Patrick Wilson: The Man of Steel?

I never could get a read on Patrick Wilson. He's a perfectly fine actor, kinda looks like a lunk, but he's also perfectly capable of playing intelligent dudes too. He was great as sortof an object of desire/escapism in Little Children opposite Kate Winslet. I even dug him in Watchmen. Not as big of a fan of his in Morning Glory, but that could be because I wanted him to keep his grubby little mitts off of Rachel McAdams.  He's proven to be a versatile actor, but would he fit into the red and blue tights of Superman? He definitely appears to be interested.

While talking to Movieweb about Morning Glory(due out in theaters on Wednesday), Wilson was asked about his thoughts on Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman relaunch. Having worked with Snyder on Watchmen, Wilson had a unique insight into the filmmaker's strengths...

Wilson: "Well, I think anything is a good fit with him. The thing about Zack is that the guy is the most detailed, focused director that I've worked with. He knows exactly the picture that he wants to paint. Whether it's your taste ... I mean you can find a hundred people that absolutely love Watchmen and then there are people who will say that it is too close to the comic. But whatever, its Zack! He just attacks each film and with every single frame he knows exactly the picture that he wants to paint. So I think its awesome and I think its awesome for the franchise. I loved Superman growing up. I was brought up really on the movies. I was not a comic guy so those movies just defined, especially Superman and Superman II, the super-hero genre for me. Christopher Reeve, you know? So its great to mix it up and I think it is a great move. I think it will just be an awesome spectacle and you know he'll find some great story to tell."

But does he see himself as the last son of Krypton or not?

Wilson: "Oh man, who knows? I love seeing all the Jon Hamm comments and Jon is like, "What? I'm over forty, this is ridiculous". So I don't know? That is such a big thing, who knows? I remember when Watchmen came around I didn't think I was really age appropriate or right for that but then when I jumped into it I was able to make it work. So who, knows? I would be happy to do anything with Zack again."

Wilson's got the chin and good looks for the part, and his Daniel Dreiberg persona in Watchmen could be seen as somewhat analogous to Clark Kent. Don't be surprised if you see Wilson's name pop up when the list of contenders eventually is revealed.