Superman Returns

[Taloniss]

So what's the latest from the Superman casting front?An anonymous source tells Superhero Hype! the scoop on what's going down at Warner Bros. for the new adaptation.

We're still hearing that McG is attached to direct the film, and now our source adds that the studio wants singer/actress Beyonce Knowles as Lois Lane and "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp as Lex Luthor. You read that right... Beyonce Knowles.

http://www.superherohype.com/superman/index.php?id=749

That is just such terrible casting. If they somehow get the parts, I'm boycotting the movie. Discuss.

[damnhooligan]

They've been bandying about names for a long time. Prior to all this Beyonce/Depp stuff, they were close to signing Selma Blair as Lois Lane, who I saw as a pretty solid choice.

I hope to God they get a better casting director, though.

[Karpo_007]

McG as a director... I do not have high hopes for this movie.

[damnhooligan]

McG... of "Charlie's Angels" fame. Oi.

At least J. J. Abrams (from Alias) is writing the script. That alone has some damn fine potential.

[Voltron]

They should just get Reeves back. He could fly around in a wheel chair. it would be great.

[MW8979]

They should get Terry to play Lois Lane, she was the most perfect cinematographic representation of that character. Ever.

[Bowser_Koopa]

They should just get Reeves back. He could fly around in a wheel chair. it would be great.you couldn't be more right

[twopinacoladas]

Tom Welling was actually interviewed by a producer or something at the guys house and they would go with him but the only way they could do it is if they weren't doing smallville I guess hes just way to busy for a long production. Thats something what Welling said on Carson Daily's show on NBC I think....

[Jephael]

They should get Terry to play Lois Lane, she was the most perfect cinematographic representation of that character. Ever.

I liked her alot, dude!

[Duke]

They should get Terry to play Lois Lane, she was the most perfect cinematographic representation of that character. Ever.I thought she did excellent but I think I actually lean more to Margot Kidder for that title.

I really think Depp's a good actor but he just wouldn't be right for the role of Lex. But Beyonce for Lois is got to be the one of the dumbest things i've ever heard.

[Reznorite420]

If they somehow get the parts, I'm boycotting the movie. Discuss.You should boycott the movie...period.At least J. J. Abrams (from Alias) is writing the script. That alone has some damn fine potential.I thought my mind was made up not to see this movie before...but this sets my decision in stone! Potential? Yeah, about as much potential as a 3-year-old entering Harvard. If it's going to be written by someone who writes the "best-seller" kind of prime time TV shows, count me out.

[ZariusTwo]

Source: IGN Filmforce


Quote:
February 03, 2005 - Gregory Ellwood's latest Hollywood Hitlist column at MSN contains some pretty nasty rumors about X-Men 3. The columnist claims that there is a bit of a war going on between 20th Century Fox's X-Men 3 and Warner Brothers' new Superman film, which will be directed by former X-Men helmer Bryan Singer (as first reported by IGN FilmForce). It was Singer's defection to Warners that reportedly set this feud in motion.


Ellwood reports that Fox played hardball with Singer and Warners over the casting of "Iceman" Shawn Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen in Superman, a role that recently went to Sam Huntington instead. "Fox is telling actors who have options for the third, untitled X-Men film that it will begin shooting June 20th," alleges Hollywood Hitlist. "That conflicts with Superman Returns spring shooting schedule, which is anticipated to go through July 30."

The first X-Man to jump ship to Singer's new franchise was James Marsden. "Unless a miracle occurs, James Marsden has already been removed from consideration as Cyclops after he took a smaller part as Perry White's son in Superman Returns. We'll see if Marsden's loyalty to Singer was a smart career move," the column claims.

Famke Janssen – whose "deceased" character Jean Grey is expected to be the linchpin of X3 – revealed in a radio interview yesterday that she's to meet with Singer in Australia next week about a role in Superman. If Janssen defects then you can imagine the pickle Fox will be in.

Both X3 and Superman have summer 2006 release dates, but the latter is gearing up for production while the former still hasn't hired a director, negotiated deals with certain cast members or finalized the script.

Indeed, Hollywood Hotlist says that just last week Zak Penn – who received a story credit for X2 – "was brought on board to start a whole new draft."

Penn's reported involvement was news to IGN FilmForce's X-Men insiders but it wasn't denied, either. It seems quite obvious that X-Men 3 is in a state of flux right now. Hopefully, some official decisions on the second sequel should be forthcoming. We can exclusively reveal, however, that Marsden's Cyclops will definitely NOT be in X3. Whether Scott Summers will be killed off or simply recast remains to be seen


...Great, Synger's career oppertunitys have more or less begun a series of events that are going to cripple the third movie, no Marsden? No Jean? NO CLIFFHANGER RESOLUTION FOR JEAN? No Whedon? More rewrites and second drafts? They might as well stop now, becuase "Superman Returns" is going to be much, much better

[Brodie]

If they keep X3 on hold, I won't complain, it'll be something highly anticipated. And imagine the feeling people will get a couple years down the line when they're in the theatre and a preview comes on that's like "....She's calling herself Pheonix..."

It'd be nuts.

But I hope that if they're gonna hold off on X3 that they'll release Wolverine anyway. Because Jackman digs being Wolverine. He'll stay connected because he likes the character.

Singer, as good a director as he is, best not **** up the Merry Mutants.

[cqb101]

Well, that ruined my day. :evil:

[KROW]

What the frick?

Well, at least we've still got Man-Thing to look forward to.

[Brodie]

What the frick?

Well, at least we've still got Man-Thing to look forward to.


Man thing?.....Awww, you have a sad life.

[cqb101]

Man thing?.....Awww, you have a sad life.


I guess I have a sad life, too then.

[Peanut]

Man-Thing shouldn't be too bad, and yeah if X-3 is getting put off even more, a Wolverine movie would be pretty sweet.

[Dontebell]

here some behind the scenes look at Superman Returns
http://www.bluetights.net/bulletin_list.php

[Raph's Girl]

Check it out folks!! The first image of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor on the set of "Superman Returns"....Hardly recognize him!

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/superman-returns2/LEXLUTHOR_ICON146-tb.html

[Anarky]

I have merged every thread about Superman Returns that contained anything of interest. Please use this thread for all further news.

[ZariusTwo]

Check it out folks!! The first image of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor on the set of "Superman Returns"....Hardly recognize him!

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/superman-returns2/LEXLUTHOR_ICON146-tb.html

This film is so close the Donner classics, its' creepy...

[Leo-a-go-go]

In the paper yesterday they had an article that a train station near my work (Martin Place in Sydney) had the streets around it cut off for 8 hours to film some of Superman Returns, they had American taxi's there as well so it's going to be odd seeing a Sydney St done up to look like America!

[Raven]

not sure if anyone else has seen this, but towards the end of the clip, theres a short clip from the movie!
its blog entry 22
http://www.bluetights.net/

[Barkworm]

Yeah, I saw that a couple of days ago. The casting choices for Supes and Lois are not my cup of tea but everything I've seen from the movie so far looks really promising.

[The Stryker]

Kevin Spacey as luthor is a stroke of genius. I just don't like how its a sequel to the old movies.

:ohwell:

[Barkworm]

It's supposed to be some kind of a semi-sequel, not a real one. Like the new TMNT movie.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

I forsee this movie sucking serious monkey-butt. And, who the hell is Beyonce Knowles? And, why does she have a Klingon name?

[The Stryker]

I forsee this movie sucking serious monkey-butt. And, who the hell is Beyonce Knowles? And, why does she have a Klingon name?

Beyonce is a Pop/R&B singer and is currently "Dating" the greatest NY rapper Alive Jay-Z. She started out in the Pop group Destiny's Child but apparently her talent was too big for the group and she branched out to a solo career.

As for her name.....I don't know.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

All I can say about a pop singer playing Lois Lane is "ick".

[Barkworm]

Errrm.. dude, she's not playing Lois, she's not even in the movie. That was just an old rumour.

[ZariusTwo]

I forsee this movie sucking serious monkey-butt. And, who the hell is Beyonce Knowles? And, why does she have a Klingon name?


Why? Come on, spill it, or this another one of those generic "this movie will suck" type sentences?

Secondly...what movie are you doing your research on? The script that cast Beyonce has long since been thrown out.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

This was a fairly generic "This movie will suck" sentance, but to be honest I didn't know they rejected that casting.

However, the main reason I predict suckitude is the simple fact that every change of what this movie is going to be seems worse than the last. Remember when they were planning Ashton Kutcher to play Superman? It's like every rewrite of the script and casting seems to have the theme of "making it trendy" in common, and "trendy" movies tend to suck. Especially, when they "reimagine" a classic character in the process.

Maybe, when I hear more about the current version I will have a better outlook. Especially, if they start making the story true to the comics and old-movies and stop casting whoever is supossedly popular with the teenagers at the time.

I mean, if *I* was making this movie it would be about this (http://www.thetechnodrome.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7811) Superman, and have this cast.

Superman--Mike McShane
Lois---Tim Curry in Drag
Lex--Mr. T
Brainiac--Corey Haim
Jimmy Olsen--Gary Coleman

Here's (http://www.thetechnodrome.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5023) the proof!

Frankly, I think MY Superman movie would be much less desecration than any of the things I'm hearing about this one!

[GK Punk]

lmao.

Special Superman is almost as much of a legend around here as Fil!

[Dane E5R]

:| Tetsu, I know you were joking, but... Damn.

[Anarky]

The first Teaser (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/supermanreturns/teaser/teaser_fullscreen.mov) is online. Doesn't show too much new stuff, but it does look rather good.

[Raph's Girl]

The teaser trailor is AWESOME! It aired durring Smallville last night! :evilgrin:

[Cerpin Taxt]

That trailer makes me not want to see the movie anymore. I hate Non-Vertigo DC.

[Turtledude2k3]

I just saw the trailer last night on Ign and I can it looks nice. With the big coming Summer 2006, boy maybe this might actually do well.. If batman begins (one of the best batman movies of all time) do well, superman should do the same..

[Brodie]

I saw the trailer in the theatre, and almost spooged. It was awesome.

Singer did good, so far.

[DrSpengler]

Saw it when I went to see Harry Potter on a whim the other day.

A very pleasant surprise, indeed, and a very good teaser as well. I particularly liked the part with all the people in the street staring at the sky with their mouths hanging open.

Good teaser. We'll see if the movie lives up to it.

[Barkworm]

I loved the mood of this trailer. Nothing spectacular happens in it but the whole atmosphere is great.

[ZariusTwo]

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superherohype just posted the promotional schedule for the film. a few intersting things: Kelly Clarkson and Foo Fighters have the main songs for the soundtrack, a second teaser is suppose to hit next month, and what i'm lookign for ward to, character posters featuring Superman, Clark Kent, Lois, Lex and Jimmy. what the hell here is the whole list:

-November 2005:
*Teaser poster relased to theaters
*Teaser trailer #1 airs with HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

-January 2006:
*Teaser trialer #2 airs with GLORY ROAD.

-February 2006:
*Televised trailer with SUPER BOWL(U.S.)
*Tie in with Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy
*Teaser Poster #2 and Cinema Cardboard cutout of Superman Returns official logo in cinemas across the World

-March 2006:
*4 Televised trailers air with NCAA basketball playoffs
*Theatrical Trailer #1 airs with ICE AGE 2: THE MELDOWN

-April 2006:
*Theatrical banners released.
*Character posters for SUPERMAN, CLARK KENT, LOIS LANE, LEX LUTHOR, and JIMMY OLSEN released.

-May 2006:
*TIME MAGAZINE front cover
*Advertisements for CHRYSLER,LAYS POTATO CHIPS,_______, VERIZON WIRELESS, NESTLE, GATORADE, and PANATRONICS ELECTRONICS begin to air on television.
*Picture advertisments with GATORADE, LAYS,______,and NESTLE are attatched to products
*Music videos and singles from KELLY CLARKSON and THE FOO FIGHTERS in endorsment for the movie are relased.
*60 MINUTES "making-of" special
*Kate Bosworth REVELON HAIR PRODUCTS ADVERTISEMENTS air
*MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2006 spoof
*12 televised trailers begin airing on prime time channels
*Brandon Routh interview with BARBRA WALTERS
*Merchandise release
*Theatrical Poster relased
*World wide billboard campaign with posters
*Theatrical trailer #2 airs with POSIEDON

-JUNE 2006(RELEASE)
*BRANDON ROUTH People magazine cover
*Advertisments from BURGER KING air on television.
*USA TODAY "MAN OF STEEL RETURNS" cover article
*12 televised trailers air on all stations beginning 6/13/06.
*Cast begins talk show appearences
*Toy and merchandise advertisements air on television.
*MTV making the movie special including SAVE SUPERMAN special
*FX inside look at the FX(special effects) in SUPERMAN RETURNS
*WORLD PREMIERE
*NBA FINALS 2006 tie ins air on television.
*TODAY SHOW - KELLY CLARKSON conecert and coundown to the film
*SUPERMAN RETURNS : THE VIDEO GAME release

[Barkworm]

Routh just doesn't look right as Superman to me...:|

[Voltron]

Routh just doesn't look right as Superman to me...:|

I agree. Something's off. In a couple of photos he almost looks puny.

[zkarlette]

Maybe the problem are those weird really obvious contacts he's wearing

[Barkworm]

I agree. Something's off. In a couple of photos he almost looks puny.
That's my major beef with him. He does look very puny.

[CyberCubed]

Watched this, it wasn't too bad. I wonder why Brandon Routh was so blacklisted by Hollywood when his performance as Clark was the best part of the movie.

Other thoughts:

- Superman's son is named Jason

- Kevin Spacey places Luthor much more serious than Gene Hackman

- Lois is terribly miscast

- The plane scene was nice and the baseball stadium

- Only one action scene in the middle with the gun burgler

- Seeing Jimmy as a white red head and Perry White as a white old guy reminds you of what Hollywood was like back in 2006 before they started race swapping everyone. :lol:

Also it's so weird to a sequel to an old movie continuity literally two decades later that ignores the other sequels and picks up where it left off...only we're in 2006 now and not the 80's or 90's.

[Leo656]

The craziest thing is when you realize that Perry White was also Skeletor in the 1987 "Masters of the Universe" movie.

Frank Langella is a national treasure.

[sdp]

The craziest thing is that Superman Returns is almost as old as the last Christopher Reeve's Superman movie was when Superman Returns came out.

The actual movie was a mistake, especially after coming out after the amazing grounded modern batman, why release a movie that felt from another era. I kinda liked it, it was a bit long and got to watch it for free twice in theaters, I think the DCAU Justice League DVDs came with free passes or something of the like.

[CyberCubed]

Brandon Routh aged terribly when he appeared in the CW shows, he's only 41...I don't know why he looks 50+ already.

Also forgot Cyclops actor was in this movie which is why in X-men III his role as Cyclops was killed off at the beginning of the movie. I remember how pissed people were in 2006...haha.

[Leo656]

Also forgot Cyclops actor was in this movie which is why in X-men III his role as Cyclops was killed off at the beginning of the movie. I remember how pissed people were in 2006...haha.

It's funny, too, because at the time people were like, "What a bonehead, giving up a sure thing in X-Men 3 to go be in such a risky project like a Superman movie."

At the time, that almost seemed legit, since X-Men 3 was initially a big hit and Superman Returns was a bit divisive. In hindsight, though, most peoples' attitudes on SR have softened considerably while X-Men 3 is considered by many people to be terrible.

It probably wasn't the wisest choice for him from a financial standpoint, but in hindsight he picked the better movie to be in. It's not like his part in SR couldn't have just as well have been played by anyone, but at the same time I doubt him being in more of X-Men 3 would have saved that particular movie.

[sdp]

If someone had told Brandon Routh back in 2005 that "You'll still be Superman i15 years from now" I'm guessing he wouldn't have thought he would be demoted to TV Superman.

He doesn't look like superman the older he got, but in some ways the TV suit looked better.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGVtlhGW4AEKodQ.jpg
https://dam.smashmexico.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cumpleanioos-brandon-routh-crisis-cover.jpg

[Leo656]

It's because the Returns suit made the S too small and the trunks too low. The TV suit corrected both of those things and the entire thing immediately looks better.

I'm guessing the tiny Speedo trunks were a Singer decision. I've always suspected that he had a tiny (or not-so-tiny) crush on Routh and that's why they cast him. I like Routh a lot, but Cavill was the other "finalist" for the part and Routh got picked over him, despite Cavill looking much more like Superman in general. In hindsight, that was a mistake, but I think it came down to Routh looking more "metrosexual" and that trickled into the costume design.

It's kinda funny to me in some of these older posts how some people say Routh looked "puny". If you've ever seen pictures of him with no shirt on (especially back then), the dude was a legit beast. He just happens to be really lanky at a legit 6'3 or 6'4 (most Superman actors are a lot shorter) and the suit itself wasn't as padded with fake muscles as these suits usually are, but the guy was super jacked underneath it. Cavill's the only Superman actor who was more buff than Routh. And that guy's just a freak of nature anyways.

Compared to everyone's favorite guy, Reeve, who hardly worked out (he worked out Zero for Superman IV, literally never picked up a weight) and had a ton of foam rubber in his suit. :lol: People see whatever they wanna see. I just find it amusing.

[Sumac]

Superman Returns was just boring.
Which is probably worse, than if it was bad, because, I can wax poetics about why Batman & Robin was bad, but all I can say about Superman Returns "it is boring".

It had some nice scenes, but overall left no impression whatsoever.

[Andrew NDB]

Terrible movie. Terrible director.

[Leo656]

Terrible movie. Terrible director.

^^^ Likes X-Men 3, argument invalid

[CyberCubed]

It's weird that Brandon Routh still has Superman Return's "failure" (even though it did well, it has a 75% on rottentomatoes), hang over his head for all eternity.

It goes to show you that you make one movie that the general public doesn't care for, and the actor unfairly gets deemed a failure for the rest of his life. When the problems with movies come down to the script and director, the actors can only play the material that's handed to them. I really don't know why he's so hated.

[The Deadman]

This movie was better than Man of Steel

[oldmanwinters]

I remember Warner Bros hyped this movie like crazy, way more than Batman Begins. I had wanted to see it in "3D" back when that crazy was just catching steam, but I don't think I got around to watching it until it started airing on cable TV. Then I learned I wasn't missing much. I always thought Kate Bosworth was miscast as Lois... even the "look (https://www.amazon.com/Bosworth-Superman-Returns-partially-facing/dp/B07HYCB2GL)" just didn't seem right... maybe even like (https://www.amazon.com/Bosworth-Superman-Returns-holding-Photo/dp/B07HYG7CYS) a female Jimmy Olsen?

The Brian Singer/Kevin Spacey factor just makes it weird to go back to, knowing what we know now. It makes "stalker Superman" even creepier, if that was possible.

[CyberCubed]

The Brian Singer/Kevin Spacey factor just makes it weird to go back to, knowing what we know now. It makes "stalker Superman" even creepier, if that was possible.


Yes this is before both Brian Singer and Kevin Spacey were outed as gay pedophiles. They both slept with underage boys.

[The Deadman]

Thanks for the breaking news, Cubed.

[IMJ]

I think it's very obvious there was some queer baiting and gay signaling going on with Superman Returns. And some strange Christopher Reeve fantasizing that went beyond simply making a movie in continuity. All from Singer's perspective.

But all of that aside, at the time I thought the only thing that flick was missing was someone for Superman to actually fight. The heavy lifting stuff was awesome, but it was still just another heavy lifting Superman flick. Could've also done without the kid thing - just like doing without it in the books.

But at the time? That entire airplane/shuttle launch scene? Oh man - it's still awesome....