AICN's Moriarty Reviews Superman Script. OMG!
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UPDATED: Friday, September 27, 2002 04:47
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I know this won't get made. As a fan of J.J. Abrahms -- well, a fan of ALIAS, I'm a little pissed at him. I wonder if this garbage was all his idea, or if the outline was dictated to him.
No matter. There's lots of talk of a power struggle over at WB. Whichever producer delivers SUPERMAN to the studio is like the second coming. So there's tons of backstabbing and mischief going on.
--- Joe
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Well, some of this stuff might make sense - if you take into consideration that Keanu Reeves will be playing the part..
Whoa! No Way ! Dude!
Way... Way...
Whoa!
Yeah, the thing that would be really really really hilarious would be to see Superman
saying "Whoa..." all the damn time.
Acutally he won't. Brett Ratner said this himself... go to http://www.comics2film.com and http://www.coronaproductions.com to find out the newest details.
Word directly from Ratner is that he wants a total unknown in the tights.
--Dylan Palmer, Pretentious Bastard at Large--
"Oh my god, I'm a hack!" - Joss Whedon
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Looks like they're actually going ahead with it. From comicscontinuum.com :
WARNER BROS. ANNOUNCES SUPERMAN MOVIE
Warner Bros. announced its plans for a new Superman movie on Wednesday night, with Brett Ratner directing what the studio calls "a re-imagining of the Superman legend."
A Warner Bros. representative confirmed for The Continuum that the film's current title is simply Superman.
Ratner's credits include both Rush Hour movies and the new Hannibal Lechter movie Red Dragon.
J.J. Abrams, executive producer of the Alias television series, has written the script. Abrams appeared last month at Comic-Con International in San Diego, but did not talk about Superman at the Alias panel. Afterward, he told The Continuum that he could not talk about the film, only saying that it is "interesting."
The movie will be produced by Jon Peters, who also produced Batman.
"Superman is an American icon and a timeless hero who shares a rich history with Warner Bros.," said Alan Horn, President, Warner Bros. "We are very happy to be working with Brett, Jon and J.J. on this important new chapter in the Superman legacy."
"J.J. Abrams and Jon Peters were given the daunting task of re-imagining the Superman epic and J.J. met the challenge, delivering a terrific script with emotion, depth and scale that bring new dimension to this legendary character," said Jeff Robinov, President, Domestic Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
"We couldn't be more pleased to entrust the next chapter in the Superman mythology to Brett Ratner, a dynamic director whose skillful blend of action, comedy and drama has captured the imaginations of audiences worldwide."
No casting has been announced.
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Well, check this article out, just a week old...
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62992,00.html#1
Remember George Reeves who played TV's superman, then removed his own existence from depression.
Then it was Christopher Reeve who played the movie series, then had his disabling accident.
George Reeves
Christopher Reeve
now Keanu Reeves
the whole thing creeps me out...
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Well, check this article out, just a week old...
http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62992,00.html#1
Remember George Reeves who played TV's superman, then removed his own existence from depression.
Then it was Christopher Reeve who played the movie series, then had his disabling accident.
George Reeves
Christopher Reeve
now Keanu Reeves
the whole thing creeps me out...
Well, up until now I didn't have a problem with Keanu playing the S-man, because I like him. But now... I don't really want anything bad to happen to him. Anyone here think that Jude Law should play Superman? He'd be great.
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Originally posted by Novagrass:
Acutally he won't. Brett Ratner said this himself... go to http://www.comics2film.com and http://www.coronaproductions.com to find out the newest details.
Corona is a pretty good rag... at least a good central source of all the current tidbits. Used them quite a bit for latest $hit on Matrix 2, etc.
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Originally posted by Novagrass:
Word directly from Ratner is that he wants a total unknown in the tights.
--Dylan Palmer, Pretentious Bastard at Large--
"Oh my god, I'm a hack!" - Joss Whedon
Well, who knows what the heck they are thinking, one minute it's this, another minute is that. Half the time, they don't know what the heck *they* are thinking. They are probably trying to get Keanu for cheaper price... In any case, at this point. They are not likely to stay with Keanu even if they are thinking about it. The crank has got to turn at least 18 times before they get to the right lead... Who knows, the director will probably change. I wouldn't get too comfortable if I were Ratner...
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