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Red
07-24-2002, 12:34 PM
from aintitcool.com

May I just say ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh right on? (followed by a small touch of drool.)

Hey folks, Harry here... Entertainment Weekly published the 'short-list' for the roles of BATMAN and SUPERMAN for Wolfgang Petersen's SUPERMAN VS BATMAN written by Andrew Kevin Walker. This list was made up of 5 names. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, James Franco, Jude Law and Paul Walker. Definitely an interesting list and bit of journalistic excavation on EW's part, but AICN has got ya the really short list... um, actually who got the parts.

According to Nanobot 01 that has been stationed in Lorenzo's office on the Warner Brothers Lot since October 18, 2000... Well, it looks as if they've wrapped up their Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne!

Colin Farrell is BATMAN and Jude Law is SUPERMAN.

Ya know what? That actually doesn't suck in my book. The choices are actually daring in the sense that both actors are actually actors and not STARS. Both actors are invisible in roles. I do think it is rather odd that Colin Farrell is playing Batman instead of Superman given his experiences in phone booths, but maybe he can give Jude Law some pointers about phone booth etiquette.

All joking aside, Colin's got the eyes and the somberness to be BATMAN, his experiences playing BULLSEYE has his physical tricks up to speed and he definitely has the chops to pull off the character. I'm told he is definitely in. FYI... He's 5'11", 26 years old.

Jude Law has already played a man of steel once in A.I., but somehow I doubt the characters will have too much in common beyond that. Imagining the fun he'll have with Clark Kent and the charm he'll wield with Supes... Well, this could really really be something. His deal is still being hammered I'm told, but it is very very close to drying the ink time. FYI... He's 5'11", around 145 lbs, 29 years old. If you look at the original Fleischer SUPERMAN he wasn't the bulked up muscle-builder that SUPERMAN has become today. Why's he need giant muscles? He's Kryptonian, he doesn't need em, he's got a yellow sun powering him instead.

I keep asking Nanobot 01 for a copy of the script, so we can see what it is that Wolfgang and crew are going to be working from, but alas we have yet to have a successful lift. Perhaps more people need to out on the hunt. Hmmmmm, if only Mysterio wasn't such a Marvel prig... Perhaps Houdini could whip it up? Or maybe... you?

Seems like this project is headed in the right direction. Let's hope it doesn't derail.

m morgan
07-25-2002, 07:30 PM
No hint of what the story is going to be about?......very intriguing.

I wonder what the 'vs.' means....maybe something like sperherowrestlemania?....no, no, no. can't bear that thought...but the spandex costummes....stop that! :D

Can we have a picture of Seņor Collin Ferrel also?...please?

Red
07-25-2002, 11:07 PM
As requested :D

the yummy Colin Ferrel

Jul
07-25-2002, 11:25 PM
Nice snurch boss!! :aok: :D

waltersgirl
07-26-2002, 11:08 AM
sa-wheet casting!!!! and, very very yummy.


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, men. :smokin:

Red
07-26-2002, 11:31 AM
2m, I'm gonna take a guess (based on nothing) and say that the movie may be about Superman and Batman going after the same bad guy, but the two superheroes clash because of their very different views on what is justice and what exactly you should do with the bad guys.
That's just my guess.

Red
07-26-2002, 03:37 PM
and now WB is denying this as a "casting rumor". :rolleyes:

nikita 4ever
07-29-2002, 05:59 AM
going with what Red said...or maybe the only way of destroy the bad guy is to unite their super powers (and well, super tecnology for batman)but their different personalities will crash...and burn!
Anyway, Idon`t care, since we can see one of these yummys above (maybe all of them), it will worth!!:aok:

m morgan
07-30-2002, 05:18 PM
I would love if this is the first chapter in what may come to be the Justice League in the big screen. OOOOOH! YEA!!!!

As far as casting rumors go.....well, figures! I'm thinking WB is just denying it to build more expectation.