By now, it’s likely you’ve heard the big news that Waterworld’s Kevin Costner has been confirmed for the role of Jonathan Kent in the Superman reboot. In each of the various origin stories surrounding Superman’s journey from a Smallville schoolboy with severe pubescent growing pains to the world-famous Man of Steel, Jonathan ‘Pa’ Kent plays a seminal role in Clark’s development. To any and all who may be skeptical of Kevin Costner playing Clark Kent’s human Dad, I say this: It could be worse. Here are seven examples of mentor figures in classic hero movies that could have been cast differently, to varyingly entertaining affect:
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