Stolen Faster than a Speeding Bullet

When I hear stories like these it just makes my heart weep for the victim...especially more so in this case. Please follow the link for more information.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/06/st-louis-area-comic-fans-be-on-alert-for-stolen-superman-items/

Man Of Steel

So, it's been a while since I've last posted and A LOT has happened over the past few months. So that's why I'm writing this entry now. Of course Henry Cavill is Superman/Clark Kent unlike Tom Welling! Anyway, Amy Adams has been cast as Lois Lane, ace reporter for the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper. As the man of steel's parents we have Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent and Diane Lane as Martha Kent. I honestly don't think they could have been cast any better. Russell Crowe will be playing the role of Jor-El and Julia Ormond will be playing the role of Lara; Superman's Kryptonian parents. Harry Lennix will be a US military general named Gen. Swanwick and Christopher Meloni from Law and Order: Special Victims Unit fame will be playing Colonel Hardy. Michael Shannon will be playing General Zod and Antje Traue will take on the role of Faora, Zod's right hand woman. And last but not least, as of right now anyway, Laurence Fishburne will be playing the editor in chief of the Daily Planet and Lois and Clark's boss...Perry White. Now, some people have a problem with a black man portraying a character that has been white for over 70 years. I don't have a problem with it myself. I love Laurence Fishburne's work and think he will make a excellent Perry White. The other cast members are just as equally amazing, such as Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Ma and Pa Kent. Also, the LOOOOONG awaited photo of Henry Cavill as Superman is here!!! On a side of bad news, we all have to wait almost 2 years for the movie to come out seeing as the release date was bumped from December 2012 to June 14th, 2013. But I'm sure the movie will be worth the wait! I hope to update regularly as filming is now underway!

Man of Music

Is Tyler Bates set to compose the music for Superman: Man of Steel? According to IMDb he is. Which for me is good news. I have enjoyed Bates' music and would seem like a no brainer since he is a frequent collaborator with Zack Snyder who is directing the newest Superman movie. Now the question that rests in my head is this: Will Tyler Bates come up with his own theme song for Superman and possibly ruin the franchise in the eyes of many fanboys, myself included, or will he rework, and reinvigorate the classic John Williams "Superman March"? My hope is for the latter obviously. John Williams' Superman score is a classic in the eyes of many and could be considered the greatest movie theme ever written! To me and a countless many others the Superman theme literally says "SUPERMAN!". Some people say that it's old and dated and with the film being a reboot it should separate itself from all Superman movies past. I disagree. Sure it's a reboot, but the theme has become a part of that character...not just the film franchise. What are your ideas on the Superman theme? Keep it? Rework it? Change it all together? Let me know!

Henry Cavill as SUPERMAN!!!

So this has just been announced today that Henry Cavill will take over the role of superhero Superman from previous lead actor, Brandon Routh. Now how the rest of the cast is going to shape out and what his costume will look like are still resting in the minds of fans everywhere...

Morris in Clemson

Well, today at around 1pm Chad Morris made it to South Carolina, ate lunch in Anderson and made his way to Clemson to the WestZone, met his new running backs coach, Tony Elliott as he moved into his office and apparently signed his contract. I'm still kinda iffy on whether or not he is the right man to lead our offense, but I'm willing to give him a shot. I'm also not to certain of the hiring of a wide receiver to coach running backs. I'm not sure what Dabo is thinking hiring all these inexperienced coaches but he's the head coach and gets paid to make the mistakes.

I hope Clemson has success under Chad Morris like Tulsa did. 16 years as a Texas high school head coach still isn't all that impressive to me but I'm willing to give this guy a shot to prove himself to the Clemson faithful. Only time will tell if this guy can produce the desired wins Clemson wants or if he's gonna be a major bust...which unfortunately is what I think is going to happen.

Chad Morris to Clemson

Ok, so this isn't in the slightest way Superman related but it's my blog so who cares. Tulsa offensive coordinator Chad Morris has supposedly been hired by Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney Sunday morning. Morris has one year of college coaching experience and several year of coaching in the Texas high school system. The guy has great numbers but will he be able to re-create those numbers at a high profile school in a high profile conference??? Tune in in September to find out...

New Name, New Look...Still Sick

Since I can't really get up and go anywhere due to the fact I'm sick and feel miserable I decided to change the look of my blog. I', still working on it as it is a work in progress...if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to toss them my way...I'm always open to constructive criticism. I'm not exactly why I didn't think of this before but "The Daily Planet" seem like a fitting name for my blog, although I will more than likely not be posting on a daily basis. But we do have some news on the movie front actually.

It seems that Superman: The Man of Steel could be filming in Chicago starting in August 22, 2011 through April 2012. There will be a break for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Post-Production starts in May and will continue through November in time for a mid to late December release. They will start filming a scene in Smallville for 40 days for 4 scenes, including a homecoming scene (not exactly what type of homecoming), a unreleased scene, the discovery of Clark's ship and Johnathan Kent's funeral.

There will also be a scene from the Middle East and supposedly a West Africa scene while Clark is out discovering himself. Shooting then moves to the UK for interior shoots mainly revolving around the Daily Planet. None of this has been confirmed or denied by Warner Brothers or Legendary Pictures. As more information surfaces or pops up on the internet I'll be sure to post it as it comes along. So until next time....up, up, and away!

Villains

We all know Superman's most famous villain is Lex Luthor. But Luthor isn't Superman's only villain. In the upcoming movie the producers and the director need to use a villain worthy of the full use of Superman's great and vast powers. Luthor, of course, should always be lurking around in the background of course since he is such an important character in the Superman mythology. But let us not forget that Superman has much more powerful adversaries then Luthor and his kryptonite armor. One of my favorite villains would be Brainiac. He can go toe to toe with Superman and even make him turn on his allies. Brainiac is also the one who is responisble for the shrinking of the city of Kandor, the capitol city of Krypton. Brainiac is capable of taking over any computer system and using it to his benefit, mind control, possesion, transferring consciousness, and soem control over space and time. Brainiac would be a great villain for the new Superman movie. But then again we also have Darkseid.

Darkseid is the alien warlord/ruler/dictator of the planet Apokolips. He is incredibly powerful and would be a great physical match for Superman. They could very well duke it out in the next movie, which would please many fans, myself included. Darkseid is considered to be among the most powerful of the New Gods due to his many God like powers at his disposal. His main and most powerful attack is the Omega Effect or his Omega Beams that he fires from his eyes. They can be used as a concussive force or used to disintegrate or erase any living being from existence as they also have the ability to reform and resurrect any living being. He has pinpoint control over his beams guaranteeing no mistakes. He also possesses the ability to increase his size to mammoth proportions. His Omega beams can turn corners, bend, twist and pass through matter and energy. He has superhuman strength, stamina, and durability equivalent and rivaling that of Superman's himself.  He also possesses the ability to create "boom tubes" which gives him the ability to time travel. Darkseid is a very competent foe of Superman's making him very dangerous.

Then you have the monster DOOMSDAY. The creature that single handedly killed the Man of Steel. DOOMSDAY is a result of cloning an infant and having it killed over and over again by one of the most dangerous species in the universe and in one of the most harshest habitats in existence, prehistoric Krypton. The infant is reborn and becomes stronger and immune to whatever had previously killed it. DOOMSDAY's skeleton protrudes from his body in the form of razor sharp spurs. Having being created on Krypton spells disaster for Superman. DOOMSDAY is virtually invulnerable to any and all attacks any man can dish out. It took every bit of the Man of Steels energy to defeat the creature. Seeing as how this film is a reboot I highly doubt that DOOMSDAY will be the villain of choice so I'll move on to other possible candidates to beat down Superman.

We have the well known villain General Zod. Same powers as Superman...just crazy as all hell and wants to rule the world with Superman as his slave because he's pissed that Superman's dad imprisoned him in the Phantom Zone.  'Nuf said there. Now moving on to other baddies that can quench the Superman fanboy's taste for blood. Intergang. That's right, Intergang. They are a nationwide organized crime syndicate armed with weapons supplied by Darkseid and led by Bruno Mannheim. Since the film was originally supposed to be produced by Christopher Nolan, Intergang would fit in well with his gritty portrayal of superheroes. Just look at his Batman franchise. Based on organized crime, his franchise tries to take the silliness from the series that was brought on by Joel Schummacher. But since Nolan has left the project and handed it over to his hand picked director, Zack Snyder, who knows what lies in store of the Man of Steel.

Metallo would be another great choice of villain. He is a former mercenary by the name of John Corben who has been transformed into a cyborg with a kryptonite heart...which could kill Superman!  Metallo, incase you weren't able to figure it out, is able to control...guess what? METAL! He has the ability to take on metal components such as cars, street lamps and the such to make himself larger. He's a great villain for Superman, I'm just unsure as to where they could fit him in.  His metallic body protects him from energy and physical attacks. He doesn't need to eat or sleep and his brain is hermetically sealed inside a shielded alloy skull that has it's own power supply.

Superman has MANY more villains the writers could choose from. I just hope they choose a villain who has yet to be seen on the big screen. As I mentioned before, the next villain Superman faces off against needs to be worthy of his power and has to be able to push Superman to the edge of darkness. Almost to the breaking   point to where he has to refrain from killing the enemy at hand. Superman is a powerful force to be reckoned with and deserves a powerful enemy. Not only a physically powerful enemy but also mentally. We will see how thing progress over the next two years as the movie doesn't hit theaters until December 2012. As more and more news hit the web about Superman, expect to hear it here. Until next time, up, up and away!

Superman: The Man of Steel

So here it goes, this is my first blog and low and behold it's on the upcoming Superman movie. As much as I'm excited about the upcoming Superman movie there are a few issues that need to be addressed that were not touched on in Superman Returns. Namely Clark Kent's persona. In the earlier comics Clark was always very "mild-mannered" and clumsy. He sometimes stuttered when he spoke; very unassertive in his mannerisms. Christopher Reeve had Clark Kent and Superman down pat. He was perfect. When portraying Superman you basically have to play 3 different people: Kal-el,  Superman, and Clark Kent. Kal-el is who Superman or Clark is when he isn't at The Daily Planet or out saving lives. It's just him! Superman is the very assertive and strong savior of the people of Metropolis and the world really. And lastly Clark is the person he is when he is at work or while around people who don't know he is Superman, such as Kent family friend Ben Hubbard.


My problem with Brandon Routh lies in the fact you didn't see much of the bumbling of Clark Kent. Sure he slouched a little and had a few awkward moments with Lois but that's it. He NAILED Kal-el and Superman. The interactions with his mother were great and with Lex made you feel his pain. He just never really captured the essence of Clark. This is what I want to see in the upcoming Superman movie. In the first Superman when Clark caught his finger in the orange juice maker was great; and the scene where he gets stuck in the revolving door of The Daily Planet is pure Clark Kent! I hope that David Goyer, being a comic book writer can truly capture the "Clark Kent moments". Maybe something like Clark stapling his tie to a draft of one of his stories...that would be pure Clark. One thing that always stuck out about Clark is that his hair is always absolutely flat, while Superman's hair has a slight wave and is parted on the opposite side as Clark's.


There are many different facets of Clark Kent and Superman that need to be considered when making a movie about the greatest superhero of all-time! You need to also find a man who can pull off the look of both Clark Kent and Superman. Christopher Reeve once again was perfect. Brandon Routh also did a very good job. This person needs to have jet black hair, around 6'4 with icy blue eyes. They also need to be young enough to star in any sequels that should arise, not someone who would be in their 40's by the time a sequel hit theaters. They need to have a decent guild on them and be able to make a person believe a man can fly. Here is what I think the next Superman should look like:

All of these images are from the comic book Superman: Earth One. This Superman is a slimmed down version of The Man of Steel yet he still maintains an bad-ass look to him. I urge Zack Snyder to do plenty of research in choosing a Superman. It's very important to the fans...oh and this wouldn't be a bad idea to have in the film either...


So I hope you all have enjoyed my first blog. Who know how often I will get around to blogging...but I'm off to sleep now ladies and gents.