tv star collector
01-09-2006, 07:30 PM
The February issue of WIZARD magazine (#172) contains a 28-page preview of
this year's blockbuster, "SUPERMAN RETURNS." Here are a few tidbits:
Unknown actor Brandon Routh plays Superman, Kevin Spacey plays Lex Luthor,
and Kate Bosworth is Lois Lane. Others in the cast include Sam Huntington (as
Jimmy Olsen) and Frank Langella (as Perry White). In addition, there will be
some footage of the late Marlon Brando as Jor-El (thanks to Brando's estate).
In a fan poll, Christopher Reeve was picked as the actor "who looks the part of
Superman best" with 65% of the votes. Tom Welling received 25%, Brandon
Routh 7% and George Reeves 3%. (Kirk Alyn, the first screen Superman, was
not even mentioned.) In another article, John Haymes Newton and Gerard
Christopher (who starred in the 1988 syndicated SUPERBOY series) were
mentioned, noting that Christopher "made a great Superboy." The article also
stated that Dean Cain (of LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) "was the worst Superman ever." Again, nary a word about Kirk
Alyn, who played Superman in the movie serials that started it all.
I think that casting an unknown in the title role was a smart move. Remember that,
in 1978, Christopher Reeve was also a relative unknown.
More movie trivia: Although Routh bulked up to a muscular 250 pounds for the role,
there was no way for him to ever develop the perfect form to register his physique
on camera, so the production team developed a muscle suit that he puts on before
he dons the Superman costume. Costume designer Louise Mingenbach notes, though,
that "Brandon actually was in such good shape that we ended up removing some of
the muscles for specific scenes."
this year's blockbuster, "SUPERMAN RETURNS." Here are a few tidbits:
Unknown actor Brandon Routh plays Superman, Kevin Spacey plays Lex Luthor,
and Kate Bosworth is Lois Lane. Others in the cast include Sam Huntington (as
Jimmy Olsen) and Frank Langella (as Perry White). In addition, there will be
some footage of the late Marlon Brando as Jor-El (thanks to Brando's estate).
In a fan poll, Christopher Reeve was picked as the actor "who looks the part of
Superman best" with 65% of the votes. Tom Welling received 25%, Brandon
Routh 7% and George Reeves 3%. (Kirk Alyn, the first screen Superman, was
not even mentioned.) In another article, John Haymes Newton and Gerard
Christopher (who starred in the 1988 syndicated SUPERBOY series) were
mentioned, noting that Christopher "made a great Superboy." The article also
stated that Dean Cain (of LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN) "was the worst Superman ever." Again, nary a word about Kirk
Alyn, who played Superman in the movie serials that started it all.
I think that casting an unknown in the title role was a smart move. Remember that,
in 1978, Christopher Reeve was also a relative unknown.
More movie trivia: Although Routh bulked up to a muscular 250 pounds for the role,
there was no way for him to ever develop the perfect form to register his physique
on camera, so the production team developed a muscle suit that he puts on before
he dons the Superman costume. Costume designer Louise Mingenbach notes, though,
that "Brandon actually was in such good shape that we ended up removing some of
the muscles for specific scenes."