Today is the day
Today is the day that we get to watch Superman Returns, we will be posting a review on SuggestAMovie tonight and let everyone know what we thought about the movie(without giving away any spoilers).
Till then we have found some Facts about the Man of Steel:
1. One of the all-time greatest good-guy superheroes actually began life as a big, bad bald guy bent on world domination! Comic creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first drew him as a villain in a January 1933 story called “The Reign of the Super-Man,” which appeared in an issue of their comic fanzine Science Fiction. It bombed, so they reimagined him as a superhero.
2. Though he did possess super-strong legs that allowed him to “leap tall buildings in a single bound.” His ability to fly was added in the early 1940s.
3. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel came up with the name of Superman’s alter ego by combining Clark, as in Clark Gable, with Kent, as in Kent Taylor, an actor who was also Siegel’s brother-in-law.
4. Before Christopher Reeve was cast in Supe’s 1978 big-screen return, director Richard Donner approached three big-name stars about the part. But Robert Redford was too expensive, Clint Eastwood was tied up with Every Which Way But Loose and James Caan told the director, “There’s no way I’m getting into that silly suit.”
5. Following Cage and Burton’s departure, a string of directors and screenwriters dropped in and out, including Wolfgang Petersen, J.J. Abrams, McG and Brett Ratner.
6. Routh auditioned for the teen Superman role in the WB’s Smallville that went to Tom Welling.
7. Halfway through production, Routh received a letter and two Superman S pendants from the late Gail Reeve. “She said she thought I’d be a good Superman,” says Routh. “She wished me luck. I can’t tell you what that was like, to get her blessing. I was nervous, because I had never heard from the family, and it’s frightening trying to fill Christopher Reeve’s shoes.”
8. More than 90 Superman suits, 60 capes and 30 pairs of red boots were used to dress Routh, including different combinations for when he would fly, when he was in an action sequence and when he was just supposed to look Supermanly.
9. In a magnified view, you can see that the yellow background behind the big red S is actually embossed with hundreds of little S’s.
10. Kate Bosworth reportedly beat out a lineup of Lois Lane wannabes that included Scarlett Johansson, Keira Knightley, Keri Russell, Elisha Cuthbert, Mischa Barton, Claire Danes, Sandra Bullock and Beyonce Knowles!??!!!
(The Facts have been taken from Movie.com, Click here to read the complete article)
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I am so excited I may wet my pants!
phenominal. My review is listed here:Â Superman Returns Review
I was a big ‘Superman’ fan when I was a kid, although I’ve sort of lost touch with the franchise in recent years. But our twenty-something son and my wife have talked me into seeing the new film tomorrow. I hope that it will blend the familiar with some satisfying new twists on the story. Frankly, I haven’t been happy with the darker elements that have been added to perennial superhero favorites in recent films.
Mark