ShadowDog Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I rewatched Superman Returns last night and it showed me once again how much superior a continuation of a franchise can be over a reboot. Which, of course, dampened my enthusiasm for this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitster aka Boba Fett Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Looks like Kevin Costner might be playing Pa Kent. It's perfect. He's the Everydad. I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'll bet Nick Cage is PISSED he got passed over for Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I think Costner would be perfect for Johnathan Kent. He has that all-American quality the character calls for. Good casting, if it's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Costner will probably make a good Pa Kent. As for Nic Cage... they should cast him as Brainiac. Seriously. 1. He could play that easily. 2. He could work off some of that Pay or Play deal he had for Superman Lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Unless they have a character named Nic Cage who is based entirely on the actor, he should be kept as far from this movie as possible. That man is quite possibly the most one-note actor of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 You're right and I'll even throw in again about him being pantscrappingly insane, but I'd still love to see him play that one note as Brainiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitster aka Boba Fett Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 What if they got Jon Hamm to play Jor-El? It'd be a nice nod to the fans who pushed for him to be Supes. I actually wouldn't be surprised if it happened, since he'll be in Snyder's Sucker Punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 What if they got Jon Hamm to play Jor-El? It'd be a nice nod to the fans who pushed for him to be Supes. I actually wouldn't be surprised if it happened, since he'll be in Snyder's Sucker Punch. Ironically-- I always thought Kitster SHOULD have been Boba Fett....BUT ALL YOUR OTHER IDEAS ARE STUPID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Malfoy Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 What if they got Jon Hamm to play Jor-El? It'd be a nice nod to the fans who pushed for him to be Supes. I actually wouldn't be surprised if it happened, since he'll be in Snyder's Sucker Punch. Ironically-- I always thought Kitster SHOULD have been Boba Fett....BUT ALL YOUR OTHER IDEAS ARE STUPID :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitster aka Boba Fett Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 What if they got Jon Hamm to play Jor-El? It'd be a nice nod to the fans who pushed for him to be Supes. I actually wouldn't be surprised if it happened, since he'll be in Snyder's Sucker Punch. Ironically-- I always thought Kitster SHOULD have been Boba Fett....BUT ALL YOUR OTHER IDEAS ARE STUPID Hey man, I have a reputation to uphold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 This is such a strange cast... Viggo Mortensen as General Zod!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitster aka Boba Fett Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Viggo would be an awesome addition, though I still think it's lame if they go with Zod. Superman Returns was already an homage of the first movie. Now we get a retread to the second? Give me Brainiac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 That's all I'm asking for. (sigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 What about instead of Viggo as Zod... he could be Orion! You know the New God. Viggo could do that great. He's rugged, warriorish. Fair haired. Yeah. Then he could be the "villain" in that he's yet to convert to good New Godness and instead is a pawn of his daddy. Start the series off with a new fresh bang of super powered fightness courtesy of Darkseid. P.S. I know in the comics Orion is raised from a wee little one to be good. But maybe in this adaption he converts to good after years on Apokolips. So what? It could work. Sounds fine to me, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 If you're going to involve Viggo in a story that will eventually involve Darkseid, I'd bring him in as Darkseid. The man has the ability to carry the role, so don't waste him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I won't dispute Viggo's ability. But I think I'd want someone big and imposing, not just chops wise. Perhaps M.Clarke Duncan or if they were younger Keith David or Andre Braugher. My top pick would be M.Clarke Duncan. Afterthought: I just remember Braugher voices Darkseid in the Batman/Superman Apokolips animated film. LOL so that's probably why I thought of him. I was wondering why he popped in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Viggo as Zod would actually be brilliant. The key for differentiating his portrayal from Superman II would be to make him a multi-faceted character and not entirely Terrence Stamp's dictator-like persona. Someone who believes what he's doing is right for the preservation of his people and culture... what little there is left. A soldier who employs extreme methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Solo Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I know I said it already, but for those who want Brainiac, Zod is good news. The two characters are very intertwined in the source material that Nolan is reportedly inspired from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 My top pick would be M.Clarke Duncan. Me too! Not looking forward to Nolan's dark, moody, brooding version of Supes, by the way. Though I'm sure it'll be an interesting and entertaining movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Clancy Brown's voiced Luthor more than any other actor, but I think he'd make a great Darkseid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Diane Lane is Martha Kent! (via /Film) http://www.slashfilm.com/diane-lane-cast-martha-kent-superman/ Not too long ago, we heard that Kevin Costner was in talks to play Jonathan “Pa” Kent in Zack Snyder’s Superman film. Today, we learn that Diane Lane has been cast as the other half of the parental dyad; she is officially on board the film as Martha “Ma” Kent. Lane is an actress of considerable talents. Most people probably remember her from her recent performance in Secretariat, but in 2008, she played Mary Rice in Doug Liman’s Jumper, another role in which she was the mother to a child who had super powers. That role was woefully underwritten and Lane was completely squandered. Here’s hoping that Snyder has something deeper in store for Ma Kent this time around. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Oscar®-nominated actress Diane Lane will play Martha Kent, the only mother Clark Kent has ever known, in the new Superman movie to be directed by Zack Snyder. Snyder stated, “This was a very important piece of casting for me because Martha Kent is the woman whose values helped shape the man we know as Superman. We are thrilled to have Diane in the role because she can convey the wisdom and the wonder of a woman whose son has powers beyond her imagination.” Lane will star with Henry Cavill, who was recently announced as the new Clark Kent/Superman. Lane earned an Academy Award® nomination for her performance in the 2002 drama “Unfaithful.” She most recently starred in the family hit “Secretariat.” She next stars in the HBO feature “Cinema Verite,” opposite Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini. Lane’s long list of film credits also includes “Nights in Rodanthe,” “Hollywoodland,” “Must Love Dogs,” “Under the Tuscan Sun,” “Perfect Storm,” “My Dog Skip,” “Chaplin,” “The Cotton Club” and “A Little Romance,” to name only a portion. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers. Slated for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I don't know how to feel about this. I mean, Martha Kent is...hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Not looking forward to Nolan's dark, moody, brooding version of Supes, by the way. Superman Returns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I don't know how to feel about this. I mean, Martha Kent is...hot I'm okay with it. I always had a crush on Annette O'Toole, so the notion isn't entirely alien to me. "Why not?," I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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