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[Joel Was Right]

I miss Brandon Routh =(

Brandon was great, loved his Clark Kent. Very sad to see him recast but it was inevitable I guess

 

[iamaustrian]

meh, hipsterman

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Hans Zimmer is composing

oh wow didn't know this.

 

[VeryGooster]

I can dig it. Still disappointed that Routh wasn't given another shot.

Pretty much. I could understand why they'd go with someone new, though.

 

[Ripclawe]

The fuck is going on here? Routh was fine.

You know when a team goes 0-16 even though everyone knows its not the QB's fault but its just best to start over? That is what happened to Routh.

 

[MYE]

Wait

this is the kid from Count of Monte Cristo?

 

[Zeliard]

Barring contract negotiation obstacles or whatever, I assume Routh isn't back simply because they want it to feel like a fresh reboot, removed entirely from Returns. In which case it's basically inevitable.

 

[Xater]

Looking at the OP picture they should go for 90s Mulletman. ^^

 

[Dabanton]

meh, hipsterman

Explain what's hipster?

Or are you just throwing that word around for no good reason like most posters i see using it.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Wait

this is the kid from Count of Monte Cristo?

"You've had your last laugh at my expense. Do your worst." That kid? Mondego's son?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Hans Zimmer is composing

He is? Didn't know this was confirmed. I would have thought that Zack Snyder would have stuck with Brian Tyler for the score.

 

[quickwhips]

Man I don't know if they will ever make a good superman movie. Its like the hulk. They are both so powerful characters nothing ever seems like a real threat in the movies. The comics do a great job with superman but I just don't feel that its had for a director and writer to make a movie that shows this for some reason. I hope its good though.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

Another fuckin' Brit? Jesus. Superman, Spider-man, Batman...

Andrew Garfield has dual US-UK citizenship.

And Superman isn't American, he's Kryptonian

 

[bengraven]

Oh shit, the guy who banged, then married Henry's sister on The Tudors?

Oh shit, the guy who was banging Sienna Miller in Stardust?

 

[WillyFive]

Hans Zimmer is composing

I thought this was proven false.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Isn't he british?

Anyway, we'll see.

 

[DMczaf]

I thought this was proven false.

Yeah, Hans came out and said he wasn't attached to Superman.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Im sad that it was impossible for Routh to comeback. He was hired to basically look stoic in Returns.

 

[Tobor]

What's the basic plot of this one? Villain?

 

[DMczaf]

What's the basic plot of this one? Villain?

No one knows the plot

No one knows the villain(s)

 

[WillyFive]

I suspect either Tyler Bates or David Hirschfelder will be scoring Superman.

Tyler Bates because he has done the music for almost every Snyder movie, and David Hirschfelder because he did the music for Legends of the Guardians (also a Znyder movie) and it's main theme sounds just like you'd expect a Superman score would sound like.

But I think either John Williams or Michael Giacchino would be my favorite for the role (or maybe even a team up of those two, just like Nolan teamed up two famous composers for Batman Begins).

 

[TheOddOne]

I'd fuck him. Hard. So hard.

 

[Tobor]

No one knows the plot

No one knows the villain(s)

Huh. Well, Cavill looks good.

Also, John Williams theme or GTFO.

 

[Van Owen]

Loved him in The Tudors. I approve.

 

[Blader]

He'll also be in Immortals this fall.

 

[TEJ]

No one knows the plot

No one knows the villain(s)

Wasn't it announced that General Zod was the villain?

 

[Zabka]

Unexpected, but a good choice. Hopefully Goyer's comment that this was influenced by Secret Origin means the tone of the comic and not just the story.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Andrew Garfield has dual US-UK citizenship.

And Superman isn't American, he's Kryptonian

He was raised from infancy in Iowa. He's as American as Apple Pie.

 

[WrikaWrek]

I suspect either Tyler Bates or David Hirschfelder will be scoring Superman.

Tyler Bates because he has done the music for almost every Snyder movie, and David Hirschfelder because he did the music for Legends of the Guardians (also a Znyder movie) and it's main theme sounds just like you'd expect a Superman score would sound like.

But I think either John Williams or Michael Giacchino would be my favorite for the role (or maybe even a team up of those two, just like Nolan teamed up two famous composers for Batman Begins).

Its Hans Zimmer.

 

[Blader]

Wasn't it announced that General Zod was the villain?

Snyder debunked that.

 

[Fuzzy]

He was raised from infancy in Iowa. He's as American as Apple Pie.

Iowa? I really need the laughing gif right now.

 

[iamaustrian]

Explain what's hipster?

Or are you just throwing that word around for no good reason like most posters i see using it.

I'm just throwing around that word for no good reason.

 

[starchild excalibur]

He'll also be in Immortals this fall.

Is that a screen cap from it?

Oh, so looking forward to Tarsem's new film.

 

[WillyFive]

Its Hans Zimmer.

Do you have a source?

 

[Spike Spiegel]

OP needs a clean-shaven pic, I started looking this guy up on Google and after seeing him in shots like this I can definitely see the "Superman" angle better.

Also, he's shorter than Routh, Welling or Reeve were in the role -- but not by much.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Thank God Routh is out.

Only actor in the world that could make Wellings acting look good.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Do you have a source?

http://www.slashfilm.com/hans-zimmer-scoring-zack-snyders-superman/

Thanks to a recent interview, we have some insight into the answer to that question. When asked about Superman, Zimmer recently said,

You are allowed to reinvent, but you have to try to be as good or at least as iconic and it has to resonate and it has to become a part of the zeitgeist. That’s the job. On ‘Gladiator’ I remember people always talking about ‘Spartacus’ and I kept telling them, ‘When you saw ‘Spartacus’ and how it affected it you, that’s how I want a modern audience to be affected by what we do now.’ So I think ultimately you’re supposed to reinvent.

Also, he's shorter than Routh, Welling or Reeve were in the role -- but not by much.

He is noticeably shorter. But 1.85m is still tall, Superman doesn't need to be HUGE.

 

[DMczaf]

http://www.slashfilm.com/hans-zimmer-scoring-zack-snyders-superman/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/hans-zimmer-scoring-superman-fast-56714

THR: The internet is buzzing with rumors that you’ve signed on to Zack Snyder’s Superman project. Any truth to that?

Hans Zimmer: You know, it’s like some dirty quote taken out of context. Let’s just be absolutely straight here: I have never in my life met Zack Snyder. I think I need to give him a ring. But here’s the thing: No Ronni [Chasen]. Suddenly all sorts of stuff starts flowing around with no warning.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

quality of the movie aside, this dude was spot-on

Meh. I always thought of him as a poor man's Christopher Reeve.

 

[DMczaf]

OP needs a clean-shaven pic, I started looking this guy up on Google and after seeing him in shots like this I can definitely see the "Superman" angle better.

Also, he's shorter than Routh, Welling or Reeve were in the role -- but not by much.

I just used the pic that WB sent out, I'll use that one

 

[WrikaWrek]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/hans-zimmer-scoring-superman-fast-56714

Well that's that then.

 

[Slime]

Thank God Routh is out.

Only actor in the world that could make Wellings acting look good.

I remember liking him, but then I saw him on Chuck and he was terrible. Maybe I need to rewatch this thing.

Or maybe not. Bleh.

(I just want a good Superman film)

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

You know when a team goes 0-16 even though everyone knows its not the QB's fault but its just best to start over? That is what happened to Routh.

Yah. Routh is victim of the "let's just forget about 2006, please" approach.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Yah. Routh is victim of the "let's just forget about 2006, please" approach.

Shame, because he had the looks and likability to play Superman.

Bryan Singer really messed up.

 

[diunxx]

Please don't be shitty, please don't be shitty, please don't be shitty.

directed by Zack Snyder

.

 

[effzee]

OP needs a clean-shaven pic, I started looking this guy up on Google and after seeing him in shots like this I can definitely see the "Superman" angle better.

Also, he's shorter than Routh, Welling or Reeve were in the role -- but not by much.

I can see Superman there.

LETS DO THIS IN SLOW MO!

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I remember liking him, but then I saw him on Chuck and he was terrible. Maybe I need to rewatch this thing.

Or maybe not. Bleh.

(I just want a good Superman film)

I loved the man in Scott Pilgrim, but absolutely hated his Clark/Superman.

 

[Loxley]

If Routh couldn't nab the role back, I was really rooting for Armie Hammer

 

[Dabanton]

I'm just throwing around that word for no good reason.

At least your honest

 

[krypt0nian]

Perfection, Snyder.

Hopefully he won't be lazy and do a Reeve impression.