Bruce Campbell Throws His Hat in The Ring For Kingdom Come Superman
If James Gunn and Peter Safran ever decide to finally make a Kingdom Come Superman movie, there is one actor who has already thrown himself into the ring for consideration… Bruce Campbell!
Campbell recently retweeted a fan asking DC Studios to contact Campbell for a Kingdom Come project with cover art by Alex Ross showing the story's iteration of Superman attached. Campbell responded with a note saying that he was "DM-ing [his] number."
Campbell previously appeared in a DC project as Bill Church Jr. on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and also wrote the recent comic miniseries Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead. But, it sure would be wild and fun to see him in the role of an older version of Superman.
I don’t think Gunn or Safran would ever cast him in the role, and by the time they actually get to it, if they ever do, Campbell would probably be in the older man phase of Superman. But several years from now, Henry Cavill would totally be at the appropriate age.
Kingdom Come was a four-issue limited series published by DC Comics in 1996. It was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. The story is set in the future of the DC Universe, where a new generation of superheroes, led by Magog, has replaced the classic heroes of old.
Superman, retired after the death of Lois Lane and disillusioned with the new generation's violent methods, returns to action to confront his former protege and the rising threat of a global conflict between superheroes and supervillains. Along with Batman and Wonder Woman, he attempts to restore order and rekindle hope in a world that has lost its way.
Do you think DC Studio will ever adapt this story for the big screen? If so, who would you cast as Superman in it?