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For those naysayers still clinging to the hope of Caviezel or Welling, the axe is finally buried. The casting of Routh as reported here Saturday night has now been finally and officially confirmed by both the trades and Bryan Singer himself. Deals weren't finalised which is why there's been a lag with the proper announcements.
Now, my weekend report also spoke of the 'Superman missing for six year's time period, and the Kryptonian & Fortress of Solitude production design being exactly like that of the old Donner movies. That talk has since been confirmed. Today however AICN revealed those aren't the only things being carried over - Singer has revealed the old John Williams theme tune is coming along as well.
Next up, writer Dan Harris spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times and revealed that "He'll begin in his late 20s. He lost his powers in 'Superman 2' and now he has the powers back. But something has happened because he's been away for a long time...We're taking off from the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve. We use his history and then move on with big twists and great special effects. We're not going to do the origin story again. Our view is if you're over 25 years old, then you've seen the Reeve films and that's Superman to you. If you're under 25, then you watch TV's 'Smallville,' and that's Superman to you".
Finally, rumours have started already swirling about potential Lois, Jimmy and Lex actors ranging from Evangeline Lilly from TV's "Lost" as Lois and even Kevin Spacey as Lex (interesting choices actually). My advice is to essentially be patient as quite frankly the real announcements should be forthcoming within the next week or two anyhow so there' s little point in speculating. I can confirm though the Mischa Barton (as Lois) & Topher Grace (as Jimmy) talk is false.
Now, my weekend report also spoke of the 'Superman missing for six year's time period, and the Kryptonian & Fortress of Solitude production design being exactly like that of the old Donner movies. That talk has since been confirmed. Today however AICN revealed those aren't the only things being carried over - Singer has revealed the old John Williams theme tune is coming along as well.
Next up, writer Dan Harris spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times and revealed that "He'll begin in his late 20s. He lost his powers in 'Superman 2' and now he has the powers back. But something has happened because he's been away for a long time...We're taking off from the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve. We use his history and then move on with big twists and great special effects. We're not going to do the origin story again. Our view is if you're over 25 years old, then you've seen the Reeve films and that's Superman to you. If you're under 25, then you watch TV's 'Smallville,' and that's Superman to you".
Finally, rumours have started already swirling about potential Lois, Jimmy and Lex actors ranging from Evangeline Lilly from TV's "Lost" as Lois and even Kevin Spacey as Lex (interesting choices actually). My advice is to essentially be patient as quite frankly the real announcements should be forthcoming within the next week or two anyhow so there' s little point in speculating. I can confirm though the Mischa Barton (as Lois) & Topher Grace (as Jimmy) talk is false.
