Superman: The Man Of Steel

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Aug 19, 2008


Warner Bros. is mulling over their comic book movie future right now, from their long in-development Justice League of America movie to Batman 3.

But one particular project that appears to be bedeviling the studio most is their sequel to Superman Returns, which was considered a box office underperformer given its hefty price tag.

The project, reportedly titled Superman: Man of Steel, has lingered in limbo ever since the Bryan Singer-directed Superman Returns opened in 2006. It was reported in March that Singer would reprise his directing duties for the sequel, which he previously said would feature more action and spectacle. (Returns writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris will not be back.)

But now, according to an item today from Variety columnist Anne Thompson, Singer's involvement is not such a sure thing after all.

Thompson blogged, "Today I was told that it is a priority at the studio to find the right direction and if Bryan Singer is willing to do that, fine, but if he gets in the way, he may not stay on the project. There are no writers working on a Superman script now. The studio wants to figure it out. 'It might be better to start from scratch,' one exec admitted."

More on this as it comes in.

[Noah]

No more fucking starting from scratch, god-fucking-damn it!

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August 22, 2008


Turns out those rumors that Warner Bros. wants to reboot their Superman franchise rather than make a sequel to Superman Returns are true.

In a move reminiscent of how Marvel Studios ignored Ang Lee's Hulk when making this summer's The Incredible Hulk, that notorious fanboy rag The Wall Street Journal reports that Warners plans to "reintroduce" the Man of Steel to audiences by 2011.

The studio "is focused on releasing four comic-book films in the next three years, including a third Batman film, a new film reintroducing Superman, and two movies focusing on other DC Comics characters."

Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov told WSJ that the Bryan Singer-directed Superman Returns "didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. ... It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned."

The exec added, "Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. ... But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

Given the astounding commercial success of the grim and gritty Dark Knight, Robinov says Warners's upcoming DC movie slate is "going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it," and the next Superman movie will be no exception.

The WSJ article also confirms that the live-action Justice League of America movie has been indefinitely shelved so that Warners, a la Marvel Studios' plan for an Avengers movie in 2011, can introduce that team's key members -- including Superman, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern -- in their own individual films before producing a team-up movie.

[massacre man]

Awesome. I hope it's good. And I hope Superman actually punches something.

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What Robinov was trying to say there was that there was a bit too much of Batman-esque similarities in Superman Returns - the broody, pensive superhero type stuff which wasnt anywhere near the Clark Kent/Kal-El everyone knows him to be.

Hopefully the reboot will make Superman fast, fun and light-hearted as in the comics, and bring in the "steel" factor back into the Man of Steel name.

If that is true, I think they ll be disposing off Singer too. Either that, or asking him to review his take on X-Men again, and model Supes accordingly.

[Zero]

what we need is a good adaptation of miller's dark knight returns - bring superman and batman together at their (sort of) end. an old, pissed off batman - a duped and pathetic superman - the battle of the ages - god that would rule

[massacre man]

what we need is a good adaptation of miller's dark knight returns - bring superman and batman together at their (sort of) end. an old, pissed off batman - a duped and pathetic superman - the battle of the ages - god that would rule

They'd have to change The Joker a bit for me to like it, he acted a bit too... "feminine" in this, he was still cool, just not Joker-cool.

And no


SPOILERS
Dead Alfred.

[The_Return]

Frank Miller just sucks writing those characters in general...his Batman + Joker are awful, even though the story itself was badass.

If they ever do make DKR into a movie...I'd love them to bring back Nicholson for Joker. That way, you wouldn't have the same kind of shitstorm that would naturally accompany somebody else playing the role after Ledger because he had done it before...and IMO pretty much the only problem with his Joker in the first place was that he was too old and fat. Now that he's supposed to be old, I think he'd be awesome.

Just for coolness's sake, I'd like to see Keaton put on the cowl again....but honestly, I think he's aging too well. Not old enough yet - perhaps Clint Eastwood? Or is that just too obvious?

[massacre man]

Frank Miller just sucks writing those characters in general...his Batman + Joker are awful, even though the story itself was badass.

If they ever do make DKR into a movie...I'd love them to bring back Nicholson for Joker. That way, you wouldn't have the same kind of shitstorm that would naturally accompany somebody else playing the role after Ledger because he had done it before...and IMO pretty much the only problem with his Joker in the first place was that he was too old and fat. Now that he's supposed to be old, I think he'd be awesome.

Just for coolness's sake, I'd like to see Keaton put on the cowl again....but honestly, I think he's aging too well. Not old enough yet - perhaps Clint Eastwood? Or is that just too obvious?

Bruce Campbell for Superman, maybe? He aged, right? For some reason I don't remember Clark aging.

And I haven't seen his chin in a while, but maybe Kurt Russell for Bruce? This Batman just seems too bulky for Clint.

[Roderick Usher]

Superman sucks. He's the least compelling super hero ever. How can he be interesting when he is essentially invincible...unless there's a convenient hunk of glowing green rock around.

This franchise should simply go away for a while... a loooooong while

[The_Return]

Superman sucks. He's the least compelling super hero ever. How can he be interesting when he is essentially invincible...unless there's a convenient hunk of glowing green rock around.

This franchise should simply go away for a while... a loooooong while

Have you read "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" by Alan Moore? It's the only time that I've found Superman to be a worthwhile character...otherwise, I share your sentiments.

[massacre man]

Have you read "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" by Alan Moore? It's the only time that I've found Superman to be a worthwhile character...otherwise, I share your sentiments.

I love it when he's paired with Batman, other than that I don't think he's that great.

Except for the one scene in the Justice League cartoon, it made him certified badass.

SPOILERS
Lex is president and is doing something bad. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman break into the White House and fight off the goons. Superman makes it to Luthor's office. Lex taunts him a bit saying that there's no way he could stop him for good, his eyes start to glow. Cut to Batman and Wonder Woman fighting their way into the office, Lex's chair is smoking and Superman is staring out the window.

Wonder Woman: How do you feel?
Superman: I feel great.

I haven't seen it since I was a kid so some details might be a little off.

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September 2, 2008


If Superman must be rebooted [again] and if the series must be darkened... then let it be by someone like Mark Millar, one of the comic books’ greatest treasures and someone who seems to know what makes Kal-El tick - heck, he's written one of the best Superman comics this side of the Frog Bros' store.

The “Wanted” scribe tells G4TV that he and a big-time director pal (name not revealed) has pitched a three-picture “Superman” series to Warner Bros – and if it gets the go-ahead, they’ll be filming next Summer.

That's great news, considering the fact that comic-dom's greatest icon hasn't had much success on the silver screen, including the Reeves-Brando take on the Man of Steel.

[Cheap_Remake]

Superman sucks. He's the least compelling super hero ever. How can he be interesting when he is essentially invincible...unless there's a convenient hunk of glowing green rock around.

This franchise should simply go away for a while... a loooooong while

I can live with that.

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January 06, 2009


There's a rumour on the net that the main villain of the next Superman movie WON'T be perennial Man of Steel nemesis Lex Luthor.

Latino Review says that Warner Bros are hearing ideas from writers for a next Supes film, with the studio eager for a new baddie from Superman's rogues gallery of enemies to be the villain of the piece - thus ruling out Lex. The site report that the studio hasn't heard a pitch they like yet, but that this is the way they see the franchise developing.

If true, this could open the door for baddies such as Brainiac, Doomsday, Mr. Mxyzptlk and Darkseid to be the main antagonist, although Luthor could obviously be involved in a smaller role.

Recent chatter on the future of the Superman franchise has failed to turn up any definite news. Warner Bros. bigwig Alan Horn said last month that he expects the project to get off the ground "in the next couple of years", but we still don't know if Superman Returns director Bryan Singer or star Brandon Routh will be involved, or to what extent the studio plan to re-boot the series.

[Phalanx]

He's the least compelling super hero ever. How can he be interesting when he is essentially invincible...unless there's a convenient hunk of glowing green rock around.

I agree that the basic concept of superman being nigh-invulnerable got a little old, but then they figured this out very early. Issues of morality vs "because I can" came into play, isolation and loneliness...
It's not all about the kryptonite either - many a superman tale has had him powerless/less powerful, dependant upon his location in relation to the sun/other suns/dimensions, he's susceptible to magic (which a larger number of dc villains wield than the superheroes), and well, doomsday didn't exactly need either of those to KILL him, just as Atlas (while semi-mystical, but power based on raw strength) didn't need them to fight him to a standstill...See, I get where you're coming from, but I think you've based a large part of your perception on what you've seen in the movies/pre-80's comics, because it hasn't really been that way for a while.

What they need to do is modernise/change these perceptions in terms of the films, then maybe the character would appeal a bit more.

[The_Return]

Even though the character himself is pretty weak, the special effects nerd inside me would KILL to see Doomsday on screen.

Can you IMAGINE how badass he would look if they did it right?

[Phalanx]

Doomsday, or at least a version of him has been in the latest episodes of Smallville...although he's got a different, rather compressed back story...he looks quite decent so far, but you haven't seen all that much of him.

[CryptKeeper13]

What a peice of trash Superman Returns was... I was so excited for that movie when it came out due to the fact that Superman is one of my beloved childhood figures. I remember walking out of the theater speechless and could not stopping thinking what a POS that film really was. In conclusion I'm happy for a "re-inventing" of sorts and it would be amazing if they could make the Death of Superman a film. Has potential to be at least visually outstanding.

[The_Return]

Doomsday, or at least a version of him has been in the latest episodes of Smallville...although he's got a different, rather compressed back story...he looks quite decent so far, but you haven't seen all that much of him.

Never really got into Smallville...I'm not crazy about Supes in the first place, and watching most of the first season did nothing to change my mind.

I've read up on it and it sounds like they've put some pretty cool ideas into it recently(Justice League, Legion of Superheroes), but it's never really grabbed me. Now that Doomsday is hanging around, I may just have to take a quick looksee...

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Jan 08, 2009


In an interview with IESB.net, David Goyer - who directed Blade: Trinity and wrote drafts of Chris Nolan's Batman films - had some interesting insights on Warner Bros. attitude towards the DC Comics properties, which they own all the rights to.

He told them: "A lot of the DC movies at Warner Brothers are all on hold while they figure out, they're going to come up with some new plan, methodology, things like that so everything has just been pressed pause at the moment." This would include currently in development projects, such as a new Superman, Green Lantern and possibly Wonder Woman.

The reason for this? "It was the double header of both Iron Man and The Dark Knight coming out" he said. "More than ever I think they've realized, I think DC was responsible for 15% of Warner Brother's revenue this year, something crazy like that, so they realized that comic books, it's become a new genre, one of the most successful genres."

We're not sure what this "new plan" is yet; will they attempt to try and synchronise the various DC Universe characters - as Marvel are planning with their superheroes?

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Are the Wachowski Brothers (famous of course for creating The Matrix) set to reboot the Superman franchise?

A scooper for Ain't it Cool News told the site that Wachowski collaborator John McTeigue (who worked second unit on The Matrix and helmed the Wachoswki-produced V For Vendetta) said the brothers had previously been intending to make a move based on DC's Plastic Man.

However, they claim studio Warner Bros. has put the project on hold indefinitely, which frees up the Wachowski's for a possible three-part re-imagining of Superman.

This would be facilitated, they claim, by the fact that Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer is opting to helm the Logan's Run remake instead. This itself runs contrary to what we've previously heard, with Singer apparently exiting the project to be replaced with newcomer Joseph Kosinski.

AICN's tipster writes: "[The Wachowskis] are currently reviewing their options as its like being asked to take the final play in a Superbowl final. [McTeigue] says if they do agree, he will likely either succumb to providing second unit support on the movie or will champion the directorship of Plastic Man.

He went on: "The very thought of the brothers making a Superman movie is believable as they have grown up in the world of comic books and they would be ideal for the project."

Obviously this is just a big fat rumour at this stage - all entirely unconfirmed by the studio, but would you pay to see Superman Wachowski-bros style?

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It appears the Wachowski brothers won't be taking a trip to Metropolis after all.

It was recently reported that the makers of The Matrix were being lined up by their home studio Warner Bros. to reboot the Superman franchise. The brothers Wachowski were said to be putting their plans for a Plastic Man movie on hold in order to do a Superman trilogy instead.

Unfortunately, SlashFilm says that simply isn't the case. The site claims it has received "confirmation from two independent sources that the report was completely false."

A bit of a dampener for all Supe fans.

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Word lately has Ninja Assassin director and Wachowski brothers protege James McTeigue pegged as the possible successor to the Superman movie franchise, and while the helmer won't confirm or deny these rumors, he has proved willing to talk about his thoughts on where the character should go next on the big screen.

While talking to MTV recently, McTeigue said that he thinks Supes should go darker than he has in the past.

"I think that the culture has sort of changed a little bit around Superman," McTeigue said. "If you're going to do something with Superman, I think people would probably like something a little darker."

He added that the recent court ruling that took away the rights to Superman's origin and the planet Krypton from Warner Bros. might not be such a bad thing.

"I think it's good that they just had a court case where, basically, if you make another Superman movie, you can't touch Superman growing up -- that's part of the story that you can't touch anymore," he said. "That wouldn't be a bad thing. I think everybody's a bit sick of seeing the origin story. … You need to take it and retool it. Make it something that appeals to audiences now a little more."

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James McTeigue just can't stop talking about Superman.

The V for Vendetta director has been linked to a reboot for ages, and was talking about the project as recently as August this year.

Firstshowing.net quizzed McTeigue once more on the topic at Fantastic Fest, and he admitted that he has talked to studio Warner bros.

"I've had some discussions with [directors of The Matrix] the Wachowski brothers to a lesser degree, but the Superman franchise is in a strange kind of place at the moment... I think they're still trying to work out the mechanics of how that can come together."

If he was going to tackle the Man of Steel on film he would want to make it his own: "I think I would be interested in doing it if they let me do it the way I wanted to do it. I would say that, if you take the Richard Donner Supermans and the last Superman [from Bryan Singer], I think that Superman is probably ripe for a bit of a change up. I think society has changed around the core idea of what Superman was."

McTeigue went on: "And I'm not saying you do the ubiquitous dark Superman... I think there are some things that you could excise from the Superman mythology that people would get into it, if you took the world that he was in and changed that a bit, and maybe even project that into the future a bit."

"I think you don't really have to play into the origin story anymore. I think there's a whole bunch of things you could do to make that film more alive and exciting again."

Don't expect to see McTeigue's ideas up on screen anytime soon however, as the franchise is seemingly on hold for the time being after the recent restructuring at DC and Warner Bros.

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And then there was one:

In a move that won’t really surprise anyone considering how close he is to Warner Bros., Zack Snyder, the man behind Watchmen, 300 and the new owl ‘toon Legends of the Guardians, has been chosen to direct the studio’s latest attempt at bringing Superman back to the silver screen.

Deadline was first to break the news that Snyder was in the middle of forging a deal to make the movie with Chris Nolan executive producing. David Goyer cracked the concept and has written the script, which he'll work on with Snyder and the rest to refine before the director gets to work shooting.

“It's early yet, but I can tell you that what David and Chris 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 tells Deadline.

“In the initial meetings, he’s been super amazingly smart and also amazingly kind, filmmaker-to-filmmaker,” he tells the Heat Vision blog about his discussions with Nolan, in which he apparently didn’t put on a big show to win the job, but did express how close he is to the character. “I have great respect for him. The process has been amazing so far, and it looks like nothing but pluses.”

And finding a Man of Steel will probably be easier than balancing the movie’s tone, which suffers from the fact that it’s so hard to make Superman correctly when he’s such a heroic character lacking the shades of a Batman. Still, Goyer and Nolan seem convinced they’ve cracked it, so perhaps working with Snyder, they can come up with something cool.

Rumours have been flying with regards to possible plotlines, but the biggest hit on the story seems to revolve around the return of the beloved General “kneel before” Zod. If that pans out, we fear for whoever has to step into the black pantsuit made famous by Terence Stamp.

Per a report from THR, Goyer’s script is believed to be akin to Richard Donner’s Superman films via the inclusion of General Zod as the primary villain. While unconfirmed, Nolan has made it known that he wishes to place Superman within a realistic modern context for The Man of Steel. With that in mind, it would make sense to have Superman fight it out with a fellow Kryptonian who, like Clark Kent, at least looks human. While his esteemed nemesis Lex Luthor also fits this bill, other popular Superman villains such as Brainiac and/or Darkseid might not play as quite as “real” from a physical perspective.

Warners will be feeling some relief, since it really needs to get the film moving to capitalise on the time it has left to exploit the character before some of the copyrights revert back to the original creators’ estates, and has a Christmas 2012 release schedule on its wish list.

Briefly, and in closing, many have questioned whether or not Warner Bros. might bring back Brandon Routh to reprise his role in Snyder and Nolan’s film. While unconfirmed, we are hearing early stirs which seem to rule out Routh’s return to the franchise. For those of you who enjoyed Superman Returns, you have my deepest sympathies. For the rest of us, here’s to hoping Snyder, Nolan, Goyer, and co. can give this generation a Superman film that, like The Man of Steel himself, can withstand the test of time.

[roshiq]

I hope from the bottom of my heart at least this time they'll successfully bring the man into the big screen...it's somewhat really sad for the fans that there's still no proper SUPERMAN film adaptation came out in this rising age of Superhero flicks. Btw, it's also good to hear that they're replacing Routh.

[massacre man]

Snyder wasn't the best candidate, but I trust him, Nolan, and Goyer to make a good Superman movie.

[crazy raplh]

What a peice of trash Superman Returns was... I was so excited for that movie when it came out due to the fact that Superman is one of my beloved childhood figures. I remember walking out of the theater speechless and could not stopping thinking what a POS that film really was. In conclusion I'm happy for a "re-inventing" of sorts and it would be amazing if they could make the Death of Superman a film. Has potential to be at least visually outstanding.

There is a cartoon movie of it.

[The_Return]

Snyder wasn't the best candidate, but I trust him, Nolan, and Goyer to make a good Superman movie.

My thoughts exactly.

Personally - though I do enjoy Snyder's style - I've got some reservations as to how well it'll mesh with the Man of Steel. Still, with a script from Goyer, and Nolan watching over everything, there's not much chance this can go wrong.

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On 4th October 2010 history was made, Warner Bros. finally got off of their gold-plated asses and signed a director to the long awaited (and untitled) Superman Project. It was not long before that man was revealed to be “300” and “Watchmen” director, Zack Snyder.

From there it didn’t take long for rumour and speculation surrounding story and villain to begin. A story appeared on The Hollywood Reporter that General Zod would be the villain of choice for the project.

Well it seems that this too, was simply speculation on THR’s part. Speaking to Badtaste.it, Snyder confirmed that, for now at least, General Zod’s appearance is just a rumour.

Speaking to French website, filmsactu.com, Snyder also confirmed that the film will focus on the early days of the Man of Steel:

“I have not really had time to work on the project. When I finish promoting Ga’Hoole, I could really harness myself. As I have already explained, the film will focus on the early days of Superman, so there will be no links with other films. This is not a remake then. Similarly, although I still cannot talk about the script—I can assure you that this new Superman will not be based on a comic book in particular.”

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What’s Playing is reporting a couple interesting rumors regarding Zack Snyder’s Superman: The Man of Steel.

WP reports that while Man of Steel will feature Superman, the primary focus is on Clark Kent. As per What’s Playing, “A character breakdown issued to casting agencies this week says that the plot involves Clark getting involved in some sort of battle between two tribes in West Africa. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, Clark returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.”

Yeah, who wants to see Superman fighting Lex Luthor or Brainiac when you can see how lifting heavy things will somehow solve generations of violent power struggles. Is this the “modern context” producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David Goyer were talking about?

In addition to the Zwick-ian sounding plot (white guy saves/leads helpless minority), it also sounds very small potatoes when considering what Superman is capable of doing on the big screen (read larger-than-life battles). The idea of turning the focus to a mopey Clark Kent who struggles to understand his origins would be interesting if A) we didn’t already know Superman’s origin story; and B) this wasn’t the premise of Smallville, which has been on the air for ten seasons.

Granted, this is just a rumor, but it jives with an earlier logline about the plot, which read “Clark Kent is a journalist traveling the world trying to decide if he should, in fact, even become Superman.” Snyder has also said that “The film will focus on early days of Superman.” Perhaps, Goyer, Snyder, and Nolan have found a way to make the story work, but this rumored premise doesn’t exactly brim with excitement.

What’s Playing is also reporting that “Anne Hathaway is said to be a contender to play Lois Lane in the film.” She might be, as is probably every other noteworthy, age-appropriate actress in Hollywood. That being said, Hathaway would be a great choice for the role.

Superman: The Man of Steel is currently set for a holiday 2012 release.

[massacre man]

That description is the plot to the story "Birthright" and Zack Snyder said himself that the story won't be based off of any particular comment. So yeah... Not true. That's probably just a description they put up to give a feel for the character, kind of like how people auditioning for Superman Returns had to read from the original movie script.

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American actor Michael Shannon has been cast as the villain in the upcoming Superman film.

Shannon, who received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in Revolutionary Road two years ago, will play General Zod opposite British actor Henry Cavill, who is the 'Man of Steel' in the new film.

Amy Adams has been cast as Lois Lane.

The Zod character appeared in two of Christopher Reeve's Superman movies, 1978's Superman and the 1980 sequel Superman II, where Terence Stamp played him. Like Superman, he comes from the planet Krypton.

'Zod is not only one of Superman's most formidable enemies, but one of the most significant because he has insights into Superman that others don't," the Telegraph quoted Zack Snyder, the director of the new film, as saying.

'Michael is a powerful actor who can project both the intelligence and the malice of the character, making him perfect for the role," he added.

Others signed to the new Superman film include Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, who will play Clark Kent's parents Martha and Jonathan Kent.

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One thing has been clear, Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan have been sniffing around a big talent to join the upcoming “Man of Steel” in an important role. Earlier this spring, Daniel Day-Lewis was rumored as being sought for an unspecified part and while that turned out—as expected—not to happen, another major star has landed.

Variety reports that Russell Crowe is in negotiations to play Clark Kent’s biological father, Jor-El, in “Man of Steel.”

Apparently Sean Penn and Clive Owen were also being considered (the latter choice seems odd), but of the three, Crowe is a pretty good selection, with the right frame and presence to do the role that many still associate with Marlon Brando. We’d wager his role will likely be entirely first act/flashback stuff but someone like Crowe certainly sets an anchor for the rest for the movie.

According to the trade, the last major role to be cast is that of Supes’ biological Mom, Lara.

Crowe joins the intriguing cast of Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon and Antje Traue in the film.

Production gears up next month for “Man of Steel” which is keeping plot details under wraps. The film is expected to arrive in late 2012.

[The Villain]

The cast and crew for this is starting to look really good. I've never liked Superman or been a fan of any of the films but this one is actually starting to interest me.

[cheebacheeba]

Clive Owen would make a better Zod than than guy they currently have lined up.

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Lois Lane and Clark Kent just got their boss: Laurence Fishburne will play Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in Man of Steel.

White has traditionally been a hard-charging, old fashioned newspaperman, who relies on his ace reporters, Clark and Lois, to get the big scoop.

Jackie Cooper played White in the Christopher Reeve-era Superman films, and Frank Langella took on the role in director Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns in 2006.

The casting resolves the question of what Laurence would be up to following his departure this May from CBS’ long-running CSI after just over two seasons.

The Superman reboot, produced by Christopher Nolan and directed by Zack Snyder, stars Henry Cavill as Clark (a.k.a. Superman), Amy Adams as Lois, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, and Diane Lane as Martha Kent.

David Goyer (Batman Begins) is penning the script.

Man of Steel is due to begin filming this fall, and is slated for release on June 14, 2013.

[roshiq]

OMG....:eek:

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the first look at the new “Man of Steel”:

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/sanjidhdc/man-of-steel-1stphoto.jpg

[The Villain]

Laurence Fishburne is a horrible choice for Perry White in my opinion. But that picture looks awesome

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OMG....:eek:

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the first look at the new “Man of Steel”:

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/sanjidhdc/man-of-steel-1stphoto.jpg

Henry Cavill as Superman.

Bigger pic - http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/MOS-0001RV_20110804154335-e1312472926325.jpg

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Releasing on June 14.

[SuperFreddy]

For me Cavill is convincing as a Superman. He's normal appearance as Clark Kent is different from Superman which is also good:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Henry_Cavill_Wondercon_2011.jpg/220px-Henry_Cavill_Wondercon_2011.jpg