Superman Casting News
 

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

you couldn't be more right

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....

I liked her alot, dude!

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.

Re: Superman Casting News
 

You should boycott the movie...period.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.

Superman Returns could screw up X-3
 

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

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.

Well, that ruined my day. :evil:

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

I guess I have a sad life, too then.

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.

Superman Returns behind the scenes
 

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

Kevin Spacey is bald!!
 

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/imag...CON146-tb.html

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

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

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!

Superman returns footage!!!
 

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/

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.

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

:ohwell:

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

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.

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

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.

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 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 the proof!

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

lmao.

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

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

The first Teaser is online. Doesn't show too much new stuff, but it does look rather good.

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

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

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..

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

Singer did good, so far.