The upcoming Superman movie thread

[TB4000]

http://www.supermansupersite.com/bomer.html


Right now this is the dude that's front runner to play Supes in the newest movie, which should be out hopefully sooner than later. He looks like the comic version, but the only question is can he act well enough to do it?

[ism]

Nice jaw for it. But can he look mild-mannered? =D

[kitty]

oh my....... damn....

those eyes.

[TB4000]

oh my....... damn....

those eyes.
See, now do I have to bust out with a :rolleyes: "he ain't all that" response like yours with Halle?

[MangoPickerKen]

Yah...he could pass for Superman...but who would play Clark Kent?

[rice cracker]

Yah...he could pass for Superman...but who would play Clark Kent?

Oh, just put glasses on him. In Hollywood that counts as an effective disguise :)

[kitty]

See, now do I have to bust out with a :rolleyes: "he ain't all that" response like yours with Halle?

lol... he prolly can't act worth a damn... he looks kinda young for supes... are you sure it's not a movie version of smallville?

[kitty]

wait are you sure this is the guy that's they were thinking about? I thought it was a different person.

[TB4000]

wait are you sure this is the guy that's they were thinking about? I thought it was a different person.
That's their latest choice, according to the website...they did want Brendan Fraser, Ashton Kutcher, or someone else...but you already know I'll take this dude over them any day of the week.

[kitty]

That's their latest choice, according to the website...they did want Brendan Fraser, Ashton Kutcher, or someone else...but you already know I'll take this dude over them any day of the week.

they wanted kelso or george of the jungle?

please.

i'll take blue eyes over there any day of the week.

actually yes. can i take him? please?

[TB4000]

actually yes. can i take him? please?



*ba-dum-bump* Thank you, ladies and gentlemen...she'll be here all week. Be sure to tip ur waitress. :tongue:

[kitty]

*ba-dum-bump* Thank you, ladies and gentlemen...she'll be here all week. Be sure to tip ur waitress. :tongue:

you're just the little comedian aren't you? lol

[TB4000]

you're just the little comedian aren't you? lol
:wink: Only when it involves comics....lol. The real odd news is that they're thinking about Natalie Portman as Lois Lane.

[kitty]

:wink: Only when it involves comics....lol. The real odd news is that they're thinking about Natalie Portman as Lois Lane.

??


I could.... maybe.... see it....
the question is: can natalie portman act?

[TB4000]

??


I could.... maybe.... see it....
the question is: can natalie portman act?

True, true...she is lookin kinda stiff in the new star wars episodes. And she ain't really spunky enough, u know? Lois Lane is that take no shit type of woman, follow around Superman to no end to get that story regardless of who he's fighting. If she can do that, then it's possible.

[kitty]

True, true...she is lookin kinda stiff in the new star wars episodes. And she ain't really spunky enough, u know? Lois Lane is that take no shit type of woman, follow around Superman to no end to get that story regardless of who he's fighting. If she can do that, then it's possible.

yeah, it's not like lois land is the most three dimensional of chharacters... :)

[TB4000]

yeah, it's not like lois land is the most three dimensional of chharacters... :)
See, you're thinking of the animated series version that wore that short ass white miniskirt to work every day, and everytime she went outside the daily planet it just happened to be a breezy day.

[kitty]

See, you're thinking of the animated series version that wore that short ass white miniskirt to work every day, and everytime she went outside the daily planet it just happened to be a breezy day.

no i'm not :)

i'm thinking about the comic where she's always mad at clark. she has him so whipped. and where she's insecure about wonder woman.

[TB4000]

no i'm not :)

i'm thinking about the comic where she's always mad at clark. she has him so whipped. and where she's insecure about wonder woman.


Man, I swear...it's never easy with you, kittygirl. But wouldn't the insecurities make her a little more three dimensional? If she was the good little girlfriend non-stop, it'd be too weird. And yeah, I do have Justice League series on the brain, as you can see. This was the one shot from the show that made last season worth it.http://www.jlanimated.com/episodes/wildcardspart2/wild1271.jpg

[moJo]

:frown: is he definitely gonna be superman? or is it just gossip? he's UGLY.

[TB4000]

:frown: is he definitely gonna be superman? or is it just gossip? he's UGLY.
He's like a contender for the role. I don't know who they'll pick for sure yet.

[mr. x]

lois lane should be older. who's kal-el? is that the dudes name?

[moJo]

lois lane should be older. who's kal-el? is that the dudes name?
Kal El is the name his real parents gave him, right?

[Chester]

Kal El is the name his real parents gave him, right?
Yeah. And then the sellout bitch changed his name to please whitey. What a self-hating, sellout Kryptonian.

Oh wait. He scored an earthling girl, so I guess he's a'ight.

[kitty]

Man, I swear...it's never easy with you, kittygirl. But wouldn't the insecurities make her a little more three dimensional? If she was the good little girlfriend non-stop, it'd be too weird. And yeah, I do have Justice League series on the brain, as you can see. This was the one shot from the show that made last season worth it.http://www.jlanimated.com/episodes/wildcardspart2/wild1271.jpg

mmmmm.... worship of this scene. It made me giggle like a little girl :)

[kitty]

lois lane should be older. who's kal-el? is that the dudes name?

that's his kryptonian name :)

[TB4000]

mmmmm.... worship of this scene. It made me giggle like a little girl :)



Now as long as they don't make the show go downhill by beating their relationship into the ground, it'll be straight.

[mr. x]

that's his kryptonian name :)

gosh, i have NEVER in my life heard of that. i know about bruce wayne and peter parker but not Kal EL

with a name like that u get stopped at airports

[younggiftedandblack]

He looks too sneaky to be Superman. Like if you turned around he'd stab you in the back. Shave his head and he could be a pretty boy Lex.

[moJo]

He looks too sneaky to be Superman. Like if you turned around he'd stab you in the back. Shave his head and he could be a pretty boy Lex.
yes, good idea. make this yucky one the bad guy. i couldn't pinpoint what it was about his face before, but yeah, he DOES look sneaky.

[Fireblade]

I thought clark kent wasn't a blonde? Darn it... they're trying to use those nordic blue eyes, blonde hair white sterotypes even in movies now! =P

I'm joking btw.

[mr. x]

Ah, the Superman flick...

Wasn't J-Lo in line for Lois Lane for awhile? (I think Chris Rock was in line as Jimmy Olsen(?) too)...

Is McG still on board as director? (Kiss supes goodbye, if so...)

Oh God McG

that guy makes porno directors look like fucking i duno, brilliant

[Icepak]

Selma Blair is rumored to be Lois Lane. Is JJ Abrams (Alias) still working the script?

[TB4000]

Selma Blair is rumored to be Lois Lane. Is JJ Abrams (Alias) still working the script?
Yeah, Abrams is still the man I think...Selma Blair...hmmm...she can play smarmy and sarcastic, but she always has this look on her face like she's just bored to death.

[Icepak]

She also needs some tits. Her front looks like her back - no difference! Did you ever read that one script that was floating around the Net last year? I think it was fake... and ludicrous!

Here's the link to the Selma Blair rumor:

http://cinecon.com/news.php?id=0401156

[TB4000]

If this needs to be merged, I apologize. I just read that WB is making changes to the Superman flick and may be casting Beyonce, of all people, as Lois Lane, and Johnny Depp as Lex Luthor. I just wanna go into the fetal position and just lie in the darkness if this is true. Beyonce and Johnny are cool, but I think it's a blatant pandering to make Lois Lane a "sassy black reporter" and Lex Luthor a Keith Richards wanna-be. Luthor is supposed to be a huge guy, and it just seems...way too wrong. I hope they change this, and soon.

[teaz0r]

i never thought teri hatcher was hot.

[kitty]

to be fair... lex was at one point a hot red-headed guy who was doing supergirl. they *could* be going that route.

I could potentially see lois as a sassy black reporter. I could *not* see her as Beyonce. The character of Lois Lane evokes many images in my mind... 'bootylicious' is not one of them.

[kitty]

i never thought teri hatcher was hot.

lois isn't supposed to be. ... modern conceptions of lois is an attractive, uber-opinionated woman who intimidates men with her assertiveness.

[kitty]

I did a merge-a.... *shake it, shake it, shake it*....

[Kuchana]

Man, I swear...it's never easy with you, kittygirl. But wouldn't the insecurities make her a little more three dimensional? If she was the good little girlfriend non-stop, it'd be too weird. And yeah, I do have Justice League series on the brain, as you can see. This was the one shot from the show that made last season worth it.http://www.jlanimated.com/episodes/wildcardspart2/wild1271.jpg

Oh I saw that dude chosen for Superman in another movie. The name's Christian Bale and the only movie I can remember seeing him in was American Psycho. Err...he was definitely a psycho in that :eek: I concur with kitty. He does have heavenly blue eyes :wink:

Referring to the picture above, I just recently started watching Justice League. I have a few questions. Do Wonder Woman and Batman ever get together? I saw an episode last night and it made me wonder :smile:

[rice cracker]

i never thought teri hatcher was hot.

I remember back when she was obviously anorexic and painfully thin in all the movies and shows she was in for a period of time.

[thaite]

Is McG still supposed to direct?

aww, crap, somebody already asked.

[kitty]

Oh I saw that dude chosen for Superman in another movie. The name's Christian Bale and the only movie I can remember seeing him in was American Psycho. Err...he was definitely a psycho in that :eek: I concur with kitty. He does have heavenly blue eyes :wink:

Referring to the picture above, I just recently started watching Justice League. I have a few questions. Do Wonder Woman and Batman ever get together? I saw an episode last night and it made me wonder :smile:

1) Christian Bale has been cast as Batman, not Superman :)

2) Batman and Wonder Woman kiss during the Obsidian Age in the comics, just before shit hits the fan. Later, it is alluded that they have mutual attraction. An issue deals with their budding relationship -- they basically decide that they don't want to fuck up their friendship and that they couldn't be effective warriors if they were in love.

[TB4000]

1) Christian Bale has been cast as Batman, not Superman :)

2) Batman and Wonder Woman kiss during the Obsidian Age in the comics, just before shit hits the fan. Later, it is alluded that they have mutual attraction. An issue deals with their budding relationship -- they basically decide that they don't want to fuck up their friendship and that they couldn't be effective warriors if they were in love.
1) Crazy how after all this time they finally cast someone who actually looks a little more the part than the earlier actors. Granted, this is supposed to be Darren Arronofsky's version of Year One, but Bale is the closest I've seen, actor-wise.

2) I probably forgot if there was, but do you recall any books that had any inklings of Superman and WW having any attraction for each other? I'm trying to think back.

[Kuchana]

1) Christian Bale has been cast as Batman, not Superman :)

2) Batman and Wonder Woman kiss during the Obsidian Age in the comics, just before shit hits the fan. Later, it is alluded that they have mutual attraction. An issue deals with their budding relationship -- they basically decide that they don't want to fuck up their friendship and that they couldn't be effective warriors if they were in love.

*slaps herself* I feel stupid now. Thanks kitty and for answering my question :biggrin: :tongue:

Why would they hire a virtual unknown for the Superman role???

[TB4000]

*slaps herself* I feel stupid now. Thanks kitty and for answering my question :biggrin: :tongue:

Why would they hire a virtual unknown for the Superman role???
Cause if they hire a popular actor, everyone is gonna be looking at it like, "Oh, that's so-and-so up there playing his/her version of *insert popular character here*. Ever since the Batman nightmare, a lot of people have preferred that most popular fictional characters be played by unknowns, so they can relate better to the character as opposed to the actor. :wink:

[kitty]

2) I probably forgot if there was, but do you recall any books that had any inklings of Superman and WW having any attraction for each other? I'm trying to think back.

Hmmm... well, definitely Kingdom Come. DK2 (Dark Knight Strikes Back)... the elseworlds about the black light event... (Act of God), most of it is elseworlds stuff but its because in the actual continuity, lois gets too pissed off for any serious innuendo to be overt. Check out 'Til Death Do Us Part (a Supes graphic novel) where Lois gets pissed about WW.

There's a couple of other actual continuity examples, but I can't remember off the top.

[KATANA]

That guy looks too young to be Superman. How about Danzel Washington as Superman, Superman doesn't have to be white. I think Roxanne Biggs Dawson or maybe Courtney Cox could be Lois Lane. That guy who played agent Smith in the Matrix would make an interesting Lex Luthor.

[TB4000]

That guy looks too young to be Superman. How about Danzel Washington as Superman, Superman doesn't have to be white. I think Roxanne Biggs Dawson or maybe Courtney Cox could be Lois Lane. That guy who played agent Smith in the Matrix would make an interesting Lex Luthor.
Hmmm....
Denzel is a talented actor, true enough, but it would be kinda weird to see him as Superman, though. It's kinda closed minded of me, but I'm kind of a purist when it comes to the comic book adaptions of movies. Superman and Lois are white, so you should find someone that fits that description to an extent. If they made Blade, Luke Cage, or the Black Panther white, believe me, I'd be protesting for days. The Kingpin in Daredevil was a rare, rare exception because they had to find someone with the build to play him, and Marlon Brando was a little too old and obese to do it.

[kitty]

So whaddya think of Ben Kingsley as Luthor?

[TB4000]

So whaddya think of Ben Kingsley as Luthor?
I think he could've played him early on, but at this point in his life he might be a little too mature for the part. I wanna see him play the Vulture in Spider-Man, though. I know Kingsley isn't a white guy like Luthor, so I see the point you're making in response what I said earlier. The race isn't always relative to the personality the actor brings to the character. :smile: I didn't really think about it beforehand, I was just taken aback by the thought of someone automatically casting Beyonce outta the blue.

[nameless]

Heh, I gotta admit to the closed mindedness too. Even for Luther, I can't imagine anyone but a bald, white guy (thanks, JL and Smallville). :tongue:

The thing with Superman...I just seem him as a really 2D character. Even as Clark Kent there isn't much to work with as, say, Bruce Wayne. To give that role to Denzel Washington would be a waste of talent. I'd rather have these semi / no-name actors...



[QUOTE=TB4000] I wanna see him play the Vulture in Spider-Man, though. QUOTE]

That'd be cool, but they killed Adrien Tombs in the first Spider-man, so...they'd have the look of the Vulture, but not the name. :confused:

[kitty]

I think he could've played him early on, but at this point in his life he might be a little too mature for the part. I wanna see him play the Vulture in Spider-Man, though. I know Kingsley isn't a white guy like Luthor, so I see the point you're making in response what I said earlier. The race isn't always relative to the personality the actor brings to the character. :smile: I didn't really think about it beforehand, I was just taken aback by the thought of someone automatically casting Beyonce outta the blue.

maybe... I just think he does subdued psychotic mastermind very well. Did you see... oh i forget the name of his recent movie. But it was good...

[TB4000]

maybe... I just think he does subdued psychotic mastermind very well. Did you see... oh i forget the name of his recent movie. But it was good...
Yeah, House of Sand and Fog. Is that the one you meant? And my fault for overanalyzing your other post. :wink: See what all this film talk does to me?

[Banana]

Why is it implied that one is close minded if you just want to stick to the original?

Honest question.

[nameless]

Why is it implied that one is close minded if you just want to stick to the original?

Honest question.

Hrm...I guess because it's a matter of not considering possibly good, if not great, actors for a role for no real reason other than he or she just not looking the part

I think most fans of whatever the original work is would rather see something they know rather than something better (or not) but different.

[kitty]

Yeah, House of Sand and Fog. Is that the one you meant? And my fault for overanalyzing your other post. :wink: See what all this film talk does to me?

actually, i'm thinking of 'sexy beast'... go see it :)

[TB4000]

actually, i'm thinking of 'sexy beast'... go see it :)
Aye, captain...*salute*. I'll check out the DVD this weekend, if I can locate my hollywood video card.

[mr. x]

Aye, captain...*salute*. I'll check out the DVD this weekend, if I can locate my hollywood video card.

keep in mind its not that straightforward theres a bunny from hell that packs an uzi (you'll see what i mean)

[TB4000]

keep in mind its not that straightforward theres a bunny from hell that packs an uzi (you'll see what i mean)
I checked it out night before last, man. Wow....that's all I gotta say. Kingsley is one of the few people in Hollywood that actually deserves the moniker of actor. He is not playing around in this film, at all. :biggrin: Now he goes from this to playing the villain in the Thunderbirds movie.

[kitty]

that's what i mean by... he could be luthor and do it well.

think kingsley as luthor as president.


*slobber*

[TB4000]

that's what i mean by... he could be luthor and do it well.

think kingsley as luthor as president.


*slobber*
*proceeds to wipe said drool from jenn's chin* I know, I know...makes ya just wanna weep, don't it?

[TB4000]

Beyoncé Confirms She's Up for Superman! Source: Extra Saturday, February 7, 2004

You heard it first here at , and now singer/actress Beyoncé Knowles herself has confirmed that she is up for the role of Lois Lane in McG's Superman.
She tells Extra, "I hope so. Everyone pray that happens for me." Don't believe us? Click the link and read the article or watch the video.
We also broke the news that Johnny Depp is up for the role of Lex Luthor, we'll keep you updated on that as well. Beyoncé will open Sunday night's Grammy Awards with Prince.


Well, maybe those rumors weren't too far off. If she had a little more acting experience, maybe I could see it...because there are a handful of other black actresses that could do Lois better if that's what they were going for. Though if I had to choose, it'd be either Selma Blair or Sanaa Latham.
http://www.universohq.com/cinema/images/selma_blair.jpg

http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/03/10/07/sanaa.jpg

[mr. x]

^---hmm iono i think after the Janet Jackson incident america might not be ready for a black woman frontrunner :P

and seriously there are purists (superman fans not the racist kind) who will complain about this choice of casting not so much cuz of race but...ah who the hell am i kidding. lois lane is a white woman and thats the way they are gonna want it.

[kitty]

^---hmm iono i think after the Janet Jackson incident america might not be ready for a black woman frontrunner :P

and seriously there are purists (superman fans not the racist kind) who will complain about this choice of casting not so much cuz of race but...ah who the hell am i kidding. lois lane is a white woman and thats the way they are gonna want it.

that's very true. I think the purists will be upset. Were people upset by Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin?

I would pick... *anyone* but Beyonce.

[TB4000]

^---hmm iono i think after the Janet Jackson incident america might not be ready for a black woman frontrunner :P

and seriously there are purists (superman fans not the racist kind) who will complain about this choice of casting not so much cuz of race but...ah who the hell am i kidding. lois lane is a white woman and thats the way they are gonna want it.
Actually, Beyonce does kinda look like her somewhat if you really look at a certain angle....
http://www.batman-superman.com/superman/img/grabs/lois4.jpg

[kitty]

*squints*


terry... you're on crack.

[mr. x]

that's very true. I think the purists will be upset. Were people upset by Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin?

I would pick... *anyone* but Beyonce.
yeah i remember that. they did bring it up but i guess nobody really cared all that much cuz either u liked DD or u hated it

but superman this is a brandname were talking about, i mean lois lane is up there with maryjane u know, u think blue eyed white girl, to change that would genuinely irk people

[Napoleon Chynamite]

yeah i remember that. they did bring it up but i guess nobody really cared all that much cuz either u liked DD or u hated it

but superman this is a brandname were talking about, i mean lois lane is up there with maryjane u know, u think blue eyed white girl, to change that would genuinely irk people

Yea, do you think people would be down if they had a black or asian guy play Superman? Even if it was like a big buff asian guy like Rick Yune? I dun think so. I think even Asian people in support of pro-AA-activism would find it weird if they cared about Superman in the least, haha.

[kitty]

dean cain was supes. he was half asian.... :)

[Icepak]

Depp I can see as Luthor. He would put a funny twist on him. But Beyonce??? Oh no way. Is McG still to be the director? I think he's terrible to entrust such a project. Sanaa is a hottie but she is not Lois. Selma can be but she needs some boobs big time.

[Icepak]

1) Christian Bale has been cast as Batman, not Superman :)

2) Batman and Wonder Woman kiss during the Obsidian Age in the comics, just before shit hits the fan. Later, it is alluded that they have mutual attraction. An issue deals with their budding relationship -- they basically decide that they don't want to fuck up their friendship and that they couldn't be effective warriors if they were in love.
BTW, I think Wonder Woman in a movie would look ridiculous.

[mr. x]

dean cain was supes. he was half asian.... :)

need we go into that discussion again? :rolleyes:

tiger woods is too but u know what? he's black to everybody but his mom

[kitty]

need we go into that discussion again? :rolleyes:

tiger woods is too but u know what? he's black to everybody but his mom

shaddup. he's sexy... :) (dean, not tiger)

[mr. x]

shaddup. he's sexy... :) (dean, not tiger)

NOT tiger? cmon, the guy got himself a swedish blonde,

and as we all know, blonde white women are the prettiest women in the world
:rolleyes:

now the question is did i really mean what i just said hmmmm

[kitty]

tiger's got that whole, i-just-rolled-out-of-bed-hung-over-and-which-way-of-this-stick-do-i-use-to-hit-the-little-white-ball thing going for him.

that and cablanasian sounds stupid. like copacabana.

[mr. x]

tiger's got that whole, i-just-rolled-out-of-bed-hung-over-and-which-way-of-this-stick-do-i-use-to-hit-the-little-white-ball thing going for him.

that and cablanasian sounds stupid. like copacabana.

but the mans got money honey

heck id suck his dick

course that aint much of a stretch :tongue:

[mr. x]

^---meh, i think doing a superman movie is gonna be almost (though not quite) as bad an idea as the live action DBZ

i mean yeah they've done superman before and it can be done but superman's costume for one is a lil outdated, i mean i guess its THE cliched superhero costume so yeah, theres no way around it, because the purists would take issue (aint gonna be no cleavage showing cape ala catwoman)

[Faithless]

^---meh, i think doing a superman movie is gonna be almost (though not quite) as bad an idea as the live action DBZ

i mean yeah they've done superman before and it can be done but superman's costume for one is a lil outdated, i mean i guess its THE cliched superhero costume so yeah, theres no way around it, because the purists would take issue (aint gonna be no cleavage showing cape ala catwoman)
Keep in mind that the 80's special effects were no match for today's.

I just so happened to be in a Costco looking at the a DK book about the history of Superman.

He has some of the coolest villians by far. They'd kick the ever living shit out of the Hulk.

They could remake Superman, using today's special effects, and throw in some super bad ass villians and the movie would rock.

[Faithless]

Very interesting comments, KuroBishounen.

Any re-packaging is possible as long as it is believable.

Black capeless might be more hip than the blue thing.

[TB4000]

http://www.michaelbay.com/040630.htm


All that needs to be said.....who knew?