New Superman Cast -- Henry Caville

[theogt]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=30016

Looks like a perfect casting to me. Some fan art already surfacing:

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[bbgun]

So we now have a British Superman, Batman and Spider Man. A Brit chick also played the new Bionic Woman. Only a matter of time before an American plays James Bond, then.

 

[theogt]

So we now have a British Superman, Batman and Spider Man. A Brit chick also played the new Bionic Woman. Only a matter of time before an American plays James Bond, then.

And an American playing Sherlock Holmes.

 

[WoodysGirl]

He definitely fits the Christopher Reeves look for Superman

 

[bbgun]

And an American playing Sherlock Holmes.

Meh. He ain't no superhero.

 

[Wimbo]

i loved everything Superman as a kid... as an adult, he just doesn't interest me. He doesn't have enough weakness to make for interesting movie material, in my opinion.

 

[theogt]

i loved everything Superman as a kid... as an adult, he just doesn't interest me. He doesn't have enough weakness to make for interesting movie material, in my opinion.

In my opinion, the most annoying Superman stories are when he's crippled by some weakness -- namely Kryptonite. He's supposed to be all powerful -- god-like even -- but then someone just whips out some rock and he's worthless. Generally, there's just not enough Superman bad-***ery going on.

This movie needs to have an unhinged display of super powers on an epic scale to show just how powerful he is. I don't think Zack Snyder will disappoint in that regard.

 

[joseephuss]

Meh. He ain't no superhero.

Neither is James Bond.

 

[bbgun]

Neither is James Bond.

Well, he's a lot closer to that description than Holmes. And Batman proves that even mere mortals can achieve superhero status.

 

[joseephuss]

Well, he's a lot closer to that description than Holmes. And Batman proves that even mere mortals can achieve superhero status.

Mere mortals with billions of dollars at their disposal. And none of them are on par with Phoenix Jones.

 

[Aikmaniac]

In my opinion, the most annoying Superman stories are when he's crippled by some weakness -- namely Kryptonite. He's supposed to be all powerful -- god-like even -- but then someone just whips out some rock and he's worthless. Generally, there's just not enough Superman bad-***ery going on.

This movie needs to have an unhinged display of super powers on an epic scale to show just how powerful he is. I don't think Zack Snyder will disappoint in that regard.

Exactly...

I'd love to see Superman angry. Did see a touch of that in the first one after he dug out Lois.

 

[YosemiteSam]

In my opinion, the most annoying Superman stories are when he's crippled by some weakness -- namely Kryptonite.

Yeah, but that's a fake weakness. Superman's real weakness was falling off a horse.

Yeah, yeah. Tell me that's not funny.

 

[Wimbo]

In my opinion, the most annoying Superman stories are when he's crippled by some weakness -- namely Kryptonite. He's supposed to be all powerful -- god-like even -- but then someone just whips out some rock and he's worthless. Generally, there's just not enough Superman bad-***ery going on.

This movie needs to have an unhinged display of super powers on an epic scale to show just how powerful he is. I don't think Zack Snyder will disappoint in that regard.

I get what you are saying, but when he is too invincible, then its just not a story. The bad guy is hiding? He has X-ray vision. The bad guy wants to fight? He is stronger than 1000 men. The bad guy has a gun? Bullets bounce off him. The bad guy has a diabolical scheme? He has a hidden superfortress with all the information in the universe at his disposal. The bad guy is getting away? He can fly so fast that he can change the Earth's orbit by flying counter to it. It's just not conceivable that he can be beat unless you happen to have a handy piece of rock from a planet that blew up a billion light years away from Earth.
The original concept of Superman was better, in my opinion. Originally his powers were quite limited. Super strength, ability to leap 1/8 of a mile (not fly), extremely fast... things that could be at least partially explained by him coming from a planet with a stronger gravitational pull. Making him too powerful killed the character, IMO.
I do agree that film makers could make some really incredible CGI with his limitless power. Just not my thing, I guess.

 

[theogt]

I get what you are saying, but when he is too invincible, then its just not a story. The bad guy is hiding? He has X-ray vision. The bad guy wants to fight? He is stronger than 1000 men. The bad guy has a gun? Bullets bounce off him. The bad guy has a diabolical scheme? He has a hidden superfortress with all the information in the universe at his disposal. The bad guy is getting away? He can fly so fast that he can change the Earth's orbit by flying counter to it. It's just not conceivable that he can be beat unless you happen to have a handy piece of rock from a planet that blew up a billion light years away from Earth.
The original concept of Superman was better, in my opinion. Originally his powers were quite limited. Super strength, ability to leap 1/8 of a mile (not fly), extremely fast... things that could be at least partially explained by him coming from a planet with a stronger gravitational pull. Making him too powerful killed the character, IMO.
I do agree that film makers could make some really incredible CGI with his limitless power. Just not my thing, I guess.

Superman has enemies that are more powerful, smarter, stronger, faster, whatever. That's not really an issue.

His god-like abilities can make for a very interesting story actually. I'd love to see a story where "the people" turn on him a bit because they fear him -- they realize he's an alien and turn on him. That's a struggle that can't be overcome with just super powers alone.

 

[DallasEast]

Human beings who sustain severe, high levels of radiation sickness (8 or more grays exposure) can suffer immediate symptoms such as vomiting, fatigue and disorientation. Essentially, that is how Kryptonite is supposed to work on Superman.

Both he and the element originate from the same environment: red sun giant, hyper gravity, etc. Both were altered at the molecular level after being exposed to the yellow sun environment of the solar system. Superman got powers. The rocks were radiated to a significant degree which effects Kryptonians.

I've never had a problem with that particular premise. It keeps Superman mortal in a practical sense. I have always had a problem with the idea that "super radiation" doesn't do squat to human beings. Why don't ordinary human die instantly after being exposed to Kryptonite? Doesn't make sense.

In the past 20 years or so, the DC Comics universe finally got around to defining long-term exposure to Kryptonite can eventually give humans terminal cancer, but that does not track either. If humans can be in close proximity to the rock for weeks, months or years before dying, why does it immediately affect the Man of Steel?

Crazy comics logic.

 

[kristie]

Neither is James Bond.

and i love james bond.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Honestly liked Brandon Ruth a lot, even though that movie wasn't very good.
This guy? Meh

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I was stuck in traffic last summer when they were talking about the new Super Man movie and a new plot line for the comic. Interesting in that he is confronted by a woman he couldn't/didn't save and it ended up being a huge burden on his mind insofar as he had fallen into a psychological trap that he was in fact a god among mortals.

On an unclassy note, everyone remember when the Titans almost won the Super Bowl and the commercials that year all sucked because every single one were new .com start-ups with no imagination whatsoever? I was sitting in Earl Campbell's on 6th Street watching that Super Bowl with a buddy of mine.

One of the commercials was for a biomed company or something, and they had Christopher Reeves walking to the podium to give a speech.

Well, it was quiet in the restaurant, and the commercials had sucked, and we had only a little bit to drink, so my buddy yells out as Reeves is walking in the commercial...

"Not going anywhere for a while??? Grab a Snickers!"

Oooh, baaaaad. Yeah, but people laughed a little. By the end of the game, we had people coming over and buying us drinks quoting it. One of those PC moments that no one wants to laugh, but if you were alone with friends...

 

[joseephuss]

I get what you are saying, but when he is too invincible, then its just not a story. The bad guy is hiding? He has X-ray vision. The bad guy wants to fight? He is stronger than 1000 men. The bad guy has a gun? Bullets bounce off him. The bad guy has a diabolical scheme? He has a hidden superfortress with all the information in the universe at his disposal. The bad guy is getting away? He can fly so fast that he can change the Earth's orbit by flying counter to it. It's just not conceivable that he can be beat unless you happen to have a handy piece of rock from a planet that blew up a billion light years away from Earth.
The original concept of Superman was better, in my opinion. Originally his powers were quite limited. Super strength, ability to leap 1/8 of a mile (not fly), extremely fast... things that could be at least partially explained by him coming from a planet with a stronger gravitational pull. Making him too powerful killed the character, IMO.
I do agree that film makers could make some really incredible CGI with his limitless power. Just not my thing, I guess.

I am sure DC comics does not agree. They have made a ton of money off one of their top characters.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I'm not sure if I'll even give this one a chance to be honest. The last one was so god awful bad that I'm not sure I'm even interested in bothering with anymore Superman movies.

I do agree with theogt on that idea of people fearing him and turning on him to some degree making for a good story. That would be interesting to see.