While the story of the next “Superman” movie is being kept under wraps for now, the film makers announced that General Zod will be the film’s main villain. So does this mean, no Lex Luthor at all? The Hollywood Reporter, gives the exclusive news.
I’m all for Zod being the villain again, but as long as it’s not a remake of “Superman II”, I’m cool with it.
Terence Stamp would obviously be too old to reprise this role, so they’ll need a younger actor to fit the look above.
Kev
Congratulations to Zack Snyder! This will be a huge opportunity for him! Warner Bros., Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas has chosen, “The Watchmen”, “300” and “Legends of the Guardians” director to direct the next Superman movie. See the article here at, Deadline.
Honestly, he is a good pick. I really loved “Watchmen” and “Legends of the Guardians”. I didn’t care for “300” that much though.
Now that they officially have a director for the next, Supes flick. Now they have to start casting for, Superman/Clark Kent.
Billy Crudup, the leading star of the “Watchmen” movie, wouldn’t make a bad Superman/Clark Kent if you think about it. Crudup has got that look. We’ll know who the new Superman is soon and I’m sure we’ll hear the plot/synopsis soon as well.
Zack Snyder himself, took to his twitter to post a 32 cent Superman stamp to announce the news. Pretty cool. 🙂 “Watchmen” was a really good movie, I’m sure his take on “Superman” will be great too!
Kev
I know I talk a lot about Superman, but that’s because he’s my favorite superhero. Always has been, ever since I was a child. I’ll never outgrow this character ’cause I’m always fascinated by this story. Some people worry that Christopher Nolan and who ever the new director is, will make the next Superman flick, a shit movie. Don’t worry folks. It’s not gonna happen. That’s why Warner Bros. hired Christopher Nolan as a mentor for Superman, because WB’s wants to make the next Superman movie, right, since Bryan Singer’s “Superman Returns” didn’t do that well. I am seeing that Chris Nolan wants to stay true to the Superman franchise, he wants to give what the Superman fans want.
What Superman fans want to see for the next movie is less Superman/Lois Lane romance. Fans want to see Superman save a lot of people in Metropolis. Fans wants to see the next movie action packed and exciting. They want to see a Superman movie with good acting and writing. Most importantly, everyone wants a different story and not being remake of “Superman: The Movie”.
Yes, I’m sure Nolan’s version of the film will open on the planet Krypton where Superman is from, and there will be scenes with Jor-El, and all that. Then we’ll get scenes in Smallville where Clark Kent grew up on but with Nolan’s version, we will for sure, get a different feel of those scenes. Nobody wants to see Lex Luthor as the main villain again, but I’m sorry folks, like I said many times, Luthor is needed. Luthor is an important part of the whole Superman story, so Nolan and David Goyer will probably write Luthor in the script. If they’re going to use Luthor again, they’ll need an actor with talent. Somebody that could possibly top Heath Ledger’s, Joker. That way Lex Luthor can be watchable for the next Supes flick.
I’ll tell you right now, folks, that Christopher Nolan will not fail this. I promise you, they’ll make the next Supes flick a really good movie that everyone will be happy about. You can see that Chris Nolan is being very careful with his choice of directors, that’s why he’s listing all these directors, to audition each one of them to see which director would be right. Could Robert Zemeckis be the right pick like everyone’s saying? Maybe, maybe not, but Zemeckis could also screw it up as well. I really want Chris Nolan to get Richard Donner back so hopefully Chris would get lucky to get him if he can.
Superman deserves to have a good movie again, that’s why they’re trying. What will the new Superman costume look like? I’m sure it will have the same red, blue and yellow, with the S symbol on the chest, of course, but I’m sure the suit will be different than Singer’s and Christopher Reeve’s version. Also, the next Supes movie will have to be a big special effects movie. There will be plenty of CGI like it or not. They need the special effects with Superman’s powers like flying, fast running, x-ray vision, heat vision, super breath, and all that stuff. It seems that Christopher Nolan knows about Superman more than anybody, so he will stay true to the character and from the comics. Nolan likes to stay true with things, just like he did with his Dark Knight flicks.
I don’t think the next movie will be taken place in our current time either. It’ll probably be taken place in the 30’s – 50’s, ’cause that’s how the original Superman was in the original comics. So I would think the new Supes flick would be around that time, not in 2010. So they might go the old fashion way with the new Superman costume. I’m not sure what the story is going to be for the next Supes flick, but we’ll know something very soon once a new director is hired. I sure can’t wait to see who the next director will be as it will be interesting. There is a reason that Chris Nolan is not directing the next film himself, ’cause even knows he wouldn’t be right for it. He’s just shipping in ideas and giving advice to WB’s like he’s hired to do. I am thinking that the next Supes flick will be the best Superman movie ever made. I think they will do a great job.
Kev
Robert Zemeckis, will finally direct a live action movie after all these years. The last movie Zemeckis did that was live action was obviously, “Cast Away” back in the year 2000. After that, all he’s been doing lately are animated films. His next live action film will be a film titled, “Timeless”, yes, another movie based on time travel. It is not Back to the Future part IV of course, but, “Timeless” is original and something different. The plot has not been revealed for “Timeless” yet, but we will hear something soon. The question you have to ask, is this another role for Tom Hanks in the lead? Don’t be surprised. It could be another role for Tom.
Zemeckis is also rumoured to be on the list of directors for Christopher Nolan’s, “Superman”. Zemeckis won’t be a bad choice for “Superman”. Look at what Zemeckis did to “Back to the Future” and “Roger Rabbit”. I think Zemeckis would make a good Superman movie.
See the article here at, Deadline.
Nice to finally see Zemeckis back at directing live action. I’m a big fan of Zemeckis’s work, he’s made many great flicks.
Kev
When Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan find it’s director, then they’ll have to start casting. They’ll also have to release the plot/synopsis of the new “Superman” movie which they haven’t release the story idea yet. Hopefully, the story will be different then “Superman: The Movie”, we certainly don’t want a remake of that, do we? I’m sure Chris Nolan and David Goyer will think of an original story, easily. Everyone thinks Superman is easy to write, but in reality, it’s not. Superman is science fiction so everything has to work.
Here is my idea on the casting for Chris Nolan/WB’s “Superman” movie, the new one:
Brock’s “Superman” casting idea:
Superman/Clark Kent: I’m definitely going for Jon Hamm. He’s a good pick even though it was just a rumour. Hopefully they go after him.
Lois Lane: Wouldn’t surprise me if they get, Maggie Gyllenhaal for the role.
Jimmy Olsen: I bet Chris will go for Cillian Murphy on this one. It seems that Cillian is in almost every Chris Nolan movie, Cillian might be good for Jimmy Olsen.
Perry White: Mark my words, they’re gonna go with Gary Oldman on this one.
Lex Luthor (if they use him): I suggest they use Michael Rosenbaum from the “Smallville” TV series for Luthor.
Jonathan Kent (Clark’s father): I think they’ll use Michael Caine for this role. If not him, I’d like to see Liam Neeson get it.
Martha Kent (Clark’s mother): They need an actress with talent for this role, someone special. I would say either Helen Mirren or Meryl Streep.
I’d be surprised if I get one or two of those predictions right.
Kev
I would like to know if Christopher Nolan plans on keeping the classic John Williams theme song for the next, “Superman” movie. I’m sure he would. It would be stupid if Warner Bros. ditched the classic John Williams theme for something different. Many Superman fans like myself want to hear the classic opening theme that everyone wants to hear. I’m sure Chris will stay true to that as well. I’m sure Chris will hire a different composer for the next Supes flick, but he must keep the opening title theme heard in the video below. If they get rid of the John Williams classic, they will anger a lot of Superman fans and Chris could get a nasty backlash. I’m positive Chris will use this theme. Hopefully.
Kev
“Watchmen” was a great movie, don’t get me wrong. That still doesn’t mean he will make “Superman” a great movie if he was picked. The reason he wouldn’t fit is simply because “Watchmen” didn’t feel like a Christopher Nolan movie. Plus, I don’t see Synder making “Superman” into an action packed movie that everybody wants. He would concentrate on the story and drama more than the action, like he did with “Watchmen” and the movie, “300”. He has a very strong knowledge with comics and superheroes yes, but that doesn’t mean he’ll tell a good, Superman, story. He just wouldn’t work for a lot of reasons. I can’t see him doing a Superman movie as he would totally ruin it, in my opinion. He’s a good director, don’t get me wrong but Supes is not for him. I just simply don’t want him making Supes similar to “Watchmen” and “300” which is what he’ll do to the next Supes flick. Know what I mean? I just hope Chris doesn’t pick him.
Kev
Look like the next “Superman” movie will come first before, “The Dark Knight III”. Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, are finally on the hunt for a director for the next Supes flick. They already have a list of directors they are in contact with, different directors hoping to get the opportunity. Those directors are: Tony Scott, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Liebesman, Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son), and Zack Snyder.
See the article at Deadline, here.
It’s great they are moving forward with the Supes flick. That’s not a bad list of directors there. Honestly though, I would like Chris Nolan to see if he can get Richard Donner to direct again. It would be amazing if Richard would do it again ’cause he would do Superman right.
If I had to pick a choice from that list that Chris Nolan has chosen, I would pick Duncan Jones. Since “Superman” is science-fiction, Duncan Jones is a science-fiction film director. I loved the work he did with the movie, “Moon”. If Duncan did get picked, I’m sure David Bowie would get a small role for the Supers flick. Bowie wouldn’t make a bad Superman villain though.
Look like we’re gonna get a new Superman director very soon here!
Kev
There’s a blogger over at the Film School Rejects website that defended the choice of Jon Hamm, who possibly maybe the next Superman. A lot of fans claimed that he’s too old for the role.
Read this blog here carefully.
Remember, Christopher Reeve was 26 when he did the first Superman movie. By “Superman III” and “IV: The Quest For Peace”, Reeve was between his 30’s-40’s then.The comics, the cartoons, the films, etc. Supes has a mature look. Jon Hamm, seems to have that Clark Kent/Superman look. His look doesn’t need to be similar to Christopher Reeve, they already did that with Brandon Routh. As long as Hamm has the Superman look, he will get signed to the role.
Jon Hamm is just at the right age. Not too old at all.
Kev
While promoting his new directed movie, “Hereafter” that stars Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood admits that he was offered by Warner Bros. to play Superman and was offered to play James Bond, but Eastwood turned them both down. The reason? Eastwood always did roles that were more realistic. Eastwood never wanted to play silly superheros, he always felt like those roles were for somebody else but not him. Read more on it here.
Yeah, it’s no secret that Eastwood always did roles that were more real. He’s done roles like that throughout most of his career. Even the films he never starred in but directed, were based on reality too.
Eastwood wouldn’t make a bad Superman, back in the old days, if you think about it. His face has got that Superman look, I think that’s why Warner Bros approached him. Many actors were offered the Superman role: Stallone, Tom Selleck, Nicolas Cage, etc. They were all turned down so the role was more fitting to no one other but the late, Christopher Reeve.
Just imagine Eastwood playing the Clark Kent role too, with the glasses and black hair. I’m sure Eastwood would be able to play the Clark Kent/Superman role pretty well, he just felt someone else was more deserving to that role. Maybe Clint knew that Christopher Reeve deserved it more so Clint talked the film makers into hiring Chris instead?
Kev
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