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HollywoodSource 09-14-10 03:09 AM

Superman: Man of Steel
 
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Warner Brothers has until 2013 to release a Superman movie. After that they lose the rights to the Superman product to the original creators. Well, their heirs. Since the Judges ruling WB has been frantically trying to get a reboot up and running. Surprisingly they have done pretty well. Christopher Nolan, the man behind the huge success of the Batman movies and Inception has signed on to be the lead advisor. What does that mean? Well, it pretty much means that what Nolan says, goes. WB wouldn’t have it any other way.
So far we have rumors that Christopher’s brother, Jonathan Nolan will be directing the film. David Goyer, who has worked on Batman Begins and Blade has apparently sold his idea to WB on an action packed movie that would pit the Man of Steel against Lex Luthor and the alien super villain Brainiac.
Most likely we will not be seeing either Bryan Singer, or Brandon Routh having any involvement with this project. I personally hated Singers spin on Superman. The costume was horrible. The new “S” shield was OK, yet too small. The fact Supes had a son, who threw giant pianos was a bad idea as well. Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth looked as if she was 19 years old. Not really believable for a Pulitzer winning journalist. In fact the only two things I liked about the Superman Returns film was Brandon Routh, and the awesome plane scene. Unfortunately after that the movie went south in a hurry.
OK, enough about the past. Lets take a look at who could possibly fill in the huge red boots of Superman!
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John Barrowman: Best known for his role in Torchwood as Captain Jack Harkness.
Likelihood: Less than 5%
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Matthew Bomer: Best known for his role in White Collar as Neal Caffrey.
Likelihood: 10%
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Henry Cavill: Best known for his role in The Tudors as Charles Brandon.
Likelihood: 10%
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Jon Hamm: Best known for his role in Mad Men as Don Draper.
Likelihood: 15%
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Tom Welling: Best known for his role in Smallville as Clark Kent.
Likelihood: 15%
In reality it could be any one of these guys plus a few dozen more. Brandon Routh was pretty much an unknown when he got the role for Superman Returns. Tom Welling seems to be the favorite on the Internet seeing as he is his final season playing a young Clark Kent realising he is destined to become Superman.
Leave your thoughts in the comments or if you think we forgot to mention an obvious choice then let us know.

will.15 09-14-10 03:25 AM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
John Barrowman would be good. Maybe he is too good an actor?

Forget all that stuff about Superman having a child. It never happened.

genesis_pig 09-14-10 03:47 AM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
What was this thread for then?


http://www.movieforums.com/community...914#post674914

will.15 09-14-10 03:54 AM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
Trial balloon?

He gave it a reboot.

HollywoodSource 09-14-10 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by will.15 (Post 674920)
John Barrowman would be good. Maybe he is too good an actor?

Forget all that stuff about Superman having a child. It never happened.
It's going to haunt me forever. LOL

nebbit 09-14-10 04:08 AM

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A big http://bestsmileys.com/superhero/2.gif fan :yup:

LuDiNaToR 09-14-10 05:45 AM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
we aint going to hear anything for a while here, we havnt even heard anything about the next batman.:)

Michael_10 09-14-10 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by HollywoodSource (Post 674917)
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-...ogo-strong.jpg
Warner Brothers has until 2013 to release a Superman movie. After that they lose the rights to the Superman product to the original creators. Well, their heirs. Since the Judges ruling WB has been frantically trying to get a reboot up and running. Surprisingly they have done pretty well. Christopher Nolan, the man behind the huge success of the Batman movies and Inception has signed on to be the lead advisor. What does that mean? Well, it pretty much means that what Nolan says, goes. WB wouldn’t have it any other way.
So far we have rumors that Christopher’s brother, Jonathan Nolan will be directing the film. David Goyer, who has worked on Batman Begins and Blade has apparently sold his idea to WB on an action packed movie that would pit the Man of Steel against Lex Luthor and the alien super villain Brainiac.
Most likely we will not be seeing either Bryan Singer, or Brandon Routh having any involvement with this project. I personally hated Singers spin on Superman. The costume was horrible. The new “S” shield was OK, yet too small. The fact Supes had a son, who threw giant pianos was a bad idea as well. Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth looked as if she was 19 years old. Not really believable for a Pulitzer winning journalist. In fact the only two things I liked about the Superman Returns film was Brandon Routh, and the awesome plane scene. Unfortunately after that the movie went south in a hurry.
OK, enough about the past. Lets take a look at who could possibly fill in the huge red boots of Superman!
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-.../barrowman.png
John Barrowman: Best known for his role in Torchwood as Captain Jack Harkness.
Likelihood: Less than 5%
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-...0/09/bomer.png
Matthew Bomer: Best known for his role in White Collar as Neal Caffrey.
Likelihood: 10%
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-.../09/cavill.png
Henry Cavill: Best known for his role in The Tudors as Charles Brandon.
Likelihood: 10%
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-...10/09/hamm.png
Jon Hamm: Best known for his role in Mad Men as Don Draper.
Likelihood: 15%
http://www.myhollywoodsource.com/wp-...09/welling.png
Tom Welling: Best known for his role in Smallville as Clark Kent.
Likelihood: 15%
In reality it could be any one of these guys plus a few dozen more. Brandon Routh was pretty much an unknown when he got the role for Superman Returns. Tom Welling seems to be the favorite on the Internet seeing as he is his final season playing a young Clark Kent realising he is destined to become Superman.
Leave your thoughts in the comments or if you think we forgot to mention an obvious choice then let us know.
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Likelihood 50%

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i2SP7vyXnj...0/Jackman2.jpg

Likelihood 25%

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/mb/...ce_2224756.jpg

Likelihood 25%
:) :D

HollywoodSource 09-14-10 08:09 PM

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I'm going to tell you that those three actors have a combined 0% shot at starring as the next Superman.

It would be interesting to see Worthington in the role. They would have to go a little darker with the man of steel in that case.

genesis_pig 09-14-10 08:12 PM

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I think Guy Pearce is the best option... if he only beefs up...

Michael_10 09-14-10 08:20 PM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
http://www.flicksandbits.com/wp-cont...en-Memento.jpgHe has lean Muscle here, though it proves he has the ability to change his physical appearance for a part. To add, cutting body fat is a lot harder than gaining, if you are like most people. It's rare that Men in their 40's find it hard to gain weight. The difficult part is to add Muscle with that weight gain.

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genesis_pig 09-14-10 08:28 PM

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http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...ZfmS-nQ2PWcTM=


He surely does have the look... better him than Routh..

TheUsualSuspect 10-04-10 07:32 PM

Look who's directing the new Superman film

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will.15 10-04-10 07:47 PM

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The only Superman movie that had a good story was the second one. It shouldn't be hard at all to come up with a good story for a writer with imagination. Lex Luthor trying to destroy much of the Earth in a real estate swindle has to be one of the stupidest ideas of all time.

meatwadsprite 10-04-10 11:47 PM

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gg

genesis_pig 10-05-10 12:02 AM

Re: Superman: Man of Steel
 
I have no reaction towards this news, but I agree with Will...

I only hope Lex Luthor isn't the main villain... & there are lots of action scenes.
Now I am growing even more curious about the casting.

genesis_pig 10-05-10 10:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwwpXIiSk2k&feature=player_embedded

HollywoodSource 10-05-10 02:24 PM


Zack Snyder (Dawn of The Dead, 300, Watchmen) has been confirmed as the new director for the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel film.

I am very excited about this. Snyder rejected the offer when he was asked to do Superman Returns. He didn’t have a clear vision for how he would handle it. I mean, Superman is the biggest and baddest superhero ever. Now that some time has passed and he has seen what David Goyer (writer) and Jonathan Nolan (writer) have come up with as far as a script, he is comfortable taking on such a huge project.

Snyder spoke with Deadline and had this to say:
“I’ve been a big fan of the character for a long time, he’s definitely the king of all superheroes, he’s the one. It’s early yet, but I can tell you that what David [Goyer] and Chris [Nolan] have done with the story so far definitely has given me a great insight into a way to make him feel modern. I’ve always felt he was kind of awesome. I’ll finish ‘Sucker Punch’ and get right at it.”
Snyder has been a part of some pretty great films, artistically speaking. 300 was a very unique and visualy pleasing film. So was Watchmen. They both had a fresh look to them that hadn’t been seen much in films before.
It will be fun and interesting to see what Snyder means when he says he wants to make Superman feel more modern. New costume perhaps?

Yoda 10-05-10 05:35 PM

OG- has a relevant article up on Hollywood.com called "Why Zack Snyder Is a Good Choice to Direct 'Superman'":

People complain that there's no originality in Hollywood, that every movie looks the same and that the Golden Era of the blockbuster ended years ago. And yet Snyder receives very little applause from his core fanbase for delivering films that are original, that don't look like every movie on the block, and that try to make lining up at a movie theater on opening night worth the wait and the $10 price tag.
Worth reading the whole thing. I go back and forth on Snyder, but the idea that he's not like every other director is pretty undeniable, I think, and he has a tremendous visual flair. Segments of Watchmen (if not the whole of the film) demonstrate pretty conclusively that this guy's got plenty of raw talent, which makes me optimistic that he'll become a better filmmaker over time. Technically, he's up there with anyone, and at a pretty young age, so I'm excited to see what might be capable of if and when he takes on more varied projects.

We shall see. Anyway, read the article. :)

will.15 10-05-10 05:49 PM

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Is Nolan still the producer?

Snyder's big problem he is a whiz with the camera, but not a strong storyteller. If Nolan stays involved he might neutralize that problem by making sure the screenplay remains solid.


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