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Puckenstein

07-26-2004, 02:13 PM

Reeve in Superman bid

27jul04

CHRISTOPHER Reeve wants to be in the next Superman movie.

Reeve, the paralysed star of the last Superman movies, said he was keen to be a part of the rebirth of the Man of Steel.
Bryan Singer, director of X-Men, is behind the new movie, which may be filmed partly in Australia.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,10256530%255E2902,00.html

Ita-KalEl

07-26-2004, 02:16 PM

27 of july 2004? Eheh ah yes it's from Australia ;)

Morg

07-26-2004, 02:18 PM

Hmmm, not sure if I agree with him. I liked seeing him on Smallville but in the movie?

muscles

07-26-2004, 02:19 PM

Well if they have being injured from Doomsday and he has to say give up his powers to an unknown then I guess they could CGI him for a few segments of the film. However I think that article means more as a producer which all know already.

Retroman

07-26-2004, 02:21 PM

Is this story legit? Who's their source?

Morg

07-26-2004, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by muscles
Well if they have being injured from Doomsday and he has to say give up his powers to an unknown then I guess they could CGI him for a few segments of the film. However I think that article means more as a producer which all know already.

Uh no. Mr. Reeve I think wants to have a cameo like Stan Lee did in Spider-Man movies.

Bay

07-26-2004, 02:22 PM

In the article just says that he's keen to be a part of the movie, maybe he refers to be a part of the crew, not necessary of the cast.

Puckenstein

07-26-2004, 02:25 PM

I just saw the story so I figured I'd pass it along. I agree with Bay - seems like they kinda leaned towards making it sound like he wants to be in the film. Whereas he may just want to be involved. If they DO give him a part I'd want it to be like a Stan Lee cameo (like Morg said) or if they want to go larger, I'd like him to be evil.

Scott_VOICE1

07-26-2004, 02:26 PM

I'm pretty sure that this article is talking about his possiblity as a producer. Which hopefully will go smoothly and he lands the job.

Scott

Soma-Scoff

07-26-2004, 02:26 PM

If Michael Keaton not geting a role in Batman, then Reeves should'nt get one in Superman.

Strange

07-26-2004, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by Soma-Scoff
If Michael Keaton not geting a role in Batman, then Reeves should'nt get one in Superman.

Keaton does not want a role in BAtman. Reeve would like a role in Superman, there is a big difference.

Soma-Scoff

07-26-2004, 02:34 PM

When did Keaton say that? Could you post a link please.

AgentPat

07-26-2004, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by Scott_VOICE1
I'm pretty sure that this article is talking about his possiblity as a producer. Which hopefully will go smoothly and he lands the job. :up: :)

Strange

07-26-2004, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by Soma-Scoff
When did Keaton say that? Could you post a link please.

When did he say he wanted a role, he left the bat franchise due to them not paying him enough money, they did not leave on good terms, why would he want to come back to that?

OzzMosiz

07-26-2004, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by Morg
Uh no. Mr. Reeve I think wants to have a cameo like Stan Lee did in Spider-Man movies.

I actually like Stans cameos, makes me chuckle everytime I see him.

Puckenstein

07-26-2004, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by OzzMosiz
I actually like Stans cameos, makes me chuckle everytime I see him.

Yeah I watched Spider-man on HBO again last night, and when he grabs that kid i was like "GO STAN!"

The Incredible Hulk

07-26-2004, 02:42 PM

Strange

07-26-2004, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by The Incredible Hulk
I thought he left cause they booted Burton

Most reports stated money, but if he was unhappy about Burton leaving the easiest way to get out of it is to fight about the money.

OzzMosiz

07-26-2004, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by atmshawn
Most reports stated money, but if he was unhappy about Burton leaving the easiest way to get out of it is to fight about the money.

atm is right, it was money related. I don't think Burton going helped neither.

Dark Knight

07-26-2004, 02:51 PM

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by Puck420
Reeve in Superman bid

27jul04

CHRISTOPHER Reeve wants to be in the next Superman movie.

Reeve, the paralysed star of the last Superman movies, said he was keen to be a part of the rebirth of the Man of Steel.
Bryan Singer, director of X-Men, is behind the new movie, which may be filmed partly in Australia.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,10256530%255E2902,00.html With his new shaved bald head I thought he wanted to be in x men playing professor X instead
which I don't mind at all because I think Mr. Patrick Stewart and Mr. Ian "Magneto" are getting too old to keep playing those two characters who appears to be younger in the comic books.
Beside Christopher reeve's really the spitting image of the Professor X in the X men comic book right now
sooooo why not......?

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by Morg
Hmmm, not sure if I agree with him. I liked seeing him on Smallville but in the movie? Give the man a break.
He needs some serious cash ok...Dude ;)

Zorex

07-26-2004, 03:20 PM

No, thanks...guest-starring on Smallville was enough. We can't have him showing up in every incarnation. At most, maybe, screentime similar to the amount Stan Lee has in X-Men.

Kolzig

07-26-2004, 03:20 PM

Maybe he'll be Lex Luthor

Dark Knight

07-26-2004, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Diamondhead
Give the man a break.
He needs some serious cash ok...Dude ;)

He is getting a break......he might be a consultant or producer....he can't have it all. There is no reason for him to have a cameo in this Supes film. None whatsoever.

KAZUYA

07-26-2004, 03:27 PM

Cgi Head Replacement:)

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by atmshawn
When did he say he wanted a role, he left the bat franchise due to them not paying him enough money, they did not leave on good terms, why would he want to come back to that? Sorry ,but you are all wrong on this one...
my knowledge is that Mr. Keaton left because he simply hated playing a superhero where the enemies are being played by actors that are more popular than the hero
therefore they're stealing the show and are getting paid more cash as well.
Marlon Brando in the first superman movie got paid more money than Christopher reeve and I read somewhere that Christ protested for that ,saying that he was the main actor and therefore he was supposed to received more money

can you believed that a lot of people had to go to court because they didn't get paid for their work on the first batman movie , and Mr. great "JACK NICHOLSON" not only got paid but he was to received a great %profit of the movie as well
not that I blame him ,(the man know how to do business and I applaud him for that)

that stinking batman movie in the end had so much problem that one of the producer (I think) committed suicide.
and for WHAT.. for a crap like that

:mad: :mad:

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Zorex_519
No, thanks...guest-starring on Smallville was enough. We can't have him showing up in every incarnation. At most, maybe, screentime similar to the amount Stan Lee has in X-Men. WHAT ???
Stan lee was in the X men ???
you mean the hulk , "cause I sure didn't see him in any of x men movie

darkzombiemutt

07-26-2004, 03:48 PM

in the first xmen movie he is on the beach when the Sen. Kelly washes up on shore.

Grey Area

07-26-2004, 03:49 PM

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by darkzombiemutt
in the first xmen movie he is on the beach when the Sen. Kelly washes up on shore. Oh yeah .. guess I'll have to watch that X Men movie one more time.
:cool:

johnsonuk

07-26-2004, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by Grey Area
I'd rather he wasnt.

agreed.i don't want any cameo's from the previouse films.

OzzMosiz

07-26-2004, 04:02 PM

I've got no problem with him in a Stan Lee style cameo!

johnsonuk

07-26-2004, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by OzzMosiz
I've got no problem with him in a Stan Lee style cameo!

depends on what you mean by that.a hulk cameo where hwe has lines.Or an x-men cameo where you just get a quick glimpse?

MJZ

07-26-2004, 04:11 PM

Why would some obscure Aussie paper report this and no one else? Some of you are too quick to accept information at face value.

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by Grey Area
I'd rather he wasnt.
How about professor X ?
after all , Charlton Easton was in the last Planet of the apes
my point is... , it doesn't matter because it's "like"20 years later .who really cares anyways , everybody nowadays knows its all make belief
it' not like in the 60's or 70's when most stars was caught up in their role like Bruce lee who had to lived up to the expectation because everybody really thought that he was that absolutely invincible superman of the martial art
even some American actors was pretending to be as tough as they were in those old Cowboy movies walking around with big guns hanging each side of their belt.

patrickbateman

07-26-2004, 04:37 PM

there are so many way he could get a cameo

in the script i'm working in Chris Reeve is a former reporter now turned jornalism teacher in SMALLVILLE after a tragic accident (of course we dont concentrate abt what happed in the accident except that he was a daredevil reporter) He sort of inspires Clark Kent as a teen to push the limits for truth justice and hope.

Later in the future CK and Lois come across him when their covering a protest against LEX CORP ( I know I know i kinda was inspired by that Tom Cruise movie )

Any way thats my room for the cameo in my script basically short and sweet .

joeycortes611

07-26-2004, 04:43 PM

Well hey guys this is my first post :D and to tell u the truth i like the forum here alot. Well lets get the issue at hand ;) If Reeve want to be a part of the Superman movie it would only work if he plays Dr. Swann (From Smallville) as he will be like Professor Emil Hamilton to the film :) i think that will work perfect for the movie and introduce some grate mythology into the Superman World

The Singularity

07-26-2004, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by OzzMosiz
I've got no problem with him in a Stan Lee style cameo!

It's too distracting to see Stan Lee pimp himself on screen.

The Singularity

07-26-2004, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by joeycortes611
Well hey guys this is my first post :D and to tell u the truth i like the forum here alot. Well lets get the issue at hand ;) If Reeve want to be a part of the Superman movie it would only work if he plays Dr. Swann (From Smallville) as he will be like Professor Emil Hamilton to the film :) i think that will work perfect for the movie and introduce some grate mythology into the Superman World

Welcome to the Hype. :)

Word of warning: don't mention Smallville.

Psycwarloch

07-26-2004, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by The Incredible Hulk
I thought he left cause they booted Burton

Michael Keaton supposedly left because when he met up with Joel Shumacher and he didn't like the direction he was pushing it. Tim Burton also stayed as a producer for Forever, but left for B&R.

The Sage

07-26-2004, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by joeycortes611
Well hey guys this is my first post :D and to tell u the truth i like the forum here alot. Well lets get the issue at hand ;) If Reeve want to be a part of the Superman movie it would only work if he plays Dr. Swann (From Smallville) as he will be like Professor Emil Hamilton to the film :) i think that will work perfect for the movie and introduce some grate mythology into the Superman World

Or Reeve could do a cameo as Professor Hamilton.

No connections to Smallville, or carryovers. Except for the red pickup truck...:o

Grey Area

07-26-2004, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by Diamondhead
How about professor X ?
after all , Charlton Easton was in the last Planet of the apes
my point is... , it doesn't matter because it's "like"20 years later .who really cares anyways , everybody nowadays knows its all make belief
it' not like in the 60's or 70's when most stars was caught up in their role like Bruce lee who had to lived up to the expectation because everybody really thought that he was that absolutely invincible superman of the martial art
even some American actors was pretending to be as tough as they were in those old Cowboy movies walking around with big guns hanging each side of their belt.

i dont care i just dont want him in it:)

patrickbateman

07-26-2004, 05:19 PM

MAN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABT MY TAKE ON THE CAMEO I working on the script so your coments are required.

Grey Area

07-26-2004, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by patrickbateman
MAN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABT MY TAKE ON THE CAMEO I working on the script so your coments are required.

"JUST SAY NO"

joeycortes611

07-26-2004, 05:28 PM

Thanx for the warning :) but my point is that he can play role as Professor Emil Hamilton and make it look good

Backdrifter

07-26-2004, 05:36 PM

If there are any kansas scenes, i really hope they film them in Kansas. Ya, that's random, but Kansas is such a vivid place to me, it gives me shivers when I think about driving through it again.

Strange

07-26-2004, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Stewie Griffin
If there are any kansas scenes, i really hope they film them in Kansas. Ya, that's random, but Kansas is such a vivid place to me, it gives me shivers when I think about driving through it again.

I drive through it everyday and its not all that.

But if they did film it there I would want to be there.

Paul-el

07-26-2004, 07:31 PM

speaking of reeve as a producer...any word on the donners lately?

Bruce_Wayne29

07-26-2004, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by atmshawn
When did he say he wanted a role, he left the bat franchise due to them not paying him enough money, they did not leave on good terms, why would he want to come back to that?

That is a HUGE lie ! They were gonna pay him 35 million dollars. He left because he didn't like the direction Schumacker was taking Batman. He wanted to the third one badly but only if it followed the lines of the original. He loves the character and says it's the coolest thing and he digs it alot. I actually have an interview he gave regarding Multiplicity where he talks about why he left. He almost returned to the role in 99/2000 but the scripts/directors they offered him were crap so he refused again.
It was NEVER a question of money but quality. Also it didn't go well with him that they axed his friend Tim Burton's Batman 3 plans.

Strange

07-26-2004, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by Bruce_Wayne29
That is a HUGE lie ! They were gonna pay him 35 million dollars. He left because he didn't like the direction Schumacker was taking Batman. He wanted to the third one badly but only if it followed the lines of the original. He loves the character and says it's the coolest thing and he digs it alot. I actually have an interview he gave regarding Multiplicity where he talks about why he left. He almost returned to the role in 99/2000 but the scripts/directors they offered him were crap so he refused again.
It was NEVER a question of money but quality. Also it didn't go well with him that they axed his friend Tim Burton's Batman 3 plans.

It's not a huge lie because is was reported that in numerous aritcles, he was also quoted as saying that he did all he could with the character and wanted to move on.

Supermanila

07-26-2004, 08:30 PM

I think there's nothing wrong with Reeve having a cameo in the film. It's like a way of showing respect to the greatest Superman ever. Lou Ferrigno cameod on Hulk, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Diamondhead

07-26-2004, 08:44 PM

Originally posted by Supermanila
I think there's nothing wrong with Reeve having a cameo in the film. It's like a way of showing respect to the greatest Superman ever. Lou Ferrigno cameod on Hulk, and there was nothing wrong with it. Yeah ..but.., I thought that Christopher Reeve hated playing superman and was doing it only for the money

he wasn't very popular with the bodybuilding community because he once stated that bodybuilders only looks in the mirror and keeps admiring their bulging bicep all the time

You can't say something like that on bodybuilders
because it's a sacred sport.

superfever

07-26-2004, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by Diamondhead
Yeah ..but.., I thought that Christopher Reeve hated playing superman and was doing it only for the money...

where you got that? i believe you have a retarded memory. did you read his book? HE RESPECTS THE ICON!!!

muscles

07-27-2004, 08:48 AM

It would be interesting to see a CGI superman face of christopher reeve

Bruce_Wayne29

07-27-2004, 08:51 AM

Originally posted by atmshawn
It's not a huge lie because is was reported that in numerous aritcles, he was also quoted as saying that he did all he could with the character and wanted to move on.

It IS a huge lie when ppl report it's about money. You talk like articles are the gospel. I saw inumerous reports that Cavil was Superman. They also speculate like hell over lives and decisions of celebrities. For truth, I'll settle with Premiere's report of 35 million dollars, confirmed by Keaton and his interview about the whole thing. We were talking about returning for a cameo not playing the role, so it's irrelevant if he did say he did all he could with the role and wanted to move on (which doesn't mean he doesn't like the role or doesn't want to be in a movie).
In 1997 he went in to a talkshow (I think it was Conan Obrien) and Conan talked to him and asked him being the best and original Batman in the first and second movies (with this mention the audience cheered like crazy and he seemed really happy with that) what he thought of the third and fourth and he said he saw rushes of them at the movies and "nodded them off" and they talked about how Schumacker made the movies silly...
One thing you have to know (I know because I'm a huge die-hard fan of his for many years) is that he has great integrity and only does the things that he likes and are challenging. He couldn't care less if he's paying standard fee if he's doing characters and films that are challenging to him. The first one was challenging of course and in the second both him and Tim wanted to explore the duality of the characters...

Backdrifter

07-27-2004, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by muscles
It would be interesting to see a CGI superman face of christopher reeve

I think you mean hilarious.

muscles

07-27-2004, 08:57 AM

What I dont understand is if Warner Bros is not going to do justice to the DC comic universe then they need to just give up the rights to another studio like new line

Backdrifter

07-27-2004, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by muscles
What I dont understand is if Warner Bros is not going to do justice to the DC comic universe then they need to just give up the rights to another studio like new line

one word...money.

muscles

07-27-2004, 09:04 AM

Yep I agree, I think they know there making so much just on the cartoons and the toys that they say they dont care if a movie bombs ie catwoman, that makes me scared of what could happen with superman

pimpernel

07-27-2004, 09:18 AM

He shouldn't have any more of a cameo than Stan The Man. He already has his recurring role in SV and a producer credit on the movie. He's just being greedy now.

As for Keaton, i read that he quit cos the script was crap and his character was 2D. He wanted to continue to explore the character in the way that the first 2 movies had done, but WB's attitude was basically "screw Bruce Wayne, we just need someone to fill out the Bat-suit."

Kolzig

07-27-2004, 12:44 PM

Originally posted by Diamondhead
can you believed that a lot of people had to go to court because they didn't get paid for their work on the first batman movie , and Mr. great "JACK NICHOLSON" not only got paid but he was to received a great %profit of the movie as well not that I blame him ,(the man know how to do business and I applaud him for that)

Actually Jack Nicholson's only paycheck was the % profit of what the movie makes.

He didn't get a regular paycheck at all for the movie.

Diamondhead

08-02-2004, 03:29 AM

Originally posted by superfever
where you got that? i believe you have a retarded memory. did you read his book? HE RESPECTS THE ICON!!! Maybe he changed his mind over the years.
Believe me when I tell you that Reeve didn't like playing supes and was doing it for money or perhaps "for the kids".

Diamondhead

08-02-2004, 03:31 AM

Originally posted by Kolzig
Actually Jack Nicholson's only paycheck was the % profit of what the movie makes.

He didn't get a regular paycheck at all for the movie. is that a fact now...?

Lara

08-02-2004, 09:31 AM

I don't think you can even compare Keaton to Reeves. Reeves IS the character to millions of fans. Keaton was in ONE movie and I think he was a poor choice to begin with. He will probably be a producer. If they did pay homage to Smallville Dr Swann could be in it but now that doesn't seem likely at all.

Kolzig

08-02-2004, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by Diamondhead
is that a fact now...?

I read that in the Guinness book of world records, so I think it is. :)

pimpernel

08-02-2004, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by Lara
I don't think you can even compare Keaton to Reeves. Reeves IS the character to millions of fans. Keaton was in ONE movie and I think he was a poor choice to begin with. He will probably be a producer. If they did pay homage to Smallville Dr Swann could be in it but now that doesn't seem likely at all.

Um, he was in 2. And he was pretty damn good.

Stephen K. Hone

08-02-2004, 11:18 PM