2012 Movie News Archives

January 31, 2012: "Man of Steel" Countdown - Part 18

Man of Steel Superman Homepage staff writer Jeffrey Taylor has submitted his 18th installment to Movies.com following the progression of the "Man of Steel" film starring Henry Cavill...

    After Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, it took almost 20 years for a new Superman film to be produced and released to theaters. During that time, DC Comics' parent company, Warner Brothers, officially announced several different versions of their plans, but it was only Bryan Singer's Superman Returns that came to fruition. The official announcements made fans think about the future of the character, leading to a number of rumors, only a handful of which were even remotely substantiated. Thanks to Kevin Smith, we know a great deal about one of the potential films, but even then, there were rumors of Will Smith playing Superman, Will Smith playing Lex Luthor and Will Smith playing Lois Lane. Perhaps one of these might have been a true studio consideration, but nothing was ever official.

    As principal photography has finished this week, there have been even more outlandish rumors leading up to the June, 2013 release of Man of Steel. As fans, we've learned to differentiate rumors from official WB announcements, but some may still be true, while others have already been completely debunked. How are the film's followers to keep up with it when we see a complete story breakdown one week and might miss the retraction the next? Well, look no further. Here's a look at the rumors from the past months and whether they're real, fake or still undecided.

Read Jeffrey's complete "Man of Steel" Countdown column at Movies.com.



2012 Movie News

Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2012 organized into various categories:

“Man of Steel” Movie News:

“Justice League” Movie News: “Superman: Unbound” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: Doom” Animated Movie News: “Superman vs. The Elite” Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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