Man of Steel (Zach Snyder)

Posted: 30.10.2008 16:32

Ernst, darum verstecke ich mich ja.

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Ja wenn die das mal richtig durchdenken und mit einer spannenden Story die durchgehend ist das ganze aufziehen, dann wäre das schon nicht schlecht.

Aber meist sind diese 3-Teiler kacke (siehe Star Wars).

Posted: 31.10.2008 01:04

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Brandon Routh on a Darker Superman

IESB.net caught up with Superman Returns star Brandon Routh, who has a role in Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and asked about the "Dylan Dog" comic book adaptation Dead of Night (Routh says they start filming in mid-January) and possibly making the next "Superman" film darker. Here's a clip on the latter:

I don't know, I don't think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in Superman Returns, and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that's one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don't know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that's a way to do it. But I don't think Superman himself needs to be darker. He definitely has to struggle, how does Superman be a part of the world? And does he have to make sacrifices to be a part of that world? To fit in and what purpose does he really play in the world? Those are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don't think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that's not is nature. And that's now what people what to see. Like Brainiac or something like that, a situation when the villain is...

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 31.10.2008 10:47

Senga wrote:

Ja wenn die das mal richtig durchdenken und mit einer spannenden Story die durchgehend ist das ganze aufziehen, dann wäre das schon nicht schlecht.

Aber meist sind diese 3-Teiler kacke (siehe Star Wars).

Deine Meinung juggle

Star Wars war gut.

Posted: 07.01.2009 00:46

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Who Will Be the Villain of the Next Superman Film?

Superman and Lex Luthor go together like Batman and the Joker, so it may come as a surprise that Warner Brothers executives are actively looking to use a villain other than Luthor for the next Superman film project. According to El Mayimbe at Latino Review, the studio is soliciting scripts featuring a new villain from Superman's Rogues Gallery.

Although the studio is listening to pitches, and asking writers to use a different main villain (although it is certainly possible that we could still see Luthor in a minor role), they haven't yet decided on any specific script or villain.

Warner's seems committed to making Superman into as viable a franchise as Batman is, and it is true that the film responsible for re-inventing Batman, Batman Begins, didn't feature any of Batman's most well-known villains. So, maybe focusing on a villain like Braniac, Metallo, Darkseid, Doomsday, the Toyman or General Zod would work well for the film.

It is worth noting that Kevin Spacey, who played Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, has gone on record as saying that he'll be back for the sequel, tentatively titled Superman: The Man of Steel - which seems to contradict this report.

(movieweb.com)

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Posted: 07.01.2009 13:19

Bin eh kein Superman - Fan ... verzichte jetzt schon.

Posted: 13.02.2009 17:00

Glaubt man den neuesten Gerüchten aus Hollywood, so könnte bald eine kuriose Konstellation zustande kommen: Nachdem Bryan Singer definitiv einen weiteren Superman-Film abgelehnt hat, sollen jetzt die Wachowskis auf die Comic-Fortsetzung losgelassen werden. Angeblich schwebt ihnen wieder eine Trilogie wie bei Matrix vor, in der der Superheld seine Kräfte frei entfalten kann. Wie sich die drei Filme zeitlich in der Karriere des Clark Kent ansiedeln, bleibt noch offen, ebenfalls wer die Hauptrolle diesmal übernehmen wird.

http://www.moviemaze.de/news/4480.html

Posted: 13.02.2009 17:05

Ich habe die News bei AICN gelesen und da stand was von einer Sendung in
Deutschland auf RTL1. Kann ich mir nicht so wirklich vorstellen das es stimmt.

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Posted: 21.02.2009 00:32

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Will Superman Get Unleashed?

/Film snuck into Legendary Pictures' password protected company site, which lists Superman Unleashed as one of the company's upcoming films in development. Legendary Pictures was one of the companies responsible for bringing director Bryan Singer and Warner Bros. Pictures' Superman Returns to theaters in 2006.

The site says the listing includes the following synopsis:

"Ramping up the action of its esteemed predecessor, the sequel to 'Superman Returns' promises to raise the stakes and take the audience to heights of action that no other superhero movie can achieve."

So will Brandon Routh return as Clark Kent/Superman? Only time will tell ...

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 06.07.2009 20:50

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No More Superman for Star Brandon Routh?

Collider's overseas sister site Omlete recently caught up with actor Brandon Routh on the set of his latest film Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World and asked him about the proposed sequel to Superman Returns. According to the actor, It is looking less and less likely that he will return to the role of Clark Kent any time soon.

Routh stated, "I do not know of anything. I am sure that Warner Brothers is moving there, but everything is uncertain. Really, I do not know anything." He says that, "The term contract has expired. But if they call me, I would suit up without thinking twice about it."

A proposed film titled Superman: The Man of Steel was originally scheduled to go into production by 2010, but that isn't likely to happen at this point in the game. It has been speculated that Warner Brothers will totally reboot the Superman franchise, bringing none of its original players back.

(movieweb.com)

Wäre schade, er hat mir als Superman gefallen.

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Posted: 14.07.2009 21:04

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Terrible News for Superman Fans

We recently reported that Warner Bros won a favorable ruling in a suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. Warner Bros chairman Alan Horn testified that a "Superman Returns" sequel is not under development at the studio and that the earliest another film could be made is 2012.

But the judge ruled that unless the studio goes into production on a Superman flick by 2011, the Siegel's will be able to sue again. So is Warner Bros pushing forward with a new film?

According to Horne, there are many tentpoles being worked on at the studio, including "Clash of the Titans," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," "The Hobbit," "The Green Lantern," but no Superman film. He added that the Man of Steel will not be returning any time soon.

(worstpreviews.com)

Schade.

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Posted: 04.08.2009 09:52

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Superman Rumblings Begin Now!

A couple of interesting tidbits coming from the Superman camp that I feel I must share with our readers.

Currently, Superman is a hot property over at Warner Bros. Studios, this is known. But how do you move from Bryan Singer's recent attempt at rebooting the character in Superman Returns into something more action packed? Word out of WB is that Singer's film willl simply be seen as a "book-end" to the Richard Donner legacy, to complete the saga. The next films will be a completely new take on the character and the story.

And as everyone knows by now, Bryan Singer is no longer involved in the Superman franchise. Hence, the billion dollar question is...who is? For the better part of the last month, I've been hearing a few names pop up in regards to who just might be involved in the reboot of the Superman franchise. And from the recent lawsuit we all know that the new Superman film must be in production by 2011 and IESB has learned that it has indeed been put on the proverbial "fast track". So what names are we hearing?

This past weekend at San Diego Comic Con, I ran into plenty of DC and WB folks who turned pale when I started asking about the man in blue.

There is one thing we know for sure, there is currently a very short list of potential directors to bring Supes back to the big screen. First are the Wachowski Brothers, yep, Andy and Larry. The other name I am hearing is James McTeigue. Here's where things get fuzzy, because I am also hearing the Wachowski's may come in to produce with James McTeigue as the actual director.

Part of me wonders why WB would allow the Wachowski's anywhere near Superman after the amount of money they cost the studio after the disaster that was Speed Racer. But, then again, they did make WB plenty of dough on the Matrix trilogy plus Jeff Robinov loves these guys.

To me, it makes more sense to have Andy and Larry Wachowski serve as producers with James McTeigue to direct after the awesomeness that is his film Ninja Assassin because the one absolute mandate WB and DC have for the new Superman film is for it to be action packed, something Superman Returns was sorely lacking. And there is no doubt that the Wachowski's and McTeigue can be relied on for action.

One thing is for sure, Superman is moving faster than a speeding bullet and we can expect some major announcments coming from the Burbank studio in the very near future.

(iesb.net)

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Posted: 14.08.2009 08:48

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Warner Bros. Loses Rights to Superman's Origins

Variety reports that a judge on Wednesday ruled that the family of superman's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well as portions of early Action Comics and Superman comic-books. The trade explains:

The ruling is based on the court's finding that these were not "works-made-for-hire" under the Copyright Act.

This means the Siegels -- repped by Marc Toberoff of Toberoff & Associates -- now control depictions of Superman's origins from the planet Krypton, his parents Jor-El and Lora, Superman as the infant Kal-El, the launching of the infant Superman into space by his parents as Krypton explodes and his landing on Earth in a fiery crash.

The article again mentioned that the studio and DC will have to start production by 2011 if they want to make a new "Superman" or "Justice League" movie.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 15.09.2009 16:50

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No Plans for New Superman Movie

With the formation of DC Entertainment, many thought a new film in the "Superman" franchise would be one of the big things the company would concentrate on. Not so, DC Entertainment Diane Nelson told MTV:

"We actually don't have any current plans for Superman," said Nelson when asked if the new environment (and the recent legal decision regarding the character) made a "Superman" movie more or less likely in the near future... We've obviously done a lot of great things behind the property in our history, and it's a key part of the family, but we don't have current plans behind Superman," she said.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 30.10.2009 19:20

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Could JJ Abrams Reboot "Superman"?

Director JJ Abrams (Star Trek) just announced that he will not be directing the fourth "Mission: Impossible" movie. Now, MTV News caught up with him to find out if he is interested in rebooting the struggling "Superman" franchise, considering that he previously wrote a "Superman" script that was rejected.

"No one has talked to me about it," said Abrams. "Writing that script was a long process. It was a very passionate character for me. As a kid growing up it meant a lot to me. It would be wonderful and fun to see that brought back. I don't know what Warners is thinking or what their plan is. It would be a blast."

Sounds like Abrams is not completely against it, but its too bad that Warner Bros is taking their time bringing the character back to the big screen. Last we heard, director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) was in talks with the studio to reboot the franchise and comic book writer Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass) recently revealed that Warners contacted him regarding some Superman project. Stay tuned.

(worstpreviews.com)

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Posted: 09.02.2010 19:52

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Christopher Nolan to Mentor New Superman Movie?

In possibly one of the biggest superhero movie shockers since the last one--when was the Spider-Man reboot, three weeks ago?--Deadline Hollywood is now reporting that The Dark Knight and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan has been assigned the potentially thankless task of being the latest filmmaker assigned by Warner Bros. to try to save the "Superman" franchise, in this case in a mentoring capacity to figure out the best way to proceed.

Director Bryan Singer helmed the last installment Superman Returns three and a half years ago, which grossed $391 million worldwide, but wasn't seen as a hit due to its reported $270 million production budget. (Remember that the studio doesn't get 100% of those theatrical grosses.)

Since then, various names have been mentioned as possible candidates to get Superman back to the screen, most vocally comic book creator Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass), but nothing had been confirmed or definite.

This latest news seems to come out of two recent developments, the restructuring of Warner's relationship with DC Comics into a new company called DC Entertainment, headed by Diane Nelson, and the looming deadline of the estates of Superman creators Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster gaining back the entire copyright for the character in 2013. During a court hearing about the rights to Superman, Warners chairman Alan Horn said that he hoped to make another film for 2012 at the earliest but that no script was currently in development.

Some may remember that before Bryan Singer came on board, various versions of the Man of Steel were floundering in development, including one version starring Nicolas Cage to be directed by Tim Burton based on a screenplay by Kevin Smith. Even J.J. Abrams took a crack at writing a Superman screenplay with both Brett Ratner and McG attached to direct his version at one point.

It's unclear how far Nolan's role as a mentor might stretch and whether he'll just be offering some suggestions on the direction, or will be actively involved in picking the director, writers and casting for the reboot, as it's still very early in what is already being labeled "Superman 3.0."

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 24.02.2010 23:52

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David Goyer to Write the New Superman Movie!

Latino Review has broken the news that David Goyer will write the new Superman movie, to be titled The Man of Steel!

The site's scooper said that Goyer "had an idea that actually takes the movies back to the John Byrne incarnation. Modern. Believable. FUN!"

The site adds that Brandon Routh will not star in the film and Bryan Singer is not expected to direct.

About the story, the scooper adds: "I can tell you that Goyer's story involves Luthor and Brainiac. It is NOT an origin and assumes audiences already know about Lois, Clark, Jimmy and Perry. I know the Daily Planet is struggling due to the internet. And I know it sets up a huge Kryptonian mythology."

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 27.02.2010 00:37

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The Nolans Directing The Man of Steel & Justice League?

IESB has posted some interesting rumors about DC Entertainment's upcoming slate. The site says it's all still unconfirmed, but these items could potentially be part of the announcements that the studio is expected to make soon.

Yesterday, the site reported that Greg Berlanti, co-producer and co-writer of Martin Campbell's Green Lantern, is the frontrunner to direct Warner Bros.' The Flash.

Earlier this week, it was reported that David Goyer will be writing the new Superman movie, The Man of Steel. What we didn't catch then is that Jonah Nolan, who together with Goyer is writing the script for Christopher Nolan's next Batman movie, is also on board to co-write the Superman film. Of course, this follows the news from earlier this month that Chris Nolan will play a "godfather" role in getting The Man of Steel going.

Which brings us to the really interesting parts. IESB is saying that Chris Nolan is mentoring the movie because his brother Jonah Nolan may make his directorial debut on The Man of Steel.

Adding to that, the site says that there's a possibility that Chris Nolan will direct the Justice League movie after The Man of Steel and next Batman movie are released.

True or not, we think we'll be hearing official word soon.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 10.03.2010 15:44

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Christopher Nolan on his Superman Plans

Geoff Boucher of L.A. Times' Hero Complex had a chance to visit Christopher Nolan in the editing suite for his upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception, and of course, he couldn't pass up an opportunity like that without asking about Nolan's plans for his Superman reboot and Batman.

There was a lot of excitement a few months back when Nolan's name was mentioned as the "godfather" of a Superman reboot at Warner Bros., and speaking on the decision for the first time, Nolan told Boucher that his involvement with the Superman franchise came about from them having reached an impasse on what to do with their third Batman film and David Goyer having an idea of what could be done with the Man of Steel:

“He basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman. I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.

As mentioned previously, Nolan would act as a producer for another director, which has yet to be determined as they develop the script. From there, Nolan's involvement may be similar to Peter Jackson's on District 9 as he moves onto the third Batman film. He didn't have a lot more to say about the Superman reboot except that he did have an appreciation for what Singer tried to do in connecting his film to those of Richard Donner:

“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do."

It's suggested that like his two Batman movies, the Superman story will take place in a world where Superman is the only superhero, so one probably can't expect this Superman to meet Christian Bale's Batman or either character to be involved with a future Justice League movie.

“Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other,” Nolan told them.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 03.06.2010 22:10

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Christopher Nolan Talks New Superman Film Project

NolanFans.com is reporting that the latest issue of Empire heavily features the upcoming Christopher Nolan film Inception and they have posted part of the magazine's interview with the director where he also discusses his new Superman film project as well. Here's the interview segment below, where he talks about screenwriter David S. Goyer's work on the script.

"[...] while David Goyer and myself were putting together the story for another Batman film a few years ago, you know thrashing out where we might move on from The Dark Knight, we got stuck. We were just sitting there idly chatting and he said "by the way, I think know how you approach Superman".. and he told me his take on it. I thought it was really tremendous. It was the first time I've been able to conceive of how you'd address Superman in a modern context I thought it was a really exciting idea. What you have to remember about Batman and Superman is that what makes them the best superhero characters there are, the most beloved after all this time, is the essence of who they were when they were created, when they were first developed. You can't move too far away from that."

(movieweb.com)

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Posted: 14.07.2010 14:36

Angeblich soll Jonathan Nolan die Regie übernehmen:

A couple of sources on the Warner Bros. lot are saying that Jonathan Nolan is the one that has been attached to direct the reboot. He's also been at the studio doing a lot of pre-development stuff. They say the main reason Christopher Nolan signed on as producer was to help his brother.

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Posted: 05.10.2010 11:50

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Zack Snyder Confirmed for Superman

Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) has been officially confirmed as the director of the upcoming Superman reboot, reports Heat Vision.

Snyder's name recently appeared as a rumored candidate for the position and one of several directors on the Warner Bros. short list. Snyder himself revealed in 2008 that he was originally in line to direct Superman Returns, but that he was not interested in taking the job.

"They asked me to direct a Superman movie, and I said no," was Snyder's response more than two years ago, "He's a tricky one nowadays, isn't he? He's the king daddy of all comic-book heroes, but I'm just not sure how you sell that kind of earnestness to a sophisticated audience anymore."

Whether it is Snyder's view of the project or the new tone itself that has changed remains to be seen, but what is known is that the film will move forward with a script from David Goyer and Jonathan Nolan. Christopher Nolan will "godfather" the production, aiming for a late 2012 release.

Snyder's Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is currently playing in theaters and his next film, Sucker Punch, opens March 25th.

UPDATE: Deadline has just spoken with Snyder, who both confirmed his involvement and made the following statement:

"I've been a big fan of the character for a long time, he's definitely the king of all superheroes, he's the one. It's early yet, but I can tell you that what David [Goyer] and Chris [Nolan] have done with the story so far definitely has given me a great insight into a way to make him feel modern. I've always felt he was kind of awesome. I'll finish 'Sucker Punch' and get right at it."

UPDATE #2: Heat Vision is now reporting that the film's main villain will be General Zod, played by Terrence Stamp in Superman and Superman II.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 01.12.2010 23:24

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Hans Zimmer to Score Superman

Thompson on Hollywood got a chance to talk to composer Hans Zimmer last night at an Inception DVD/Blu-ray release party, where he said he will be doing the score for the Zack Snyder-directed Superman movie:

On Jan. 1 he starts scoring Chapter 4 in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which shot months ago in Hawaii. He’ll follow that with the Sherlock Holmes sequel, a Kung Fu Panda follow-up; then he’ll work on Nolan’s new Superman chapter.

At the event, HitFix also talked to producer (and Christopher Nolan's wife) Emma Thomas, who revealed that Nolan has handed off the Superman movie to Synder and won't be involved much after putting together an "appropriate screenplay" now that he'll concentrate on The Dark Knight Rises. We quote:

And she made it clear that in the case of "Superman," Nolan and David Goyer just had an idea they couldn't believe wasn't being explored by Warner Bros. And with Zack Snyder now on board as director, Nolan will be busy making "The Dark Knight Rises" and "we are handing it off to him." So, take note anyone out there thinking this will be a strange Nolan/Snyder partnership. Thomas reiterated that they brought it to an appropriate screenplay and it's now Snyder's picture.

The Superman movie is targeted for a December 2012 release.

(comingsoon.net)

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Posted: 15.12.2010 15:36

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New Superman to Be Part CGI?

We heard this crazy rumor coming from the bowels of WB over six months ago but decided not to report on it, couldn't get any solid confirmation but those same rumblings have started up again.

After the release of Watchmen there were certain studio execs that had the idea of making Superman a CGI character ala Doctor Manhattan. Some others thought the idea would be best if his costume alone was CGI. Either way, things were on hold for a bit until the studio found the right group of filmmakers to move forward with the film.

Even when Chris Nolan came aboard the decision was still up in the air but some of those WB execs have started to lean that direction once again now that Zack Snyder has officially come aboard to direct. The idea would be that the new Superman suit would use CGI, basically very similar to what filmmakers have used in the Green Lantern.

Speaking with an FX pro that is currently working on Green Lantern, he has mentioned that some test shots of what a CGI Superman suit would look like have already been done. While he thinks it's possible to get a cool look, there is no reason to go that direction and he is not the only one to feel that way.

According to a few different sources scattered through the industry, both Chris Nolan and Zack Snyder are not to thrilled to give Supes a CGI suit. "No reason or need for it," says our insider.

So what about that Matthew Goode rumor as Clark Kent? Not gonna happen. As it's been reported, expect an unknown.

(iesb.net)

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Posted: 30.01.2011 23:48

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Henry Cavill to Play Superman!

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Henry Cavill will play Clark Kent/Superman in the Zack Snyder-directed Superman movie:

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Henry Cavill has won the coveted role of Superman, the iconic superhero.

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry. He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Cavill recently wrapped production on “The Cold Light of Day” and stars in the upcoming “Immortals,” opening this fall.

Targeted for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

(comingsoon.net)

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