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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
So I hear that this new film will take place between either the first film (1978) and the second film (1980) or after the 2nd film. That sounds kind of dumb and lazy.

That's the first I've heard of the former. The latter is apparently the direction they're going with it, but Singer is adament the first two films are merely a "vauge history." Whatever that means...


Setting it inbetween the first two Reeve/Donner films is reportedly the reason why they cast 26 year old Brandon Routh, based on how close in age he was to Reeve at the time. And yet, they cast 22 year old Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, and she's a good few years younger than Margot Kidder was then (not that I ever liked Kidder - Kidder always annoyed me). Also they failed to create a suit that matches what Reeve wore in those earlier films.

Warbler, I'm hoping and praying that this movie fails. Singer building it off of the Donner films is just lazy and uncreative, plus they belong to a different era. Chris Nolan didn't try to build off of the Tim Burton films for Batman Begins.
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I'd actually like to see singer work on something non-comic related. if he keeps this up, he'll be pigeon-holed as a comic movie director. The only reason why x-men worked was because it had been a few years since a good comic movie was made. That and the fact that wolverine was in the movie.
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Originally posted by: Switch Radic
I'd actually like to see singer work on something non-comic related. if he keeps this up, he'll be pigeon-holed as a comic movie director. The only reason why x-men worked was because it had been a few years since a good comic movie was made. That and the fact that wolverine was in the movie.


The X-Men movies aren't really X-Men movies. They're Wolverine movies that co-star the X-Men.

Don't know if anyone heard this one, but the new "S" insignia on the new costume has actually been composed of a thousand tiny "S's", though it's only noticeable when you're seeing it up close. You can see it up close on the below link.

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205390
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I want this movie to suceed, just because it has been so long since we've seen a Superman movie, and if it fails, I'm afraid it will be another long wait until they try again. But the time frame does have me worried that it will be a bomb, or at least confusing to the average moviegoer. Most won't really remember the previous series, or for the younger "smallville" crowd, may never have seen it.
The only good thing I can think of out of this is it does solve a problem of superhero/comic book movies have, and that is over half the film is dedicated to creating the hero/backstory stuff, and therefore leaves little time for the actual movie.
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Originally posted by: Number20
I want this movie to suceed, just because it has been so long since we've seen a Superman movie, and if it fails, I'm afraid it will be another long wait until they try again. But the time frame does have me worried that it will be a bomb, or at least confusing to the average moviegoer. Most won't really remember the previous series, or for the younger "smallville" crowd, may never have seen it.
The only good thing I can think of out of this is it does solve a problem of superhero/comic book movies have, and that is over half the film is dedicated to creating the hero/backstory stuff, and therefore leaves little time for the actual movie.


I was actually hoping that they do an adaptation of The Death/World Without/Rebirth of Superman.
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Yeah, that'd actually be pretty cool. And Superman looked pretty cool with the long hair thing.

However, I didn't like when they made him into that blue electricity thing around '97. That was just... stupid-looking. How did they explain getting him out of that transformation? Or did they just reboot the continuity?

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Yeah, that'd actually be pretty cool. And Superman looked pretty cool with the long hair thing.

However, I didn't like when they made him into that blue electricity thing around '97. That was just... stupid-looking. How did they explain getting him out of that transformation? Or did they just reboot the continuity?


I have that comic...never read it...I just bought it cause the glow in the dark cover was cool my initial thought on the idea though was that it was such a radical change and i didnt really like it.
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Originally posted by: Darth Simon
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Yeah, that'd actually be pretty cool. And Superman looked pretty cool with the long hair thing.

However, I didn't like when they made him into that blue electricity thing around '97. That was just... stupid-looking. How did they explain getting him out of that transformation? Or did they just reboot the continuity?


I have that comic...never read it...I just bought it cause the glow in the dark cover was cool my initial thought on the idea though was that it was such a radical change and i didnt really like it.


Well, the electric blue look from 1997 was another one of those let's-remind-the-world-Superman's-still-alive-with-a-big-time-publicity-stunt things. I think the outline was that Superman's classic powers were not functioning properly, he underwent some experiment to correct them and it turned him into electro-Superman. I actually saw a fan art manipulation once of Nicolas Cage as the electric blue Superman, and it was sort of scary.

I'll bet some would say the long hair linked Superman to the biblical strong man Samson (who also had great strength, courtesy of his long hair).

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The one interesting clincher with the Electric Superman was that, as Clark Kent, he was a basic mortal with basic human powers and could be damaged and killed like a regular Earthling, right?

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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A "Death and Life of Superman" trilogy with Jim Caviezel would have been awesome. Yes he played Jesus, so undoubtedly someone will make some wisecrack about it, but he really wanted the role until Singer decided to go young and cast Routh. Btw, there is no explanation of the ridiculously young cast other than they want to be able to make a franchise. Bosworth is by far the worst casting choice here; I would have much prefered Rose Byre, who looks like a young, hot Margot Kidder. I hope she proves me wrong, but I doubt it.
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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
A "Death and Life of Superman" trilogy with Jim Caviezel would have been awesome. Yes he played Jesus, so undoubtedly someone will make some wisecrack about it, but he really wanted the role until Singer decided to go young and cast Routh. Btw, there is no explanation of the ridiculously young cast other than they want to be able to make a franchise. Bosworth is by far the worst casting choice here; I would have much prefered Rose Byre, who looks like a young, hot Margot Kidder. I hope she proves me wrong, but I doubt it.


Margot Kidder was never hot.
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Exactly, but Rose Byrne is and she looks like Margot would if she were young and hot.
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the superman kevin smith was going to make would have been awesome, except the suits had to step in and ruin it. The script Superman Lives/Reborn can be found on the net. still not sure nick cage would've made a good superman. we should at least be glad that hayden is'nt superman because at one point he was being eyed for the part, and oddly enough natalie portman as lois lane?

The girl who plays Lana on smallville is hot, but no one from that show in the movie.

seen pics from the new movie and the suit looks nothing like the one christopher reeve wore, the actor looks nothing like him. The actor of smallville looks more like reeve but not old enough for the role?

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Now that you mention Kevin Smith's attempt to do Superman, I've finally accepted the possibiliy that it could have been worse. Tim Burton was slated to direct Smith's script, but Burton hated the script, as did producer Jon Peters. Burton, who brags about how he never reads comic books, wanted to make things fast and loose and Jon Peters wanted something that would just give them room to make a lot of toys, and they didn't like the faithfulness of Smith's script. Needless to say having a guy who refuses to read comics in the boat with a guy who does like comics just isn't a good match. Burton and Peters wanted to get rid of the classic Superman suit and they didn't want him to fly - they wanted him to wear the all black suit with the silver 'S' emblem and at one point actually had Superman travelling around in a "Super Mobile" and teleporting himself as opposed to flying. I also hear that Burton wanted to get rid of Nicholas Cage, another comic book lover, and replace him with Ralph Fiennes (Feinnes? never can get that name spelled right) and/or Sean Penn.

I don't like a lot of what I've heard about Bryan Singer's approach to this movie, but after hearing what Burton and Peters wanted to do, Singer's stuff doesn't sound quite as bad. Still terrible, but not as bad.
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hmmm.... kinda makes you wonder about burton though doesn't it? he got Batman almost close to what the comics are like and he says he doesn't read comics? come on! I think he just didn't like Superman so he wanted to ruin him. Burton does good when he works on something original or something in his vein of taste, and Supes just isn't either of those.
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Superman looked pretty cool with the long hair thing.

I couldn't disagree more. Whoever decided to give Superman long hair, should be shot.

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
we should at least be glad that hayden is'nt superman because at one point he was being eyed for the part, and oddly enough natalie portman as lois lane?


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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Now that you mention Kevin Smith's attempt to do Superman, I've finally accepted the possibiliy that it could have been worse. Tim Burton was slated to direct Smith's script, but Burton hated the script, as did producer Jon Peters. Burton, who brags about how he never reads comic books, wanted to make things fast and loose and Jon Peters wanted something that would just give them room to make a lot of toys, and they didn't like the faithfulness of Smith's script. Needless to say having a guy who refuses to read comics in the boat with a guy who does like comics just isn't a good match. Burton and Peters wanted to get rid of the classic Superman suit and they didn't want him to fly - they wanted him to wear the all black suit with the silver 'S' emblem and at one point actually had Superman travelling around in a "Super Mobile" and teleporting himself as opposed to flying. I also hear that Burton wanted to get rid of Nicholas Cage, another comic book lover, and replace him with Ralph Fiennes (Feinnes? never can get that name spelled right) and/or Sean Penn.


this is a joke right? no one could possible be stupid enough to actually want to do those things, right?
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Please say that was a halloween joke, because that would be a true HORROR of a 'superman' film.

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Don't forget Peter's push for Robotic Spiders and Superman fighting Polar Bears outside the Fortress of Solitude.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Please say that was a halloween joke, because that would be a true HORROR of a 'superman' film.


I only wish I was joking.

Now I'm grateful that Pitof isn't in charge of this Superman flick.
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Maybe this is what Bryan Singer should be working on instead of Superman.
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Don't forget Peter's push for Robotic Spiders and Superman fighting Polar Bears outside the Fortress of Solitude.


If any of you haven't already, rent/buy/steal "An Evening with Kevin Smith." There's a bit where he talks about meeting with Jon Peters to discuss the Superman movie that is pee-your-pants-and-spit-through-your-nose hysterical, and adds some extra comic weight to his mention of "the fake Tim Burton Planet of the Apes" in the J&SBSB commentary.
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So, who's going to download the Superman Returns teaser trailer?
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I did, it looks pretty rad. very classy would be my best description.

I think its funny that its essentially superman3 redux. singer is continuing from superman2, but ditching 3 and 4

its the sort of thing I always wished they would do with series that go awry
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Originally posted by: Rebel Scumb
I did, it looks pretty rad. very classy would be my best description.

I think its funny that its essentially superman3 redux. singer is continuing from superman2, but ditching 3 and 4

its the sort of thing I always wished they would do with series that go awry


The teaser was short, but I thought Brandon Routh looked a little weird in that close up of him when he's got his eyes shut, just before zooming back into Earth. And he's actually two years younger than Tom Welling, who plays the teenage Clark Kent on Smallville. Some of the other fans I've talked to think the production values of this new film look shoddy, more like a cheap to modestly budgeted WB T.V. series than a big budget blockbuster to be.

I prefer the Batman Begins approach - starting off on a whole new slate with connection whatsoever to the previous films. Seems more logical when you're trying to reach out to a new audience, especially one that may not be as overly familiar with the earlier films as Bryan Singer is. Lord knows the Superman film franchise has been in the proverbial crapper long enough (almost 20 years) that starting off on a whole new slate would be relatively easy.

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I saw part of the trailer on Smallville last night. It was fun to hear Brando's voice again. They didn't show much new footage. Singer's been coasting on Usual Suspects(something he directed, not wrote) for too long. He needs to do something special here.