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Superhero Stories Assemble! 'Superman' Gets His Lois Lane and The Dark Knight Under Lock and Key
"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when several superhero stories found themselves united in a single article. On that day, 'Superhero Stories' was born - to contain the film and TV news no single blog post could withstand! Heed the call, then - for now...
Superhero Stories Assemble!"
Source: Variety
The final tumblers are falling into place for the upcoming 'Superman: Man of Steel' with the role of Lois Lane going to... Amy Adams? Wait, that can't be right. Hold on... *runs to double-check*... Okay, yes. Amy Adams. *shrug*
While she's not exactly the kind of pushy, hard-nosed journalist type I think we expected in the role, she is rather cute and has made a career out of playing the romantic interest in films. At the very least, she's no "hi, I'm just going to sit here and look mournful" Kate Bosworth, so we're already one step ahead of the last outing.
While it wasn't clear if Lois was even going to be in the new film (which is apparently somewhat of a precursor to his adventures in Metropolis), Warner Bros and director Zack Snyder pursued a variety of actresses for the role, but were immediately impressed with Adams after their first meeting with her.
Snyder remarked:
"There was a big, giant search for Lois... For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it. It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. What’s important to us is making him relevant and real and making him empathetic to today’s audience so that we understand the decisions he makes. That applies to Lois as well. She has to be in the same universe as him [in tone and substance]"
So there you have it. We have Pa and Ma Kent (Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, respectively), Superman (Henry Cavill), and now Lois Lane (Amy Adams). Really the only thing left is to find out who "Big Blue" is going to be fighting in the film. I hear that Viggo Mortensen just dropped "Snow White and the Huntsmen" and his schedule is open...
In a recent interview, Absolute Radio caught up with Commissioner Gordon actor Gary Oldman, who tried his best to coyly comment on the film without giving too much away. The actor effused, "it's great, really great story, really great script, [Nolan]'s outdone himself". Among mentions of working with actor Tom Hardy (watch how he masterfully tries to gauge how much he should say about Hardy's character Bane), he also remarks on Nolan's trademark "top-secret" filming procedures:
"Well, first of all - to get into the production office, you have someone meet you and then there's keys and various doors that lock. The script, you read in the production office, and there's no ending to the script either, because he tells you the ending so that it doesn't leak and get out and people spoil it on the internet. It's very, very tight security,"
You can watch the full interview here:
In other news, Variety has confirmed that actress Juno Temple (who - last we heard - was "being eyed for a role" in TDKR) has been officially locked-in to play "a street-smart Gotham girl". Filming on 'The Dark Knight Rises' begins in May, with production reportedly traveling to a variety of world locations as well as Chicago (which Nolan has previously used as the backplate for Gotham City).
An upcoming TV spot for Marvel's "Thor" has shown up on YouTube, and beyond showing more of the action scenes in the film, it also shows a bit more of Thor's trademark bravado, and even a quick shot of him flying! Take a look:
Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures and IMDB just released a new series of "text on face" posters (which is getting to be almost as annoying as that "blue and orange" poster trend) for the film:
For a film that's coming out in June, 'Green Lantern' seems to have slowed their marketing machine down a notch. With only one trailer released (most tentpole films get two or three, plus a handful of TV spots), the only recent news is that there is a new picture of the "green tuna" suit on the cover of the upcoming video game, and a very "DragonBall: Evolution"-looking Abin Sur:
Source: Zap It
'How I Met Your Mother' actress Cobie Smulders - who plays second-in-command Maria Hill in the 'The Avengers' - recently did an interview where she confirms that SHIELD will be donning their trademark skin-tight suits (or at least, she will):
"We start in April, which is like... tomorrow. I literally leave here and I go to Albuqerque, New Mexico, to shoot some scenes in a catsuit. I've tried on portions of the catsuit [and] I've seen conceptual drawings of what they want it to be. It's fascinating to me. I feel like wardrobe becomes very creative on these types of movies because they literally spend weeks designing just the pants or the emblem. It's such an all-consuming process, so I'm excited to see how it all turns out"
Beyond bringing together all the various superheroes in a single film underneath uber-geek-director Joss Whedon, all you really need to say about this film is "Cobie Smulders in a skin tight latex catsuit". If I had a time machine, I would be buying my ticket right now.
Until next time!
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Comment by Fatty Fat Fat on March 31, 2011 at 1:17am -
Amy Adams once had a guest spot on Smallville and now she's Lois Lane. I like her.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on March 30, 2011 at 7:30am -
@wonderboy
He's an opinionated guy but he means well...
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Comment by wonderboy on March 30, 2011 at 12:22am -
Is it just me or is fungusMonkey kind of a dick.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on March 29, 2011 at 7:53pm
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No lads, THIS is the girl who should be Lois Lane:
Alexis Bledel, she's grown up so well!
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Comment by Dawnell_do on March 29, 2011 at 2:54am -
I think Amy Adams is a good choice of Lois Lane.
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Comment by Mouse on March 29, 2011 at 12:07am -
Uh ..Amy Adams wasn't very cute and loveable in "The Fighter"..she was an edgier and tougher love interest in that film....I think we have type casted her just a bit too much and are really underestimating her abilities as an actress.
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Comment by David on March 28, 2011 at 9:18pm -
Oh that's right. Joss Whedon is directing The Avengers...meh.
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Staff Comment by Fungusmonkey on March 28, 2011 at 8:25pm -
@Cthulhu - Is that the DeNiro who was in Taxi Driver, or the DeNiro who was in Shark Tale, Little Fockers, and is currently working on craptastic romance New Year's Eve? No offense, but I honestly wonder if maybe dude can't tell a good role anymore.
And I don't "hate" Amy Adams - I think she's very cute and loveable and is great in those kind of roles. However, nothing about her says "Lois Lane" to me. I just don't see her breaking into a top-secret facility or toppling an entire corporation with a well-placed article. I definitely can't see her standing up to someone like Lex Luthor. Sure, she was rough and tumble in The Fighter, but one halfway decent role doesn't make up for a dozen off-character ones.
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Comment by Iffy on March 28, 2011 at 6:18pm -
Superman: So far, there's nothing from the on-going casting news that's irked me. Amy Adams was not necessarily under my radar as a potential choice for Lois Lane, but unlike a lot of naysayers, I'm confident she's a good choice. She's definitely a better choice than Kate Bosworth. Also, 3 Oscar nominations isn't too shabby, either.
The Dark Knight Rises: A previous Spillio made the comment of an episode of Batman that had Gordon hire Bane to hunt down the Dark Knight, title of it was "Over the Edge". I don't know if Oldman is implying certain scenes will conjure up that particular episode, but with the events from the The Dark Knight being a jumping off point for how things in Rises are, I'd expect something to that effect. But we'll see.
Thor: I just want this movie to be out already. The posters are kind of jarring, but I'm still eager to see it. Not as much as Captain America or Green Lantern, but close enough.
Green Lantern: Speaking of which, I'm not too nit-picky about the effects, since I'm sure they'll "take care of it in Post". The video game, well, while there are rare exceptions (i.e. X-Men Origins: Wolverine), most video game adaptations to movies are not good. But we'll see.
Avengers: Not that excited as I should be. It may change. It will take more than Cobie Smulders in a tight jumpsuit though.
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Comment by The Dork Knight on March 28, 2011 at 5:55pm -
For the first time in a while....GREAT SUPERMAN NEWS...
I can easily see her get into that role of Lois Lane. Anyone who has seen 'The Fighter' knows that she can be a real sexy bitch if she wants to. she was TOUGH in that role. when she fought the sisters especially...it made the audience cheer and get pumped up.
she is a perfect choice.
AND The Dark Knight Rises is definitely under the right security. im glad even the actors dont know the ending..it makes it mysterious to everyone including those on set.
DAMN...finally im looking forward to Superman again...and obviously TDKR is still the movie i want to see the most between 2011/2012 combined.
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