News flash!

[DorkyFresh]

zod......................................... :/
i'll be your bizarro...






Zod? F*** YEAH!!!!

[Sky Captain]

It also confirms the title being "Man of Steel", NEAT.

[DIRECTOR]

i will take this with a grain of salt...... sounds fake

[Mr. Thing]

How does it sound fake? It's an official press release with contact details. Email the warnerbros contact at the foot of the article if you think it's fake.

I doubt someone would go to this much trouble to fake it.

[RoughNTumble]

ha!

glad he's not luthor >______>

[HighFivingMF]

zod......................................... :/
Zod....................:awesome:

[Blue Sugar]

Good news!

Save the more extreme villains for the sequel when the Kryptionan aliens has been established in a real world.

[Mr. Thing]

Can we now get this place renamed "Man of Steel" instead of "Untitled Superman Film"? It's pretty much confirmed in that press release.
:yay:

[Rodrigo90]

Well Ive figured if Peter Pan can bring back a dead fairy by saying he believes in fairies,and causing the entire world to say it too...it may not be such a crazy idea for us to say I WANT A FRIGGIN CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

And it may just work. :cwink:
I didnt expect my idea to work,but hey!!!!:awesome:

[Mig-El]

Maybe this thread's title should be changed to "Super" Sunday?!

[Octoberist]

i will take this with a grain of salt...... sounds fake

Even though every site on the net is reporting it including Superherohype, Variety, deadline, and Hollywood Reporter - and there's an official WB press release - you still think it's fake? I recall you saying some questionable things in the past but this takes the cake.

[DIRECTOR]

Even though every site on the net is reporting it including Superherohype, Variety, deadline, and Hollywood Reporter - and there's an official WB press release - you still think it's fake? I recall you saying some questionable things in the past but this takes the cake.
ummmm, I posted that when only one site had it up, before SHH, Yahoo, and other reliable sources. Did you notice the time of my post? Where were you when all this broke out, are you just waking up?

Kinda immature to make assumptions and accusations, don't you agree. I think you deserve............ :facepalm:

[Slugster]

i'll be your bizarro...






Zod? YEAH!!!!

I dont want Bizarro either but I like the actor playing Zod I just wanted to see something or someone compleatly different this time but... Im good with it. I am really happy with the cast and choices of people running the thing I just want to see a GREAT EPPIC that makes me go " Now THAT... was Superman!"

I have been a Superman Fan for a long time. The one on the car is me in
1966 LOL!
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/5245/sluggoassuperman.jpg

[ultimatefan]

Oh well, at least it´s not Luthor again... I was hoping for Brainiac, but at least I hope they do something cool to reinvent the character, like Ledger with Joker.

[Sabaoth]

Oh well, at least it´s not Luthor again... I was hoping for Brainiac, but at least I hope they do something cool to reinvent the character, like Ledger with Joker.

Remember that the treatment for the never-made SR sequel concerned Brainiac masquerading as a kryptionian; so it follows that Zod could simply be Brainiac in disguise.
I would not count Lex out of the game just yet!
I'd wager the announcement of who is being cast as Lex will be next!

[Rust]

The Man Of Steel, huh?

I didnt think WB had the balls to lose the Superman-part of the title.

:up:

I think The Last Son Of Krypton has a more modern sound though.

[The Shield]

I dont want Bizarro either but I like the actor playing Zod I just wanted to see something or someone compleatly different this time but... Im good with it. I am really happy with the cast and choices of people running the thing I just want to see a GREAT EPPIC that makes me go " Now THAT... was Superman!"

I have been a Superman Fan for a long time. The one on the car is me in
1966 LOL!
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/5245/sluggoassuperman.jpg

Haha lovin this photo!

[Sabaoth]

From E! online UK,

http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b236182_superman_locks_diane_lane_in_room_three.ht ml




Diane Lane, through a slip of the tongue maybe(?), has confirmed that Man of Steel is an origin story, "covering the entire range of years, from infancy on."

So we are likely getting the whole baby Kal-El rocketing from Krypton, etc.
I hope we don't have to wait to see Supes until 3/4 into the movie!
May also mean that Lane and Costner are only used during the first act?
Damn it, who will be cast as Jor-El and Lara?

hmmm......

[DorkyFresh]

Sweeeett!!!

[The Shield]

Interesting... Hey they want a whole new verse... Snyderverse. Lets do it. :woot: Long movie is in the works me thinks.

[Rodrigo90]

And there were some people who didnt want origin story,HA! :hehe:

[Willi Berg]

From E! online UK,

http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b236182_superman_locks_diane_lane_in_room_three.ht ml




Diane Lane, through a slip of the tongue maybe(?), has confirmed that Man of Steel is an origin story, "covering the entire range of years, from infancy on."

So we are likely getting the whole baby Kal-El rocketing from Krypton, etc.
I hope we don't have to wait to see Supes until 3/4 into the movie!
May also mean that Lane and Costner are only used during the first act?
Damn it, who will be cast as Jor-El and Lara?

hmmm......

This could be Clark being seen in flashback with the Kents in Smallville. Lane and Costner could appear old in present day throughout the movie and younger in the flashbacks. I don't see this as a confirmation of Krypton and Kal-El's rocket landing on Earth (not that I am against that) just that they could be showing the earlier years of life in Smallville.

[Zorex]

There's any number of ways they could cover the "range of years," although her wording of "from infancy on" does seem to suggest starting there and moving forward, a la "Superman: The Movie", The Animated Series' "Last Son of Krypton", & numerous other tellings. Still, I suppose it's also possible things could be done somewhat out of order, similar to "Batman Begins."

[Willi Berg]

There's any number of ways they could cover the "range of years," although her wording of "from infancy on" does seem to suggest starting there and moving forward, a la "Superman: The Movie", The Animated Series' "Last Son of Krypton", & numerous other tellings. Still, I suppose it's also possible things could be done somewhat out of order, similar to "Batman Begins."

Even if it is starting from infancy, then that could still be about life in Smallville.

I am just not fully convinced yet, because "Secret Origin" by Geoff Johns didn't show Krypton exploding and Kal-El's ship crashing. And "It's Superman" by Tom DeHaven didn't show any of Krypton life. I just think if WB have to or want to avoid that aspect at this point in time, they can.

[Changeling]

apparently sean penn turned down a role? i wonder what it was? lex?

[Rowsdower!]

I'd guess Lex. I can't see Penn as Zod no matter how hard I try. Shame, I think he'd have made a great Lex.

Then again, I think he plays a military commander in that new movie he's got coming out with Christian Bale, so who knows. Maybe he could have pulled it off.

Then again... maybe Penn was in talks to play Superman, before Cavill signed on. He does have the crazed eyes of a killer, you know. ;)

[Rust]

Too old for Lex, no? I'm guessing Perry White.

If there's an origin it must be flashbacks.

[Rowsdower!]

I don't think they would have went after a guy like Penn for Perry. Although Perry is an essential character, realistically, he'll probably only have about 10 total minutes of screentime. Penn is a guy you get for a major role.

I agree, he's a little old for the (current) comic version of Lex but I think in all of the film/TV versions, Lex has been cast at least a little older than Supes, even in Smallville.

[Puckenstein]

When Snyder said they were making this movie as if there had never been a Superman movie made before it, I don't know how people thought it wouldn't be an origin.

[Lencho01]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/16/is-this-the-officially-registered-plot-premise-for-the-man-of-steel/


Is This The Officially Registered Plot Premise For The Man Of Steel?

Submitted by Brendon Connelly (http://www.bleedingcool.com/author/brendon-connelly/) on April 16, 2011 – 8:52 am (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/16/is-this-the-officially-registered-plot-premise-for-the-man-of-steel/#respond)(16) comments (http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40131)
http://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads//2011/01/cavill-as-superman.jpg (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/01/30/the-first-time-henry-cavill-was-cast-as-superman/cavill-as-superman/)

A lot of the data and information on movies that ends up online and in print seems to have its roots in The Baseline Studio System (http://www.baselineresearch.com/). Once upon a time, in the misty history of 2009, back when nobody knew what the Shyamalan-scripted Devil was going to be about, I found its “top secret synopsis” listed as Baseline data. Their blurb proved to be 100% accurate.

Several other times I’ve seen casting listed that has gone on the become news breaks in the trade papers a few days or weeks later. I’m pretty sure that Baseline Studio System data has a very high accuracy rate, even with things that remain unreported on the “surface” of the media.

So, now that I see they’re listing a plot premise for The Man of Steel, I’m inclined to believe they’ve got it right.

Here’s what they say, word for word:A young reporter named Clark Kent roams the world covering various news stories. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, he returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.
Yep, it’s an expanded version of something we’ve heard before, a few words from a well discussed “casting breakdown” for the film. I never managed to get my hands on that breakdown, but I know some reputable people who vouched for it existing.

It looks to me like Warner Bros. registered some details of the film, most likely with casting services who fed it to Baseline, somehow, but have since decided to play coy. I’d be prepared to make a reasonable sized bet on the above being the film’s story.

I don’t think it’s locked, I just like the odds. A lot.

The next puzzle would be ‘What does Zod have to do with all this?’

There’s probably something thematic going on about corrupt dictatorial leaders and warring factions of the same populace, on Krypton as much as in Africa, but we still don’t have any indication as to how these pieces of plot might fit together.

It’s Sunday tomorrow, and Sunday always seems to bring some Superman press release or another. Maybe we’ll get a good beam of light shone on something big this time.

[Jake Cassidy]

How would Lois fit into that?

[Kurosawa]

Well, if it follows Birthright, then Clark of course already knew of Lois, but once the Planet hires Clark, we learn that Lois has read his articles in the African newspapers and journals and is impressed with his writing...and puzzled that such a nebbish produced it. So it adds a little context to their first meeting, plus it establishes a resume of previous work by Clark, and it shows that he is indeed an excellent reporter. I think that Lois is going to be important in this movie-and by important, I don't mean just as the love interest. Lois is important because she believes in Superman and she became a reporter for similar reasons to why Superman has chosen a life of service. Lois believes in a lot of the same ethical things as Superman, but years of life and of covering a world that seems devoid of hope have made her lose faith in people. Superman justifies Lois' belief in a better world, and gives her hope when she had almost lost it. In many ways, Lois represents the audience. She gives and face and a name to the world when it first encounters Superman. Because if Superman were real, then the world would be a completely different place after he began his career. I'm not a big supporter of Superman as a Christ figure since his creators were Jews, but it's still hard to deny that one could easily classify the history of world where Superman exists as Before Superman and After Superman.

[RoughNTumble]

If it's real, it's interesting that it doesn't mentioned metropolis or zod at all.

[RoughNTumble]

also, REALLY hoping clark doesn't know lex from smallville, and with time constraints, it looks like that may be the case

[BH/HHH]

If it's real, it's interesting that it doesn't mentioned metropolis or zod at all.

Well its supposed to be from a casting call and alot on this film is top secret

[titansupes]

Sorry guys, but has anybody else had trouble with **************.com? I haven't been able to access it all day. It comes up with an error message that says I can not view the page with the 'credentials' I have supplied. :/

[RoughNTumble]

we aren't allowed to post links from there anyways. garbage site.

[Dr.]

In many ways, Lois represents the audience. She gives and face and a name to the world when it first encounters Superman.

:up:

I'm not a big supporter of Superman as a Christ figure since his creators were Jews, but it's still hard to deny that one could easily classify the history of world where Superman exists as Before Superman and After Superman.The Moses myth-parallels to Superman are well recognized and probably had a bit more resonance for S&S. In any case, they lived in a predominantly “Christian” milieu and wouldn’t have been immune to its cultural influence. Indeed, Donner and Singer were inspired to make the Christ metaphor even more explicit – and they, likewise, are both Jewish.

Cheers,

[Sabaoth]

Sorry guys, but has anybody else had trouble with **************.com? I haven't been able to access it all day. It comes up with an error message that says I can not view the page with the 'credentials' I have supplied. :/

The Comic Book Gods came down from the heavens and smote it.
Consider it a blessing!

[Sabaoth]

:up:

The Moses myth-parallels to Superman are well recognized and probably had a bit more resonance for S&S. In any case, they lived in a predominantly “Christian” milieu and wouldn’t have been immune to its cultural influence. Indeed, Donner and Singer were inspired to make the Christ metaphor even more explicit – and they, likewise, are both Jewish.

Cheers,


Again, I really believe that the Superman=Christ metaphor and the "big blue boyscout" die, at least outside of comics, on May 13 on the Smallville Season Finale.
They are going to make Superman "relevant and modern" and that means out with the dated Jesus similitude.
This is 2011 not 1951. :devil:

[BigA]

Not sure how reliable this site is, but it does sound plausible. Writer says he can't "bank" on the info.

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-script-spoilers-plot-revealed-superman-2012

BaseLineResearch.com, a "professional" movie and tv database listing site, has a description listed for the upcoming Man of Steel, according to Bleeding Cool (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/16/is-this-the-officially-registered-plot-premise-for-the-man-of-steel/).

"A young reporter named Clark Kent roams the world covering various news stories. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, he returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be."

Now, that sounds a lot like Superman: Birthright, the 12 issue comic written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Francis Yu. If Zack Snyder plays off that, I'll be one happy super fan. This saw Superman fend off a Kryptonian alien invasion with Lex Luthor heavily involved. Actually, there is a bit more to it than that, but if you decide to give it a read (highly recommended for any Superman fan), I don't want to spoil.

Speaking of spoilers, my source close to the production of the Man of Steel, who told me about Krypton (http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-news-krypton-jor-el-faora-braniac-and-spoilers-superman-2012) and Lindsay Lohan's role (http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/lindsay-lohans-role-man-steel-superman-2012), offered up the following details.

Along with Zod and Faora, the Kryptonian scientist Jax-Ur will be in the movie. (In the comics, Jax-Ur is responsible for the destruction of the Kryptonian moon which causes Braniac to take notice of Krypton - which fits in with what I was told about setting up Braniac as the potential villain in the sequel (http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-news-krypton-jor-el-faora-braniac-and-spoilers-superman-2012), if one is made).

The three are trapped inside the Phantom Zone and work their way out. They home in on Kal-El's craft that landed in Smallville and make their way to Earth.

The three Kryptonians integrate themselves into human society where Zod grows a deep hatred for the humans as he feels they are destroying the planet. With this view of the humans "wasting their perfect planet," the Kryptonians then begin to formulate a plan to make a better Krypton.

Zod wants to make Earth the New Krypton, using Faora to start the new Kryptonian bloodline and using Jax-Ur to accelerate human technology though LexCorp, which is the most advanced company on the planet, run by Lex Luthor.

Enter General Samuel Lane.

Earlier it was reported (http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/us-military-set-appear-superman-man-steel-2012-and-albert-misses-out) that Alberta, Canada lost the filming location due to not having the right military equipment. Aircraft Carriers and things of that nature were cited, with Chicago reportedly having the necessary vehicles.
General Lane will be leading Earth's defense against Zod, Faora and Jax-Ur -- and also Superman. Just as Zod's hatred for humans grows, Lane's hatred for aliens does, as well, - and this applies to Superman.

I've been told Jeff Bridges and Ed Harris are being looked at for the role of General Lane.

I've also been hearing different things back and forth as the script is getting rewritten. Earlier I stated that Braniac destroys Kandor (http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-news-krypton-jor-el-faora-braniac-and-spoilers-superman-2012), but that doesn't seem to be the case (which fits in more with Jax-Ur, actually) with the latest script. However, Braniac is still set to be involved with Krypton's destruction.

Again, I can't bank on any of this info, so keep that in mind.

[Sabaoth]

Not sure how reliable this site is, but it does sound plausible. Writer says he can't "bank" on the info.

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-script-spoilers-plot-revealed-superman-2012

Sounds like someone who had not been online in awhile explored the various Superman man of steel internet discussion boards, took all the plot rumors we've gotten in the last year, got drunk, and then decided to put them all together as one incoherent story for fanboy consumption.
Heh.. this clown is even touting he knows who the villain is going to be in the sequel to Man of Steel..:lmao:

[Sabaoth]

I did not see Metallo mentioned, so it must not be true!

[The Shield]

So this Lohan thing just won't die. So it's Lana that she's up for according to multiple sites around the net. You guys... I'm starting to think... this might be for real?? She's supposed to see Clark perform one of his Super saves. I'm not going to link anything right now though. But what if...

[Mr. Thing]

Well, sometimes, there's no smoke without fire...

I mean, she could well have auditioned for Lana but never got the job.

She's pretty high profile, so her doing something as little as auditioning is obviously going to spread like wildfire.

Who knows?

[Zack Snyder]

Not sure how reliable this site is, but it does sound plausible. Writer says he can't "bank" on the info.

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/man-steel-script-spoilers-plot-revealed-superman-2012
It reads of major bs to me.

[RachelDawes]

So this Lohan thing just won't die. So it's Lana that she's up for according to multiple sites around the net. You guys... I'm starting to think... this might be for real?? She's supposed to see Clark perform one of his Super saves. I'm not going to link anything right now though. But what if...

I'm not going to lose sleep over this stupid rumor.

[Zack Snyder]

i'm not going to lose sleep over this stupid rumor.

this

[HighFivingMF]

Jax-Ur and Brainiac, I like. General Lane, I don't like. Don't really believe it though.

[Frodo]

I wouldn't be shocked is Lolo's people have tried to get her involved in Superman as a way a "cleaning up" her image and giving her a platform to make a comeback but something tells me WB doesn't wanna go anywhere near her.

As for the BleedingCool rumors , I do like the idea of Harris or Bridges being involved , though I think it would be cool to have Harris as Lane and Bridges as Perry White.

[Zack Snyder]

Bridges was in IM. I don't really want him in Superman too.

[The Shield]

I'm not going to lose sleep over this stupid rumor.

Neither will I, I assure you. Even if she might have auditioned like Mr. Thing mentioned that's as far as I see it going. It does make sense that Lana would make an appearance in this movie, however.

[manofsteel4life]

So this Lohan thing just won't die. So it's Lana that she's up for according to multiple sites around the net. You guys... I'm starting to think... this might be for real?? She's supposed to see Clark perform one of his Super saves. I'm not going to link anything right now though. But what if...

You know what...you'll probably stone me to death for saying this, but I wouldn't be that angry if it's a role like Lana. I mean we probably wont see for more than 10 mins if it has to happen. Plus it wouldn't be a crucial role, unlike lois

[Zack Snyder]

Sure it won't likely be a big role, but for a moment you get taken out of movie and see crusty Lohan.

[The Shield]

You know what...you'll probably stone me to death for saying this, but I wouldn't be that angry if it's a role like Lana. I mean we probably wont see for more than 10 mins if it has to happen. Plus it wouldn't be a crucial role, unlike lois

I've said it before in on these threads that while she has talent (or used to) and is kinda of easy on the eyes, she's a bad seed. She can always turn it around and everyone deserves a second chance, but in my eyes she's not ready yet. A clean and head clear Lohan I probably wouldn't mind.

[Zack Snyder]

I thought this thread was for actual real news, not silly rumors.

[manofsteel4life]

Sure it won't likely be a big role, but for a moment you get taken out of movie and see crusty Lohan.

Lol I totatly understand. I hope the rumors aren't true, and if they are, I hope she didn't get the role. Speaking of which, I was watching ew and shes in talks to be in some other movie, but I forgot the name. So like someone said, her managers are just trying to get her career back on track. Imo she needs to start with changing herself.

[RachelDawes]

Isn't Lohan still on trial for theft? I don't get how she could even film a movie at this point.

[AntMan]

They would have to cake makeup on Lohan. She looks awful thanks to those habits of hers.

[Kurosawa]

also, REALLY hoping clark doesn't know lex from smallville, and with time constraints, it looks like that may be the case


Clark should absolutely know Lex from Smallville.

[Zack Snyder]

Gah why are we talking about her and silly rumors in this thread? BAH I'm going to stare at the Tmobile 4G girl as she's on tv now.

[BH/HHH]

I think that plot sounded pretty good actually but time will tell if its legit or not

[The Shield]

Sure it won't likely be a big role, but for a moment you get taken out of movie and see crusty Lohan.

Yeah I know I shouldn't have wasted this rumor in this thread. Didn't see where else to put it. We don't have a Rumor Thread (that I know of or seen). Wouldn't be a bad idea actually.

haha *edit* or Maybe the mystery female lead thread would have been best.

[the amazing fro]

Clark should absolutely know Lex from Smallville.

I'm not too fussed either way on the matter but if I were to have my way then I would prefer that he did not. Its perhaps the one element of Pre Crisis Lex that leaves me cold. It feels far too contrived imo

[BH/HHH]

Has everyone seen this:

This past month there has certainly been no shortage of rumors surrounding Zack Snyder's upcoming movie 'Man of Steel'. Rumors have ranged from filming in Canada, Lindsay Lohan being up for a role, Edgar Ramirez, and most recently, the relatively unknown actor Adam Harris auditioning for the role of Lex Luthor.

Now I have gotten my hands on a few more pieces of information for you guys from my source regarding the production about Lex Corp in Chicago, those Lindsay Lohan rumors, and more on Adam Harris. I've been in contact with this source for a little while now and they've yet to say/do anything that would make me think they are unreliable but regardless, take the rumors however you wish.

- Lindsay Lohan never audtioned for any role with Superman.
- Adam Harris audtioned and has two callbacks with readings with Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.
- Adam has started a physical training program for a more demanding physical Lex Luthor.
- Scripts are being held very tightly. rumored: there are two different versions floating around, there will be a lot of fight scenes toward the end.
- There will be "employee hiring" job fairs for LexCorp in Chicago in the summer
- A major factory plant in chicago will be playing host to LexCorp industries.

From CBM so take with a grain of salt

[the amazing fro]

I sincerly doubt that Adam Harris is that far into the audition process if he ever auditioned at all (again highly unlikley)

[BH/HHH]

I sincerly doubt that Adam Harris is that far into the audition process if he ever auditioned at all (again highly unlikley)

Yeah I doubt it too but it wouldn't surprise me if Lex did end up been an unknown aswell.

[Lencho01]

I'm not too fussed either way on the matter but if I were to have my way then I would prefer that he did not. Its perhaps the one element of Pre Crisis Lex that leaves me cold. It feels far too contrived imo

But, wasn't it that he knew Superboy, but not Clark Kent?

I doubt we'll be seeing Superboy, so I think if they leave it at him knowing of Clark and not making them best friends, it should be fine.

[Project862006]

I would bet a million dollars she is not in this movie or even considered what so ever first off we have Henry Cavill while a relatively unknown to the general audience has 10 years of experience with such credits as Count Of Monte Crisco,Stardust,Tristan&Isolde,Show time's The Tudors,Upcoming The Immortals,etc being cast as Superman.

Amy Adams who is a great actress and a 3 Time Oscar Nominee for such films as Junebug,Doubt, and The Fighter and has also been in such films as Enchanted,Julia and Julia,Sunshine Cleaning and has been acting for over 10 years and is quite an acclaimed actress being cast as Lois Lane.

Then we have Kevin Costner and Diane Lane who have both been acting for 30 years and both are Oscar Nominees and very respected actors in their field as Johnathan and Martha Kent.

Also we have Michael Shannon an Oscar Nominee who has been acting for about 20 years has been in such films as Pearl Harbor,Vanilla Sky,Revolutionary Road.HBO's Boardwalk Empire and as well as the other cast members is quite a respected actor and he has been cast as General Zod.

Also such actors as Sean Penn,Daniel Day Lewis,and even Viggo Mortensen have been approached for This Superman Film and all 3 are Oscar Nominees so when such ridiculous Rumors a Lindsey Lohan being attached to this film come up i just laugh at it completely.

First off the girl has legal problems big time and may even go to jail and did she not just get attached to that Gotti film the other day and second of all she has some serious personal problems with drugs and alcohol.So you see this would be different if she was a very talented actress with such promise but demons and drugs got a hold of her but she was a crappy actress as well.

[the amazing fro]

But, wasn't it that he knew Superboy, but not Clark Kent?

I doubt we'll be seeing Superboy, so I think if they leave it at him knowing of Clark and not making them best friends, it should be fine.

It was indeed. However the whole idea that Lex was a villain from superman's past just feels a bit forced to me.

[BH/HHH]

I would bet a million dollars she is not in this movie or even considered what so ever first off we have Henry Cavill while a relatively unknown to the general audience has 10 years of experience with such credits as Count Of Monte Crisco,Stardust,Tristan&Isolde,Show time's The Tudors,Upcoming The Immortals,etc being cast as Superman.

Amy Adams who is a great actress and a 3 Time Oscar Nominee for such films as Junebug,Doubt, and The Fighter and has also been in such films as Enchanted,Julia and Julia,Sunshine Cleaning and has been acting for over 10 years and is quite an acclaimed actress being cast as Lois Lane.

Then we have Kevin Costner and Diane Lane who have both been acting for 30 years and both are Oscar Nominees and very respected actors in their field as Johnathan and Martha Kent.

Also we have Michael Shannon an Oscar Nominee who has been acting for about 20 years has been in such films as Pearl Harbor,Vanilla Sky,Revolutionary Road.HBO's Boardwalk Empire and as well as the other cast members is quite a respected actor and he has been cast as General Zod.

Also such actors as Sean Penn,Daniel Day Lewis,and even Viggo Mortensen have been approached for This Superman Film and all 3 are Oscar Nominees so when such ridiculous Rumors a Lindsey Lohan being attached to this film come up i just laugh at it completely.

First off the girl has legal problems big time and may even go to jail and did she not just get attached to that Gotti film the other day and second of all she has some serious personal problems with drugs and alcohol.So you see this would be different if she was a very talented actress with such promise but demons and drugs got a hold of her but she was a crappy actress as well.

:up: superb post

[Kurosawa]

I'm not too fussed either way on the matter but if I were to have my way then I would prefer that he did not. Its perhaps the one element of Pre Crisis Lex that leaves me cold. It feels far too contrived imo

Well, it was Jerry Siegel's doing and these are his characters.

[Antonello Blueberry]

Adam Harris is probably in the running to be Lex Luthor stand in.

[Project862006]

oh and on this Adam Harris guy i will tell you why he has no shot first of all he has zero film credits to his name and he is campaigning online for the role of Lex Luthor need i remind you that not 1 guy who has fan campaigned online for a super hero role has gotten the role.

I Think we remember this guy who campaigned online for Thor
http://www.kahramanlarsinemada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/james_preston_rogers_thor.jpg

and this guy for Captain America
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2597088118_909bb330ec.jpg

and this guy for Superman
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/Geijutsuka/Manips/Spencerman-3.jpg

so Adam Harris you can do as much photo shoots as you want with your bald head and fancy suits nothing will happen:oldrazz:

[sween-el]

Who the hell is Adam Harris???

Well i just found this supposed lex photoshoot with him from CBM.

Pretty sure this is a load of s**t :doh:

http://**************.com/fansites/Dustin03Comics/news/?a=35321

[the amazing fro]

Well, it was Jerry Siegel's doing and these are his characters.

That is correct and he is entitled to do with his creations what he pleases. However, to me, I feel that Siegel crammed in Luthor's origin story into Adventure Comics just so Superboy could face Luthor and the manner in which he did it just feels contrived and forced. I don't like the suicide slum origin much either so I would prefer if Lex didn't really have an origin in this movie and have him be the Mogul/mad scientist (can't decide which version I would prefer or maybe a mix of both) from his introduction. He doesn't really need an origin story imo.

[HighFivingMF]

Well, it was Jerry Siegel's doing and these are his characters.
Random question: Which Superman villains did Siegel/Shuster create besides Lex?

[jthom19802]

^^^ and Donald Glover campaigned to be the new Spider-man. Obviously, did not happen.

[HighFivingMF]

^^^ and Donald Glover campaigned to be the new Spider-man. Obviously, did not happen.
If I remember right he mentioned playing Spider-Man as a joke and the fans ran with it.

[Lencho01]

It was indeed. However the whole idea that Lex was a villain from superman's past just feels a bit forced to me.

Could just not make him a villain, but just some kid (maybe a punk/snot nosed) that Clark encountered once before.

[jthom19802]

If I remember right he mentioned playing Spider-Man as a joke and the fans ran with it.

Yes his fans did most of the campaigning but the I think the point still stands.

[Lencho01]

Yes his fans did most of the campaigning but the I think the point still stands.

Not really when the whole thing was a joke.

[Kurosawa]

Random question: Which Superman villains did Siegel/Shuster create besides Lex?

Ultra-Humanite, Toyman, the Archer, Mxy, Puzzler, Metalo (original version). Siegel himself created more characters since he had his second run at DC in the 60's. He created Kryptonite Man and a bunch of Legion heroes and villains.

As for his origin for Lex, what I like is that it shows that Lex was once a decent person, and it makes him a fallen friend of Superman. Superman just wants Lex to reform and use his great gifts for good-gifts that are just as amazing in their own way as Superman's. It once again plays into the fact that the most super thing about Superman is his ethics, and those came from Earth. And we can all strive for them even if flying and super-strength is all fantasy.

[jthom19802]

Not really when the whole thing was a joke.

When it gets so big that you have Stan Lee in your corner, it is no longer a joke. Either way, the point I was making was in agreement with the OP who said that campaigning for roles doesn't mean squat and now expounding on it to include fans.

[Project862006]

i personally think studios see it as pathetic personally get an agent and audition like a normal person

[hippie_hunter]

I doubt that until Lohan cleans up her image she will never have another Hollywood role again. She can't get insured and isn't she expected to go to jail soon?

[the amazing fro]

As for his origin for Lex, what I like is that it shows that Lex was once a decent person, and it makes him a fallen friend of Superman. Superman just wants Lex to reform and use his great gifts for good-gifts that are just as amazing in their own way as Superman's. It once again plays into the fact that the most super thing about Superman is his ethics, and those came from Earth. And we can all strive for them even if flying and super-strength is all fantasy.

Agree 100% on everything apart from the bolded. I suppose its a matter of taste but I like the idea that Luthor could be a good guy and save the world and maybe even be a friend of superman but is far too selfish and wrapped up in his petty feud with superman and his obsession to prove himself the better man. I personally don't think that Lex needs an actual physical event to make him hate superman (superboy makes his hair fall out, ruins his experiment and makes him look like an idiot frequently etc). I'd prefer his hatred of superman to be produced from how superman makes him feel about himself and makes him feel inadequate.

[hippie_hunter]

Ultra-Humanite, Toyman, the Archer, Mxy, Puzzler, Metalo (original version). Siegel himself created more characters since he had his second run at DC in the 60's. He created Kryptonite Man and a bunch of Legion heroes and villains.

As for his origin for Lex, what I like is that it shows that Lex was once a decent person, and it makes him a fallen friend of Superman. Superman just wants Lex to reform and use his great gifts for good-gifts that are just as amazing in their own way as Superman's. It once again plays into the fact that the most super thing about Superman is his ethics, and those came from Earth. And we can all strive for them even if flying and super-strength is all fantasy.
I prefer Superman and Lex not knowing each other during the Smallville years. Superman hoping for redemption for Lex makes him seem a little biased towards his former friend. Superman hoping for redemption for Lex despite all the horrible things he's done and having no personal connection, I think that says something deeper.

[hippie_hunter]

Agree 100% on everything apart from the bolded. I suppose its a matter of taste but I like the idea that Luthor could be a good guy and save the world and maybe even be a friend of superman but is far too selfish and wrapped up in his petty feud with superman and his obsession to prove himself the better man. I personally don't think that Lex needs an actual physical event to make him hate superman (superboy makes his hair fall out, ruins his experiment and makes him look like an idiot frequently etc). I'd prefer his hatred of superman to be produced from how superman makes him feel about himself and makes him feel inadequate.

I agree, that an inadequate-feeling Lex is far more intriguing.

[Lencho01]

When it gets so big that you have Stan Lee in your corner, it is no longer a joke. Either way, the point I was making was in agreement with the OP who said that campaigning for roles doesn't mean squat and now expounding on it to include fans.

Well, it was a joke for him and that's all that really matters. He didn't actively campaign for it. Someone made a manip of him, he saw it, and pretty much went, "That'd be cool" and left it at that. What people did with it, that's on them.

Anyhow, one could say some of those who were actually associated with this film had their own semi-fan campaigns like Cavill, Manganiello, and Bomer.

[jthom19802]

Anyhow, one could say some of those who were actually associated with this film had their own semi-fan campaigns like Cavill, Manganiello, and Bomer.

I agree and would say considering the state of the Superman franchise currently, once people knew Singer wasn't going to get another shot, this particular movie has garnished some of the larger fan campaigns for more people than any recent comic flick. Almost like how BB fans did over the Joker, only this is for five or six different characters.

[craigdbfan]

I'm hoping today we get another Super Sunday Casting Extravaganza.

[Lencho01]

I agree and would say considering the state of the Superman franchise currently, once people knew Singer wasn't going to get another shot, this particular movie has garnished some of the larger fan campaigns for more people any recent comic flick. Almost like how BB fans did over the Joker, only this is for five or six different characters.

Yep.

[manofsteel4life]

I'm hoping today we get another Super Sunday Casting Extravaganza.

Dont think so.....it seems like eveytime we get a batman casting, Supes follows with one, and we just got one so, it probably will be another 3 weeks

[Kurosawa]

Agree 100% on everything apart from the bolded. I suppose its a matter of taste but I like the idea that Luthor could be a good guy and save the world and maybe even be a friend of superman but is far too selfish and wrapped up in his petty feud with superman and his obsession to prove himself the better man. I personally don't think that Lex needs an actual physical event to make him hate superman (superboy makes his hair fall out, ruins his experiment and makes him look like an idiot frequently etc). I'd prefer his hatred of superman to be produced from how superman makes him feel about himself and makes him feel inadequate.

Well, if you read the stories, then you can clearly see that even before anything happened with Superboy, Luthor's arrogance and envy were leading him down a bad road. But when Superboy appeared and Lex paled in comparison, the deal was sealed.

I prefer Superman and Lex not knowing each other during the Smallville years. Superman hoping for redemption for Lex makes him seem a little biased towards his former friend. Superman hoping for redemption for Lex despite all the horrible things he's done and having no personal connection, I think that says something deeper.

If there is no past friendship between Lex and Superman then the idea of Lex being redeemable is less appealing. When Luthor has had no connection with Superman-which was basically the Golden Age Luthor and Byrne's bland Kingpin clone-then Luthor himself has usually been much more malevolent and evil, and redemption doesn't really work for those versions.

[RoughNTumble]

superman red son luthor is my favorite depiction of the character

[hippie_hunter]

If there is no past friendship between Lex and Superman then the idea of Lex being redeemable is less appealing. When Luthor has had no connection with Superman-which was basically the Golden Age Luthor and Byrne's bland Kingpin clone-then Luthor himself has usually been much more malevolent and evil, and redemption doesn't really work for those versions.
How so? In the end, while his ego is in the way, Lex has a massive hard-on for being humanity's savior instead of Superman. There is room for redemption within him, even if he wasn't Superboy's childhood friend. But I think it says more about Superman's ethics that even though he has no reason to, he still hopes that Lex will eventually see the error of his ways.

Having Lex be Superman's childhood friend makes Superman come off as biased the way certain interpretations of Batman makes him go lenient towards Harvey Dent and Talia al Ghul because of his feelings towards them, despite the fact that they are complete psychopaths with no hope of a bright future for either of them. I think that Superman should wish for the redemption of everyone, regardless, he shouldn't be naive like a child, but he should still see the best in humanity.

Of course this really comes down to how one prefers to see Lex Luthor. Personally, I really like the way how the modern comics have Lex being a blend of scientist extraordinaire and corporate mogul with feelings of inadequacy towards Superman and large amounts of xenophobia. But with so many interpretations of the character, there really is no wrong one to pick.

[Supermanila]

It's from CBM, so take it as you will :)
http://www.**************.com/fansites/Dustin03Comics/news/?a=35432

- Lindsay Lohan never audtioned for any role with Superman.
- Adam Harris audtioned and has two callbacks with readings with Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.
- Adam has started a physical training program for a more demanding physical Lex Luthor.
- Scripts are being held very tightly. rumored: there are two different versions floating around, there will be a lot of fight scenes toward the end.
- There will be "employee hiring" job fairs for LexCorp in Chicago in the summer.
- A major factory plant in chicago will be playing host to LexCorp industries.

[RoughNTumble]

more BS

but I would love a viral campaign for superman.

[Sabaoth]

It's from CBM, so take it as you will :)
http://www.**************.com/fansites/Dustin03Comics/news/?a=35432


Ok...let me do a line by line..

- Lindsay Lohan never audtioned for any role with Superman.

I guess someone at CBM has a hard-on for Lindsay Lohan; she never auditioned and was never considered.


- Adam Harris audtioned and has two callbacks with readings with Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.

Adam Harris last audition was probably for a high school play.
He has received no callbacks and the closest he will get to reading with Cavill and Adams, is by talking out loud to a computer screen playing a youtube video of Cavill and Adams.


- Adam has started a physical training program for a more demanding physical Lex Luthor.

Physical training will not suffice. He has a Russian mobster look to him and would likely fare better as an extra on a future Van Damme or Segal release.



- Scripts are being held very tightly. rumored: there are two different versions floating around, there will be a lot of fight scenes toward the end.

I'm so happy WB decided to share this with the geniuses at CBM. I had previously thought that all the fight scenes were going to be at the start of the movie, just like in all other superhero flicks...

- There will be "employee hiring" job fairs for LexCorp in Chicago in the summer.

Probably on DC Universe online.

- A major factory plant in chicago will be playing host to LexCorp industries.

I'm sure they will play host to the Daily Planet as well.


**************.com is the flakiest site on the web; It is not surprising that they "broke" the Adam Harris story.
They are the worst of the worst!

[Slugster]

Billy Zane is older than me but I would be cool withg him.
I want a good actor to play him someone like
http://balderazzi.com/photos/Jude-Law-balderized.jpg

[Zack Snyder]

Cavill looks a lot like a younger Jude Law but with more hair. They would look related on screen.

[AntMan]

Cavill looks a lot like a younger Jude Law but with more hair. They would look related on screen.

Not seeing it....

[RoughNTumble]

yeah, don't see a relation

but jude law would be awesome

not expecting him to be considered

although he was in the sherlock holmes movies

[RoughNTumble]

so yeah

how about those super sundays

someone call me and wake me up if they announce something

[HighFivingMF]

so yeah

how about those super sundays

someone call me and wake me up if they announce something
Zack Snyder will announce four cast members at a press conference. He'll hop out in a bunny suit with the four cast members' names in eggs in a basket and deliver them to 4 small children who will then read the actor and which character they're playing.

[manofsteel4life]

Zack Snyder will announce four cast members at a press conference. He'll hop out in a bunny suit with the four cast members' names in eggs in a basket and deliver them to 4 small children who will then read the actor and which character they're playing.

i would lmao if he actually did that. Id be happy as well, but definetly rolling around laughing like the guy in the phonebooth in STM2...LOL

[Zack Snyder]

No news today, caught a short rumor about Thomas Decker being cast as Olsen on empire forum. Meh.

[Zack Snyder]

Not seeing it....

Not saying twins but they could be brothers for sure. They favor each other some. I'm just saying people would think they are kind of similar to be playing Superman and Lex who have always looked distinctly different, and not just the hair.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t292/Kam_kitten1/jude-law.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Mionne02/Jude%20Law/28.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Mionne02/Jude%20Law/26.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/emmajstone/Henry%20Cavill/n42417915_32717318_3558.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/emmajstone/Henry%20Cavill/tudorsparty_henry.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb197/delaney30/3759001859_da551222f7.jpg

[Rodrigo90]

Me no want Jude as Lex. Me want Jude as Riddler.

[Zack Snyder]

Me no want Jude as Lex. Me want Jude as Riddler.

That would be pretty perfect, but dunno if we will see Riddler.

[Rowsdower!]

F**k Latino Review for getting my hopes up. THEY RUINED EASTER! BASTARDS! :D

[BH/HHH]

F**k Latino Review for getting my hopes up. THEY RUINED EASTER! BASTARDS! :D

Same here unless we get one tonight on Easter Monday, well I can hope :D

[RoughNTumble]

did I miss something? did latino review promise us an easter surprise?

[BH/HHH]

did I miss something? did latino review promise us an easter surprise?

They more like hinted

[Slugster]

THIS JUST IN.....
FILM NERD JAIMIE IS NOW A MOD!!!
more at 11

[RoughNTumble]

They more like hinted

Sounds like a calculated guess.

[BH/HHH]

Sounds like a calculated guess.

Yeah it probably was, oh well we'll have to go through all this anticipation again next Sunday :D

[Zack Snyder]

Sounds like a calculated guess.
Yep someone figured 2 weeks between news was about right. Didn't get news the week before so possibly due time. Hmmm... Let's look like an insider but make sure it is a little ambiguous in case it doesn't pan out :o

[SuperJ]

Glad that a name has been settled on ( although we could have predicted the title a long time ago........lol ).

also glad that a villain has been announced, even though it's Zod again.

[DE LA LUNA]

I found this story synopsis at Rotten Tomatoes. Not sure if it's official or if it's been posted already.

Synopsis: Super powered Clark Kent has travelled the world for years as a journalist trying to find his place in the world. Arriving in Metropolis, he realises his place and potential as the world's greatest hero: Superman. An immediate hero, he soon comes... Super powered Clark Kent has travelled the world for years as a journalist trying to find his place in the world. Arriving in Metropolis, he realises his place and potential as the world's greatest hero: Superman. An immediate hero, he soon comes across the path of Lex Luthor, a business mogul who owns almost all of Metropolis through corrupt and illegal methods with the help of crime syndicate Intergang. Their battle is soon disrupted by the dramatic appearance of an alien ship and Brainiac, a rogue alien super computer who has come in search of an all powerful crystal. He recognises Superman as the owner of the crystal revealing his origin as an alien and holds the world to ransom in exchange for the crystal. Superman must find the strength to defeat Brainiac by using the full extent of his powers, will and hope for humanity and discover his true origins to become the greatest hero of them all.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman-man-of-steel/

[Mr. Thing]

No mention of Zod, so I doubt it's real.

[Lencho01]

Here's some other rumor about Lana...

http://supermansuperworld.blogspot.com/2011/04/exclusive-jennifer-kendall-up-for-role.html

[Mr. Thing]

As for that, I'm not sure I trust a source that spells the supposed actress' name two different ways in the same article. :o

[Lencho01]

As for that, I'm not sure I trust a source that spells the supposed actress' name two different ways in the same article. :o

Yep. :hehe:

[RoughNTumble]

c'mon super sunday >_>

[Project862006]

LOL faora was cast on a Wednesday btw

[Solidus]

*crosses fingers for a Lex Luthor/Jor-El casting*

[Stephen K. Hone]

*crosses fingers for a Lex Luthor/Jor-El casting*

Has she actually been officially announced? Faora?

[Solidus]

Well...I don't think WB did it themselves (I could be wrong), but one of the top trades like Variety did it, and no one has refuted it yet, so I think yea it's safe to assume she is official cast as Faora.

[Willi Berg]

I would think these leaks are deliberate, what with the tight security around this movie. It would seem like WB would allow people involved to say whether a certain actor was being considered or not, or being looked at. So then a top site like Deadline or THR or Variety gets word. I don't think it's a coincidence when two sites like Deadline and Variety get the same info at the same time e.g. when Antje Traue's name was leaked. And in that case, Variety just did more digging and found out that it was for Faora.

But no, it's not official, though would a role like Faora and a name like Antje get an announcement and a statement from Snyder about her casting?

[BH/HHH]

They'll probably just officially announce that Antje is Faora tonight (if they do an announcement)

[Doctor Jones]

We should be getting something pretty soon here. Maybe by next week.

[7heBoss]

I get the feeling that the reason we aren't getting any news for the movie is because they are trying to build hype around the Smallville series finale. That is my guess

[The Shield]

I get the feeling that the reason we aren't getting any news for the movie is because they are trying to build hype around the Smallville series finale. That is my guess

And a good guess it is. I was telling my other guilty pleasure mates the same thing.

[Rowsdower!]

I also wonder if they are downplaying this because they are putting so much hype into Green Lantern. If so, that's okay by me (even though the dearth of news is driving me crazy!) because I want GL to be a hit.

[Sabaoth]

Has she actually been officially announced? Faora?

No, she hasn't.
Variety reported that Joseph-Gordon Levitt was cast as Alberto Falcone.
Variety reported wrong.
For those who have a short memory or don't want to believe it,here is the infamous Joseph-Gordon Levitt "scoop",
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034129

If you look closely, you will notice that the person who reported the wrong JGL "scoop", happens to be the same dude who broke the Faora story; ain't that telling.

I do find it interesting that WB had not confirmed any of it.
The truth is likely that she is being looked at and will probably get a part, as Deadline also reported, but the Variety reporter took a look at her picture and guessed "Faora" based on various internet rumors that Faora was being casted.
Since his "guess" concerning JGL was dead wrong, I would not put too much stock on this lady being cast as Faora.
For all we know, she could be one of Luthor's henchmen or Ursa.

[Willi Berg]

but the Variety reporter took a look at her picture and guessed "Faora" based on various internet rumors that Faora was being casted.

You don't know that. You don't know where he got that Faora info. from. He may have heard it from a source. It may be wrong, but he has also gotten stuff right as well as wrong. That's the nature of it. But saying that he only reported that based on internet rumour is conjecture.

He did talk about the scoop on Twitter the day he reported it. Some of it was deleted, i think, because he went on a bit of a rant about it:

MAJOR SCOOP hopefully coming later today. Just waiting for confirmation. This one, I promise, is BIG!
28 Apr

EXCLUSIVE?: German actress ANTJE TRAUE has straight-up been cast as Superman villainess FAORA in MAN OF STEEL. Link coming....
28 Apr

Here's the ANTJE TRAUE-SUPERMAN link: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035968

Sorry to get all inside baseball there for a sec, but this stuff just makes me so frustrated. Apologies to anyone I offended.
28 Apr

@HercAICN Antje IS NOT playing Ursa. She's playing Faora, not circling. Read Variety.com, the industry's #1 news source...
28 Apr

and he even retweeted filmnerdjamie's comment to him:

filmnerdjamie Jamie
@TheInSneider u haven't fully made it yet until idiot fanboys claim ur lying.
28 Apr

http://twitter.com/#!/TheInSneider

[Sabaoth]

Everyone can say whatever they want or insult whoever they want, if their weak egos make them feel the need to do so (referring specifically to the tweets quoted above.)
But facts are facts,
and the fact is that the Faora story has not been verified and is not official, no matter how many times you climb up a tree and shout that it is.

[Willi Berg]

Everyone can say whatever they want or insult whoever they want, if their weak egos make them feel the need to do so.
But facts are facts,
and the fact is that the Faora story has not been verified and is not official, no matter how many times you climb up a tree and shout that it is.

Of course nothing is official unless it's official. That's obvious. But that doesn't mean reporters completely make things up as you seem to claim on any rumour.

The thing about Sneider's report on this was he was outscooped by Deadline by a few minutes because he took the time to do some more digging and looked for confirmation about the rumour. He knew he had a scoop, mentioned that it was coming on Twitter, but waited until he had more info. until he published the report (thus Deadline had it up first.)

No one's saying it is official confirmation. But you go the exact opposite direction and say that it is based on nothing.

[Willi Berg]

Also, there's a difference in the way Sneider reported the Gordon-Levitt story, saying JGL was "tipped" to play Alberto Falcone, that "insiders" told Variety. Whereas the Antje Traue as Faora story was more straightforward reporting that she had been cast.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Personally, I find when one constantly harps on something with "That doesn't mean it's official!" and "So and so was wrong about that so that means they're wrong about this! Don't believe them!"

That basically means they don't like, hate and/or despise the information/scoop in question and it becomes a game of "Shoot the messenger." To which this doctor would prescribe a Chill Pill to said patient.

[Willi Berg]

Personally, I find when some constantly harps on something with "That doesn't mean it's official!" and "So and so was wrong about that so that means they're wrong about this! Don't believe them!"

That basically means they don't like, hate and/or despise the information/scoop in question and it becomes a game of "Shoot the messenger." To which this doctor would prescribe a Chill Pill to said patient.

And some people just don't like any scoop, rumour, or online movie news site! It's all lies, I tell ya!

[HighFivingMF]

I wonder if people who say stuff like that see the movie and bitterly mumble to themselves "Lucky guess, Sneider. Lucky guess."

[FilmNerdJamie]

I wonder if people who say stuff like that see the movie and bitterly mumble to themselves "Lucky guess, Sneider. Lucky guess."

Not even that. They'll just shut up. Remember all that trash-talking when the news broke in December '09 about Spider-Man 4 falling apart? Fanboys got typically vicious, name-calling, whiny, etc.

Then it turned out to be true. Nary a word was uttered.

[7heBoss]

WHEN ARE WE GETTING NEW NEWS!? I am going crazy here. It has been a month since Antje was revealed as Faora and even that was not "Official" news. What is going on here?
(http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=352593)

[RoughNTumble]

possible letting green lantern have the spotlight

if that's the case, it might be a while yet :(

[7heBoss]

I was really excited for Green Lantern, but if he is the root of the problem, than he is dead to me.

[GreenKToo]

I'm not worried, yet. No reason to be.
That said, I can't help but think how hard it's been to get Superman on film going in the past.

[Sabaoth]

I hope it's not Green Lantern. I'm still not sold on GL.
According to this http://supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=9814#comments,
there is a "bombshell" announcement concerning Superman and the DC Universe, that is going to be dropped by Lee and Johns at Hero Complex convention, June 9-12.
Maybe a MOS costume reveal?
Although more likely another Superman (and DC universe) reboot because of Flashpoint. Why knows?
The last official news (the only kind that counts) we received was Michael Shannon's casting and it's been a while.
I think we may be in the dark till Comic Con.

[Rust]

Maybe.

I'm ambivalent about GL as well. Looks fun, but also a bit silly and the FX look waay too digitized. They say it's Star Wars as a comicbook. Must be the prequels.

Definitely gonna watch it though. Not too many DC-movies coming out these days.

[DIRECTOR]

There is alot of movies coming out before MOS where people fly :(

Kinda sucks

[The Shield]

There is alot of movies coming out before MOS where people fly :(

Kinda sucks

I've been bummed about this same thing... :( I almost feel like by the time Supes comes out it will be just another movie and not as special as it should be. Oh well as long as I get what I've been waiting for in a Superman movie I can't allow myself to be concerned about the GP. If only Singer didn't FK it up!

[Rust]

Dont worry. I imagine (and desperately cling on to) that Snyder will in fact knock it outta the park and do something extraordinary. At least, that's something he's mostly good for. Trying to raise the bar regarding visuals be it blue dongs or far-out suckerpunching. You just know it wont be boring.
I'm sure Snyder and co will show us what it means to be THE super-man of today.

[The Shield]

Yeah I'll have to cling to that too.

[Kal Kent]

I hope it's not Green Lantern. I'm still not sold on GL.
According to this http://supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=9814#comments,
there is a "bombshell" announcement concerning Superman and the DC Universe, that is going to be dropped by Lee and Johns at Hero Complex convention, June 9-12.
Maybe a MOS costume reveal?
Although more likely another Superman (and DC universe) reboot because of Flashpoint. Why knows?
The last official news (the only kind that counts) we received was Michael Shannon's casting and it's been a while.
I think we may be in the dark till Comic Con.
I hope its the MOS costume. Dying to see it already.
I also don't think it's going to be a reboot of the DC Universe. My guess would be guys like Abin Sur and others from the FP universe will become regulars in the current DC universe.

[04nbod]

There is alot of movies coming out before MOS where people fly :(

Kinda sucks

Erm, don't you think that ship has completely sailed decades ago? Seeing it once is a novelty even for Superman. If the character can't get past the spectacle of flight there is a serious problem.

[Sabaoth]

I hope its the MOS costume. Dying to see it already.
I also don't think it's going to be a reboot of the DC Universe. My guess would be guys like Abin Sur and others from the FP universe will become regulars in the current DC universe.


Dead characters coming back to life?
Didn't they just do that with the White Lanterns?
:whatever:

[04nbod]

Plus the new Flashpoint characters look like a bunch of crap. The design of Britannia alone makes me want to punch things.

[DIRECTOR]

are we going to get any new news???? or are they saving that during comiccon?

[Sgt.Pepper]

are we going to get any new news???? or are they saving that during comiccon?

Are we even getting anything at Comic-Con? It seems a bit too early to me to show anything at all. But if they'are going to show something at Comic-Con then I hope it would something awesome.

[Lencho01]

I was just wondering, had Ryna Gosling ever been brought up before with any connection to this film?

http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/no-idolmaker-for-ryan-gosling/

After turning down lead roles in recent years I've heard included Superman, Jack Ryan, Akira and The Lone Ranger, Gosling is suddenly giving the studios a chance.

[DorkyFresh]

no solid connections as far as i know. he's only ever been suggested for Lex Luthor.

[Lencho01]

I figured it was for Luthor.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Wow, I didn't about that. Damn, it would have be great if Gosling had a role in Man of Steel. He is da man!

[7heBoss]

yeah, i agree that ryan gosling is a great actor, and he has got a lot of charisma. i wouldn't mind him as Lex.

[SuperDaniel]

Bah...hes not that great of an actor to me...

[Octoberist]

Ryan is awesome in Half Nelson, Lars & the Real Girl, and Blue Valentine. He is gonna be an even bigger star after 'Drive' gets released.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Yeah, I agree. He's great in those films. And I can't ****ing wait until Drive comes out.

[Rust]

Gosling for Luthor would be ok in my book. He reminds me a bit of Christian Bale. Actually Gosling doing a Bruce Wayne-like Luthor would be cool. This moody rich man's son is kinda like a Bruce gone really bad anyways. Also a somewhat, but way cooler and more mature version of Harry Osborne.

[Doctor Jones]

Gosling would make a very interesting Luthor. He'd also make a great Joker.

[Rowsdower!]

Ryan is awesome in Half Nelson, Lars & the Real Girl, and Blue Valentine. He is gonna be an even bigger star after 'Drive' gets released.

Yeah. I think that movie with Steve Carrell will also give him a boost.

I'd like to see him show up in a superhero film at some point, but it doesn't seem like his thing. You never know, though.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Gosling also turned down the lead role in Avatar.

[Rowsdower!]

Seriously? Damn, that's a shame. He would have seriously elevated that movie. Granted, Avatar is the one movie where Sam Worthington's acting didn't make me want to slam my head into a wall, but there are still plenty of actors that would have likely brought more to Jake's character than him. Gosling is definitely one of them.

[Willi Berg]

I'd like to see him show up in a superhero film at some point, but it doesn't seem like his thing. You never know, though.

I've heard him talking about how he didn't feel comfortable playing the superhero role and would if he could. But then I thought maybe that would mean he would accept a villain role. But it doesn't look like it.

[7heBoss]

I've heard him talking about how he didn't feel comfortable playing the superhero role and would if he could. But then I thought maybe that would mean he would accept a villain role. But it doesn't look like it.

Does anyone remember back in the day when Ryan Gosling was Hercules in the show Young Hercules. that is super hero-esque. Maybe it left a bad taste in his mouth.

[GreenKToo]

It sounds similar to how josh hartnett acted back in the day when he thought he was too good for certain roles.

[Pac-Master]

Does anyone know when this starts filming?

[Sgt.Pepper]

Does anyone know when this starts filming?

I don't know the precise date but I think it starts around August.

[ElDuderino]

It sounds similar to how josh hartnett acted back in the day when he thought he was too good for certain roles.Except he couldn't actually act.

[Octoberist]

It sounds similar to how josh hartnett acted back in the day when he thought he was too good for certain roles.

except Ryan is a good actor while Josh is not

[BH/HHH]

except Ryan is a good actor while Josh is not

I disagree with that Josh is a pretty damned good actor.

[Doctor Jones]

Does anyone remember back in the day when Ryan Gosling was Hercules in the show Young Hercules. that is super hero-esque. Maybe it left a bad taste in his mouth.

Dude I remember that show. I used to watch it all the time. :awesome:

[B]

There is alot of movies coming out before MOS where people fly :(

Kinda sucks

Sucks, but at the same time the character of Superman isn't about only flying.

Superman should be an inspirational character, I'm hoping that we get some of those Nolan'ised motivation speaches we got in Batman Begins & TDK for MoS.. :up:

The more I think of it the more I'd like Birthright to be more or less 70% of the film, I want Superman to show up & I want there to be some doubt as to whether or not Superman is a friend or foe.. something that Lex exploited in Birthright.

[Sabaoth]

The more I think of it the more I'd like Birthright to be more or less 70% of the film, I want Superman to show up & I want there to be some doubt as to whether or not Superman is a friend or foe.. something that Lex exploited in Birthright.

Nooooooooooo!
Anything, anything but Birthright!
Birthright= ultimate fail!
:yay:

[Sam]

Nooooooooooo!
Anything, anything but Birthright!
Birthright= ultimate fail!
:yay:

:down

[Rust]

Hmmm, I see alot of (dumbass) posts on other sites claiming that MOS has indeed stalled and that it wont be happening.

I guess that's a somewhat obvious (if not a little overdramatic) reaction for alot of people due to the lack of news lately, also including all the legal fuss.

But just out of curiosity, could it be a possibilty? Could MOS end up being cancelled at this point do you think?

[Kal-El.9859]

I don't think so. They are more thank likely sitting on info until ComiCon. Because they have been saying that they have MAJOR Superman news to be released then...hopefully it won't be that the film has been scrapped

[Sabaoth]

Hmmm, I see alot of (dumbass) posts on other sites claiming that MOS has indeed stalled and that it wont be happening.


Ha!
Those are probably coming from Smallville fans wishing for Man of Steel to be derailed, still harboring the ridiculous idea of Tom Welling as Superman.
:yay:

[FilmNerdJamie]

Only place I saw that on was the IMDB forum. Meh.

[Sgt.Pepper]

When did they say that they will release some information on Comic-Con? I know Snyder will be there but he's going to promote Sucker Punch Director's Cut on DVD & Blu-Ray not Man of Steel.

[Kal-El.9859]

oh, you mean the inaccurate movie database? yeah I know those guys

[Kal-El.9859]

When did they say that they will release some information on Comic-Con? I know Snyder will be there but he's going to promote Sucker Punch Director's Cut on DVD & Blu-Ray not Man of Steel.

my buddy read the DC/WB said they have major Superman news and some major comics news to release

[Sgt.Pepper]

Hmmm, okay. I just thought it's a bit too early to talk anything about Man of Steel. Especially since Comic-Con takes place roughly one month before filming starts.

[DIRECTOR]

Ha!
Those are probably coming from Smallville fans wishing for Man of Steel to be derailed, still harboring the ridiculous idea of Tom Welling as Superman.
:yay:
If tom Welling wasn't such a dick, he would have wore the suit in the series finale

[Kal-El.9859]

Hmmm, okay. I just thought it's a bit too early to talk anything about Man of Steel. Especially since Comic-Con takes place roughly one month before filming starts.

I'm guessing it will just be casting reveals...and MAYBE the suit might be reveal...nothing too major, if you don't count the suit to be a major reveal

[DIRECTOR]

it will be the suit, but I think they will release the suit before ComicCon because if they release the suit during the convention, they will be alot of mixed feeling about it.

They need the suit to marinate in fanboys before the convention

[Sgt.Pepper]

If so, then I hope they reveal who will play Jor-El and Lara. That's if they have already announce who's playing Lex Luthor by that time.

[Kal-El.9859]

yeah there are several people I want to know about. But I highly doubt we will here much between now and ComiCon...I could be wrong and I usually am so don't hold me to any of this!

[GreenKToo]

Maybe they are saving stuff for the con, but in the mean time, that doesn't prevent them from releasing smaller tidbits, like who will do the FX, the score, etc.

[Kal-El.9859]

Maybe they are saving stuff for the con, but in the mean time, that doesn't prevent them from releasing smaller tidbits, like who will do the FX, the score, etc.

true, I'd love to know some of that stuff. Especially the score. I think most people here know that I stand firmly behind the Williams theme for Superman

[hopefuldreamer]

it will be the suit, but I think they will release the suit before ComicCon because if they release the suit during the convention, they will be alot of mixed feeling about it.

They need the suit to marinate in fanboys before the convention

Probably true I'd say, especially with the changes to the suit in the comics now.

You know, I can't even begin to imagine how devestating it would be to have this project end now. It's all going too perfectly... :(

[DIRECTOR]

Probably true I'd say, especially with the changes to the suit in the comics now.

You know, I can't even begin to imagine how devestating it would be to have this project end now. It's all going too perfectly... :(
it's not going to end, IT IS MEANT TO BE.

All the stars alining

[Kal-El.9859]

I don't see this movie coming to an end...

[GreenKToo]

No, I dont either, but lack of ''anything'' on the news front for awhile now only adds more fuel to the worries.
The longer we go without anything, the worse it will get.

[Zorex]

I'm sure that the lack of regular updates about the film aren't an indication that the film is falling to pieces. Maybe they don't want to distract from the Green Lantern marketing frenzy. The movie doesn't start filming until August, so there's no reason to think that we're going to know everything about everything anytime soon. Just because a production isn't updating its every baby step doesn't mean it's been derailed.

[Puckenstein]

Took the words right out of my mouth, Z.

[DorkyFresh]

yeah....how many times have Hypsters followed a production only to be put through a drawn-out lull of news? only every single time and multiple times for every production. no news for a while doesn't necessarily mean it's bad for the production. it either means there's no news to tell or they're waiting for the prime opportunity to release the news.





that being said, QUIT POSTING IN THIS THREAD UNLESS THERE IS NEWS!!! hehe....j/m, but foreal...i'm politely requesting to not post in this thread unless there's news. everytime i see this thread bumped i get a little hopeful and it's a lil' frustrating when all i see is discussion over old or irrelevant stuff.

[Solidus]

yeah....how many times have Hypsters followed a production only to be put through a drawn-out lull of news?


only every single time and multiple times for every production. no news for a while doesn't necessarily mean it's bad for the production. it either means there's no news to tell or they're waiting for the prime opportunity to release the news.

I know, I get so tired of this. In the TDKR area a bunch of noobs start freaking out about there is no news, it must mean the production is falling apart. It shows that none of them have actually (or they really have ADD) on how many films (all of them) there are droughts with no news what so ever. With TDK after July of 07, there was only one new pic in Oct of 07 and nothing new until late November early December.

People just have too much of an imagination/anxiety/don't know what they are talking about.

No news does not mean something is wrong, it happens all the time with all films.

[Team Andino]

I'm sure that the lack of regular updates about the film aren't an indication that the film is falling to pieces. Maybe they don't want to distract from the Green Lantern marketing frenzy. The movie doesn't start filming until August, so there's no reason to think that we're going to know everything about everything anytime soon. Just because a production isn't updating its every baby step doesn't mean it's been derailed.
Agreed, I think people over react now with how spoiled we get with movie news and how any tiny bit of TDKR news makes it's round people go crazy speculating and talking.

[Frodo]

TDKR well was dry for a while as well until we got confirmation about Levitt and Cotillard . Since then we've had a steady stream of news. I tend to think the delay in casting news has more to do with Synder trying to secure big names for Jor El, Lex, Sam Lane and Perry. There was a rumor a while back that Thomas Dekker had been chosen for Jimmy but its been silent since.

[Kal-El.9859]

no thanks to Thomas Dekker. I liked his small role in A Nightmare on Elm Street but he doesn't strike me as Jimmy Olsen material

[B]

Nooooooooooo!
Anything, anything but Birthright!
Birthright= ultimate fail!
:yay:

Have you even read Birthright?

The reason I ask is because Birthright is arguably a fan favourite origin story for the character & one that would fit along similar lines to what we saw in Batman Begins with Batman/Bruce Wayne ie the story begins with a early twenties Bruce Wayne & explains any important childhood plot points in flashback type scenes.

Ha!
Those are probably coming from Smallville fans wishing for Man of Steel to be derailed, still harboring the ridiculous idea of Tom Welling as Superman.
:yay:

Yea because all Smallville fans dislike every other incarnation that isn't Smallville. :whatever:

Only place I saw that on was the IMDB forum. Meh.

:)... :dry:... :down

[hopefuldreamer]

Have you even read Birthright?

The reason I ask is because Birthright is arguably a fan favourite origin story for the character & one that would fit along similar lines to what we saw in Batman Begins with Batman/Bruce Wayne ie the story begins with a early twenties Bruce Wayne & explains any important childhood plot points in flashback type scenes.


I agree. Birthright strikes me as the kind of story that Nolan/Goyer/Snyder would all like.

It translates incredibly well into a sort of 'realism' as well as following the trends in superhero films at the moment.

Having CK travelling through Africa as a Journalist and experiencing the harsh realities... Heck even change it to iraq, egypt, anything that's pertinent. It brings it right into the idea of 'what would it be like if Superman showed up today'.

I love the mixed reactions to his reception, I love the way Lex manipulates that. And I think there is an obvious way to alter the use of the 'crystal' to add Zod and Faora to that story.

I dunno, I'd just be over the moon if I found out just one or two of the elements of Birthright were present.

[Kal-El.9859]

I like the Iraq or Afghanistan angle. To see Clark as a war correspondent would be nice....

[hopefuldreamer]

I like the Iraq or Afghanistan angle. To see Clark as a war correspondent would be nice....

Well most Superheroes are created through their personal tragedies, want of revenge, to make sure that what happened to them can't happen to others, or some personal reason like that.

That's why I want JK alive, and it's why I wasn't a fan of Singer's 'I'm so lonely' theme.

Superman has a heightened sense of gratefulness and appreciation of life, because he doesn't know where he's from. He knows he came down in a meteor shower so is probably lucky to be alive. And he knows he was incredibly lucky to be found in a field by JK and MK and not the government.

So being a journalist in a war zone, watching all the tragedies of our world, being in the thick of It around people not half as lucky as him, seeing children dead in the street from an unexploded bomb - it makes him feel helpless. He's the strongest man in the world but he feels helpless. Because he so badly wants to be able to do something to stop it... Not just to save one life, but to help change the world.

If that's not enough of a reason to don a disguise, change your whole way of life, accept the fact that you may never have the same things as other people (wife and kids), things that you desperately wanted, and dedicate yourself to DOING something about it... If there absolutely has to be a death of a family member in order to make that story compelling, then we've completely lost the concept of what a true hero is.

[Superman_20]

Are we getting news on June 11th?
Was that a rumor or are we actually supposed to be hearing something big regarding the movie on June 11th?

[HighFivingMF]

Are we getting news on June 11th?
Was that a rumor or are we actually supposed to be hearing something big regarding the movie on June 11th?

We're supposed to hear something regarding Superman on June 11th. No word on whether it's movie Superman, comics Superman, or the discovery of a real-life Superman. It's probably not the last one though.

[green]

Disney is dropping The Lone Ranger into Dec 21 one week after The Hobbit.
Christmas 2012 is getting tight.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/hi-ho-silver-away-disney-dates-lone-ranger-for-december-21-2012/

[Kal-El.9859]

Disney is dropping The Lone Ranger into Dec 21 one week after The Hobbit.
Christmas 2012 is getting tight.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/hi-ho-silver-away-disney-dates-lone-ranger-for-december-21-2012/

and what exactly does this have to do with Superman other than the two movies come out close to one another??

And supposedly we will be hearing the announcement of Jax-Ur, General Lane, and supposedly Brainiac...don't hold me to that, but it's what I've heard

[GreenKToo]

Maybe its just me, but i'm not too worried about the lone ranger, depp or not.

[hopefuldreamer]

We're supposed to hear something regarding Superman on June 11th. No word on whether it's movie Superman, comics Superman, or the discovery of a real-life Superman. It's probably not the last one though.

Lol

And also, yippie! News!

[FilmNerdJamie]

And supposedly we will be hearing the announcement of Jax-Ur, General Lane, and supposedly Brainiac...don't hold me to that, but it's what I've heard

I thought that info was fake? :huh:

Maybe its just me, but i'm not too worried about the lone ranger, depp or not.

Seconded.

[green]

and what exactly does this have to do with Superman other than the two movies come out close to one another??

And supposedly we will be hearing the announcement of Jax-Ur, General Lane, and supposedly Brainiac...don't hold me to that, but it's what I've heard

You answered your own question as to what it has to do with Superman.

[green]

Maybe its just me, but i'm not too worried about the lone ranger, depp or not.

Depp, Disney, a western, Christmas. I could care less personally but if it looks good I could see a huge hit.

[manofsteel4life]

Well most Superheroes are created through their personal tragedies, want of revenge, to make sure that what happened to them can't happen to others, or some personal reason like that.

That's why I want JK alive, and it's why I wasn't a fan of Singer's 'I'm so lonely' theme.

Superman has a heightened sense of gratefulness and appreciation of life, because he doesn't know where he's from. He knows he came down in a meteor shower so is probably lucky to be alive. And he knows he was incredibly lucky to be found in a field by JK and MK and not the government.

So being a journalist in a war zone, watching all the tragedies of our world, being in the thick of It around people not half as lucky as him, seeing children dead in the street from an unexploded bomb - it makes him feel helpless. He's the strongest man in the world but he feels helpless. Because he so badly wants to be able to do something to stop it... Not just to save one life, but to help change the world.

If that's not enough of a reason to don a disguise, change your whole way of life, accept the fact that you may never have the same things as other people (wife and kids), things that you desperately wanted, and dedicate yourself to DOING something about it... If there absolutely has to be a death of a family member in order to make that story compelling, then we've completely lost the concept of what a true hero is.

this

[GreenKToo]

I just feel LR is several years too late. The last LR film back in the 80's did ok, but nothing to write home about.
Hobbit and trek are still my main concerns. I look for WB to move MOS to around thanksgiving.
BTW, Does the lawsuit say MOS has to be released in '012?

[GinsterHead]

I just feel LR is several years too late. The last LR film back in the 80's did ok, but nothing to write home about.
Hobbit and trek are still my main concerns. I look for WB to move MOS to around thanksgiving.
BTW, Does the lawsuit say MOS has to be released in '012?

I think it has to be released before Spring 2013, when the rights revert to the Siegels and Shusters.

[GreenKToo]

I think it has to be released before Spring 2013, when the rights revert to the Siegels and Shusters.
Cool, thanx. And since we all know blockbusters aren't (usually) released then, its 2012 or bust. November is looking more and more likely to me.

[Sabaoth]

It looks like maybe WB is purposefully withholding selecting and announcing a release date until they know when all the competition will be landing.
Are there any other major movie releases around that time, besides Supes, yet to scratch a release date?
Seems like this is a deliberate move on their part.
Still, I'm starting to feel strange that we haven't heard anything in a while.

DC has yet to release info regarding the new Superman titles and their creative teams; maybe this news is being released on Friday, where Jim and Geoff are?

[Kal-El.9859]

I thought that info was fake? :huh:



Seconded.

very well could be false info. I'm not 100% on it but a friend of mine has heard it as well from a few different places. Now whether they got their info from the same source I don't know that either

[Kal-El.9859]

It looks like maybe WB is purposefully withholding selecting and announcing a release date until they know when all the competition will be landing.
Are there any other major movie releases around that time, besides Supes, yet to scratch a release date?
Seems like this is a deliberate move on their part.
Still, I'm starting to feel strange that we haven't heard anything in a while.

DC has yet to release info regarding the new Superman titles and their creative teams; maybe this news is being released on Friday, where Jim and Geoff are?

There is a potential Ghostbusters 3, The X-Files 3 and who the hell knows when Ninja Turtles will come out

[Sabaoth]

and what exactly does this have to do with Superman other than the two movies come out close to one another??

And supposedly we will be hearing the announcement of Jax-Ur, General Lane, and supposedly Brainiac...don't hold me to that, but it's what I've heard

What about Metallo and the African guy from Birthright?
:woot:When are they going to be announced?

[Frontier]

Maybe it's because TDKR is shooting now, so we're getting stuff in daily drips and drabs, but the lack of new info on this flick is just starting to kill me!

You'd think we would have some new rumors, or story boards, or even fake stuff leaking, but... the silence is deafening!

Anyone else going nutty?

[JAK®]

Well, the movie hasn't even started filming yet.

[hopefuldreamer]

I'm going nutty... well actually I just am nutty and it's causing me to have a seriously over the top bad reaction to lack of Superman information.

It's probably just because we were getting fairly consistent casting announcements spread out, and it felt like we were due one about 2 weeks ago... and still nothing. And people keep saying 'oh, news is expected on so and so day' and then nothing...

To not even have any rumours? Even stupid ones about Lindsey Lohan... well it's scary. It's horrible being in the dark, especially when we have so many reasons not to trust them when it comes to the Superman franchise... we have a history of dissapointment and failed projects.

I know it's probably because the focus is on Green Lantern, or because they wanted to do all the DC relaunch stuff first so that people didn't associate any of the changes with what's going to be happening in the movie (fingers crossed)...

But i'm kind of hoping we are rewarded for our patience with two casting announcements and a hinted plot point all in one go :p

[04nbod]

When Cavill was announced we were told filming would start this month. Start worrying if it doesn't because TDK has started on schedule.

[Sabaoth]

It's almost midday, and we've had no info from DC regarding Superman yet!
WTF???
Why are they holding it back? They released the specs for every other new DC reboot title except Superman!
C'mon DC!

[HighFivingMF]

It's almost midday, and we've had no info from DC regarding Superman yet!
WTF???
Why are they holding it back? They released the specs for every other new DC reboot title except Superman!
C'mon DC!

Because there's supposed to be a Superman announcement tomorrow.

[Dark_Lord]

When Cavill was announced we were told filming would start this month. Start worrying if it doesn't because TDK has started on schedule.

Filming starts in August.

[04nbod]

Filming starts in August.

Where did that come from?

[Zorex]

Maybe it's because TDKR is shooting now, so we're getting stuff in daily drips and drabs, but the lack of new info on this flick is just starting to kill me!

You'd think we would have some new rumors, or story boards, or even fake stuff leaking, but... the silence is deafening!

Anyone else going nutty?
Not really... it's a movie production that's not scheduled to start shooting until August (maybe even late August). It's now barely mid-June.

Anyone remember the days when we didn't know every little detail about a movie before it finished production?

Let's give it time... I know we're all excited, but at least let the movie start shooting before freaking out too much that we haven't learned an important new factoid in x-amount of weeks.

[Superman2007]

Where did that come from?

Snyder.

[GreenKToo]

So filming starts in about two months and we have no idea who jor-el, lara, perry, jimmy, and Lex will be. We also dont know who will do the score and the FX.
That seems like alot of stuff left to do in such a short amount of time.
I refuse to believe that most of the things I listed aren't already taken care of. I'm betting/hoping they will release a boatload of info on us all at once.

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I think that's what will happen. I think that's probably why we never got an official announcment over the Faora thing either. Variety probably just lucked out there and got the scoop with that character. I'm guessing that the majority of roles have already been cast and they're just waiting to unveil it all at once.

[Rust]

It's not a big deal really. I mean alot can happen in 2 months and stuff like the composer and the FX is post-production, so they dont have to annouce that before filming.

And maybe the remaining cast wont be that big a part of the movie, so that's why they havent announced them yet. Or yeah, maybe they'll just wait until Comicon and blow our socks off with good stuff and then movie into production fast.

[7heBoss]

Because there's supposed to be a Superman announcement tomorrow.

wait, what?

[Superman Prime]

As it pertains to the film itself, this deadline with the copyright issue may be a good thing. It pressures them into taking some action. Because we know how they like to procrastinate and second-guess themselves.

[HighFivingMF]

wait, what?

Geoff Johns and Jim Lee are supposed to announce something Superman-related tomorrow. Looks like it's not the Superman books, since that's today.

[Timstuff]

As it pertains to the film itself, this deadline with the copyright issue may be a good thing. It pressures them into taking some action. Because we know how they like to procrastinate and second-guess themselves.

I read a story recently stating that the Judge might award the heirs custody of the 1930s version of Superman, but give Warner Bros. and DC the rights to the modern Superman, if they are deemed sufficiently different enough properties to be classified as two separate intellectual properties. This apparently happened with Todd McFarlane and one of his collaborators who was suing him for the rights to Medieval Spawn. The Judge decided that Medieval Spawn was different enough from vanilla Spawn to be considered a different IP, and thus Todd McFarlane does not own that version of Spawn and the guy who does own it is allowed to do with it as he pleases.

Honestly though, if that happens then DC is getting the lion's share, because Superman has evolved a great deal since the 1930s and the modern superman is the one people associate the character with. If such a ruling is enough to keep both parties happy though, then I'd be OK with it.