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Tuesday, September 22
Yes, it's true. Prior to Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, there was indeed a planned version of the rebooted Superman franchise in which director Tim Burton would remake the man of steel in his quirky style — and Nicolas Cage would portray the hero. The surprising thing is that it got past costuming stage, as is evidenced by this leaked video that recently appeared online.
All reports say that this video is legit, and by the looks of it, comic book movie fans dodged a speeding bullet.
Posted 9/22/2009 by Jim
Related: Nicolas Cage | Tim Burton | Superman | Superman Returns
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Saturday, July 4
Despite having survived his own death in the now-famous Superman (vol. 2, #75) back in 1992, Superman's future looks bleak. At least, that is, his future as a film star does.
The under-performance of the relaunch film, Superman Returns, has led many to question whether the Man of Steel will return for a sequel. The 2006 film by director Bryan Singer cost an estimated $270 million to produce, but only took in $200 million at the domestic box office. International ticket sales of $191 million helped the film make a profit, but it was a major disappointment to the studio, especially in the wake of the $1 billion that The Dark Knight earned worldwide.
In addition to the poor box-office numbers, Returns has been criticized by fans for having a plodding plot, borrowing too heavily from the 1978 Richard Donner-directed Superman, and for straying too far from the mythology established in the comic books. Actor Brandon Routh, who played the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent in Returns recently echoed those complaints by admitting that Returns suffered from a lack of action. Routh said that his Superman contract has expired, but that he is definitely interested in revisiting the role.
Posted 7/4/2009 by BrentJS
Related: Brandon Routh | Bryan Singer | Richard Donner | Superman | Superman Returns
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Tuesday, March 31
Tory Shulman is the host of ReelzChannel TV's Movie Mob and occasionally shares her comic insights.
You men. You love watching those thinly clad Super Heroines kick, twirl, and punch the bad guys, don't you? The less pleather, the better. Am I right? So I'm here to tell you to enjoy your slinky Catwoman and your rugged Lara Crofts. We ladies (and some men) are perfectly content to watch these five hero hotties for as long as it takes for you to realize that Halle Berry is never going to call you.
Posted 3/31/2009 by reelz
Related: Christian Bale | Hugh Jackman | Superman | Christopher Reeve | Robert Downey Jr. | 300 | Iron Man | Gerard Butler | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | The Dark Knight | Tory Shulman
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Saturday, February 21
A SlashFilm spy somehow got into the password protected portion of Warner Bros web assets and saw something that he wasn't supposed to -- the name of the next Superman sequel!
The sneaky spoiler immediately leaked the title Superman Unleashed to the Internet, but it has not ended a long time debate about the movie -- namely, whether it will it be a reboot or not. If this is indeed the true description of the next offering, it's definitely a sequel, but it is unclear whether a new director is attached -- since Bryan Singer already leaked his sequel's chosen title as The Man of Steel early on, and this obiously ain't it.
Comic book movie fans will see the title as a good omen for the franchise. They widely panned Singer's reflective take in his Superman Returns. Plus, if the loss of the previous helmer wasn't reason enough for rejoicing, the title card description also suggests a much more action oriented effort...
Ramping up the action of its esteemed predecessor, the sequel to ‘Superman Returns’ promises to raise the stakes and take the audience to heights of action that no other superhero movie can achieve.
This is exactly what the fans have been hoping for. Now if they will just keep Lex Luthor out of it this time, all will be well in moviedom. With the number of Superman movies starring Lex as the antagonist, you'd think there weren't any other villains in all the DC Universe.
Posted 2/21/2009 by Jim
Related: Bryan Singer | Superman | Superman Returns | Superman: The Man of Steel
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Friday, January 16
X-Men Origins: Wolverine reshoots have been planned since December, but details about the reshoots were minimal, raising speculation that the movie was in trouble. Rumors that Superman director Richard Donner was brought in as a "directing consultant" for Gavin Hood didn't help. Donner quickly debunked the rumor, saying "I was there to do nothing but help Gavin anyway I could, as a producer and never as a director. I would never step on another director, and I didn't go until Gavin asked me to come over and help him. He called me in L.A. and I said, 'Hey, pal, I'm on my way.' He's a good buddy of mine right now."
Still, with 10 days of filming starting on January 12 in Vancouver, speculation abounds. Collider called the reshoots "extensive," while FOX downplayed them, saying that the reshoots were always planned and telling Collider they are "intended to capture specific weather conditions." But what exactly are they shooting?
PopWrapBlog spoke to cast member Dominic Monaghan and asked whether the ten days were just for reshoots or new scenes. Monaghan responded: "We're doing a bit of both, more than anything else, it's an additional scene which I would get shot in the head if I told you anything about. But my character features in a huge set piece with Hugh [Jackman] and Liev [Schreiber]. I think the best thing I can tell you is that it's a flashback scene."
With other X-Men movies dependent on Wolverine's success, let's hope whatever they're doing works.
Next Showing: X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens May 1, 2009
Posted 1/16/2009 by Ryan
Related: Richard Donner | Dominic Monaghan | Superman | Gavin Hood | X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Tuesday, January 6
Tired of seeing Lex Luthor as the baddie in all but one of the previous 5 Superman movies? Yeah, so are we. And it seems, according to The Latino Review, so is Warner Bros. Reports say that they're on the lookout for a new nemesis in the sequel.
Since 1978, when Christopher Reeve first slipped on the blue tights, baldy bad-guy Lex Luthor has been his antagonist in all the major motion pictures. Now we agree that Lex is probably Supe's ultimate opponent, but come on Warner Bros, this is The Man of Steel we're talking about. He's had a history of fighting for truth, justice and the American way since the 1940s. He's trounced thousands of villains in his time. Even Batman in his 6 movies has only had to fight the Joker twice.
It is indeed time. But who will it be? Braniac? Doomsday? Metallo? And what actor will play the part of adversary to this iconic character? Check out Latino Review for their picks. What about yours?
Posted 1/6/2009 by Jim
Related: Brandon Routh | Superman | Christopher Reeve | Superman: The Man of Steel
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Tuesday, September 2
When the folks at Warner Bros. begin searching fora writer for the studio's planned Superman franchise reboot, they need look nofurther than Mark Millar. In a recent interview with G4, the Scottish-bred authorof Wanted and Kick-Ass resumed his lobbying for the Man of Steel gig, layingout his ambitious plans for an epic, seven-hour trilogy in the style of Lord of theRings. (Turns out you can do a proper trilogy in less than nine hours if youdon't have a dozen endings. Who knew?)
What makes him the right guy for the job? Amongother impressive Supes fanboy credentials, Millar bragged to G4 that he'dpurchased the corpse of the cat saved by Christopher Reeve in the firstSuperman flick, had it stuffed and mounted it atop his piano. Impressive.Creepy, but impressive.
Posted 9/2/2008 by reelz
Related: Superman | Wanted | Kick-Ass
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Wednesday, April 30
What's your favorite comic book movie of all time? Wrong! You are incorrect sir or madam!
For your convenience ReelzChannel.com has ranked the major comic movies from best to worst. Check out our rankings!
Think you can do better? Send along your own rankings and we'll post as many as we can on the site!
Posted 4/30/2008 by reelz
Related: Superman | Spider-Man | Batman Begins