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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."
What was flying, then rolling ?
Christopher Reeves !
Smile, don't click...
first post dude
Who the heck is this guy? Gillmore Girls? C'mon now, why not use the guy from smallville or something. I mean how many supermen can we have? Not that anyone can top Christopher Reeve, may he rest in peace.
from gilmore girls to superman? hope he has not lost his testicles yet...........
> Christopher Reeve would surely have been part of the production team in some capacity
Yeah, as a camera tripod or something...
I'm truly, truly sorry. It's just the way my mind works.
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They will never know the simple pleasure of a monkey knife fight
Maybe they didn't want Christopher Reeve's to star in this so they waited til he was dead before they did it.
Have you metaroderated recently?
If nobody watches gilmore girls then you might want to see what brandon looks like he has the dark look of superman but only time will tell if he is suited to the part.
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I didn't know dead people could fly...
By summer it was all gone...now shesmovedon. --
Not that they are making another Superman series, but that they are doing this with the full knowledge of the Superman curse.
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?
Is it really necessary to keep with those.
I am not sure I want to see Superman again.
Concerning Batman, I also thought so but at least, they could convince me to go to the theater if it was made after the Dark Knight story (which sequel is also VERY impressive).
So, well, could someone indicate me a PERFECT Superman story that'd made me change my mind about this caricatural hero (IMHO) ?
Trolling using another account since 2005.
It's obvious they're just exploiting the momentum raised by Reeve's death to make it look like a "due tribute" or something. This is hollywood at its best.
A: O.J. walked and Christopher Reeve got the electric chair.
How to impress girls at your next party:
Place a dollar bill under your chin. With your arms held stiffly at your sides yell out, "Hey everybody, look at me! I'm Christopher Reeve at a titty bar."
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
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Somehow I don't think this guy can do it:
Birthday: October 9, 1979
Birth Place: Des Moines, IA, USA
Birth Name: Brandon James Routh
Also credited as:
B.J. Routh
Brandon 'B.J.' Routh
View Biography
Notes
Born in Des Moines, Iowa and grew up in nearby Norwalk.
Attended the University of Iowa, and starred in many productions at the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts.
Appeared in Christina Aguilera's "What A Girl Wants" video.
Enjoys playing basketball, biking, soccer and swimming.
His sister Sara is a singer/songwriter and a radio D.J.
News
October 17, 2004
Has Bryan Singer Found His Superman?
Brandon Routh is The Man Of Steel. We think. Probably.
More Info
Crew Credits
Acting Appearances
Starring Roles
Undressed (1999) - Wade (Season 3)
One Life to Live (1968) - Seth Anderson (#1) (05/23/2001-04/17/2002)
Guest Starring Roles
Will & Grace - Sebastian - A Gay/December Romance (2004)
Cold Case - Henry Phillips ('64 - A Time to Hate (2003)
Gilmore Girls - Jess [as B.J. Routh] - Concert Interruptus (2001)
Odd Man Out - Connor [as B.J. Routh] - You've Got Female (1999)
Co Starring Roles
Oliver Beene - Brian - Dibs (2004)
Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles
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Quick rundown:
His name is "BJ"
He was a regular on a soap opera
He was a gay guy on "Will and Grace"
He was a dancer in a Christina Aguilera video
How do you go from the above to Superman?
Someone please tell me cuz I've got a lot more under my belt than he does. I wanna be superman too!!!!
Heres a picture of Brandon and a write up of him at Latino Review: http://www.latinoreview.com/scoops/brandon-superma n.html
I hear it has a giant spider in it, which Superman fights. They're the fiercest fighters.
It's going to rule!
Some of the replies to this article are amoungst the most tasteless and uninformed that I've seen on Slashdot. Come on guys, take 10 seconds to research the new actor and refrain from saying mean things about Mr. Reeve for now. But... yeah... Gilmore Girls... Until I looked him up I was confuzled.
Well, considering the director's deft handling of the X-Man series, this is welcome news indeed. Singer is a workaholic super-nerd who prepped himself for the X-Men movies by reading every issue of the "Uncanny X-Men" comics and then watching every episode of the old Fox cartoon series. Of course, it is debateable whether or not reading comics and watching cartoons is work, but making a good movie most definitely is, and Mr. Singer knows his shit.
"OH SHIT, THERE'S A HORSE IN THE HOSPITAL!"
Wow their marketing is quick. You can already get new superman t-shirts!
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Think this is kind of weird timing after Christopher's death?? Kind of like the HHGTTG movie timing. They had to wait for Douglas to die before they could go forward with what production wanted, (ie a money making movie, not a GOOD movie). Anybody else think Mr Reeve maybe had some say that the production didn't like, and now that he's gone it gives them the chance to go forward?? Just my 2 cents.
Uh..... uhm... okaaaaaayy?
Well, I bet the new special effects will be pretty impressive.
Seriously, now... GILLMORE GIRLS??? PLEASE.
They should rather have used the smallville dude. Why?
Because chicks dig him (so thats 50% of the population covered who will be watching) and because he knows the role.
People would relate better to him as superman as a result of the interesting effect of continuity. They cant just keep changing all the time!
We heard about every actor for Superman: Nicola Cage or Travolta, Fraser, or MacLachlan .
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 ?
I need a Sino-Logic 16. Sogo-7 data-gloves, a GPL stealth module...
It's so laughable. Only desperate people with inferiority complex will be interested in this kind of franchise.
I'd rather see a good "Tripods" Movie...
that story has potential...
Crivens! I kicked meself in me own heid!
But Teri Hatcher's breasts were the best Lois Lane breasts ever.
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i actually heard part of tom welling's contract for smallville specifically stated that he would never wear "the costume." probably a wise move if he plans to have a career after smallville. then again, i heard he didn't ever want to fly, but he did on the season opener this year. i doubt he'd want to commit himself to the big screen version requiring the suit and all.
modern rounded or "vintage" pointy variety.
;)
I like the classic pointy ones
"Who the heck is this guy?"
Funny. Thats pretty much what people said about Christopher Reeve back when they revealed him as Superman.
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PLEASE! Give us some super-hero fusion.
The same old stuff has become tiring.
Batman vs Aquaman (with subplot hookup of Johnny Quest, Hadji, and Robin threesome to add a little spice for the X version).
Add some good Indiam filum music and it would be a hit for sure.
I hear Bryan Singer is casting a tall Australian star of musical theatre as Wolverine! Why not pick an obvious short north american like Tom Cruise?
I know I'm in a minority here, but what exactly was so good about the X-men movies? I'll admit that the first one wasn't that bad, but X2? If his casting decisions are anywhere near as bad as they were for X-Men (with the exception of Hugh Jackman, of course), well... You get the idea.
Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a Mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
If you ignore the other uses of a tool, does that make the tool less useful, or you less useful?
Wow, you must really have a photographic memory, since I've watched every episode of Gilmore Girls and he's in it for literally 5 minutes as a bit part in the first season.....and that's all.
Dean Cain fans!
and they're spec-tacular!
Have a digital Christopher Reeve play superman. You can use motion capture so that the models movement won't look so artificial. The detail of the modell won't be a problem, just look at Smith in Matrix revolutions when he gets punched in the face by Neo.
I mean, come one, why not?!
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They call me the imdb.
Spiderman is much better!
http://www.newcomicreviews.com/temp/spidey/
- The White Mountains
- The City of Gold and Lead
- The Pool of Fire
- When The Tripods Came (A prequel added later to the original trilogy)
There have been adaptations of this story to other media, of which the BBC production is probably the most famous. There is a website that talks about these stories including a page on the Touchstone pictures movie attempt a few years ago.While these are good stories on their own, I'm not sure they'd make good Hollywood plots for movies. The teenage boys would need love interests. The technology could be easily shown with special effects of today, but its likely to be reworked as a special effects extravaganza (which the stories were not). I can also see the stories being called derivative of V and sense that movie makers would have to make changes to distinguish themselves from that story. All in all, it sounds like the Tripod stories are better off if they aren't soiled by Hollywood to me.
Lordy lordy is there ANYTHING they won't make into a date movie?
does he run on linux?
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That's Swarthyman!
I can't help but feel like this is a cash-in on the recent Spider-Man movie franchise's popularity. Both Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 have done really well, and it seems to me like they are just trying to milk the superhero thing for everything they've got.
Of course, I'm willing to be proven wrong. Give me a good old-fashioned B - Popcorn movie with decent Special FX, and an interesting Trailer for the film, and I'll certainly be in line.
- Yolego
To say that on the day after Mr. Reeve died goes beyond boorish.
And heaven forbid your standards for elected office be lower than your standards for posting to /., right?
Watch this be modded troll or flamebait by those folks that do have higher standards for slashdot posting than they do for those running for Vice President.
What are you talking about? Of course people knew who Chirstopher Reeves was. Have you never seen the original Superman TV series with George Reeves? He was the original, everyone knew him (and his problems, but that's another story) and most of the world was very happy when his son, Christopher, was chosen to carry on the legacy on the silver screen. George was and still is the best Superman.
/.'ers are getting too effing young.
I have to agree with a previous poster, you
'nuff said.
...but they'll need a pretty big catapult. Coffins are heavy
Curiosity was framed. Ignorance killed the cat.
He already flew in the first episode of this season, and floated in the first episode of season 1. ANd the one episode with the Tornado (end of season two maybe) he sorta flew towards Lana.
;)
I mod down so you can mod up. Your welcome.
I so love John Kerry - he's Jesus Christ all over again! John Kerry will multiply jobs, just as Jesus once multiplied loaves and fishes. John Kery will feed the hungry, clothe the homeless, and create hundreds of easy IT jobs - oh sorry, Microsoft's already done that.
that the Salkinds won't be involved.
The first Superman movie was OK in a campy sort of way, but to flog a limp franchise through three sequels, each worse than the last and none as good as the first, should be criminal.
Of course, if it was, half of Hollywood would be hanging around the corner of Pico and Alvarado holding "Will write/direct/star for food" signs...
Just junk food for thought...
Smallville, not Smalleville...what are you, British?
Sure, if you're twelve. Whereas I agree that Reeve remains the quintessential Supes, he had a tough time prying the crown from this guy's troubled brow. For many of us growing up, George Reeves was the real dealio. Ever wonder from what specific piece of pop culture these lines came from?
"Rocketed to earth from a dying planet
Faster than a speeding bullet
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound
And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper,
Fights a never ending battle for Truth, Justice, and the American Way."
Reeve was great, may he rest in piece. But it was Reeves and that show from the '50's that are the stuff pop culture legends are built upon.
Not to mention:
"Look! Up In The Sky!
"It's a Bird!"
"It's a Plane!"
"It's... Superman!!"
As a fan of the current Smallville, I get a kick out of how the writers have frequently paid homage to these iconic phrases in their TV show some 40-odd years later.
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).
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.
[From "The Incredibles" trailer:]
Lucius Best: Honey? Where's my super suit?
Woman: What?
Lucius Best: Where - is - my - super - suit?
Woman: Why - do - you - need - to - know?
Lucius Best: [helicopter explodes outside] You tell me where my suit is, woman!
"Kid from Smallville"? Ha! I went to high school with Tom Welling, he's probably 25-26 years old now. Very, 90210-ish, having a 20-something person playing a teen.
Had it not been for his recent passing, Christopher Reeve would surely have been part of the production team in some capacity
Then it was good timing. Who needs another over-paid consultant to do virtually nothing?
Sorry to burst your bubble. Walt was cremated.
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.
Don't know about you guys, but to me Reeve was a very big man not only being the best Superman there could ever be but also for the strength and incredible courage he showed when almost everything was taken away from him in that accident.
I checked in then and several times of the next few days, over and over again, to see any mention of it and a thread regarding his life and his fight for pushing technologies and research in the spinal areas, but alas no mention at all. It would not be an understatement to say that I did get quite emotional thinking about how he would not live to witness the fruits of all that will be discovered in the next 10 years.
So I guess I've finally found the thread to oust my disappointment with the editors.... Just to think that only the _new superman_ warrants mention when a _great one_ passed away. Bloody good one, mates.
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He is WAY too scrawny to be Superman.
Arizona... poor bastard, he never even had a chance.
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Christopher Reeve would surely have been part of the production team in some capacity. Superman should hit theaters around summer 2006
Is there any proof to this, I can't imagine Christopher Reeve helping with a new superman movie just because he was in a different superman movie 10 years ago.
Well I used to live in Norwalk IA. It qualifies as "Smallville" I think.
But then so do thousands of midwestern towns, just like the one I grew up in.
OK, now I wanna be Superman too!!!!
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And we all remember how bulging spandesticles look, right? Right? ... I still have flashbacks, and my friends don't trust random things I IM them any more...
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Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Had he lived, Christopher Reeves would have made an absolutely perfect Lex Luthor.1 020/photos_eo_en/f0ae106f59a6576debea0213dde273c8
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At first I thought wow, Dean from Gilmore Girls would be the perfect Superman! Then I realized Roush plays Jess, the scrawny little New Joisey trailer trash. Bad call.
They really should use the actors from Smallville. It sorta sucks to have the movie and the show have completely different actors.
unlike other contemporary "action" directors attached to the franchise (Brett Rattner, McG), Brian Singer actually knows how to competently direct an action scene, as well as how to control actors to get decent performances out of them. He can rake in the big bucks, while keeping the critics relatively happy.
Fan reaction had nothing to do with his recovery. they planned Azreal to be a temporary replacement for the get go. Notice that the "mystic" was introduced and her back story being told as soon as Wayne's back was broken.
I hate to break it to you, but fan reaction had NOTHING to do with it. Those story lines are mapped out months in advance.
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While I doubt that he would have been involved in the film's production, everyone involved in the movie wanted to get him a cameo in the movie (presumably not unlike the one he had in Smallville). From what I've seen in the last few days there's still some talk of doing it, through the magic of computer editing -- make of that what you will.
No actor really encapulates Superman. They are either too young, too short, wrong hair color (Val Kilmers Batman) to wirily (Val Kilmer), or just plain wrong for the role - again Val Kilmer as Batman.
I think it was Roger Ebert who said something to the effect of "superheros should be cast by thier chins", this is how we got George Clooney as Batman, who wasnt bad, I think he was the best Bruce Wayne, and he had the best chin in the batsuit.
Point being one actor will never really measure up. Christopher Reeve was very close - but he wasnt ripped enough, Dean Cain was ripped but he was not physically imposing. The kid on Smallville works well because, he is a kid, and this is Clark as a kid.
I think Superman should be animated, and done in the style of the the Justice League on Cartoon network.
Comics are cartoons - Live action will NEVER measure up.
IMHO - The best comic - bigscreen transfer was Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/12/ 2233227&tid=206&tid=209
The topic itself isn't like you describe but many of the comments are. Doesn't absolve the editors though.
When the axe came to the forest, the trees said, "Look out - the handle was once one of us."
Had Christopher Reeves not passed to have had him a freind of Supermans and made him like a Tech geek that SM looked to for all things technical and had him monitoring world radio transmissions for trouble. Kinda SM's sidekick. Though it was never really in any of the SM stories, I think it would have ruled. Having grown up with CR playing SM and all.
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Brandon Routh?
But, that's just a guess.
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
I agree with the curse, everyone who has been associated with Superman or Clark Kent seem to suffer a terrible fate. Just look at Dean Cain on Ripley's.
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.
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.
I'm Peggy.
Since Bush killed Superman before stemcells could get him to fly again, we must complete the research and resurrect the Man of Steel before this remake wipes out his memory forever. First step: destroy evil supergenius President VP Cheney in his secret HQ, before he can remotely control Bush into spreading kryptonite across the surface of Earth.
--
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I sbmitted the story about an hour after the news hit, but it was rejected...
Even more importantly, the reason that Superman movies were not made for so long was how badly the last one did at the box office.
The Xmen movies, however, were very well acclaimed and made a fortune, so a director who knows what he is doing is far more important than whichever guy puts on the tights.
His website brandonrouth.tv is not available, but his site has been archived with the Way Back Machine on archive.org. It looks like he even dressed up as superman (aka Clark Kent) for halloween some previous year. Here's his picture from the archive. Archived Halloween Picture I backed up a smaller version (I don't know my bandwidth limit though): My backup Hopefull he's put on some weight since this. He looks kinda skinny to be superman.
This one is a little obsolete now, but on the other hand it still makes sense...
Q: Which actor could be considered to be the opposite of Christopher Reeve?
A: Christopher Walken
For those who have not yet figured out how to use a search engine, here is a picture of the guy:
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Good choice... he looks like Christopher Reeve when he was younger!
I really don't see why women feel the need to enhance their breasts.
There is a whole legion of men like me who like women just as they are.
Then again, being a nerd, I'd like any breast.
your days are numbered you talentless hacks
if when I read the headline of this article, I immediately thought "Weekend at Bernie's 3"
DANGER! 10,000 Ohms
For once, I'd like an OLD superman, who'd rather put his feet up and watch bowling.
And maybe for Lois Lane, we could have Courtney Love with a dye job. Or Margot Kidder. What's the difference, anyway?
Many thanks - I will read this now! Was this exclusive to the games section, i.e. not front page news? Or did I just manage to miss it somehow?
ISO certified == THX certified
Maybe a Superhorse that can do sweet jumps over buildings in a single bound?
...the guy was in one episode. He's a friggen soap "star".. don't know what kind of moron chose to define him as being from Gilmore Girls.
I think one of the nicest things they could do in the movie is to have Superman put flowers on Superman's grave.
Someone put a black hole in my pocket and now I'm broke.
But, just what would he have brought to a new Superman production? Reeve was an Actor. When he played Superman, he uttered the words written by script writers, wearing the costume designed by others, on the sets built by a production crew, with the facial and vocal expressions required by a director. What special expertise would Reeve have added?
Is the supposition below based on fact, or on the writer's emotional need to elevate Reeve beyond reason?
>> Had it not been for his recent passing, Christopher Reeve would surely have been part of the production team in some capacity.
One of the two original creators of Superman was gay. The director of the movie is openly gay. And Superman is, well, a SUPER man. Who's so interested on men made of steel anyway more than gay men do?
The question is, why do YOU want to be superman.
Christopher Walken.
He's the second Superman from Iowa, the first being George Reeve.
Even Meatloaf's?
...these aren't my real teeth.
Heh, the story went public at 3:06 AM, and I submitted a story at 3:44AM....REJECTED :D
I don't blame them, because there really isn't a relavant section to assign it...science fiction seemed like the best match...