Caffeinated Clint
There have been some interesting movements on Warner’s “Superman” this past fortnight. McG left the production, most of the contenders have been tossed to the turf (Henry Cavill was the favourite and he’s apparently got a better offer) and now, according to scooper ‘Bullet-Time’, the film’s Producer Jon Peters might be reconsidering the idea of tying it the film in with television’s “Smallville”, if only because star Tom Welling is becoming increasingly more and more sought by the fans to wear the tights on screen.
Originally, both the series and film were going to be kept as separate entities, but the popularity of both the series and its star might lead to a change there.
“They’re reworking elements of Smallville and discussing it with Alfred and Miles, the creators of Smallville and Shanghai Noon and all those flicks”, says our scooper. One of those new elements to the series is the introduction of Lois Lane, who’ll pop up in episodes to air later this year.
Still, just because there are talks between the two camps doesn’t mean much. A second source confirmed that the “Smallville” gang are chatting to the “Superman” movie crowd but says not to put too much stock into it. “There’s already talk of an eventual Smallville, something separate from the Superman film, but its way too early to even speculate as to what form it will take – but even if nothing eventuates with these current talks between Warner, Gough and Miller, fans of the series are likely to be ultimately renumerated for their loyalty to the series anyway. Even at the risk of botching the film, I think they’ll keep the film and series separate”, they said.
And what of the news last week that Shia LeBeouf, Johnny Depp and Scarlett Johansson, were up for the roles of Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor and Lois Lane in the new “Superman” film? “LeBeouf, for one, was McG’s suggestion, having worked with him on Charlies Angels: Full Throttle. I believe they were all people in discussions a month or ago. Now that he’s gone I think its back to square one.”
Meanwhile, Project Voice and Superman-V.com are reporting that there are six directors in the running to take over as director of the film. They are Jonathan Frakes [“Thunderbirds”], Robert Rodriguez [“Sin City”], Ron Cohen [“xXx”], David Goyer [“Blade 2”], Michael Bay [“The Rock”] and repeatedly rumoured candidate, Bryan Singer [“X-Men”].
These “Superman” chops and changes driving anyone else up the wall?
