Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) - Page 266

Captaindemotion · January 4 2012, 09:49 PM

^ Yeah, I think it's as un-Nolan-ish as you can get.

Captain Craig · January 4 2012, 09:52 PM

If anything it's the studio going, hey lets add that up and coming guy who's a big name in our other franchise into Man of Steel somewhere.
It's the ole "Hey lets add Eddie Murphey to the next Trek" schtick from the 80's that Paramount wanted to do.

Captaindemotion · January 4 2012, 09:53 PM

^ Or the Johnny Depp as Lex rumour, when McG was supposed to be directing.

Admiral_Young · January 4 2012, 09:54 PM

I've nothing against Bradley Cooper and think he would actually make a pretty good Lex, but for this to come up and not been covered by any other site at this late stage of filming, yeah all the signs are of it being a rumour. It'd be cool if it were true. I just don't think it is. I think if Lex was going to be in the film, they would have announced the casting earlier when they announced every one else.

Captaindemotion · January 4 2012, 10:02 PM

^ Jeremy Renner shot his cameo for Thor after the rest of the movie had completed, which is why you don't see him interact in person with any other character. But I suppose it's not really a comparable situation, as they'd already signed him for The Avengers.

I like Cooper fine, I just don't see him as Lex.

Admiral_Young · January 4 2012, 10:03 PM

Also though Renner's cameo in "Thor" was well known and covered. That seems to be the difference with this "story".

Broccoli · January 4 2012, 10:28 PM

The rumors surrounding Sam Jackson in Iron Man didn't come until very late into the production from what I remember.

sojourner · January 5 2012, 01:07 AM

The comments about Cooper in the role of Lex echo pretty strongly with the comments made about Ledger as Joker when it was announced. And look how that turned out.

Admiral_Young · January 5 2012, 01:42 AM

Except that this a rumour for now.

the G-man · January 5 2012, 02:56 PM

Captain Craig wrote:

If anything it's the studio going, hey lets add that up and coming guy who's a big name in our other franchise into Man of Steel somewhere.
It's the ole "Hey lets add Eddie Murphey to the next Trek" schtick from the 80's that Paramount wanted to do.

...or, closer to home, "let's turn Superman III into a Richard Pryor movie."

That being said, Cooper doesn't seem like a bad actor. If he shaves his head and plays Lex as, well, Lex, I don't see a problem. If he goes on a "star trip," and insists on playing him with a full head of hair and a personality like an overgrown frat boy, that's a problem.

Broccoli · January 5 2012, 04:38 PM

^ He doesn't strike me as that type of actor.

Admiral_Young · January 5 2012, 08:39 PM

Lex doesn't have to have a shaved head when we see him.

Trekker4747 · January 5 2012, 09:06 PM

Can he have fabulous red hair?

Admiral_Young · January 5 2012, 09:31 PM

If he wants I guess. It's up to Luthor

I'm just saying that if we even see him in this at all or the sequel (which is more likely) he doesn't have to be bald when we do see him.

Samurai8472 · January 5 2012, 09:36 PM

Obiwanshinobi wrote:

I wouldn't mind Cooper as Luthor. He looks smarmy enough

I've always saw that about him. He looks like a guy that brown nosed his way to the top

January 4 2012, 09:49 PM	#3976
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) ^ Yeah, I think it's as un-Nolan-ish as you can get. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

January 4 2012, 09:52 PM	#3977
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) If anything it's the studio going, hey lets add that up and coming guy who's a big name in our other franchise into Man of Steel somewhere. It's the ole "Hey lets add Eddie Murphey to the next Trek" schtick from the 80's that Paramount wanted to do. __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

January 4 2012, 09:53 PM	#3978
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) ^ Or the Johnny Depp as Lex rumour, when McG was supposed to be directing. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

January 4 2012, 09:54 PM	#3979
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) I've nothing against Bradley Cooper and think he would actually make a pretty good Lex, but for this to come up and not been covered by any other site at this late stage of filming, yeah all the signs are of it being a rumour. It'd be cool if it were true. I just don't think it is. I think if Lex was going to be in the film, they would have announced the casting earlier when they announced every one else. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

January 4 2012, 10:02 PM	#3980
Captaindemotion Vice Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) ^ Jeremy Renner shot his cameo for Thor after the rest of the movie had completed, which is why you don't see him interact in person with any other character. But I suppose it's not really a comparable situation, as they'd already signed him for The Avengers. I like Cooper fine, I just don't see him as Lex. __________________ Hodor!!!!!!!

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January 4 2012, 10:03 PM	#3981
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Also though Renner's cameo in "Thor" was well known and covered. That seems to be the difference with this "story". __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

January 4 2012, 10:28 PM	#3982
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) The rumors surrounding Sam Jackson in Iron Man didn't come until very late into the production from what I remember. __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

January 5 2012, 01:07 AM	#3983
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) The comments about Cooper in the role of Lex echo pretty strongly with the comments made about Ledger as Joker when it was announced. And look how that turned out. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

January 5 2012, 01:42 AM	#3984
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Except that this a rumour for now. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

January 5 2012, 04:38 PM	#3986
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) ^ He doesn't strike me as that type of actor. __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

January 5 2012, 08:39 PM	#3987
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Lex doesn't have to have a shaved head when we see him. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

January 5 2012, 09:06 PM	#3988
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) Can he have fabulous red hair?

January 5 2012, 09:31 PM	#3989
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Superman (casting, rumors, pix till release) If he wants I guess. It's up to Luthor I'm just saying that if we even see him in this at all or the sequel (which is more likely) he doesn't have to be bald when we do see him. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.