On Man of Steel:
Darren Aronofsky, Duncan Jones, Ben Affleck, Tony Scott, Matt Reeves and Jonathan Liebesman were considered to direct the movie before Zack Snyder was later chosen.
Natalie Portman, Charlotte Riley, Anne Hathaway, Dianna Agron, Kristen Stewart, Malin Akerman, Rachel McAdams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kristen Bell, Lake Bell, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis and Jessica Biel were considered to play Lois Lane.
Ben Affleck turned down directing the film because he wasn't experienced in VFX shots: "A lesson I've learned is to not look at movies based on budget, how much they'll spend on effects or where they will shoot. Story is what's important."
Matthew Goode, Armie Hammer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Zac Efron and Colin O'Donoghue were on the final shortlist for the lead role. Henry Cavill was finally cast. He was the front runner to play Superman in another Superman movie (working title: flyby) but the the movie failed to be greenlit and Brandon Routh was cast in 'Superman Returns' instead. Cavill was also runner-up to Daniel Craig for the James Bond role in 'Casino Royale.'
Julianne Moore, Lisa Rinna, Jodie Foster, Sela Ward and Elisabeth Shue were considered for the role of Martha Kent.
Dennis Quaid, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Biehn and Kurt Russell were considered for the role of Jonathan Kent.
Viggo Mortensen was considered to play General Zod.
Amanda Seyfried auditioned for a role but was turned down.
Prior to being cast as Lois, Amy Adams had two previous Superman connections. Adams played Jodi Melville in 'Smallville.' This is her third time auditioning for Lois Lane. She first read for Lois Lane in Brett Ratner's abandoned film, then for Superman Returns. Adams has stated that it became ridiculous and this time she had to play Lois and put her stamp on it.
Both director Bryan Singer and actor Brandon Routh expressed interest in reprising their positions from Superman Returns on this film; Singer had originally outlined several sequels to follow his story, and Routh was contracted as well. When Warner Bros. announced this film as a "clean reboot" from Singer's film, Routh still expressed interest in returning before Zack Snyder declared that this movie would have no ties to any previous cinematic incarnation of the character.
Henry Cavill is the first non-American actor to play the role of Clark Kent. London-born Lee Quigley played Superman as a baby in Superman.
Russell Crowe becomes the second Oscar winner to portray Jor-El after Marlon Brando. Crowe once had a song with his band "Rus Le Roq" entitled "I want to be like Marlon Brando".
The film is set to release in June of 2013, the 75th anniversary of Superman. The first appearance of the character was in "Action Comics #1" in 1938.
The monologue used by Jor-El (Russell Crowe) in the teaser trailer is taken directly from Grant Morrison's "All-Star Superman", widely considered one of the best Superman stories ever written.
This is the first Superman feature film that doesn't incorporate the word "Superman" in its title. Interestingly enough, the first Batman film to not incorporate the word "Batman" was Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight which like, Man of Steel, is the main character's nickname.
The first Superman film not to feature Kryptonite, Superman's main weakness.
Diretor Zack Snyder enlisted the services of Gym Jones to get lead star Henry Cavill in shape for this role. Snyder had first worked with Gym Jones on 300 and then subsequently collaborated with them for all his live action films, to get his cast into the right physical shape.
For his physical preparation on Man Of Steel, Henry Cavill had to start from scratch because for his previous film, The Cold Light of Day, director Mabrouk El Mechri made him lose the "eight pack" and the muscular physique that he had built for Immortals. He was asked to let go completely and stop all training to get the body of an ordinary man. For Man Of Steel, after months of training, Cavill got his physique and "eight pack" back but said that he would never let go again, whatever they offered him.
Henry Cavill said that he was on a diet of 5000 calories while bulking (putting on mass), dropped down to 3500 calories to get into suit-shape and then further dropped down to 2500 calories for his shirtless scenes.
The idea that Superman's S-Shield means "hope" comes from Mark Waid's Superman: Birthright series: The S-Shield is the Kryptonian symbol for "hope" and Superman believes it may have begun as a coat of arms for the House of El.
Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe had met years prior to playing father and son when Henry was an extra in Proof of Life and received words of encouragement to pursue acting and an autographed picture from Crowe, who was his favorite actor.
According to David S. Goyer, the story's major theme is first contact: "We approached Superman as if it weren't a comic book movie, as if it were real. He's an alien. If the world found out he existed, it would be the biggest thing that ever happened in human history. Just his existence would change the face of the Earth forever."
I don’t mind Stewart as the lead, although if i had to choose a actress from the Twilight franchise for the lead i would have preferred Dakota instead. But overall i would love to see a gritty take on a fairytale done right. I think Red Riding had potential, but the script seemed reluctant to truly embrace the darker aspects of the premise.
For example, all the characters talk as if the wolf tears its victims apart, but there is no evidence of that shown. All of the wolfs victims look barely injured. And the direction by hardwick didn’t help cover up the problems with the script either.
Yeah I think Dakota would be a better option as Snow White. Well so far they’ve cast a better actor as the male protagonist than the Abercrombie model-types they had for RRH.
I honestly don’t think the acting was the main problem in RRH.I think the uneven script combined with bad directing was what held it back from fully capitalizing of its potential.
I’ll take your word for it, Julian. Too bad as it could’ve been a pretty cool movie!
Indeed. After watching the trailer for this one i am hoping this is going to be the movie RRH wanted to be but failed.
I actually kinda like Kristen Stewart. She was great in a movie shot here in Pittsburgh called “Adventureland” with Jesse Eisenberg. I think she gets too much flack for Twilight. It’s the twihards I don’t care for much but then again that movie’s not aimed at my generation.
Charlize is great. I didn’t even recognize her in “Monster”. Seriously. Her guest stint on Arrested Development was my favorite thing she’s ever done. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mku9_arrested-development-plastic-fruit_fun#rel-page-3
As far as “Mirror, Mirror” goes I think Tarsem is a visual genius and great music video/commercial director but I feel he hasn’t put a great movie together yet. “Immortals” looks great but I think like it’s predecessor, “300″, it’s more style over substance. Check out this Levi’s commerecial that Tarsem shot but never aired due to it’s dark theme. I’ll take this over Old Navy anyday. LOL.
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Yeah I suppose since I haven’t seen her in anything else but Twilight, I’m a bit harsh on her. I did hear good things about her performance in Adventureland and that Joan Jett biopic.
Charlize is awesome however, she is so much more than a pretty face. I just laugh how they depict Kirsten as being fairer than her. I mean, in what universe??? Now, that’s a fairy tale
Well technically the mirror said SNow White is destined to be fairer than the Queen. It didn’t say she is.
Huh?? Well in the fairy tale, Snow White already is more beautiful than the Queen, not destined to be. In any case, we’ll see just how K-Stew fares in this one.
I think in the trailer when the queen asks the mirror who is fairest says she is but there is one destined to surpass her
How is she destined to surpass her?? Plastic surgery?? Ahah. I don’t want to keep dwelling on this but I still feel that Kristen just doesn’t embody what I’d picture Snow White would be, y’know. I think Katie below said it best: “Snow White is supposed to be fair in a delicate porcelain kind of way, and Kristen just has the wrong kind of edgy tough girl look.”
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Didn’t expect much from either of these Snow White flicks but after seeing this trailer, it peaked my interest just a bit. I wonder if either of these films will big a big hit or not, the last time Hollywood decided to come out with two big budgeted films with the same premise, both of them failed at the box office big time.
Yeah, I don’t know how both of them would fare at the box office. But with this one, the Snow White battle begins!
Charlize is showing off, here, but count me as glad. Looks like good black magic fun for all, me thinks. Thanks for the heads up, Ruth.
Ha..ha.. well if I look like her I’d be showing off too
It does look like fun, glad you agree Michael.
Trailer looks impressive (although the YouTube doesn’t work) and it seems like Charlize Theron is going to be a blast to watch. K-Stew is probably going to be the most boring character in the movie. Looking forward to it!
Sheesh, the youtube clips kept getting yanked, I’ve had it! Finally I found one I could embed. Yeah, not sure about K-Stew casting either, she better prove me wrong, but looks like this is a scene-stealing opportunity for Charlize!
Hmm…there’s not much that I’ve gained from the trailer. It looks like an update that is very much post-Lord of the Rings. Not necessarily a bad thing but it certainly lacks the whimsy of the original story. Again, maybe a good thing but I’d have to see the film to make a judgement. At the moment, I’m not so impressed.
I guess because I had no expectation I’m bound to be impressed. It looks really promising considering Sanders is a first time director.
Since I heard about the two adaptation I’ve leaned towards the Theron/Stewart/Hemsworth one. I saw the trailer earlier today and I quite liked it… until Stewart came on. I don’t know, she’s still too ‘Twilight’ at the moment. Does Hemsworth have a Scottish accent too?!
Glad you feel the same about Stewart, she just comes across sooo melancholy for some reason. Hemsworth is Australian so probably his Aussie accent is what came out in the film, ha..ha..
I JUST CANT STAND K STEW!! Why does she still get work in hollywood?
OMG!!
The trailer I loved, which means the film will be rubbish…it is Scott’s Law!
Ha..ha.. well apparently we’re in the minority, matey. Hollywood seems to love K Stew, hence all the roles she’s getting. I’m still willing to give her a fair shake tho.
Ha..ha.. well I hope your ‘law’ won’t apply to EVERY movie w/ a good trailer, but yeah I get what you mean
I really like how this looks! Great post Ruth. My post will launch in about 30mins and I mentioned something kinda silly that I noticed in the trailer! Also linked back to your page! Keep a lookout!
Have a great Friday my friend!!
Thanks for the shout-out T. I forgot about the posters, I definitely am team Charlize in this one
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I agree, I didn’t like Kirsten Stewart in being the lead. Let’s just hope she’s better than we think she would. I saw someone tweeted; why Charlize Theron is threatened by Kirsten Stewart’s beauty? It’s hilarious, but I have to agree on that. I just saw the poster with the text ‘from the producers of Alice in Wonderland’, I suppose they meant to make a remake of all fairy tales but AiC doesn’t impressed me too. Well, let’s see, maybe it could wow me.
It could’ve been my tweet, ahah. I said in what world is Kirsten better looking than Charlize??? That’s why I think they should’ve picked a young actress with breathtaking beauty, not some emotive girl who pouts all the time. I mean she is pretty but not beautiful in the way I think of Snow White, y’know?
Yeah I know, that pout face, she can’t use them in every movie
Maybe it was your tweet!
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I caught this trailer yesterday and I have to admit it did make me sit up and pay attention. Charlize Theron will make a very good evil queen I think, but I’m a bit worried about Hemsworth and Stewart. Stewart especially just looks wrong. Snow White is supposed to be fair in a delicate porcelain kind of way, and Kristen just has the wrong kind of edgy tough girl look.
Interesting to see how this one turns out.
Yeah, Charlize really is the star here. They might as well call this The Evil Queen, ahah. I just don’t see Stewart as Snow White either, not at all.