Jack Aubrey Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Spacey is Lex Luthor! I'm officially geeking out now. He will be so great in this role. Coming Soon reports: Bosworth & Spacey Aboard Superman Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety January 7, 2005 Kate Bosworth is in talks to play Lois Lane, and Kevin Spacey is set to play nemesis Lex Luthor in Bryan Singer's Superman for Warner Bros. Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter. The comic book movie would reunite the two actors, who currently appear in Spacey's Beyond the Sea as Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. The casting of Lane was a long process that ultimately rested on a chemistry test between the actress and Brandon Routh, who is playing Superman, says the trade. Bosworth reportedly beat out the likes of Claire Danes, Linda Cardellini, and Michelle Monaghan. Spacey, who is in rehearsals for "National Anthems" at the Old Vic, will do a limited run of "The Philadelphia Story" at the theater before moving to the Superman movie, which has a March 3 start date at Fox Studios Sydney. Singer also told Variety that he and his writers chose a track that falls somewhere between the original film and the successful series Smallville. "It's a little like 'X-Men,' where the mutants existed when the movie began," Singer said. "It's not an origin story; I didn't want to remake what Richard Donner did so well in the original, and didn't want to tread on the great work they're doing on 'Smallville.' He's already part of the culture; he has left the planet. This is the story of his return." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Geeking out right along with you, Jack. I love Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Night Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 That's awesome I already was happy that Singer was at the helm based on his X-men treatment. I was hoping that they wouldn't go with the campy Lex Luthor of the 70's films, and now I'm sure that they're going to do it proper. Spacey will be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I'm not one bit surprised. At least he'll do the character justice. I don't know why, but images of his cameo in Goldmember as Dr. Evil keep comming to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Sweet, I love Kevin Spacey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The guy is an incredible actor. He'll bring the sinister side out of the Luthor character unlike any other. This should be a great film, with Singer at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 An excellent choice. It's gonna be sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The DC franchises seem to finally be getting off the ground and into serious competition with Marvel now. Even though Catwoman was a complete bomb, Constantine looks to be somewhat promising. Batman Begins will bring them to their full glory, with Superman Returns helping them stay there. There's also talk of a movie on The Flash being greenlighted and new rumors of The Green Lantern being turned into a filme (without Jack Black, thankfully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagramking Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Spacey is one of the greats today, no doubt about it. He was incredible in a movie where he played a crazy Hollywood exec type. The name of the movie escapes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 QUOTE (anagramking @ Jan 7 2005, 07:33 PM) Spacey is one of the greats today, no doubt about it. He was incredible in a movie where he played a crazy Hollywood exec type. The name of the movie escapes me. 'Swimming With Sharks'. Very offbeat, but terrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagramking Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks, Jack. That was the movie that confirmed in my mind that he was an incredible actor. What a crazy movie that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 It will be nice to see another GOOD Superman Movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Would have been great to see Batman vs Superman that was rumored for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 QUOTE (Batman @ Jan 7 2005, 10:45 PM) Would have been great to see Batman vs Superman that was rumored for years. Well according to the WB it hasn't been officially canned... I would love to see it too, but not with the plot that they had set to be put to script. Batman's wife dies, Batman blames Superman. Batman and Superman fight. They find out that Lex Luthor cloned the dead Joker to kill Bat's wife. Batman and Superman team up to fight Luthor and the Joker clone. I'm just thanking God that they didn't go with the plot for McG's Superman film for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit of radio Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Jan 7 2005, 09:52 AM) Geeking out right along with you, Jack. I love Kevin! And the geeks shall inherit the earth!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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