‘Superman’ buzz: More powerful than...

[Cannikin]

Pressing questions abound: Will Brandon Routh make a good Man of Steel?

You would think the Man of Steel was really returning from planet Krypton the way the buzz surrounding the new “Superman Returns” movie has been building. The speeding bullet of publicist is starting to sound like deafening roar.

“I don't think anyone can touch Gene Hackman as Lex, but Kevin Spacey should do fine,” Brill said. “Reeve was an unknown, so I think continuing casting Supe like that is a good idea. Nic Cage was up for an older version and that would have been a joke. You want someone in the role who you don't have any preconceived notions about.”

Flutterings over whether the timeline of the movie will be correct and whether Kevin Spacey's version of Lex is too campy abound. And what about Superman's costume? Why has it changed? Why?

Actual whole families who could care less about whether or not Kate Bosworth’s Lois Lane is too young, will purchase their large tubs of buttery popcorn and prepare to be wowed by newcomer Brandon Routh in a cape.

Access' movie guru Scott Mantz says the “Superman Returns” is “...the most hyped movie since ‘Star Wars: Episode III.’ The movie's been in development for more than 10 years. There hasn't been a Superman movie for 19 years. It has a reported budget of more than $300 million, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made. The hype is more powerful than a locomotive, but will the movie leap tall buildings in a single bound?”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13232850/

[Cannikin]

dupe

[Cannikin]

1. night time kick

[Floogeldy]

2. He's gay.

;)

[Mojambo]

3. “I don't think anyone can touch Gene Hackman as Lex"

I pretty much stopped reading after that.

Hackman's Luthor was embarrassing in the extreme.

[Robb]

4. "Oooh, Hackman! He's always good!"

Best MST3K line ever, some dreadful space farce he was in. :rofl:

[Cannikin]

5. I didnt care for him much either. I think Spacey will do a much better job

[Deja Q]

6. Well, it had better be good.

Christopher Reeve defined the role perfectly.

And, yes, a "big name" would only be there to strut and look good because, as we know, it's that "big name".