2013 Movie News Archives

November 19, 2013: Charles Roven Talks "Man of Steel" and Superman/Batman Movie

Superman/Batman Variety has published a special feature on Producer Charles Roven, and amongst the list of projects he's worked on and has coming up, there's discussion about "Man of Steel" and the upcoming Superman/Batman movie.

In regards to the success of "Man of Steel" Roven said, "We felt that we accomplished our goals with 'Man of Steel'."

    "Our intention was to bring Superman into the 21st century with a contemporary character and a different kind of superhero than what's out there right now."

    Also key in "Man of Steel" was to set the stage for the next film; Roven and Warners execs began talks after the movie had grossed $200 million worldwide in its first weekend.

As for Ben Affleck being cast to play Batman opposite Henry Cavill's Superman in the follow-up film to "Man of Steel", Roven said, "We wanted a guy who had a certain age and a certain gravitas to what he had done in terms of his recent work."

    "If you take a look at 'The Town' and 'Argo,' he plays a couple of serious guys in those movies. He's a big man. He's also a mature man. As you see him and Henry together, one definitely has much more experience just by looking at him. That's what we wanted, particularly juxtaposed against our Superman."

Source: Variety.com.



2013 Movie News

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