Posts Tagged ‘superman’
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- The Coen Brothers enter television with hourlong comedy at Fox from Imagine TV. [deadline]
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin could re-team in Adam Shankman comedy. [deadline]
- Warner Bros. could have Robert Downey Jr. play ‘Perry Mason’ [variety]
- Paul Feig drops out of Bridget Jones 3. [film-news]
- Joel Schumacher says he wanted Nicolas Cage to play Scarecrow in the aborted ‘Batman Triumphant’. [playlist]
- Filipino Man undergoes plastic surgery to become Superman. [spot.ph]
- New Batman: Arkham City villain found. [joystiq]
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Tags: Adam Shankman, alec baldwin, Batman: Arkham City, Bridget Jones, coen brothers, joel Schumacher, montage, nicolas cage, Paul Feig, robert downey jr, steve martin, superman
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The official synopsis for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel has arrived online via ComicBookMovie, it is expected the film will follow Superman’s origins as Clark Kent decides to become Superman but some folks will need more than that to stay awake during an action movie. We reported that Michael Shannon will star in the role of General Zod, so ass will be kicked. So let’s get to the plot:
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
The Man of Steel arrives June 14, 2013.
Tags: amy adams, david goyer, diane lane, Henry Cavill, kevin costner, laurence fishburne, man of steel, michael shannon, russell crowe, superman, zack snyder
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Warner Bros. has released the first official image of actor Henry Cavill as Superman in the Man of Steel reboot [see all of our Superman news]. Why they released it almost two years before the film is out is a little confusing to me. This looks like a promo picture and won’t be the real deal when it comes time for it. The cape for starters is very big, like look at that thing, massive. We have the raised “S” chest symbol and the texture of the costume is looks like what we have for the new Spider-Man costume. It looks like rubber, not that there is anything wrong with that.
I’m still excited for this movie and must say that as much as I support Brandon Routh and what he did with Superman, Cavill was a great choice too even if he does use his powers to rob banks apparently.
Warner Bros today released a first photo of British actor Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel, the franchise reboot that’s being directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. Cavill stars with Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Julia Ormond, Russell Crowe, Chris Meloni, Harry Lennix and Laurence Fishburne. Currently in production, Man of Steel is slated for release on June 14, 2013.
Tags: first look, Henry Cavill, man of steel, superman
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel as Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White. Jackie Cooper played White opposite Christopher Reeve’s in Superman (1978) and Frank Langella played the role in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns (2006). This continues the trend of strong casting for the revamp/reboot/re-imagination of Superman.
Man of Steel is being produced by Christopher Nolan. It stars Henry Cavill as Clark/Superman, Amy Adams as Lois, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, and Diane Lane as Martha Kent. Filming begins this fall, and is said to be set for release June 14, 2013.
My opinion? No one can beat Lane Smith from Lois & Clark [see]. Laurence Fishburne recently left CSI after j two seasons. Ted Danson will take Fishburne’s place on the show this fall.
Tags: casting, laurence fishburne, man of steel, superman, zack snyder
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Warner Bros has changed the planned December 2012 release date for Man of Steel, the next reboot of Superman to a June 14, 2013 release. The Zack Snyder-directed reboot has had some big casting news [see our coverage] and I thought a December release would have been nice for Superman, it’s not to be.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros has spent a fortune defending its Superman rights, some say up to $25M in legal fees, but right now it looks like there will be a splitting of rights between the creator estates and DC Comics.
Speaking of heroes, I was looking at some dates for next year and it looks like The Amazing Spider-Man comes out July 3rd and The Dark Knight Rises follows 2 weeks later on June 20th. It’s going to be a very big summer.
Tags: amy adams, david goyer, diane lane, Henry Cavill, kevin costner, man of steel, michael shannon, russell crowe, superman, zack snyder
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This past weekend marked the 30th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark being released to theaters on June 12, 1981. I enjoyed revisiting the film Saturday night, it’s one of the best movies ever, but we all know that. Some of you may not know that the role was offered to Tom Selleck who had to drop out when his Magnum, P.I. contract prevented him from doing the movie, and the rest is Harrison Ford history. The knowledge of the screen test isn’t new, just a fun memory for the anniversary, enjoy: (more…)
Tags: auditions, indiana jones, lois lane, Raiders of the Lost Ark, superman, tom selleck
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
If Michael Shannon wasn’t enough as General Zod [see], Zack Snyder‘s Superman reboot, Man of Steel, now has a female villain in the form of a Faora to be played by German actress Antje Traue (Pandorum). There are multiple Faoras in the Superman universe, so we still don’t know which Traue has been asked to play
Variety reports and speculates that Man of Steel will use “the version of Faora that debuted in Action Comics #779 as a Pokolistanian aide of General Zod. That character was an orphan metahuman with the ability to disrupt molecular bonds, which allowed her to create a mutagenic virus that served as the linchpin of Zod’s plan.” Check out the comic below. Man of Steel is set to hit theaters December 2012. Check out all of our Man of Steel coverage here.
Faora Hu-Ul was a serial killer born on the planet Krypton. A self-professed “man-hater”, she targeted only male Kryptonians and ran a concentration camp where she kept other Kryptonians as slaves. Faora Hu-Ul claimed over twenty-three lives before she was arrested. Faora was sentenced to over three-hundred years of incarceration inside the Phantom Zone – the longest sentence ever handed to a female prisoner, and the second-longest sentence over all. As Faora was trapped inside the Phantom Zone, she, along with many others, survived the destruction of Krypton. Faora was an expert at the Kryptonian martial art of Horo-Kanu, which utilized the pressure points on the Kryptonian body. This made her an extremely dangerous foe for Superman to face in hand-to-hand combat—he was forced to flee from their first encounter.
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Tags: Antje Traue, man of steel, michael shannon, superman, zack snyder
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Last month I talked about the rumor that Michael Shannon was in talks to play General Zod in Zack Snyder‘s new Superman reboot, now titled Man of Steel. Warner Bros has officially announced that Shannon will star in the film, as villain Zod.
The cast is here, and it’s looking good. Henry Cavill is Clark Kent/Superman, Amy Adams is Lois Lane, Diane Lane is Martha Kent and Kevin Costner is Jonathan Kent. This will be the first Superman movie not to have the title characters name in the title, going for some Dark Knight luck me thinks. Shannon is one of my favorite actors today, you can follow him in Boardwalk Empire on HBO and I recommend checking out his remarkable performance in Revolutionary Road.
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Tags: man of steel, michael shannon, reboot, superman, zack snyder
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Oscar nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter, Doubt, Junebug) has been cast as Lois Lane in the Superman reboot, Superman: Man of Steel. The film to be directed by Zack Snyder has already cast Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent and Diane Lane as Martha Kent.
Zack Snyder, revealed to the Los Angeles Times that Adams received the news Sunday. “It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. What’s important to us is making him relevant and real and making him empathetic to today’s audience so that we understand the decisions he makes. That applies to Lois as well. She has to be in the same universe as him [in tone and substance],” said Snyder.
Much like the prior casting with this Superman reboot, this one is good. We are looking at a solid cast, well known yes, but somewhat subtle if you ask me. There is still some major casting to be done before the film begins shooting later this year for a December 2012 release, the villain, General Zod for starters. Viggo Mortensen, Michael Shannon and Edgar Ramirez have all been rumored for the role. Here’s hoping that the great Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Boardwalk Empire) is involved somehow.
Tags: amy adams, lois lane, man of steel, reboot, superman, superman: man of steel, zack snyder
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Warner Bros. has officially confirmed for US release, Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology. It will be released on June 7, 2011 in an eight-disc set that contains all five films (
