Superman Returns

[MacGuffin]

Lois, Lex Lock Into Superman
Source: Reuters

Superman has found his Lois Lane and his Lex Luthor.

Kate Bosworth is in negotiations to play the Man of Steel's plucky fellow reporter, and Kevin Spacey is set to play the superhero's nemesis in Bryan Singer's Superman movie for Warner Bros. Pictures.

The comic book movie would reunite the two actors, who currently appear in Spacey's "Beyond the Sea" as Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin.

The casting of Lane was a long process that ultimately rested on a chemistry test between the actress and Brandon Routh, who is playing Superman, sources said. Bosworth reportedly beat out the likes of Claire Danes, Linda Cardellini and Michelle Monaghan.

Sources said Singer wanted Spacey early on but that the Oscar-winning actor's commitment to London's Old Vic Theatre, where he is artistic director, caused scheduling snafus on the road to making a deal. Spacey, who is in rehearsals for "National Anthems" at the Old Vic, will do a limited run of "The Philadelphia Story" at the theater before moving to the Superman movie, which has a March start date.

[ono]

I haven't been at all interested in this, but Spacey really is quite great for this role.  Not Bosworth, though.  Lois Lane is a brunette, first of all.  What, are they gonna color her hair?  (That's rhetorical.)  Not gonna say anything about her acting -- she's decent, but I wouldn't have chosen her for this role myself -- Lois also has to convey smarts, and I would prefer someone who fits that Lois mold.  Also, someone prone to random public outbursts of insanity.

Problem with Superman is he can do too much, and only has one weakness.  It gets old fast, no matter how many variations on that they can play, from the comic, to the movies, and the Lois and Clark series (which was entertaining for what it was).

[MacGuffin]

Marsden, Laurie Offering Super Support
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Director Bryan Singer is going with some familiar faces in his Superman movie.

James Marsden, who played Cyclops in Singer's two "X-Men" movies, and Hugh Laurie, who stars in Singer's Fox medical drama "House," are joining the cast of the Warner Bros. film.

Marsden, last in theaters with "The Notebook," will play Lois Lane's love interest, Richard White. Laurie is in final negotiations to play Perry White, editor in chief of the Daily Planet. The two characters are related, though the studio declined to say if they were father and son.

Brandon Routh is set to play Clark Kent/Superman, while Kevin Spacey, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his performance in Singer's "The Usual Suspects," is set to play Lex Luthor. Kate Bosworth, Spacey's co-star in "Beyond the Sea," is in negotiations to play Lane.

Marsden next appears in Sony Pictures Classics' "Heights," which debuts at the Sundance Film Festival this month. Laurie was recently in theaters with the "Flight of the Phoenix" remake.

[Sleuth]

Hugh Laurie looks more like a villain

[MacGuffin]

Huntington files story as Jimmy Olsen
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Superman has found his sidekick. Sam Huntington ("Not Another Teen Movie") has been cast as Daily Planet cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in Bryan Singer's Superman movie. The cast includes Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, Hugh Laurie as Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White and James Marsden as Richard White. Kate Bosworth is in negotiations to play Lois Lane. Olsen was a wide-eyed photographer who even had a watch with a Superman signal. Olsen had his own comic in the 1960s and '70s titled "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen." Since the late '80s, the comics have portrayed Olsen in a more serious light.

[Kal]

What the hell... I'm not liking this so much so far...

[Dtm115300]

i think Singer should have stayed with X-men. I don't see Superman working out to much for him. Unless he kills of The Man of Steel which could be kinda cool. Idk

[MacGuffin]

Saint Gets Maternal for Superman Pic

Eva Marie Saint will play Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Clark Kent/Superman in Bryan Singer's Superman film for Warner Bros. Pictures.

Brandon Routh is playing Superman. Saint, who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classic "North by Northwest," co-stars in Wayne Wang's "Because of Winn-Dixie," to be released by 20th Century Fox on Feb. 18, and will also appear in Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking," to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in the fall.

[Ghostboy]

What the hell... I'm not liking this so much so far...

That's what everyone initially said about X-Men, too.

[Kal]

What the hell... I'm not liking this so much so far...

That's what everyone initially said about X-Men, too.

True... and dont get me wrong... I'm a huge Superman fan and I was happy about Singer being director... but after seeing most of his picks for the cast and the little things we know about the plot of the movie... I just dont see it being as cool as I expected it to be... I hope I'm wrong!  

[Fernando]

What the hell... I'm not liking this so much so far...

That's what everyone initially said about X-Men, too.

True... and dont get me wrong... I'm a huge Superman fan and I was happy about Singer being director... but after seeing most of his picks for the cast and the little things we know about the plot of the movie... I just dont see it being as cool as I expected it to be... I hope I'm wrong!  

So far I'm only dissapointed by Kate Bosworth's cast, of course she can dye her hair black or whatever but there most be a dozen actresses out there that suit better than her, even unknown ones. I have faith in Singer though.

[Pubrick]

this will suck, but the sequel will be awesome.

[RegularKarate]

this will suck, but the sequel will be awesome.

Exactly... and then after watching the second, I'll consider watching the first one again, but just never get around to it.

[Finn]

I'm getting really tired of these remakes, sequels, book-to-screen adaptations. It's like Hollywood is desperately running out of original ideas so they have to keep remaking things to make money. That's one of the reasons I admire PTA, Charlie Kaufman, M. Night Shyamalan and some other screen-writers. They're truly some of the most creative minds in film today.

[pete]

try watching foreign films.