Jeffrey Dean Morgan

While the hike between Spain and Vancouver might prove to be impractical, The Walking Dead‘s Georgia-based production is a smaller hurdle to leap. If cast, Jeffrey Dean Morgan would be a noticeably older Superman than his filmic counterpart, but I think that makes sense on a couple levels. For one, having a noticeably different version of Superman on TV will help to mitigate the issue of audience confusion (an area where Coster-Waldau’s aforementioned resemblance to Henry Cavill becomes a liability). Not only that, but in the world of Supergirl, Superman has been around doing his thing for decades. It makes sense for him to have a bit more mileage. There’s also the added bonus that Morgan has been around the block with the DC universe before, having been featured as both the Comedian in Watchmen and Batman’s Batdad in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Having him take on a more lighthearted character could be an exciting change of pace.