2002 Movie News Archives
July 13, 2002: Peterson's Hints on “Batman vs Superman”
The hype surrounding the up-coming "Batman vs Superman" movie continues to grow, this time with MTV interviewing Director Wolfgang Peterson. Here's an excerpt from the MTV interview titled "'Batman Vs. Superman' Director Hints At What To Expect From Superhero Struggle"...Petersen, who has yet to cast anyone, said he wants serious actors and not action stars to assume the title roles.
"We have a script that really very, very much concentrates on the characters," he said. "It's really material for two great actors."
Though he mentioned Matt Damon in an interview with Variety, Petersen said he only cited the "Bourne Identity" star as an example of what he's talking about - "Someone where we so far did not really think of as a big action hero [who] turned out be a great actor who can also do great action. ... He's one of these kind of guys, but there's a lot of these guys out there."
And a lot of guys, including Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney, have previously portrayed Batman on the big screen. Christopher Reeve, of course, played Superman in four well-known films. Petersen said "Batman vs. Superman" will steer clear of the conventions laid down in each film series, though he admitted some degree of influence from the DC Comics series "World's Finest."
Read the complete interview at the MTV website.
2002 Movie News
Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2002 organized into 4 categories:“Superman” and “Batman vs Superman” Movie News:
Christopher Reeve Movie News:
- January 30, 2002: Sarah Douglas at a Convention Near You!
- February 12, 2002: Reeve and Kidder to Present Award to Richard Donner
- February 19, 2002: “Superman: The Movie” on Encore
- March 5, 2002: Region 2 “Special Edition” Superman DVD Released!
- March 6, 2002: Special Edition “Superman” on Sci-Fi Channel
- March 14, 2002: Wish Jack O'Halloran a Happy Birthday!
- May 8, 2002: The Never-Made Superman Movie
- June 25, 2002: Warner Bros. Sued Over “Superman: The Movie” DVD
- June 26, 2002: Warner Bros. Sued Over “Superman” DVDs - Update!
- July 4, 2002: “Superman: The Movie” on the Big Screen in Ohio
- July 24, 2002: Superman Movie Items Up For Auction
- August 7, 2002: Superman Movie Items Sold at Auction
- August 28, 2002: Kidder in Crash
- September 10, 2002: Christopher Reeve Recovering!
- September 14, 2002: Wish Christopher Reeve a Happy Birthday!
- September 22, 2002: Christopher Reeve on Larry King Live
- October 3, 2002: Superman Movie Memorabilia on Auction
- October 5, 2002: “Superman II” on TV in Australia
- June 16, 2002: Miramax Commits to George Reeves Movie
- August 26, 2002: Kyle MacLachlan as George Reeves?
- September 22, 2002: Script Review of George Reeves Movie
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