Keanu Reeves as Superman

M.C. Hampster writes "Fox News is reporting in this article that Superman is back in the planning stages at Warner Bros. with a possible Keanu Reeves playing the title role. Is this possibly the worse fit for an actor in a superhero role since Michael Keaton in Batman?" Perhaps they too will rotate in a new actor for each feature.

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Lesser of Two Evils

[RetiefUnwound]

Can anyone second the opinion that at least he wouldn't be as bad as the other proposed Man of Steel - Nicholas Cage? (Hey at least Reeves has hair...)

keaton was the best batman

[MikeD227]

title says it all

Re:Its only cause of his last name...

[netsharc]

Well to be pedantic, he's Christoper Reeve, with no final "s". Oh and sources says it'll be his birthday in 10 days (the 25th). Happy Birthday Superman, I hope you get well soon.

Re:hmmm

[PHPee]

Not that his background should matter, but Keanu is actually from Lebanon. His mother was English, and his father was American (of Chinese & Hawaiian descent). His name is Hawaiian, meaning "cool breeze over the mountains."

Real Superman having a more impressive comeback

[Jugalator]

In recent news, for those of you who missed it...
(shortened - please excuse any bad english since I'm translating from Swedish.. perhaps anyone has a good link?)

Christopher Reeve Defeating His Paralysis

"For the first time since his spinal paralysis, Christopher Reeve can move fingers and toes. This makes his doctors believe that he might be able to walk again.

- No one that have been affected by such severe injuries have regained motion and feeling in the way Chris has, said doctor John McDonald at Washington University of Science.

Breathes On His Own

In the last months, Christopher Reeve's health has dramatically increased. Besides his motion and feeling abilities, he can breathe on his own for one and a half hour. He is grateful of the progress and says the best thing is that he can feel the hugs from his wife Dana and his three children.

- To feel the smallest touch is truly a gift, he says in the coming issue of People Weekly.

Reeve also mentions that he can feel needle stings over large parts of his body, make difference between warm and cold and sharp and blunt.

But the treatment hasn't been free. His muscle stimulation and special training has cost the 49 year old movie star more than 2,5 million per year (not sure if that's 2,5 million swedish crowns or USD). The costs has partly been covered by his insurance and partly by collections made by his friends in Hollywood."

So, to me, Superman will still be the only super man to me, especially after reading this.

Re:Why pick on Keanu?

[IHateEverybody]

I think that the Self-Made Critic put it best in his review of The Matrix:

Any review of a Keanu movie must start with Keanu himself. Basically, just how bad is he in this one?

Is he playing a role that adeptly hides how unbelievably horrible he is (Parenthood, the Bill and Ted movies)? Or is he playing a role that broadcasts his complete and utter lameness for all to see(everything else)?

Actually, there is a third class of Keanu films. These are films that are so packed with other distractions - explosions, car chases, semi-naked hotties - that Keanu is given little actual acting to do. These movies include Speed... and... and ... did I mention Speed?

Well you can slap The Matrix into that third category. Keanu is so buried in effects and gunfire that he has little to do other than pose. And he poses pretty well.

Not according to the director...

[NFNNMIDATA]

Apparently, Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1 & 2, Red Dragon) is the director (groan), and he says ix-ne on the eanu-ke. Or so they say here:

http://www.latinoreview.com/moviereviews/2002/redd ragon/brettratner.html

Re:Two Reeves

[JMYoda]

Um Steve Reeves was the muscle man who played Hercules in bad 50s and 60s Italian movies. George Reeves is the actor who played Superman in the 50s (and quite well until the show got dumbed down over time.)He was also the one who died tragically either of a suicide or a murder (no one is quite sure which I think.) He wasn't the first live-action Superman however, that was Kirk Alyn in a 1948 serial. Quite good if you can get past his baggy tights and the fact he turns into a cartoon when he flies (kind of a retro-version of Spidey's CGI work) Also it's Christopher Reeve... No S at the end. I make that mistake a lot too and I believe I did in my earlier post in fact. *Hits self over the head with a can of SPAM * BTW Keanu would suck as Superman. I can't picture Superman saying "Dude" or "Woah". How ever he couldn't be as bad as Nick Cage would have been if Tim Burton had his way. Personally I hope they leave Superman alone until a director with vision wants to do it (like a Peter Jackson). Don't just make it to cash in on the super hero craze, please! Richard Donner had vision... Until Clarke gets to New York (grrr I hate it not being Metropolis) then the film gets kind of cheesy. The first hour or so though is brilliant. The second film is very good fun even if it plays fast and loose with the Superman legend but after that the films went to hell. Now if they could get a visionary director who could do a full film to match the first half of the Donner film AND find an actor even half as good as Christopher Reeve... That would be great but I won't hold my breath.