Bryan Singer’s Superman gets his Jimmy Olsen, actor Sam Huntington of Detroit Rock City and Not Another Teen Movie. Well, ok then…just think of the spinoff potential.
Category: Superman
Great Caesar’s Ghost.
Quite a bit of new comic-to-film news today: Hugh Laurie and James Marsden join Superman as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Richard White (Lois’s non-Super love interest) respectively, the Dark Knight cradles Katie Holmes in this new EW pic from Batman Begins, and 20 seconds of the new FF trailer appear online (along with this shot of The Thing, also from the new EW.) I know I keep piling bad vibes on this project, but really, the litany of hard-to-discern FX shots coupled with the “Kick out the Jams”-style whiteboy-angst-metal does nothing for me.
Blue (and Red) Crush.
In the fanboy casting department, Kate Bosworth is set to play Lois Lane in Bryan Singer’s forthcoming Superman, while Natalie Portman purportedly joins V for Vendetta. Bosworth doesn’t scream Lois to me, but she’s talented (and, obviously a looker) and I’m sure she’ll do well. As for V, I could see it going either way at this point, although I do like the teaser poster (at right). Update: Regarding Superman, it’s official: Spacey is Lex.
Shadow of the Bat.
A good deal of movie and fanboy news came down the pike this weekend. First and most importantly, the new Batman Begins poster is out (and a new trailer is rumored in front of Ocean’s 12 this Friday.) As one AICN wag put it, it’s very Passion of the Bat. In other news, Harrison Ford says Indy IV is moving again, Chris Columbus is directing Sub-Mariner (uh, oh), and Kevin Spacey is seriously considering Lex Luthor. Finally, the teaser posters for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (a.k.a. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in War of the Roses meets True Lies) are now also floating around the ether, along with the new trailer. Update: The international poster for Batman Begins is now also online.
Routh-El?
Has Latino Review unearthed Bryan Singer’s Superman? They believe so, and his name is Brandon Routh. Well, Singer did say he’s looking for an unknown… Update: Routh is confirmed.
Last Son of Krypton.
It’s not easy being green.
Jack Black as Green Lantern? No, no, no, no, no. Bryan Singer’s team on Superman Returns sounds like a step in the right direction for DC, although I’m annoyed that it means they’re off X3.
Pocket full of Kryptonite.
Ugh. Michael Bay replaces MG at the helm of Superman. Hoo boy, this’ll be a stinker.
McGone.
McG drops Superman. Good news, but this project still needs a complete overhaul, beginning with a completely new script, one without alien Lex Luthors or evil Kryptonian uncles. If you’re not going to do it right, don’t even bother. We already have Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Horse of a Different Color.
Fanboys, fangirls, and toy collectors: Just when you think you’ve seen it all, here come the DeMatteis and Maguire-era Justice League My Little Ponies. Shouldn’t everyone have a Martian Ponyhunter lying around? (By way of Do You Feel Loved?)