Superman Lives
Have you ever seen a man fly?
Christopher Reeve made us believe that a man can fly in his role as Superman back in the late seventies and early eighties. So well-known was he in the role that he barely escaped typecasting in the part.
We may be ready to break away from the old Superman films in favor of something new. Not exactly a remake, the new superhero franchise will build on the old--using Marlon Brando once again in unused footage from Superman II reprising as Jor-El, Superman's father. Not bad for an actor who's been dead for well over a year. The new actor Brandon Routh looks remarkably like Christopher Reeve in his younger days.
Not only does he need to be convincing in the part of the man in tights, but also as the mild-mannered Clark Kent. It's not going to be easy.
The new film may actually jumpstart the flagging movie series the same way Batman Begins did for the famed caped crusader from Gotham City. If it works, we may seen a new lease of life for Krypton's last, surviving son. Exactly what studio Warner Brothers needs. An adrelaline rush to fuel this summer's release.
A long and troubled history comes along with this film. It went through several re-writes including a screenplay by Hollywood maverick Kevin Smith. His battle with the movie studios regarding keeping a pivotal scene with Superman and Lois Lane on top of Mount Rushmore is famously known.
Several years passed before a dream becomes a reality.
Will it become a hit? It depends on how well the audience accepts the new actor in the role of Superman. It depends on how the story plays out. Most importantly, it depends on how the film pays respect to one of the most celebrated characters in comic book history created in 1938 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. There's a lot of responsibilty on the shoulders of the director Bryan Singer. Will it work? I hope so. He'll need to be able to do a lot more than leap over tall buildings in a single bound.
Perhaps we can believe we will be flying with Superman this summer in his long-awaited return to the big screens.
Christopher Reeve made us believe that a man can fly in his role as Superman back in the late seventies and early eighties. So well-known was he in the role that he barely escaped typecasting in the part.
We may be ready to break away from the old Superman films in favor of something new. Not exactly a remake, the new superhero franchise will build on the old--using Marlon Brando once again in unused footage from Superman II reprising as Jor-El, Superman's father. Not bad for an actor who's been dead for well over a year. The new actor Brandon Routh looks remarkably like Christopher Reeve in his younger days.
Not only does he need to be convincing in the part of the man in tights, but also as the mild-mannered Clark Kent. It's not going to be easy.
The new film may actually jumpstart the flagging movie series the same way Batman Begins did for the famed caped crusader from Gotham City. If it works, we may seen a new lease of life for Krypton's last, surviving son. Exactly what studio Warner Brothers needs. An adrelaline rush to fuel this summer's release.
A long and troubled history comes along with this film. It went through several re-writes including a screenplay by Hollywood maverick Kevin Smith. His battle with the movie studios regarding keeping a pivotal scene with Superman and Lois Lane on top of Mount Rushmore is famously known.
Several years passed before a dream becomes a reality.
Will it become a hit? It depends on how well the audience accepts the new actor in the role of Superman. It depends on how the story plays out. Most importantly, it depends on how the film pays respect to one of the most celebrated characters in comic book history created in 1938 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. There's a lot of responsibilty on the shoulders of the director Bryan Singer. Will it work? I hope so. He'll need to be able to do a lot more than leap over tall buildings in a single bound.
Perhaps we can believe we will be flying with Superman this summer in his long-awaited return to the big screens.
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