The Official Casting The Superman Reboot Thread

[protocida]

Tricia Helfer as Cat Grant.

 

[project13]

I know, Henry Cavill is Superman, but what about him as ZOD?

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Using Zod again in the movies would be stupid.


And Cavill may be young for Superman.... but him as Zod is ridiculous :|

 

[SuperAl]

From AintitCool News, its prolly just a rumor but still interesting. Not sure if anyone posted this yet

Is Warner Bros. Prepping A Movie-Length SMALLVILLE-Related Project Called METROPOLIS??
I am – Hercules!!




If this is hoax, it’s a good one, as it comes with a few bits of convincing detail we are not sharing with you.
Someone has written us, claiming to have gotten a glimpse of some signage being prepared for next month’s “Smallville” presentation at Comic-Con. His or her description:

On black, with crimson/red text in the same font lettering that Smallville uses, and a transparent grey Superman "S" watermark behind the text:

METROPOLIS

CHRISTMAS 2010

Then at the bottom is a banner advertising the Smallville presentation, with the time/place (can't remember).

Other info this untested source sent us suggests "Metropolis" is a movie-length project, and not a new series.

Word is “Smallville” will conclude its 9-year run May 2010, so it makes sense that the CW would tack on a couple more production hours up there in Canada to make a Superman TV-movie that would run seven or so months after the series’ conclusion.

But what if Tom Welling isn't putting on the red cape for the small screen? It doesn’t seem like 18 months is enough time to slap together a big-screen "Smallville" sequel, but I also seem to remember Warner Bros. kicking the first three episodes of “Clone Wars” to cinemas without a lot of notice.

This comes from an untested source, self-described as “Yoda’s *****,” so kindly take it all as rumor.

 

[Michael Corleone]

From AintitCool News, its prolly just a rumor but still interesting. Not sure if anyone posted this yet

Is Warner Bros. Prepping A Movie-Length SMALLVILLE-Related Project Called METROPOLIS??
I am – Hercules!!




If this is hoax, it’s a good one, as it comes with a few bits of convincing detail we are not sharing with you.
Someone has written us, claiming to have gotten a glimpse of some signage being prepared for next month’s “Smallville” presentation at Comic-Con. His or her description:

On black, with crimson/red text in the same font lettering that Smallville uses, and a transparent grey Superman "S" watermark behind the text:

METROPOLIS

CHRISTMAS 2010

Then at the bottom is a banner advertising the Smallville presentation, with the time/place (can't remember).

Other info this untested source sent us suggests "Metropolis" is a movie-length project, and not a new series.

Word is “Smallville” will conclude its 9-year run May 2010, so it makes sense that the CW would tack on a couple more production hours up there in Canada to make a Superman TV-movie that would run seven or so months after the series’ conclusion.

But what if Tom Welling isn't putting on the red cape for the small screen? It doesn’t seem like 18 months is enough time to slap together a big-screen "Smallville" sequel, but I also seem to remember Warner Bros. kicking the first three episodes of “Clone Wars” to cinemas without a lot of notice.

This comes from an untested source, self-described as “Yoda’s *****,” so kindly take it all as rumor.

To be fair, This is speaking of a made for TV movie. This doesn't seem to pertain to a theater released feature.

 

[SuperAl]

superman tv movie is better than nothing , since we have yet to get any word on whats going on with the big screen adaption

 

[Dave_W]

This might be a good way of testing the waters for the next proper Superman movie. If it isn't a hit, then it won't matter to most people as it's "only" Smallville and at least WB will know not to go in a similar direction for the sequel/reboot.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

No way in Hell, they're going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make Smallville: the Movie. Never gonna happen.

On the other hand, a spin-off or tv movie that wraps up the series is certainly within the realm of reality.

 

[Dave_W]

If true, it'll be Smallville: The (TV) Movie. I'm all for it! Maybe, to some extent, the positive feedback they get from that (if it gets any) will filter into the next theatrical movie, then everyone's a winner! t:

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

If WB was going to take notes from Smallville into the film-franchise, it would have already happened years ago at the series' peak.

It's two seperate things and has remained so. You're not going to see a Superman film "influenced" by Smallville.

 

[SuperAl]

No way in Hell, they're going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make Smallville: the Movie. Never gonna happen.

On the other hand, a spin-off or tv movie that wraps up the series is certainly within the realm of reality.

They managed to spend 100s of millions of dollars on SR, the movie with no villain.....it boggles the mind how that movie was so expensive

 

[SuperAl]

Wasn't season 8 one of their highest rated seasons?? I mean the majority of season 8 was awesome

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Have you made a film? Do you have any idea what goes into preparing, developing and making one? Until you do, please don't comment on how "mind-boggling" it is that a movie is expensive to make and goes over-budget.

I love how fanboys automatically "know" what it takes because they read Variety and follow movie-news sites.

 

[Dave_W]

I think, when you look at other CG heavy movies, SR does make you wonder:

SR: $209 million budget
Transformers: $151 million
Transformers 2: $200 million
Terminator 2: $160 million (inflation adjusted)
Lord of the Ring: Two Towers: $95 million

Either Singer got ripped off, or he spent a lot of money that didn't come across on the screen!

 

[Showtime]

From AintitCool News, its prolly just a rumor but still interesting. Not sure if anyone posted this yet

Is Warner Bros. Prepping A Movie-Length SMALLVILLE-Related Project Called METROPOLIS??
I am – Hercules!!

If this is hoax, it’s a good one, as it comes with a few bits of convincing detail we are not sharing with you.
Someone has written us, claiming to have gotten a glimpse of some signage being prepared for next month’s “Smallville” presentation at Comic-Con. His or her description:

On black, with crimson/red text in the same font lettering that Smallville uses, and a transparent grey Superman "S" watermark behind the text:

METROPOLIS

CHRISTMAS 2010

Then at the bottom is a banner advertising the Smallville presentation, with the time/place (can't remember).

Other info this untested source sent us suggests "Metropolis" is a movie-length project, and not a new series.

Word is “Smallville” will conclude its 9-year run May 2010, so it makes sense that the CW would tack on a couple more production hours up there in Canada to make a Superman TV-movie that would run seven or so months after the series’ conclusion.

But what if Tom Welling isn't putting on the red cape for the small screen? It doesn’t seem like 18 months is enough time to slap together a big-screen "Smallville" sequel, but I also seem to remember Warner Bros. kicking the first three episodes of “Clone Wars” to cinemas without a lot of notice.

This comes from an untested source, self-described as “Yoda’s *****,” so kindly take it all as rumor.

I dig AICN, but they run with everything.

That being said, Smallville: The TV Movie, is plausible. I wouldn't bank on this being true. Believe it when I see the poster at Comic Con posted. This is the same site who posted the W Bros doing the next Superman movie from a phantom interview from Transylvannia

 

[Showtime]

Wasn't season 8 one of their highest rated seasons?? I mean the majority of season 8 was awesome

If this is indeed true, and Smallville was going to develop into a made for tv movie, you'd think they would fire the executive who moved the show to Friday nights. You know, Friday nights, where shows go to die.

 

[Showtime]

To be fair, This is speaking of a made for TV movie. This doesn't seem to pertain to a theater released feature.

I'm sure we'll get the "See...we were right." from one of the abandoned Superman Blogs and then if it turns out not to be true it will be the fault of Millar Gough Ink or the democrats.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

I think, when you look at other CG heavy movies, SR does make you wonder:

SR: $209 million budget
Transformers: $151 million
Transformers 2: $200 million
Terminator 2: $160 million (inflation adjusted)
Lord of the Ring: Two Towers: $95 million

Either Singer got ripped off, or he spent a lot of money that didn't come across on the screen!

Studios always lie about how much they spent to make a film. Seriously.

 

[Dave_W]

Studios always lie about how much they spent to make a film. Seriously.

Well, it's all we've got to go off, so I'm taking it as gospel until someone says otherwise t: Let's say SR did cost $200 mill though, it didn't seem like it. I suppose all of this is conjecture though if they all lie.

If WB was going to take notes from Smallville into the film-franchise, it would have already happened years ago at the series' peak.

I was implying that it could be the other way around. Any ideas they have for the theatrical movie, they could hint at in the Smallville TV Movie to see how popular they are. They could then run with and develop the successful ideas for the big budget movie.

 

[SuperAl]

Studios always lie about how much they spent to make a film. Seriously.

lol why would WB lie that they spent a crap load of money on a ****** movie who are u to tell me what i can and cannot question?

I'll continue to say its mind boggling how Singer managed to spend that much money on an actionless movie, when movies like the Matrix can make epic CGI fights and spend less. Singer was just stupid when it came to controlling a budget, he built elaborate sets that weren't even included in film. Such as the huge crystal pod that showed routh sittin in, and the big glacier they built that led to the entrance of the fortress that just ended up in the deleted scenes.


and i have no clue why they moved smallville to friday, thats something Fox only does.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Yeah excuse me for having knowledge/experience in the field and knowing what I'm talking about. Instead of you who clearly has neither.

 

[Showtime]

Well, it's all we've got to go off, so I'm taking it as gospel until someone says otherwise t: Let's say SR did cost $200 mill though, it didn't seem like it. I suppose all of this is conjecture though if they all lie.

I was implying that it could be the other way around. Any ideas they have for the theatrical movie, they could hint at in the Smallville TV Movie to see how popular they are. They could then run with and develop the successful ideas for the big budget movie.

I think he wasn't saying that SR didn't cost 209 Million or more, but some of the other films listed actually cost more.

lol why would WB lie that they spent a crap load of money on a ****** movie who are u to tell me what i can and cannot question?

See above.

and i have no clue why they moved smallville to friday, thats something Fox only does.

Shows that are moved to Friday are put there because they are not viable options for the network any longer. It is TV 101. TGIF isn't walking through that door. I've watched every episode of Smallville since its inception, but moving a show to Friday night and then coming out with a made for TV film or spinoff seems like a crazy marketing maneuver to me.

 

[The Guard]

I know, Henry Cavill is Superman, but what about him as ZOD?

Don't give them any ideas. Or we'll get THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG ZOD.

 

[Sam]

I think, when you look at other CG heavy movies, SR does make you wonder:

SR: $209 million budget
Transformers: $151 million
Transformers 2: $200 million
Terminator 2: $160 million (inflation adjusted)
Lord of the Ring: Two Towers: $95 million

Either Singer got ripped off, or he spent a lot of money that didn't come across on the screen!

Well, Singer is known for sepending too much.. but the last also happened. The most expansive scene from the movie didnt make it on the final cut (the whole travel to krypton sequence).

 

[Lane & Kent]

How about Eion Bailey as Jor-El?