Superman Returns Stories of spreading the news of Superman Returns...

[dark_b]

^ Action wont be the problem in this movie, cause when it comes to that, we'll see the most mindblowing and breathtaking action sequences ever to have been seen on film and the fact that scepticles and normal movie goers don't know that, will only make it that more mindblowing, seeing how no one is expecting it..!!!!!!!!

you are like lexlives just that you are positive. but still you talk about things that you dont know.

 

[Man-E-Toys]

you are like lexlives just that you are positive. but still you talk about things that you dont know.

ill read naite's postive remarks over lexlives' negative remarks any day.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I'm gonna try and talk to as many people as possible about SR just to get a microcosm of opinion.

I had some friends over to my place a while back and I was telling them about Superman Returns. One of them whom use to be a good friend but has since been 'demoted' to acquantence (long long story) is a HUGE Donner Superman fan, yet he hasn't even seen the teaser to SR. It's weird because had we still been friends, he would have seen the teaser long ago courtesy of me since I was always his best source of movie news.

I told them about Routh, what the film was based on, and other important tidbits, and they both seemed disappointed that it wasn't a whole new reboot. Since my former friend is a HUGE John Williams fan like myself, I figured he would appreciate that they are incorporating the old classic themes, but he was also not happy with that! He thought the old theme should represent the old movie and since this is a new film, it should have a new theme. Boy was I disappointed and surprised.

My actual friend isn't into superhero movies that much -- although he liked Batman Begins and even the '78 Superman -- so he is pretty much indifferent to SR.

 

[Naite22]

you are like lexlives just that you are positive. but still you talk about things that you dont know.

You're telling me that we dont already know that the action in this movie will be the best ever to have been seen on film... Dark_b.. that much IS surden... I've been positive about this movie from the very begining.. and everything surrounding this movie tells that it'll be the biggest movie in many many years, not just 2006.. Bryan said in interviews that this film will be just as revollutional as the very first superman..that says it all right there.. Just everything about the plane sequence (that was told over a year ago) tells that that scene will be a shocker like nothing else.. They will have characters doing things on screen that has NEVER before been seen in that size of scoop... Everything that has been developed for this movie only, is beyond anything I've ever read about any other movie, and I like really keeping up on those things.. Out of everything how can you not say that the action will be out of this world crazy! That is ONE thing that I'm surdently NOT affraid to say ahead of time.. The action in SR will be the wildest ever seen on film.. And you can quote me on that.. so that if I were to be wrong, you can save this post and rub it in my face after the movie is released, given that I was wrong about it... But about this, I'm not

Bryan also said at some convention two weeks before they started shooting the film.. I remember seeing a video of it.. He said "In 1978 it said: You'll believe a man can fly...In 2006 it'll be: You'll believe a whole lot more is possible!" Is Bryan the kind of man who says things he doesn't mean?? I think not...

 

[dark_b]

You're telling me that we dont already know that the action in this movie will be the best ever to have been seen on film... Dark_b.. that much IS surden... I've been positive about this movie from the very begining.. and everything surrounding this movie tells that it'll be the biggest movie in many many years, not just 2006.. Bryan said in interviews that this film will be just as revollutional as the very first superman..that says it all right there.. Just everything about the plane sequence (that was told over a year ago) tells that that scene will be a shocker like nothing else.. They will have characters doing things on screen that has NEVER before been seen in that size of scoop... Everything that has been developed for this movie only, is beyond anything I've ever read about any other movie, and I like really keeping up on those things.. Out of everything how can you not say that the action will be out of this world crazy! That is ONE thing that I'm surdently NOT affraid to say ahead of time.. The action in SR will be the wildest ever seen on film.. And you can quote me on that.. so that if I were to be wrong, you can save this post and rub it in my face after the movie is released, given that I was wrong about it... But about this, I'm not

Bryan also said at some convention two weeks before they started shooting the film.. I remember seeing a video of it.. He said "In 1978 it said: You'll believe a man can fly...In 2006 it'll be: You'll believe a whole lot more is possible!" Is Bryan the kind of man who says things he doesn't mean?? I think not...

the action will be great. the question is how much of action will we get? and lets not forget that superman is doing the same things that he was doing in S:TM. actually he is rescuing the exact same things!!! will the movie have some new stuff? yes he will. but why not be everything new? why so many homages?

i am afraid that i will not like 40% of the movie. just because he is obssesed with donners superman.

 

[Tron5000]

If you mean Singer, he's not "obsessed" with Donner's Superman. Remember, STM and S2 form the background for this movie, so obviously, it should bear some resemblance to those 2 films. And we'll see Superman doing the same things he did in the previous films? Oh, yeah, I liked when he got stabbed by Kryptonite before. I also liked when we saw him return from a prolonged absence to deal with a world that had moved on without him. And it was great when Lex created the New Krypton!

This movie will have more than enough new action sequences and plot devices to not appear to be a rehash of the previous movies.

 

[Octoberist]

I've told a guy at school about it, and mentioned that Lex Luthor is being played by Kevin Spacey. He was amazed.

Then I told him that it's about Superman returning to Earth, a more cynical and dangerous place that moved on from him. Again, he was amazed and he cited that it was wise on Singer's part to create this plot. In a way, it isolates Superman and no matter how much power he has, he can't change everything.

 

[M.O.Steel]

you guys also have to realize most people won't be excited about a movie until it gets closer to the release date. We as fans are obsessed with it and we have countdowns and stuff like that, most people won't even be aware of the movie until myabe a month or 2 before june 30th

 

[Asr]

I believe thats what Millar said, that Clark is the real person, Superman is the disguise.

Im not 100% on that though... I have seen too many different quotes from people explaining what part of Clark/Kal/Superman is the 'real person'

no no NO! I hate the idea of "Clark is who I am, Superman is what I can do"! Clark is the disguise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BareKnucklez]

I was on break at work today and in walks one of the hot model female co-workers. I was watching TV and what we were watching was boring, so she asked if she could flip the channel and I agreed. She flipped straight to Smallville, one of her favorite shows she tells me. I ask her why and she says because it's Superman (and also because of Welling).

I asked her if she knew there was a new Superman movie coming out, and she said yes, but expressed disappointment that Welling was not Superman. I asked her if she'd seen the new Superman, and she said no. I tried to describe him by saying he is similiar in looks to Reeve back in the '78 movie. She said she didn't like that, and prefers the young, "more modern" Superman in Welling. I silently sighed in disappointment at that.

She also said it would be confusing because she thinks of Welling as Superman, and to watch Smallville for so long and then to accept someone else as Superman is next to impossible.

Do any of you guys have any stories like this?

Dude no joke just about anyone I have spoken to since they cast Routh in the movie has told me almost exactly the same thing!

Now should be somewhere near 30plus people which I have asked or spoken to about Superman in general, and the topic comes up.
I hang out with alot of comic geeks cus well im a comic geek myself, and nobody I know is even a little hyped about the movie.

Most of the girls I know which have talked about this subject have said that they are not even going to watch the movie if Welling is not in it.
I honestly think that the WB missed a major chance here, Welling in the movie would have sold the movie more then Routh...

Most people don't like the idea that Routh was cast only cause he sounds a little like Chris, and looks somewhat like him a little from certain angles...
Just about everyone says that they rather see a more modern Superman which is an all new take on the character, and Welling is their #1 choice...

Like it's been said before... Tom Welling is this Generations SUPERMAN, and Brandon Routh might just have came by to late... For alot of people The Torch has been passed from Reeve to Welling... Lets hope Singer has not failed us...

 

[BareKnucklez]

damn, who cares if she wants Welling as superman, the fact that she's into that kind of stuff at all means you should marry her, immediately.

excellent point!

Couldn't have said it better myself... lol

 

[true316]

I told my best friend about it. It's pretty cool because he was a guy who routinely poked fun at Superman. What initially peaked his interest was when I told him that Singer was directing and that Spacey was Lex Luthor. He loves The Usual Suspects so that got him interested. Then I showed him my favorite blog (the one where they talk about flying). Do you remember the part where he takes off at the end and the music gets really cool? Immediately after seeing that his response was: "Wow...that... was actually pretty cool." He recently showed me some Superman clothes his fiance bought him. Apparently he has been talking about Supes even when I'm not around!

As far as the women in my life, I've told my girlfriend. I think she's still more excited about POTC 2 (stupid Johnny Depp)! I showed my Mom a blog one time. When she saw Brandon her excited reaction was so cute (she has an accent): "He looks just like the Christopher Reeve!" My Mom rocks!

 

[The Sage]

I've told a guy at school about it, and mentioned that Lex Luthor is being played by Kevin Spacey. He was amazed.

Then I told him that it's about Superman returning to Earth, a more cynical and dangerous place that moved on from him. Again, he was amazed and he cited that it was wise on Singer's part to create this plot. In a way, it isolates Superman and no matter how much power he has, he can't change everything.

Exactly!

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I believe thats what Millar said, that Clark is the real person, Superman is the disguise.

Im not 100% on that though... I have seen too many different quotes from people explaining what part of Clark/Kal/Superman is the 'real person'

I can tell you that Singer sees Superman as the person and Clark as the disguise.

 

[bgshw44]

I can tell you that Singer sees Superman as the person and Clark as the disguise.

thats how i view it as well , i have total faith in Singer

 

[The Kid]

there was a guy at work who wanted to know about superman returns. so I told him everything I knew like how routh looks ok, not great, in the new outfit, and more about how lois has a child. It was then that he drank his hot coffee and spit it upon me. I wiped my face off with a napkin and continued to tell him that lex luthor is k-pax. He looked at me puzzled. I laughed and said, no I mean he's keven spacey. so I went on some more about everything in the blogs, how sexy lex's little girlfriend is and stuff. He liked the idea of the train set metropolis lex built. I said it's cool. then I told him about Jimmy Olsen, and how awesome his bow-tie is. He said he likes bow-ties. I said I like bow-ties. After all that we ordered pizza and played some halo.

He likes smallville because it's a good show and he likes the that bryan singer is making superman becaue bryan singer knows how to make some good movies. I told him, yeah, oh god yes he does.

 

[true316]

. then I told him about Jimmy Olsen, and how awesome his bow-tie is. He said he likes bow-ties. I said I like bow-ties.

for bow-ties!

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Been hittin the bars tonight, Wesyeed?

 

[The Kid]

yes

 

[blueboy]

damn, who cares if she wants Welling as superman, the fact that she's into that kind of stuff at all means you should marry her, immediately.

 

[coast city]

I was hanging out with a couple friends last night and a friend told me she was being set up with a guy who was obsessed with Superman and she needed me to give her a 10 minute tutoring session on the man of steel so she could get ready for the date. I mentioned the new Superman movie and nobody knew what I was talking about, but once I threw in Spacey's name, everyone got interested. So I showed them the trailer and afterwards they al said they got goosebumps from the trailer. This leads me to conclude that general awareness of this movie won't rise until there are more tv spots and film trailers. But when people get a glimpse of the stuff we've seen, they will flip out. I hope.

 

[sevinw0rds]

Once the full trailer and poster marketing hits, this movie will be impossible to ignore. I daresay that a good number of the people who want no one else aside from Welling in the suit will flock to theatres simply because its freaking SUPERMAN. I sincerely disagree with the statement saying that Welling is this generation's Superman and Brandon Routh is too late. If Superman was a character made specifically for the medium of television, then maybe Brandon missed his chance...but he's way bigger than a show that not everyone watches, and a fair number of Superman fans happen to despise. I think the show is fine most times, but others it throws you the kind of pitch that makes you say "ok..what was that for?" And that is in part due to the fact that he plays Clark as if he has only three reactions to everything...which is another reason why I am eagerly anticipating a fresh face's approach to this character. I'm sure I'm going to love this movie, and I doubt I'll have to use the word of mouth I used to get my friends in to see Vendetta (which worked just fine, I got a lot of people to see that film who had no idea what it was about before-hand)...Come June, I'm sure we'll have some interesting stories to tell as well.

 

[Milkman95]

Dude no joke just about anyone I have spoken to since they cast Routh in the movie has told me almost exactly the same thing!

Well, I've seen the exact opposite - they're sick of watching a freak of the week teeny bopper show that's just about Clark - they're ready for Superman.

Now should be somewhere near 30plus people which I have asked or spoken to about Superman in general, and the topic comes up.
I hang out with alot of comic geeks cus well im a comic geek myself, and nobody I know is even a little hyped about the movie.

They will be, once the new trailer and the marketing hits full swing - you won't be able to turn your head without seeing something about SR.

Most of the girls I know which have talked about this subject have said that they are not even going to watch the movie if Welling is not in it.
I honestly think that the WB missed a major chance here, Welling in the movie would have sold the movie more then Routh...

WB wants the best of both worlds - a successful TV show and film. Why cut SV short by releasing a SV film? Most of the general movie going public don't know who Welling is either, and having an unknown in the role increases curiosity and makes it more believable, at least for me.

Most people don't like the idea that Routh was cast only cause he sounds a little like Chris, and looks somewhat like him a little from certain angles...
Just about everyone says that they rather see a more modern Superman which is an all new take on the character, and Welling is their #1 choice...

Did you talk to Bryan to see what his reasons for casting him were? Do us a favor and educate yourself first by watching the Showest footage to see Bryan's reasons.

Like it's been said before... Tom Welling is this Generations SUPERMAN, and Brandon Routh might just have came by to late... For alot of people The Torch has been passed from Reeve to Welling... Lets hope Singer has not failed us...

No, Welling is this generations Clark Kent, and Brandon Routh will be this generation's new Superman.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Most of the general movie going public don't know who Welling is either,

I'd say more people know of him than you think.

 

[Mr. Thing]

Dude no joke just about anyone I have spoken to since they cast Routh in the movie has told me almost exactly the same thing!

Now should be somewhere near 30plus people which I have asked or spoken to about Superman in general, and the topic comes up.
I hang out with alot of comic geeks cus well im a comic geek myself, and nobody I know is even a little hyped about the movie.

Most of the girls I know which have talked about this subject have said that they are not even going to watch the movie if Welling is not in it.
I honestly think that the WB missed a major chance here, Welling in the movie would have sold the movie more then Routh...

Most people don't like the idea that Routh was cast only cause he sounds a little like Chris, and looks somewhat like him a little from certain angles...
Just about everyone says that they rather see a more modern Superman which is an all new take on the character, and Welling is their #1 choice...

Like it's been said before... Tom Welling is this Generations SUPERMAN, and Brandon Routh might just have came by to late... For alot of people The Torch has been passed from Reeve to Welling... Lets hope Singer has not failed us...

Yeah, maybe, but Welling did not want to play Superman.