he's been playing Superman/Clark Kent for about Ten years! But he would be ok. And I think Brandon Routh     did a good job as Superman and Clark Kent and should get another chance to be Superman again. He was a Great Pick! I say bring back Brandon Routh. His personality is very much like Superman's. But anyways heres that video of Jon Hamm as? Who? Lex Luthor?! 

That would fantastic. An older-looking Superman would open new storytelling avenues compared to everything that has been done in previous movies and cartoons.

And Jon Hamm could certainly give Superman a certain texture and gravitas that the perennial "boy scout" image he holds in the public's mind usually precludes.

Unfortunately, I would be very surprised if the next Superman movie didn't conform precisely to that image.

He does have a haircut you can set your watch too

" they should find someone else "

hell no

He should be him!!

I'd buy it

Eh he's too old, have tom welling do it lol he deserves it, 10 years being clark kent/the blur, now lets make him superman

I'm still a supporter of Routh (for younger) and Caveziel (for older) as Superman but I would not mind Hamm. He's a good actor and I think he definitely can make it work.

snore

I'd love to see him replace Christian Bale as Batman. He's a better actor and not a total tool. It's hard for me to see so many great roles go to a moron like Bale Lol 
 
I think Tom W should get it. 

To old to greasy 

I do agree that if Hamm doesn't get it Tom Welling should be badgered and badgered until he takes the role.

 
Jon Hamm is gorgeous ... phwoarrr
He is a REAL man.

I'm part of a small and discredited minority that considers Jon Hamm a bad actor.  Perhaps, bad is the wrong word since he certainly excels at a very specific and narrow range of characters and emotions and delivery... so perhaps lacking versatility is what I mean to say.  Outside of Mad Men the quality of his acting is either the same essential character or frankly pretty poor in my opinion.  I suspect his success has much more to do with the context of Mad Men, it's script, and what it gives him to work with than his own objective acting abilities (in contrast to, say, Bryan Cranston who has incredible material to work with as well, but shows far greater range in terms of an actor both in that show and outside of it). 
 
With characters as iconic as DC's, I tend to hate celebrity casting which overshadows the iconography of the characters.  It becomes about Clooney or Halle rather than the character.  With Marvel's movies which have a sort of modern, popular, and sleazy sell-out feel to them it makes perfect sense to be casting Alba, Downey, or Jackson (heck, the comics themselves are already "casting" them in such roles) but this is in contrast to DC's risky art-house passion-project feel in films like Watchmen, Dark Knight, and Superman Returns where relative unknowns are cast or obscured so that the underlying material shines. 
 
In either case, acting comes first.  A no-name OR a celebrity with the perfect look is meaningless if he can't deliver... and it disturbs me how many times celebrities are tapped merely for their looks because the public is familiar with them.  Similarly, I would never exclude a celebrity simply on the basis of their fame if they have the acting chops to bring to the role- it would be ludicrous to punish an actor for fame established on the basis of his ability to act! (ex: keeping Stewart out of the running because he's too familiar to comic fans) 
 
But I digress. 
 
Jon Hamm is too old, too short, too limited in acting range, and- though not essential for the actor- not a Superman guy.  For the latter factor, the world at large is broken into spectrum of people who are either Superman guys or Batman guys.  When the question is posed to them and they are required to answer, instantly on instinct without hesitation, "Superman or Batman?" (note the question lacks any factors or substance- it doesn't ask who is stronger, who would win, who you would like to be, etc. it is pure preference and instinct) people like Bruce Timm or Bryan Singer will, without hesitation say, "Batman."  A person like Paul Dini will hesitate a second and say, "Batman" showing a preference for Batman but an understanding or appreciation for Superman.  A person like  Alan Burnett will hesitate a second and say, "Superman" under similar reasoning.  There are but a handful of those in the comic industry who would say "Superman" unequivocally and without hesitation.  Those are true Superman guys and those are the people who need to be making the film (writing, directing, producing). 
 
Everyone else doesn't "get" Superman to the same extent or passion and tend to compromise in an effort to conform him to what they do  get (which is the Batman spectrum).  To Bryan Singer's credit, he did a whole lot of research and developed a certain amount of respect for Superman as a historical concept, but ultimately he only "got" Superman as reflected in the Donner film... his appreciation was mostly on a film level, a historical level, and an understanding of the theoretical gravity of the project... but he never "got" Superman as a concept or appreciated it as such... he was never a Superman guy... Singer's Superman never threw a single punch, was emasculated in his primary defining romantic relationship, and made impotent to do anything about it bearing the burdens of a dead race and world that had moved on... you might a believe a man could fly (again) but you did not want to be him.  And if you can't get that last bit you don't get Superman.

 Joe Manganiello !!!!!  He's got the body, face & acting ability.  

"  Joe Manganiello !!!!!  He's got the body, face & acting ability.  

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"  Joe Manganiello !!!!!  He's got the body, face & acting ability.  

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" @.Mistress Redhead.: You know you want to see him in a skintight blue uniform. ;) "

" @Lady Tlieso said:

" @.Mistress Redhead.: You know you want to see him in a skintight blue uniform. ;) "

  But it would cover alllllllll of this up ;) "

" @.Mistress Redhead.: Curse you photobucket!!!! shakes fist. "

" @.Mistress Redhead.: Curse you photobucket!!!! shakes fist. "

He has the look of the classic Christopher Reeves Superman, and I think that's a bad thing in DC/WB's eyes as they seem to be wanting to distance themselves from that era of Superman. But I do think he would be an excellent choice and they definitely don't need to do another Superman Origin movie.. unless you have lived under a rock on Pluto you know of Superman and his origin, you might not know he landed in Kansas but you get the gist of it. But alas he is obviously not interested at this time... until they back the Brinks truck up to his front door and offer him a boat load of cash to don the red and blues.

Patrick Warburton for Superman

He was already Lex Luthor!
 
 

Hamm would make a ham of Superman.