2003 Movie News Archives

Superman

January 22, 2003: Directing and Casting Rumors for Superman Movie

While rumors fly thick and fast about Brett Ratner possibly being replaced as Director on the up-coming Superman film, Corona's Coming Attractions adds to the discussions with a report from an anonymous source inside Warner Bros. who states that Michael Bay is indeed being sourced as the ideal replacement should Brett Ratner be shown the door. Here's an excerpt from the report...

Our source says that the first choice of replacement by Warner Bros. remains Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor). Bay's sense of larger-than-life cinematic style, as well as his previous relationship working with screenwriter J.J. Abrams on Armageddon, are looked upon as favorable assets by the Warners executives. However, if a deal could not be reached between Bay and WB, the next candidate that the studio regime favors would be an up-and-coming director. A short list of potential candidates have been bandied about. They are:

  • Joseph Kahn, director of Torque.
  • Antoine Fuqua, director of Training Day.
  • Dominic Sena, director of Swordfish.
  • Joseph McNally, director of Kangaroo Jack.
  • and last but not least, Tarsam, director of The Cell.

    Will Ratner officially exit the project, and if so, will a deal be reached with Bay? Our super-source tells us the studio wants to get Superman rolling this year, but one of the conditions that current Kal-El candidate Josh Hartnett has with the studio is that he won't sign a contract to star in three Superman films unless it's with Michael Bay -- and that his donning the blue and red cape in a second and third Superman picture is dependant upon Bay returning as the director.

    Read the complete report at the Coming Attractions' "Superman" page.

    In other news regarding the up-coming movie, Sky News reports that Kelly Brook (who played Victoria Hardwick, a love interest for Lex Luthor in "Smallville") is rumored for the role of Lois Lane.



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