Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van El

KRIM · 09-25-2011, 06:25 PM

Julia, we hardly knew ya:

http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/ayel...tonian-mother/

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EXCLUSIVE: Superman is getting a new mom. Ayelet Zurer, the Israeli actress who starred in Angels & Demons and who played the wife of Avner (Eric Bana) in Munich, has been set to play the role of Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s Kryptonian mother in Man of Steel. Production is underway on the Warner Bros/ Legendary film. That role was originally going to be played by Julia Ormond. I was unable to find out why director Zack Snyder made the last minute change, but I’ve confirmed that Zurer will start filming this week. Henry Cavill plays Superman, Russell Crowe plays Superman’s Kryptonian father Jor-El, and Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Michael Shannon also star. Zurer will next be seen starring in the Lawrence Kasdan-directed Darling Companion opposite Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Dianne Weist for Sony Pictures Classics. She’s repped by IFA Talent Agency. Man of Steel is produced by Chris Nolan, Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder and Emma Thomas.

I'm much more satisfied with this choice. I was fine with Julia, but she did come off older than I had wanted for Lara. Ayelet has a very soft and maternal look about her that is a nice contrast to the wise and stern Crowe.

Stringer · 09-25-2011, 06:38 PM

I liked her in Munich and Angels and Demons.

batman44 · 09-25-2011, 07:25 PM

I remember her in Munich. She's beautiful and talented, so she's good in my book.

ElDuderino · 09-25-2011, 07:31 PM

Damn, that sucks. I've always had a huge crush on Ormond.

Project862006 · 09-25-2011, 08:29 PM

ormond did look too old lara should be younger looking

Project862006 · 09-25-2011, 08:49 PM

FilmNerdJamie · 09-25-2011, 08:51 PM

So Superman is Jewish after all!

ArmsHeldOut · 09-25-2011, 08:52 PM

I prefer Ormond and think she looks more like HC, but I have to admit she was a little too old looking for the role of Lara.

terry78 · 09-25-2011, 09:13 PM

So age does matter.

I Am The Knight · 09-25-2011, 09:19 PM

Maybe Deborah found out about Zack and Julia's "Kryptonian getaway".

Kurosawa · 09-25-2011, 09:43 PM

Not bad...

LibidoLoca · 09-25-2011, 09:48 PM

I liked her in Angels & Demons. I'm disappointed about Julia. I really liked her.

ArmsHeldOut · 09-25-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I'm disappointed about Julia. I really liked her.

Yeah, me too. I thought Julia shared a good likeness with Cavill, as well. My only complaint was that she hasn't aged all that well.

Ayelet is fine though I guess.

Project862006 · 09-25-2011, 10:59 PM

ayelet is just easier on the eyes

LibidoLoca · 09-25-2011, 11:11 PM

I've heard a rumor that the studio didn't agree with Julia's politics. Say what?

Mad Love · 09-25-2011, 11:13 PM

Haha, that pic is a bit cruel. I think both were good choices.

ArmsHeldOut · 09-25-2011, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Project862006

ayelet is just easier on the eyes

Yeah, like I said, Julia hasn't aged well, but she was very beautiful in her prime.
Also, most images of Ayelet don't look like that one you posted above, which I suspect to be the result of photo alteration.

Here are more accurate representations of what Zurer looks like:

ArmsHeldOut · 09-25-2011, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LibidoLoca

I've heard a rumor that the studio didn't agree with Julia's politics. Say what?

What's the source of the rumor?

LibidoLoca · 09-25-2011, 11:32 PM

No clue. Found it on another forum. Sounds made up...

EDIT:

Nevermind, I think I've found the "source". Another case of "let me take some posts from IMDb and disguise them as a rumor".

tomoe · 09-26-2011, 02:13 AM

She looks more like Brandon Routh....

manofsteel4life · 09-26-2011, 04:23 AM

I wonder what was the real reason for the switch up. Unless Julia was never really cast, maybe it was always Aleyet??

hopefuldreamer · 09-26-2011, 04:46 AM

She looks more like Lara to me, so I'm happy.

And posting unflattering pics of her is irrelevant to me. If she can brush up well for a photo shoot, then she can look hot ON SCREEN, regardless of her bad days off screen.

ArmsHeldOut · 09-26-2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by hopefulsuicide

She looks more like Lara to me, so I'm happy.

And posting unflattering pics of her is irrelevant to me. If she can brush up well for a photo shoot, then she can look hot ON SCREEN, regardless of her bad days off screen.

The pics I posted aren't meant to be unflattering -- just a more accurate representation of how Zurer looks. Someone posted a "brushed up" photo of her next to a public photo of Julia Ormond arguing that Zurer is easier on the eyes, which isn't necessarily the case -- at least in my opinion. That said, the brushed up photos of Zurer don't really look like her at all when you compare them to other pics of her on the interwebs. It's as if they gave her a photoshopped nose job or something.

She does make a good Lara though and is obviously younger looking; and I agree with the person who said she looks more like Brandon Routh.

BruceWanner · 09-26-2011, 08:12 AM

I couldn't be happier with this casting choice! Now, give me Eric Bana as Jor-El instead of Crowe!

Dark Raven · 09-26-2011, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArmsHeldOut

Yeah, like I said, Julia hasn't aged well, but she was very beautiful in her prime.
Also, most images of Ayelet don't look like that one you posted above, which I suspect to be the result of photo alteration.

Here are more accurate representations of what Zurer looks like:

In these pictures, her nose looks rather prominent and reminds me a little of a proboscis monkey, especially the top one. I suppose she's better than Ormond though, who does seem rather too old.

09-25-2011, 06:38 PM	#2
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09-25-2011, 07:25 PM	#3
batman44 Go Speed GO Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: right here Posts: 6,337	Re: Julia Ormond - In Talks to Play Lara I remember her in Munich. She's beautiful and talented, so she's good in my book. __________________ << Romans 1:16 >> For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

09-25-2011, 07:31 PM	#4
ElDuderino Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,926	Re: Julia Ormond - In Talks to Play Lara Damn, that sucks. I've always had a huge crush on Ormond.

09-25-2011, 08:29 PM	#5
Project862006 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,198	Re: Julia Ormond - In Talks to Play Lara ormond did look too old lara should be younger looking

09-25-2011, 08:49 PM	#6
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ArmsHeldOut In the Scattered Sun Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 13,556	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel I prefer Ormond and think she looks more like HC, but I have to admit she was a little too old looking for the role of Lara.

09-25-2011, 09:13 PM	#9
terry78 Two Brothers Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 72,938	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel So age does matter. __________________ If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. - Henry Ford ----------- Who the **** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

09-25-2011, 09:19 PM	#10
I Am The Knight Pray for DC fans. Join Date: May 2005 Location: The DC Universe Posts: 18,566	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel Maybe Deborah found out about Zack and Julia's "Kryptonian getaway". __________________ Before SHH, your miserable, insignificant little life was laughable. Now that you've found SHH*, have you noticed you've become more popular? Suddenly* EVERYONE wants to hang out with you. SHH. You owe us your livelihood.** / Avvy by Kane52630! / Ɉ

09-25-2011, 09:43 PM	#11
Kurosawa Banned User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 22,300 miles above the Earth Posts: 9,485	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel Not bad...

09-25-2011, 09:48 PM	#12
LibidoLoca Sensually Delicious Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21,731	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel I liked her in Angels & Demons. I'm disappointed about Julia. I really liked her. __________________ #CAVILLRY

09-25-2011, 10:59 PM	#14
Project862006 Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21,198	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel ayelet is just easier on the eyes

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LibidoLoca Sensually Delicious Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21,731	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel I've heard a rumor that the studio didn't agree with Julia's politics. Say what? __________________ #CAVILLRY

09-25-2011, 11:13 PM	#16
Mad Love The Future of Justice Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Paradise Island Posts: 6,344	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel Haha, that pic is a bit cruel. I think both were good choices. __________________ DC Rɪsᴇs │ HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL. Wonder Woman will save the DCEU (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) 2017!

09-25-2011, 11:32 PM	#19
LibidoLoca Sensually Delicious Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21,731	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel No clue. Found it on another forum. Sounds made up... EDIT: Nevermind, I think I've found the "source". Another case of "let me take some posts from IMDb and disguise them as a rumor". __________________ #CAVILLRY Last edited by LibidoLoca; 09-25-2011 at 11:48 PM.

09-26-2011, 02:13 AM	#20
tomoe Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 421	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel She looks more like Brandon Routh....

09-26-2011, 04:23 AM	#21
manofsteel4life Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,511	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel I wonder what was the real reason for the switch up. Unless Julia was never really cast, maybe it was always Aleyet?? __________________ Quote: As the poet John Dryden once had it: "Beware the fury of a patient man." Or Batman.

09-26-2011, 04:46 AM	#22
hopefuldreamer Clark Kent > Superman Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: South West, UK Posts: 11,767	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel She looks more like Lara to me, so I'm happy. And posting unflattering pics of her is irrelevant to me. If she can brush up well for a photo shoot, then she can look hot ON SCREEN, regardless of her bad days off screen. __________________ Just accept that this is the direction they have taken. Then, you can either decide this version isn't for you and stop watching. OR you can decide to enjoy it for what it is - an elseworlds tale. 'In Elseworlds, super-heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places - some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result is stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.'

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BruceWanner Side-Kick Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 471	Re: Ayelet Zurer Replacing Julia Ormond in The Man of Steel I couldn't be happier with this casting choice! Now, give me Eric Bana as Jor-El instead of Crowe!

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