Fox & Friends Blames Fat American Actors For Brit Playing Superman

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by Jon Bershad | 5:14 pm, February 1st, 2011

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When the news was announced that the upcoming Superman movie had found its lead, many people were thinking, “Who’s this Henry Cavill guy?” We at Mediaite, however, were thinking, “Oh, man, I can’t wait till Fox & Friends finds out.” For, you see, Cavill is a British actor and we knew that Superman being played by a Brit would be just too much for the network that wanted to know why the (non-American) Wonder Woman was losing her American roots. Sure enough, they delivered.

Now, to be fair, the Fox & Friends friends were certainly not the first to notice that Superman is just one of our American superheroes (a genre which some would say is as distinctly American as Hercules and company are Greek) being portrayed by actors from across the pond. The other day, Los Angeles Times blog Hero Complex wrote an article about the subject. Still, we really wanted to hear an F&F take on the subject and we got one from Brian Kilmeade:

“I blame America because our bigger stars aren’t in good shape. Kevin James, is he a superhero? Vince Vaughn, is he a superhero? Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler? These are the biggest American stars, they’re not gonna fight crime. Billy Madison’s gonna capture the imagination of a young child?”

Hmm, it’s an interesting argument (quick, someone get Michelle Obama to force our actors to eat better!), but it doesn’t really work out. First off, all of those actors are comedians. Seth Rogen may have slimmed down to play the Green Hornet, but we’re talking about Superman. Secondly, it’s always been a tradition that the Man of Steel would be played by lesser known actors and not huge stars. Besides, isn’t Will Smith the actual biggest American star? Of course, we know how well that would work out.

Really, though, I don’t see the problem with a British guy playing Superman. It just means I now have a chance to be the next James Bond.

Check out the segment from Fox News below:

(h/t Gawker.tv)

Brian Kilmeade, Fox & Friends, Henry Cavill, obesity, Superman \

http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

Palin and Fox News just recently attacked Michelle for calling for kids in the country to lose weight…. now this is their theory? Hmm I guess they like even our film actors being outsourced. (besides jobs)… since Congressional Republicans have supported sending jobs overseas, since it reduces their taxes (making it so cash DOES NOT go to the US).

Support Republicans and we can keep outsourcing films :D Cause Republicans think it’s your right to be a big disgusting fat blob :)
CosmosDan

We actually already have an American actor who has played that role for quite a few seasons.

Fox and Friends are just goofy,
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

I’d be a little more upset with Goldman Sachs buying up companies and investing overseas with 0% tax-payer monies borrowed from the Fed…and this Administration’s inner circle of ex-Goldman officials.
stoogedudes

I don’t know, some British actors are more convincing Americans than many American actors. Just look at Hugh Laurie in House.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ed-Lascar/100000889579338 Ed Lascar

They are chatting only, for God’s Sake, Bershad!

Why you take Brian Kilmeade’s as an editorial from FOX owners?

Pleaaaaase!
skyfet

These guys might be throwing stones in their own glass house. I thought Rush was their superman, thats how they treat him thats how he acts.
http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

Fox & Friends Blames Fat American Actors For Brit Playing Superman

Seems a little Bigoted to me. Wonder what the screen actors guild has to say about this….
Biscuit

yeah, and Superman created by a CANADIAN, too. Way too funny.