Superman Rumor Roundup: Anne Hathaway, Matthew Goode, CGI Superman, And West Africa?
Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s probably just another rumor aboutZack Snyder’sSuperman. Bits of most-likely-false information about the Snyder directed,Christopher Nolanproduced andDavid Goyerpenned Man of Steel reboot have been jumping tall buildings in a single bound over the last few days and now there are so many, it’s time to do a roundup. The rumors are as follows:Anne Hathawaymight be playing Lois Lane,Matthew Goodemight reunite with hisWatchmendirector to play Clark Kent, the Superman suit will be completely computer generated and West Africa (!?!?) will play a major role in the film. And while most of these tidbits are probably untrue, the fact that they are all coming out at once does, maybe, give them a little more weight. The project is definitely progressing. Read more about each rumor after the jump.
Let’s start with the West Africa bit because that seems to be what started this rumor snowball.What’s Playingreported that a character breakdown went out to casting agencies for the film revealing the following plot:
When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, Clark returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.
The same report says the film focuses much more on Clark Kent and that Anne Hathaway is up for the role of Lois Lane. There’s no source attributed to the latter piece of information butBleeding Cooldoes point out that in a recentLA Timesinterview, Hathaway expressed an interested in breaking out of her romantic comfort zone. “I want to fly a spaceship,” Hathaway said. “And I want to shoot a laser into some intergalactic goop.” A role as Lois Lane might allow her to do that.
And if the film really does focus on Clark Kent, andwe know the type that Snyder is looking for, then Matthew Goode certainly fits the bill. That’s whatMovienewz, with a tip of the hat toMTV, is reporting. They cite unnamed sources telling them that Goode is the front runner for everyone’s favorite mild mannered Daily Planet reporter and that all the scenes as Superman will be full CGI. Goode definitely looks the part and almost fits into the unknown category that Snyder wants. (We say “unknown” because who really sawLeap Year?) Plus, having worked with the director before always helps.
What about this full CGI thing mentioned in that report though? It’s also being reported elsewhere, such asIESBthroughComic Book Movie. The report is that once Warners saw the CGI suit inGreen Lantern, they were considering doing the same thing forSupermanand even paid for a few tests, mostly because Snyder is so comfortable with the format. And while that’s still an option, apparently Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder are not on board. So, chances are it ain’t going to happen.
And chances are, none of this is going to happen. Nolan hastalked over and over againabout a grand idea that Goyer had about rebootingSupermanin modern times and setting the story around a sociopolitical uprising in West Africa doesn’t exactly sound like the kind of light bulb popping, game changing idea that has been described. Plus, a story focusing more on Clark Kent rather than Superman sounds like it would fall back intoSuperman Returnsterritory – not enough action. And if you have Zack Snyder, there had better be huge action.
But, who knows really? What do you guys think of all these rumors? And how about the rumored casting?
