Henry Cavill to Play Superman

[Rappy Veteran]

Jor-El: Russell Crowe

Production set to start next month

yep and Connie Nielson is set for a role as Lara

[ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm]

Jor-El: Russell Crowe

Production set to start next month

He looks a bit like Jonathan Kent from Smallville in that photo, must be the hair and the facal pose. Put some shades on that photo and he could be doing a csi miami pose too, with cocked head. "time to embrace your destiny..........son.....yeahhhhhhhhh"

[Orange]

I don't know why they continue to redo and redo Superman. Man of Steel i hope will be the last one because theres only so much you can redo a film. But will look forward to this. Hope it can get moneys worth.

[DocM]

Lara Lor-Van: Julia Ormond

Screen Rant....

[sanctified Veteran]

I don't know why they continue to redo and redo Superman. Man of Steel i hope will be the last one because theres only so much you can redo a film.

They said the same about Batman.

[LOC Veteran]

Yeah but Superman can't be rebooted like Batman was. Superman can't go super dark/gritty like they did with Batman. Sure, they could do more adult stuff and less kid friendly whatever, but they can't go the Dark Knight route or even Batman Begins for that matter.

Also, I really wonder how Superman is going to be affected by Flashpoint and the DC universe reboot itself. I hope they don't mess with his origin much. But then again, many people find Superman boring (but that's due to the villians and enemies he fights more than anything that's written specifically for him). His new costume looks odd with the red underwear gone lol

[MindTrickz]

Yeah but Superman can't be rebooted like Batman was. Superman can't go super dark/gritty like they did with Batman. Sure, they could do more adult stuff and less kid friendly whatever, but they can't go the Dark Knight route or even Batman Begins for that matter.

Why not? The Dark Knight is gritty and has been massive success. With it $1 billion dollars it is the highest grossing comic adaptation, action / adventure movie and number 7 on all time worldwide grossing list. That is quite a feat.

[Rappy Veteran]

Yeah but Superman can't be rebooted like Batman was. Superman can't go super dark/gritty like they did with Batman.

it can.

[sanctified Veteran]

Superman can't go super dark/gritty like they did with Batman.

[gate1975mlm]

Will Lex Luthor be in Man of Steel?

Also what about Jimmy Olsen and Perry White?

Those 3 have yet to be cast and filming starts next month.

[Rappy Veteran]

Will Lex Luthor be in Man of Steel?

Also what about Jimmy Olsen and Perry White?

Those 3 of yet to be cast and filming starts next month.

I hope Lex Luthor stays away

[DocM]

If as expected the story follows Superman:Birthright Luthor will be in it, but it will be the corrupt industrialist akin to that portrayed in the 1990's Superman animated series, not the clownish portrayal in the Donner films.

[DocM]

xxxxx xxxxx: Christopher Meloni (Law & Order SVU, Oz, Green Lantern: First Flight animated (Hal Jordan])

Maybe a gangster or Perry White?

[George P Global Moderator]

Regardless of how dark superman can or can't be they need to go all out with some crazy fights and buildings getting leveled or something out of the animated movies imo. Besides superman can go dark, with the baddies mostly taking care of it while superman himself could show some more emotion from time to time, like rage but doing the right thing in the end when he could just as well snap someone in two.

[Rappy Veteran]

xxxxx xxxxx: Christopher Meloni (Law & Order SVU, Oz, Green Lantern: First Flight animated (Hal Jordan])

Maybe a gangster or Perry White?

he looks a gangster :D

[DocM]

Maloni plays a seriously tough cop on SVU, but he has a good range. He's played gangsters, prisoners and far lighter parts too.

Maybe Luthor, or one of General Lane's staff.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Kingdom Come

Taking Superman dark was the last thing I took from that graphic novel. I felt one of the major things I took from it was that Superman doesn't go dark, he's not one of the new "gritty" superheroes. The thing with the UN building being an example of why he shouldn't go dark - it just didn't sit right!

[DocM]

Papers today are reporting that Chris Meloni will be plaing a General.

Given he's 50 years old this brings this up the real possibility he'll be playing Gen. Samuel "Sam" Lane - Lois Lane's father. Gen. Sam Lane and Superman have a strained relationship because of Lane's deep suspicions of metahumans and especially aliens.

This would jibe nicely with the numerous rumors of the script being based on the Suprrman: Birthright story arc.

[sanctified Veteran]

Taking Superman dark was the last thing I took from that graphic novel. I felt one of the major things I took from it was that Superman doesn't go dark, he's not one of the new "gritty" superheroes. The thing with the UN building being an example of why he shouldn't go dark - it just didn't sit right!

Dont you think that the guilt-ridden Clark of the beggining was a darker take of the character? Agreed that you can go all "frank miller" over superman. But he still has human feelings, I hate his image of "cant have any darkside".

[McCordRm]

That's what I liked about Hancock... just because you have powers doesn't mean that

you're somehow driven to help people.

[sanctified Veteran]

Kingdom Come its all about that.

[Minifig]

Lindsay Lohan? Really? :laugh:

[Knife Party]

Lindsay Lohan? Really? :laugh:

god NO, nobody needs her little annoying self to be part of this movie, she'll just drama it up/

[Minifig]

god NO, nobody needs her little annoying self to be part of this movie, she'll just drama it up/

:yes: ..

She can't act her way out of a paper bag.

[Knife Party]

:yes: ..

She can't act her way out of a paper bag.

haha, make that a fat plastic bag over her head with duck tape ! :D