Superman Set To Fly

arock99 writes "After many years of battling various script rewrites, Superman is set to soar again. Various sources (superman-v.com, darkhorizons.com, aintitcool.com) report that Brandon Routh (of Gilmore Girls) has been cast as Superman. With production only a month away, Brian Singer is set to tackle yet another super-hero film after previously having directed both X-Men and X2. Had it not been for his recent passing, Christopher Reeve would surely have been part of the production team in some capacity. Superman should hit theaters around summer 2006."

Bad taste

[Dancin_Santa]

Not that they are making another Superman series, but that they are doing this with the full knowledge of the Superman curse [cnn.com].

I don't know who this latest guy is, he doesn't even warrant a picture in IMDB, but we'll soon be seeing him hiding in some bushes or thrown from a moving train or some other strange and inexplicable circumstance.

On top of that, the real Superman, Clark W. Kent, died in the comic books years ago. So did Bruce Wayne, the original Batman. Can't we just let these heroes among us pass in peace? Do we have to drag their dead carcasses out of the grave to squeeze just one more penny out of the franchise?

Time to move on

[execom]

We heard about every actor for Superman: Nicola Cage [ign.com] or Travolta, Fraser, or MacLachlan [ign.com].

I guess we need to wait more few years that Hollywood decides who will wears the Superman suit.
Also will it be the old blue and red or the new white suit as it is in the latest update in the Comics ?

w00t ! another superhero flick...

[Maavin]

I'd rather see a good "Tripods" Movie...
that story has potential...

Domino slashdot effect?

[syrinje]

Being un-versed in gal-soap tv, I tried searching for Brandon Routh and noticed this weird thing - on www.brandonrouth. Looks like Google is a /. vector now!

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Re:Time to move on

[AKnightCowboy]

Also will it be the old blue and red or the new white suit as it is in the latest update in the Comics ?

New white suit? WTF? Superman wears blue and red and yellow. I don't know what Superman you're talking about, but it sure the hell isn't Jerry Siegel's Superman.

Re:Spider-Man cash-in?

[the unbeliever]

Maybe you haven't noticed the glut of comic book movies coming out.

Punisher, Daredevil, Hellboy, Fantastic Four (2005), The Hulk, Batman Begins (2005), Constantine, etc etc.

The success of the first Spider-Man movie has prompted comic book movies of all flavors to come out, because they're finaly starting to be decent, rather than the abortions that was the first Punisher, for example.

Re:Brandon Routh?

[Pxtl]

Dean Cain was a better Clark Kent, but Reeve will never be topped as Superman. He pretty much defined the role himself.

The only thing is that always strikes me is that Superman is a small-town Kansas boy - so why doesn't he sound like a bumpkin? The actors that play him always sound like East Coast (or LA) city folks.

Comics and stereotypes...

[Spy der Mann]

Well for one, I like the Smallville story. They present us a vulnerable, guy with problems like everybody else, who wants to hear about caped princes on their stallions to "fight for justice"? Way outdated. (Not that we don't need an idealist hero in this screwed up time, but we need a REAL one)

But if they make a batman based on "Batman of the Future", yeah cool. :)

I remember reading the history of comics on a TV documentary.
(related history of comics link [dereksantos.com]).

Comics are always made by people based on the time's moral standards and public expectations.

Like for example, the wonder woman was so popular in the time where women were seen as inferior. One day the guy decided to take away her powers, and the story sucked. Lotsa women protested against that.

And Flash Gordon. Always rescuing the girl. Because in that time, i don't know about you, but IMHO women just acted stupid and submissive.

Another example? Captain America. It was made in WW2. Everybody wanted to see Hitler smashed by capn's shield. Good ol' times when America was the REAL Iron fist of democracy. Is it a coincidence that the "Golden Age" of comics was from 1938 to 1945, just as the WWII?

So, in those days, superheroes were seen as Role models. "What I want my child to be". But now they're the escape of teenagers who can't find their own place. Look at the latest comic movies. Do they focus on the superpowers, or more on the personal problems and conflicts of the heroes (Spiderman, Daredevil)? And they're a hit.

So yeah, the script guys BETTER give us a good movie adapted to our current times, or we'll smash the reels on their faces.

Re:Don't know about that

[Issue9mm]

With Charisma Carpenter potentially up for the role of the new Lois, that could change as well. :)

-9mm-

What?!?

[nicktripp]

Why did the original poster list him as "of Gilmore Girls"? If he had bothered to read the profile at IMDB that he linked (instead of just looking for a picture?), he would have seen that he was only on one episode of "Gilmore Girls", yet he was on the soap opera "One Life to Live" for two years and MTV's "Undressed" for another year. Unforunately, it seems most of you fell for this and are were immediately biased based on his one appearance on a WB show.

Re:Bad taste

[doublem]

You're thinking of Bruce Wayne / Batman. Batman has stated a number of times that Bruce Wayne is an identity he can discard if the need arises.

With ole Superman, it's more complicated. Both identities are "him" but not the "full" him. For example, superman has to keep his ties to the Kents and The Daily Planet staff secret, while Clark has to keep his powers secret.

Oh God, I'm comic book geeking again.

I know Brandon

[Michael O-P]

I suspect no one is reading this thread now that it's older, but some of the comments piss me off. I know they shouldn't, and I shouldn't take them personally, but the ignorance and insensitivity of some people just bugs me.

I'm from Norwalk, IA, and I've known Brandon since he was born. My mom called me with the news when she was in the room with his parents as they got the word from him. At first I couldn't believe it. There's no stinkin' way I know Superman! I babysat Superman! (I'm adding it to my resume). I went to church with Superman!

I can see why he got cast, given his small town roots and the director's desire for an "unknown". He's very humble and unassuming, yet he can step up and play stronger roles. In his early 20's, he did more slacker stuff (obviously), but I think it will work. Time will tell, I guess.

His sister is a "DJ" on an internet radio station. [radiogetswild.com]

I look forward to seeing him in this big-time role, in spite of the fact it's a "summer blockbuster" and those usually suck. He's a really good guy, and he's planning to never ride a horse ever again.