Superman casting official

Rampant rumours over the past couple of weeks have
now been officially confirmed by multiple sources,
such as this
one. The upcoming Superman movie,
expected for summer of 2006, will star little known
actor Brandon
Routh as the man of steel, little known actress
Kate
Bosworth as Lois Lane, and the remarkably gifted
Kevin
Spacey as Lex Luthor. The creative team includes
director Bryan
Singer, and writers Michael
Dougherty and Dan
Harris. Singer, Harris, and Dougherty previously
collaborated on X2: X-Men
United.

7 replies on “Superman casting official”

  1. Sounds promising
    Sounds like it could well be good. The quotes from Singer are encouraging, and Kevin Spacey will make a very interesting Lex.

    And it’s probably just my imagination, but Brandon Routh seems to look a little bit like Christopher Reeve, at least from the IMDB headshot… heh.

    -Erf.

  2. Which Lex?
    Nothing I’ve read so far tells whether this is going to be Lex the Businessman or Lex the Notorious Felon. While I enjoyed Gene Hackman, I’ve always prefered the more subtle Lex.

    • Re: Which Lex?

      Nothing I’ve read so far tells whether this is going to be Lex the Businessman or Lex the Notorious Felon. While I enjoyed Gene Hackman, I’ve always prefered the more subtle Lex.

      It’s the guys that did the Xmen movies: they aren’t idiots. So, business Lex I suppose.

      I hate comic-relief Lex.

      • Re: Which Lex?

        Business Class Luthor is a far more sinister adversary, and they’ve cast an actor more suited to that kind of evil.

        And if they go that route, it might even encourage DC to bring back that take on Lex in the comics, where he has reverted to 70s/early 80s Battle Armour Lex.

        • Re: Which Lex?

          Business Class Luthor is a far more sinister adversary, and they’ve cast an actor more suited to that kind of evil.

          And if they go that route, it might even encourage DC to bring back that take on Lex in the comics, where he has reverted to 70s/early 80s Battle Armour Lex.

          We’re in the midst of the Second Silver Age my chronology-tearing friend. The pendulum swings.

        • Re: Which Lex?

          Business Class Luthor is a far more sinister adversary, and they’ve cast an actor more suited to that kind of evil.

          While I do agree, and I would love ot see it, I’m not holding my breath for it to come ot pass. There are too many bigshots in Hollywood who would look upon such a Lex as a caricature of themselves. I would be quite supprised if we get anything other than “Lex the rich incompitent”. Unless of course they decide to make Lex and Superman pals, then all bets are off.

          • Re: Which Lex?

            While I do agree, and I would love ot see it, I’m not
            holding my breath for it to come ot pass. There are too
            many bigshots in Hollywood who would look upon such a Lex
            as a caricature of themselves. I would be quite supprised
            if we get anything other than “Lex the rich incompitent”.
            Unless of course they decide to make Lex and Superman
            pals, then all bets are off.

            Lex lutor might be a sinister businessman, but with a
            little of hate well directed to Superman, we could see
            someone closer to Annibal Lechter. This is a wish of mine,
            not a forecast!

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