Some may wonder why Hollywood vows to keep having an unknown actor play Superman and why big name stars are able to play Batman. Well, here it is.

So why can’t Superman have a big name star? It’s because the answer is really quite simple. Superman is the king of all superheroes. Superman is obviously the most legendary and most popular of them all. Think about why it would be a bad idea if they got Tom Cruise or Jake Gyllenhaal or Leo Dicaprio to play Superman. If they got a big name star, it would be too easy for them to make it a box office success. Superman needs to be an unknown for that reason. Another reason Superman needs to have an unknown actor is because of the Superman character itself. The Superman character is supposed to be mysterious. If they got someone too recognizable to play Superman, it takes the whole mystery out of the character. This is why they can’t get Jon Hamm or Brandon Routh ’cause they are too recognizable now. Superman’s identity is supposed to be hard to identify, so in order to do that, the actor needs to be an unknown. Get the drill now?

As for Batman, here is the reason why a big name star is allowed to play that character. For example, all the actors from the past, Adam West, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer and Christian Bale were all big name stars. Not only that a big name actor helps brings in people to theaters, anybody can play Batman ’cause he is costumed and masked. Just like anybody can play Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers ’cause they are costumed and masked too.

Superman is costumed but he is not masked. It’s all about the identity of the superhero. That’s what it’s all about, Hollywood isn’t stupid. They take all this seriously and do things for a good reason other than the box office. Just my 2cents.

Kev