Routh and Bosworth on Superman Returns
Source: Heather Newgen


At an ultra-exclusive Warner Brothers event, Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth made a brief appearance at Kitson, a trendy store in Beverly Hills, to promote the unveiling of all-new Superman Returns apparel which not only includes clothing and accessories, but the dolls that are modeled after the stars as well. Kitson is launching a charity auction of 23 sets of the new Superman and Lois Lane dolls, designed and donated by Mattel and autographed by Routh and Bosworth, on eBay using the eBay Giving Works program (see details).

ComingSoon.net/SuperheroHype.com talked to the pair about the upcoming film and what fans can expect.

CS/SHH: How do you deal with the fans? What is their reaction to you?
Kate Bosworth: What's great about the fans for Superman is that they're so excited and loyal and I think it brings a lot of people back to their childhood in a way. It's really a magical thing and I went to Blockbuster the other day to get some films and one of the people that work there said 'Oh I'm so excited for the movie.' It's really neat to see people coming up to you and saying their excited for the film coming out. That's really really nice.

CS/SHH: How did you embody Lois Lane? Did you draw on other Lois Lanes for experience?
Bosworth: I actually purposely didn't watch, I've seen the Superman films before but I saw them a long time ago when I was a kid. I purposely didn't watch them before I made the film because I didn't want to. I could see myself watching that and sort of being nervous and comparing myself to other Lois Lanes and I couldn't deal with the pressure. Brian and I decided we wanted to start it fresh and be conscious of other performances. I didn't really watch it before then. I watched it after when we finished which was a great experience. It was in the can and there's nothing I could have changed and it was fun to watch. Margot Kidder gave such a great performance.

CS/SHH: Can you talk about your reaction as to seeing yourself as a doll and what that process was like?
Bosworth: It's not the most normal experience I've ever had, but it was, to be honest, it was strange. I've never had a doll before made after me. It's very cool and really exciting. The eyes are different colors as well. They really paid attention to detail that way. It's neat to have a doll made after you and it's something I'll always have, that's for sure.

CS/SHH: What part of the Superman history inspired you to do this film?
Bosworth: Probably the films. To be honest, I really took it from the script. I took a lot of classic Lois Lane characteristics, the spunk, her feistiness, the independence, the drive, but it was all really there in the script. It was really an incredible script and working with Brian it was it was sort of like making... I tried to do it like any other film because if I thought about being the hugeness of this film, I think it really would have freaked me out. I sort of approached it like I would have any other character. I read the script, I thought about what she was feeling, what her past experiences may have been, where she's at now.

CS/SHH: Growing up or doing research for the movie, did you go back to the Superman comics at all?
Bosworth: I hate doing this to you because I want so badly to say that I read every single comic book, but I really wasn't a huge fan. It really wasn't my thing and I was actually more into horses. I have a whole different appreciation for them now after making the film. They're really incredible pieces of art to be honest. They're fun, but they are incredibly artistic.

CS/SHH: What was it like putting on the Superman costume for the first time?
Brandon Routh: I hadn't worked out for the film yet and I kinda would have liked to have done it alone in my own room.

CS/SHH: How many people were there?
Routh: About 10 people watching and taking notes. It was a little bit nerve-wracking.

CS/SHH: Did you work out?
Routh: After that, yes. The first two to three months I was working out about 2 ½ - 3 hours a day. Lifting weights, doing yoga. That was the bulk of it. Eating healthy but well.

CS/SHH: What was your diet?
Routh: A lot of vegetables. Protein in moderation not necessarily heavy protein but just lots of vegetables fruit and cutting out excess sugar.

CS/SHH: How was Kate to work with?
Routh: Kate is fantastic.

CS/SHH: Is she a good kisser?
Routh: I can't tell you that. After the film you can ask me that.

CS/SHH: Have you had any weird encounters with Superman fans?
Routh: No, the coolest things are when people have tattoos and they want me to take pictures by their shoulder which is kind of interesting.

CS/SHH: At the conventions what kinds of questions are they asking? Just mostly about taking over the character?
Routh: Yeah a lot about giving reverence to Chris and everyone who's come before and what's different about the character and what's the flying like? What's the suit like? All those general questions that everybody wants to know.

CS/SHH: How did embody such a classic character?
Routh: It was very exciting and challenging. I learned a lot from it.

CS/SHH: Where did you draw your inspiration?
Routh: It's from my envision of the character and how I see Superman and how I want out of Superman. But, also it's everyone who's come before me. It's George, it's Kirk Allen, it's Christopher Reeve. The cartoons, the image, how society views Superman, how everybody feels about it. All of that wrapped up into my interpretation of it.

CS/SHH: Any unique takes that you put on him?
Routh: I don't know. The only thing that I can think of that sticks out to me is my approach really to Clark is that he's a spy for Superman which is kid of fun. He's just really excited about everything he does. He's not necessarily clumsy for the sake of being clumsy, but he gets really excited.

CS/SHH: What can fans expect from this film?
Routh: They can expect a lot of action and a lot of flying. There are many references to the past films and comic story lines and characters in it and other actors that have been in other things which is really kind of neat. They'll get a kick out of that that the general public won't see. There's a lot of new things to see that they won't expect which is a really great story and relationships and some deep emotions, but yet they won't feel like it's a drama piece. There's a really, really scary Lex Luthor in it from Kevin which is fantastic.

CS/SHH: Out of all of the Superman films which one and which character do you think you're closet to?
Routh: I have to say it's probably Chris's performance because he was my Superman and so in my head that's what I see. You know, probably most in the beginning of the film when I thought about Superman flying or reading the script, in my head it was probably actually me envisioning him in a way as I was playing it back in my head.

CS/SHH: What are you working on next? Have you signed your next film?
Routh: Not yet. I have a lot of cool opportunities, but you know everyone wants to see the film so I'm excited for directors and writers to see the film so they can understand the hype that's out there. The thing I'm looking for is kind of a nice comedy/drama thing.

source: http://www.superherohype.com

SUPERMAN'S MR. SOFTY



IN 'SUPERMAN RETURNS,' HOLLYWOOD'S NEWEST VERSION OF THE MAN OF STEEL FIGHTS CRIME - AND HIS FEELINGS

April 30, 2006 -- SURE, he's still faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But have you noticed that Superman's has seemed different lately?

We think it started when Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel and Margot Kidder's Lois Lane spent time snuggling in satin sheets in 1980's "Superman II." And ever since - through "Lois &Clark" and "Smallville" - Superman's just been getting softer and softer.
But just wait until you see "Superman Returns," which arrives in theaters on June 30.
Nearly 70 years have passed since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics in blue tights and a red cape. Since then, practically everything has changed - and not just sartorially.
The meaning of masculinity itself has been so redefined that the Man of Steel, and even his alter ego Clark Kent, seem positively unrecognizable to most contemporary guys.

Guys these days see themselves better reflected in the characters played by Owen Wilson - a slacker leading man whose most endearing quality is his passion for underachievement - than to earnestly patriotic, straight-arrow Clark Kent, or nearly invincible and never self-interested Superman. Enter Brandon Routh, a practically unknown 25-year-old actor, who'll redefine the superhero for a new century as the star of "Superman Returns," the fifth big-budget installment of the franchise.

Superman may be an icon of masculinity, but he's also a brand - a brand in need of a serious makeover.

This is a fact that has not been lost on Bryan Singer, director of "Superman Returns."
"It's time to address and celebrate, in some way, people's connection to Superman, and how the character has evolved from 1938 to now," says Singer, who acknowledges that it's tough to empathize with a guy who can lift trains over his head and deflect bullets like they were cotton puffs. "But a guy who's having a hard time fitting back in - then everyone can relate," Singer adds. "He's a breath of fresh air."

Singer understands that when you're a superhero, there isn't much in the way of physical obstacles - providing you can steer clear of arch villains bearing Kryptonite - so he created the biggest sort of obstacle any guy can face: an emotional one.
In "Superman Returns," the squeaky-clean hero heads back to Earth after a mysterious six-year absence, only to find things have turned ugly. Worse yet, even his long-simmering romance with Lois Lane (played by "Blue Crush" star Kate Bosworth) has lost all its heat. Lois not only has a new guy - she has a child.
"I wanted to have something serious to confront Superman when he came back," Singer says. "We've seen disasters, we've seen criminals. This is altogether different. This is personal."
For 40 years, Lois never knew that Clark wore a cape under his suit and tie, although she had her suspicions. By "Superman II," in 1978, Lois knew Clark's identity - and fell in love with him.
Afterward, in the television series "Lois and Clark" and "Smallville," the relationship between the two grew deeper (although in "Smallville," Clark actually has a crush on a woman named Lana, not Lois).
More than the '40s comic books or the George Reeves TV show, these are the images that have defined Superman for the past three decades. This gradual shift from a square-jawed stud into a sensitive superhero who actually cuddles with Lois is something the writers took into account.
"Our view is, if you're over 25 years old, then you've seen the [Christopher] Reeve films, and that's Superman to you," says Dan Harris, who co-wrote the script with Michael Dougherty. "If you're under 25, then you watch TV's 'Smallville,' and that's Superman to you."
In "Superman Returns," Lois has moved on. She realizes there's something to be said for loving a guy who's secretly not Superman. After all, if you're dating Superman, you have to compete with the whole world for his attention - and it's a needy world!
With an ordinary guy, at least there's a chance that he'll stop watching ESPN long enough for the two of you to nestle on the couch and get some quality time.
So this time around, Superman's not only got to reverse the darkness that has descended on the world - he has to seek some kind of emotional breakthrough, too. Can he find closure with the love of his life? Warner Brothers is betting nearly $200 million that this is the battle we really want to see.

Superman's interior life isn't the only thing that's changed. You can even see a transformation in his costume.
First, there's his new, tiny "S" on his chest. His logo used to scream superhero. Now it just seems like a modest boast.
His monogram isn't the only thing that's shrunk. What's up with those shorts? Those are the kind of things that Ricky Martin wears while working out on a European beach.
Though his trademark curl remains, Clark's classic pomaded 'do has also been toned down in favor of a matte brush cut.
Finally, what happened to the bold scarlet red that used to adorn his cape, insignia, shorts and boots? Now they're a sedate shade of rust.
As a nation, we're always willing to embrace the familiar one more time, even if merely for old time's sake. We did it for Coca-Cola Classic. We do it every couple years for the Rolling Stones, no matter how much they look like cadavers instead of rockers.
We can do it for Superman, too - but not the one your daddy worshipped.

He needs to be a superhero, sure, but also has to be recognizable to today's guys, dudes with iffy romantic prospects, tough career choices and a worldview that recognizes everything could unravel in a moment. They crave a new Xbox more than X-ray vision.
After all, in a world filled with jihad, culture clashes and environmental catastrophes, being an emotionally remote, straight-arrow Man of Steel would be just as much of a problem as it used to be a solution.
So, Superman, welcome back to Earth, 21st century-style. And before you put on that cape, can we just talk about your childhood for a while?

source: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/63049.htm
special thanks to MatchesMalone for the article

Superman Returns: Positively Lois Lane
A new story for the ace reporter.
by Steve Head
source: IGN [Special thanks to vmob84]

April 28, 2006 - Superman deals in certainties. "He's very clear in almost all his thoughts," says Brandon Routh, the new Man of Steel. "That's why it's easy for him to do things. He doesn't worry about saving things." He'll fly into action when a jumbo jet is in distress. He'll stop machine-gun toting bank robbers. No problem. However, in matters of the heart, Superman isn't invincible. He has one worry: "He has his love of Lois. It's something that he doesn't understand. It's hard for him." She's "the first person, the only person he's every truly loved."

"To me, she's a real person," says Kate Bosworth, the actress who brings Lois to life in Superman Returns. "She's not just somebody that you read in a comic book." She has "tortured feelings going on inside of her." What's more, Lois feels what many citizens of Metropolis now feel: abandoned, and maybe a little angry. Why? It was five years ago that Superman disappeared. And now, Lois has vented her concerns in a front-page feature for The Daily Planet entitled: Where Has He Gone?

"He sort of picked up and left for five years without saying goodbye," says Bosworth, "which I think would leave some pretty harsh feelings." She confesses Lois wrote the article because she "was very angry, so she put the question out there." In it, Lois makes the case that the world doesn't need Superman, someone to come down and take care of all our problems. People are "left with taking care of themselves," which, in Lois' opion is "something people should learn to do anyway: not expect to be saved. They should be able to save themselves."

Lois, Bosworth says, is fiesty, strong-willed, and determined. "I think that those are qualities that you would definitely pick." But what's most important to Bosworth, and director Bryan Singer, is that her portrayal, at its essence, is an all new interpretation.

From day one, Singer advised Bosworth to refrain from viewing any of the prior Superman movies. "There was a decision between Bryan and I where we wanted [the portrayal] to just be with the background knowledge of the former films." They wanted to "just sort of start fresh." Bosworth was concerned that if she studied the movies, she might "take too much from that," and "it would be boring for people to see a replication of somebody's past work." She did, however, thumb through comic books left on the set. "I think the funniest thing for me, especially with reading the Superman ones, was how large the chests are of the women. I looked at Brian and said, 'Oh, I can see why you chose me! It's just so obvious!'" she laughs.

Lois' "new look" is actually a more classic look, says Bosworth. "The wardrobe has a vintage feel. I felt like I was looking at a Look Book from the 1940s or vintage Chanel; vintage Christine Roth; very strong and classic and beautiful." Costume designer Louise Mingenbach says, they wanted to go with "a timeless feel," something that wouldn't reflect Lois' look from the 1970s. "What's going on in fashion is there's so much looking back and inspiration from vintage and past decades that you can do that, and she can look modern at the same time." For Lois' hairstyle, Bosworth says, "I was up for almost anything. They could die it. They could put extensions in." And they tried different looks. But in the end, the final decision was: "A good wig. So, that's what we did. And it's fantastic."

What really sets this Lois apart is: She's a mom. She has son, and he's everything to her. "It's all about your child," says Bosworth. "She's had to focus her attention on her baby. She's still got that fire and spunk and craziness, but she does have a child to think of, first and foremost."

But be not concerned, purists among you, for Lois is still a fast-talking reporter with lots of fire and drive - this you will see at the Daily Planet. Those scenes were among the most fun for Bosworth, because the Planet is where Lois "gets her jive." She's in her element, and the dialogue is "very rapid-fire." It's "very intense because we have to speak very quickly and know what you're saying."

"I think what she brings is real sincerity," says Routh of Bosworth's performance. "She's really feeling the relationship. She's got the relationship." She had the "back-story really working for us. We were both coming from a place that our past experiences are carrying us forward, and they're evident in our present."

This intrinsic chemistry inspired Singer to cast Bosworth. "I felt she could carry the maturity and experience of a woman who'd been a reporter for a period of time, and also had a child of 4 or 5 years of age," says Singer. "The ability to carry that off impressed me tremendously." The significance of Clark Kent and Lois' relationship also presented a new challenge. As his X-Men movies were ensable pieces, Superman Returns is about one man and one woman. "Although there was romance in X-Men, this is a love story. For all its modernism, and scope, and action and contemporary nature in regards to the plot and in terms of Superman returning, to me it's a very 1940's love story about what happens when old boyfriends come back into your life."

"The love story is very relatable to everyone," says Routh. "You lose love. You get it back. The journey you take to get the person you love back. Giving up things. Finding the positives in the negatives. All these are human things. I trust that's evident in the film."

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Nothing really new, just bits and pieces here and there most of its from

Flare Magazine:

Kate talks a little more about her biggest role ever...

as Lois Lane and more.

Special thanks to vmbo84 for the scans.

OK Magazine interviews Kate Bosworth

Gail from the Fashion Spot forums posted this OK interview with Kate Bosworth. Special thanks to vmob84 for the heads up.

Quint interviews Superman himself, Mr. Brandon Routh!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with about 10 minutes of one on one time I had with Brandon Routh while adventuring in Las Vegas during ShoWest.
I was one of the select few to be allotted time with the SUPERMAN star and I was set up in the lavish and busy green room before the big presentation. I got to watch Las Vegas' important and wealthy trophy wives get free Coke (the soda), any alcohol of their choice and follow around the famous people. There was a rather amusing moment as Laurence Fishburne was being walked through the green room, surrounded by security guards, as an ex-Showgirl looking middle aged woman in an expensive dress followed close at their heels, screaming for a picture with the man.


Entertainment Weekly (or was it TV Guide? One of the two) was first up to chat with the Man of Tomorrow. I sat at this weird little goth-clothed table, trying to avoid the already tipsy Vegas richers. I had a brief chat with one of the guys who runs the theaters in the Palms Casino, theaters which I knew well from attending the CineVegas Film Festival there a few years back.
When the Entertainment Weekly/TV Guide guy was done with Routh, he threw the man at me while taking the lovely and still stunningly beautiful Natalie Portman for himself, the bastard. "We love you Natalie!"
What struck me first when Routh came up to the table was just how big this guy is. I top out between six foot and 6'1" and Routh had to be at least 4 inches taller than me. He introduced himself and we sat down to chat. We only had 10 minutes, but I got a very positive impression of the man. He seemed very down to earth, humble and just an overall nice guy.
Enjoy the chat!


QUINT: So, with the movie just a couple months away now it looks like they're just starting to put you through the ringer leading up to release...

BRANDON ROUTH: Yes. (laughs) This is ringer number one today.

QUINT: I noticed the Weta Collectible SUPERMAN RETURNS statues just popped up online and have seen a lot of the merchandising for the movie previewed out of Toy Fair. Is it weirding you out to see yourself starting to pop up all over the place?

BRANDON ROUTH: Yeah, it's crazy. I've seen some of the stuff online and some of the things look like me and some of the things don't really look so much like me. (laughs) Like they had to make the jaw bigger because it has to fit on the neck joint on these things. I've heard these things, I understand. Maybe it's good that not everything looks like me. But it's pretty crazy, especially those Weta things. I know Bryan (Singer)'s really excited about those things happening. I'm eager to actually see one in person.

QUINT: I just saw the footage WB brought to ShoWest...

BRANDON ROUTH: Oh! Was it great? I haven't seen it.
QUINT: Oh, man... It looked fantastic.

BRANDON ROUTH: Cool. Good.

QUINT: I mean, I was psyched by the Comic-Con footage... that had you up in that Alex Ross pose up in the...

BRANDON ROUTH: Up in space...

QUINT: Yeah, just kind of floating there... I thought it was great. Classic Superman pose... but then this footage they just showed had so much more of Superman in action...

BRANDON ROUTH: Good.

QUINT: The highlight of the footage was the airplane sequence. Do you think that sequence will be the centerpiece of the movie?

BRANDON ROUTH: It's very intense. There's... there's more than that. Definitely more than that, but that is an incredibly intense scene and... I tell ya'. We did so much work on that. That was the bulk of my green screen work was making that look real. We shot and reshot that stuff.
But it's incredible. Kate (Bosworth) did such an amazing job. She's getting thrown around in that thing. I had no idea because I'm off in another stage and she's in one sound stage getting thrown around in a 777 and I'm floating on green screen. But that definitely kicks the film off.

QUINT: Was that your favorite sequence to shoot?

BRANDON ROUTH: There's a day, actually... I can't really... I don't know how much you saw, I don't know how much is in there, so I won't talk about it too much, but one of the best days I had, one of the most fun days I had flying was shooting that plane sequence. I went flying down onto the plane and they actually had me elevated at a weird angle up above a piece... They actually threw me down onto it and I had to grab ahold of it, which is really cool.
A lot of stuff was just me flying around with nothing there. That was a hands on thing that was just fantastic.

QUINT: Besides the plane sequence, which scene are you most anxious for the fans to see... I'm talking about the scene that'll play to the midnight audience, first show... Which scene would you be waiting to see them react to if you were standing at the back of the theater?

BRANDON ROUTH: Well, I can't really talk about it, but it's towards the end of the film. It's very...

QUINT: Can you hint at it... at least throw a landmark out there so people who read this will know which scene you were talking about after they see the movie?

BRANDON ROUTH: It's basically my... When Superman has his confrontation with Lex.

QUINT: Kevin Spacey is such a great pick for Lex Luthor...
BRANDON ROUTH: Incredible presence. It's great, I mean the presence of that guy. I mean, I didn't have to do any sense memories for that. (laughs) He brought it every day. Everybody will know when they see that. And from then the film... nobody is going to blink from that point on in the film.

QUINT: What's next for you? Obviously if Superman does well you're in for a sequel...
BRANDON ROUTH: Superman's definitely been opening up a lot of doors for me. As opposed to two years ago when I was knocking on doors. I don't have to knock on doors now, it's just about finding a role that'll be different enough from Superman to continue my career... you know, for the rest of my life.

QUINT: Christopher Reeve did that really well, I thought.

BRANDON ROUTH: Yeah! That's the challenge. Been reading lots of scripts.

QUINT: You are open to the Superman sequels, right?

BRANDON ROUTH: Well, I'm sure when the film comes out and if Warner Bros is really happy... they're really happy now, but I'd be really excited to do another movie. We've got it down now. We've got it down.

QUINT: What's your favorite dirty joke?

BRANDON ROUTH: The only joke I remember... A mushroom walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a drink. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, sir. No." So, later the mushroom asks again. "I'd like a vodka on the rocks." And the bartender says, "No, sir. I don't, ah... I don't serve your kind." The mushroom says, "Why not? I'm a fungi (fun guy)!"
That's the only joke I remember... Not a dirty one... well, mushrooms are dirty. They're down in the ground and they get lots of dirt on 'em... You have to wash them off before you eat 'em, so... you know. Kind of dirty. (laughs)


And there you have it, squirts. The whole enchilada. I only edited out the part where I asked what color my underwear was. "I like yellow-ish brown very much, Quint." You can understand why I cut that part, I'm sure.
I can't tell you how weird it was talking to Routh... hearing Christopher Reeve come through in his speech patterns and vocal tones at odd moments (the one that got me the most when transcribing this interview was from the dirty joke... '"No, sir. I don't, ah... I don't serve your kind."' Sounded so much like Reeve it was a little creepy.
Routh could go out and smack up women and shoot up in run down bathrooms for all I know, but again... the impression he left with me from out brief chat was of a really nice guy, decent to the core. That combined with his fairly striking physical stature could make for the perfect Superman. The real test will come at the end of June when we see if he can carry the film and pull off one of America's most recognizable icons.

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Quint from Ain't-it-Cool News has the BEST Superman Returns scoop coming from last night's ShoWest awards where SUPERhunk Brandon Routh was honored as ShoWest's Male Star of Tomorrow---The NEW Superman Returns trailer!

Here are excerpts from his article that involves the lovely Lois Lane.

Clark is then reunited with Lois and meets her child. "Clark! Hey! Welcome back! I see you've met the munchkin." A puzzled Clark looks down and says, "Hello!" By the bye, Routh was totally channeling Christopher Reeve in voice, body posture, etc.

Clark talking with Jimmy Olsen... Olsen says, "Fearless reporter Lois Lane is a mommy." Clark: "Wait... she's married?" Olsen: "It's more like a prolonged engagement." Then footage of Clark meeting James Marsden, who comes off as a really nice guy. As he's shaking Clark's hand, "It's great to finally meet ya'. I've heard so much." We also see footage of Clark holding a framed picture of Lois, Marsden and the kid. He looks pained and suddenly the glass in the frame cracks. Olsen's voice: "But if you ask me, she's still in love with you-know-who."

Back to Langella. "Lois, three things sell newspapers. Tragedy, sex and Superman." Olsen: "Why don't you guys track down Lex Luthor?" Langella: "Luther's yesterday's news."

Cut to big menacing horns as, in close up, Luther (in shadow) is revealed... as doors part in front of him, like elevator type doors. "I don't think so."

Then we see footage of Lex and a team of trained SWAT lookin' dudes in the Antarctic. Then we see Lex actually inside the fortress of solitude, looking around with respect. "This is where he learned who he was. This is where he came for guidance." Another great shot here has Lex standing there, looking at Brando's Jor-El on an icy wall. "Tell me everything."

Next bit has Lois Lane, her kid and Lex in a place that looked like the lobby of the Daily Planet. Lois is surprised and says Lex's name. The kid looks at Lex, imposing as he is, and says, "You're bald." Lex looks ups with a humorless smirk on his face and says to Lois, "Cute kid... Come with me. You're not gonna want to miss this."

Cut to Clark seeing something is wrong with Jimmy. Jimmy tells him that Lois and Jason (I think) are missing. It was around here that Clark enters an elevator and as the doors are closing he does the infamous shirt opening/reveal of the Superman logo as he looks up and flies straight up, presumably through the roof of the elevator. The next shot had him flying up the long elevator shaft, shedding his Clark Kent clothes as he flies.

The next bit had Lois and Luthor talking again. We don't see them, but we see other footage. Lex: "I have advanced technology thousands of years beyond what anyone can throw at me." Cut to a nasty looking missile with tons of shard-like things coming out of it. Lois: "But millions of people will die!" Lex, a little manic: "Billions!"

Back to Lois. This part had a little of Spacey playing Lex very campy, but he topped it off with something genuinely chilling, that made the camp actually work as a sort of underline to his dementia. Lex: "C'mon. Let me hear you say it... Just once." His finger behind his ear, pushing it forward. Lois: "You're insane." Lex: "NO! Not that..." he laughs. "Not that, the other thing." Lois: "Superman will ne..." Lex: "WRONG!!!" When he screams 'wrong', he's literally towering over Lois, sitting in a chair with her son in her lap, the crazy in his eyes flaring.

There was a little comedic bit at the end with Jimmy, Lois and Perry White leaning down looking right into camera as they're looking at a photo Jimmy shot. Perry: "What you got, Olsen?" We see the pic, taken straight up with a little spec in the sky between the skyscrapers. "Look, in the sky, Chief." Lois: "It's a bird." Perry: "It's a plane." Jimmy: "No, look it's..." Then Clark interrupts, sticking his head in. "You wanted to see me?"

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Empire Magazine Australia & UK, Superman Returns Article

If you're from the UK and the land down under, go out and but the latest edition of Empire magazine UK or Australia for an article about the upcoming movie Superman Returns. According to Kandor86 from BTN, Bryan Singer spills a bit more detail about the plot of the movie. Thanks to Kandor86 for the preview!

Now Empire isn't a complete loser when it comes to love, but in our experience old flames appearing back on the scene doesn't usually mean a reconciliation and a happy ending. Does the same apply to blokes who can leap tall buildings in a single bound?

"Well it usually doesn't," says a wary Singer. "But its interesting how you address that, because that makes the movie worth making. With The Usual Suspects the ending makes the movie worth making. With Superman having to deal with the un-deal-with-able makes the movie worth making."

and on the pressure of making an 'original' movie:

"How do I make it new? How do you make it original and different and yet keep in classic?" muses Singer. 'For Me, I was making a movie I didn't just want to be for comic fans, but also for families and also that women can go and see it and enjoy it as much as men, and that has componants which serve the hard core fans, so that the core fans feel that the character has been well treated, but at the same time will reach out to children and grandparents. And that WILL happen, because it's Superman. Its not a niche comic book." He states it one more time for emphasis, with the conviction of a man who cannot, will not fail. "It's Superman."

WIZARD UpClose: KATE BOSWORTH

The latest Wizard issue has a 1 page interview  with Kate Bosworth regarding her role as  Lois Lane in the upcoming movie Superman Returns. Here’s the scoop on what you can expect:

• Differences between this Lois with Margot’s Lois. In Superman Returns, Lois and Superman have already HAD a WHOLE relationship which makes it all the more complicated for her to face him when he returns because his departure caused her a lot of pain and she doesn’t want him to see her vulnerable when they come face to face again.
• Kate’s playing her Lois as someone pretty ambitious and driven in life but who is less selfish now because she’s got a child to care for.
• As for Lois’s feelings for her nice bespectacled Daily Planet co-worker…she’s got a soft spot in her heart for Clark even though she hardly notices him.
• Kate describes her Superman Returns experience as “exciting and so much fun…a ride that you try and hold on to”

BUY Wizard Magazine Issue #173 for the WHOLE story and MORE as Kate talks about preparing for her role, watching Superman:The Movie, her Lois Barbie doll and lots of other stuff!

Tim Daly Returns for New Superman Animated DVD


Superman: Brainiac Attacks TV Guide has provided the Superman Homepage

with an exclusive look at the new direct-to-DVD Superman animated adventure.

Dana Delany and Tim Daly will reprise their roles from Superman: The Animated Series

with an all-new DVD movie from Warner Bros. Animation later this year.

In Superman: Brainiac Attacks, the Man of Steel faces a combined

threat from his two biggest foes, Lex Luthor and Brainiac.

But perhaps even more daunting will be getting in touch with his feelings for Lois.

Be sure to grab the January 30th edition of the TV Guide magazine

(which subscribers will start receiving today and which hits newsstands this Thursday January 26th)

for a larger picture and more details.

source: http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=1509

Routh Talks Superman's Journey

Brandon Routh, who takes on the iconic title role in Bryan Singer's upcoming Superman Returns, told SCI FI Wire that his Man of Steel finds himself a bit lost at the beginning of the movie. "He's come back [after being away for several years]. He's lost. He's learned things about the world that have changed, and he's not found what he went after, ... and he just feels alone," Routh said in an interview during a break in filming in Sydney, Australia, last July. "And he's not sure if he wants to use his power even."

Routh spoke with SCI FI Wire during a two-day press visit to Sydney last summer. Shooting took place in the Australian Museum, which was doubling for a museum in Metropolis, featuring Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Warner Brothers granted permission to run portions of that interview now and in the next few days.

Superman Returns, the fifth film in the most recent Superman saga, picks up the story at the point when Superman/Clark Kent returns to Metropolis and sees his old friends, including Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). "It's at that point that he really tries to connect with the world, with humanity, with his humanity," Routh said. "I mean, he's an alien, but he's human. Or he does his best to be. He lives here. He wants to be part of that world, I think."

Superman/Clark Kent must also try to pick up the pieces of his relationship with Lois, which was the subject of Superman II and gets further developed in Superman Returns. "I think the love story is very relatable to everyone," Routh said. "You lose love, you get it back. The journey you take to get the person you love back. Giving up things. Finding the positive in the negative. All these are human things, and I trust that's evident in the film, in my portrayal. ... The one worry he has is this love of Lois, because it's something that he doesn't understand, and it's hard for him, because that's a very strong emotion, and it's the only person he's ever truly loved in that way." Superman Returns debuts June 30.

source: http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=34103

Premiere Magazine Feb 2006

SUPERMAN RETURNS issue

Check with your local bookstores for the February 2006 issue of Premiere magazine.

The following are scans of the article and images from the magazine.

“Lois & Clark” and “Adventures of Superman”

Season 2 DVDs

TVShowsonDVD.com have announced that Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman season 2 will be released on January 17, the same day as the Adventures of Superman season 2.

He catches bullets in his hand, snatches innocent citizens from the jaws of death, and zooms bombs deep into outer space. But just when you think nothing can overwhelm Superman, love brings him to his knees.

Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher are back for the thrilling second season of new adventures. Action reigns as the Man of Steel unleashes chop-'til-you-drop martial arts moves to battle a mysterious Chi master, pits his mighty powers against the firepower of resurrected '30s mobster Al Capone, and mows down a perp walk of twisted-genius bad guys who challenge him with a lethal array of threats, theft, murder and mayhem. Super hero. Super action.

The second season saw Justin Whalin join the cast as Jimmy Olsen, and Bruce Campbell appears as Bill Church Jr. in the final few episodes. The 6 disc set sells for $59.98, and will contain all 22 episodes:

1. Madame Ex
2. Wall of Sound
3. The Source
4. The Prankster
5. Church of Metropolis
6. Operation Blackout
7. That Old Gang of Mine
8. A Bolt from the Blue
9. Season's Greedings
10. Metallo
11. Chi of Steel
12. The Eyes Have It
13. The Phoenix
14. Top Copy
15. Return of the Prankster
16. Lucky Leon
17. Resurrection
18. Tempus Fugitive
19. Target: Jimmy Olsen!
20. Individual Responsibility
21. Whine, Whine, Whine
22. And the Answer Is...

The second season of the Adventures of Superman will also be released on January 17.

Sleep tight, Metropolis. No matter what trouble comes your way, a powerful hero will protect you...

And trouble does come - big trouble: a plummeting asteroid... a terrorist targeting transit systems... deadly radiation... mad scientists... a criminal clown. But none is a match for the Man of Steel.

George Reeves returns to put on the hero's cape (and when necessary, the customary eyewear of a mild-mannered reporter) for the steel-bending, bullet-speeding, tall-building-leaping excitement of 26 Season Two episodes. Noel Neill joins the series as Lois Lane, the Daily Planet reporter who sometimes suspects that maybe - just maybe - Clark Kent isn't who he says he is. Powerful fun!

The 5 disc set will contain all 26 episodes from the second season and will retail for $39.98. Here's a list of the episodes:

1. Five Minutes to Doom
2. The Big Squeeze
3. The Man Who Could Read Minds
4. Jet Ace
5. Shot in the Dark
6. The Defeat of Superman
7. Superman in Exile
8. Ghost for Scotland Yard
9. The Dog Who Knew Superman
10. The Face and the Voice
11. The Man in the Lead Mask
12. Panic in the Sky
13. The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
14. Jungle Devil
15. My Friend Superman
16. The Clown Who Cried
17. The Boy Who Hated Superman
18. Semi-Private Eye
19. Perry White's Scoop
20. Beware the Wrecker
21. The Golden Vulture
22. Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
23. Lady in Black
24. Star of Fate
25. The Whistling Bird
26. Around the World with Superman

source: http://www.supermanhomepage.com

Sept. 12, 2005 issue - Surely they're not going to kill Superman. Inside a soundstage in Sydney, Australia, Brandon Routh, as the Man of Steel, crawls across a black, wet wasteland, pursued by the evil Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) and Luthor's three henchmen. One of the thugs grabs Superman by his hair and shoves his face into a dark puddle, holding the hero's head underwater as he struggles for air. Luthor strides up behind Superman, stabs him in the back with some sort of Kryptonite shiv and whispers a sentence so horrifying (and, for now, top secret) into his ear that Superman cries out in agony. He staggers to his feet, stumbles and topples backward over a cliff. Luthor walks to the edge, looks down into the abyss and sneers, "So long, Superman." Playing this scene just once would be rough. Routh will be beaten and tormented for hours. "He's very heroic normally," says director Bryan Singer, sipping an iced vanilla latte. "You just happened to catch him on a bad day."

By the time "Superman Returns" lands in theaters next summer, it will have taken Warner Bros. 11 torturous years to get the movie off the ground. At one point in the mid-1990s, Tim Burton was going to direct Nicolas Cage as the man in tights. The next big plan was "Superman vs. Batman," directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Then, a few years ago J. J. Abrams, creator of the shows "Alias" and "Lost," chipped in a "Superman" script that whipped up a frenzy around the lot. It was teeming with huge action sequences, but altered the Superman myth. (In Abrams's version, the planet Krypton survived.) Director McG was dying to direct it, but couldn't because he had committed to make "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle." Brett Ratner signed on, but tussled with the studio over the budget—at one point it was estimated at more than $200 million—and left after six months. McG then stepped back in to direct, but location became a problem. By shooting in Australia, the studio could shave about $30 million off the budget. McG refused to fly, so the studio showed him the door.

Meanwhile, Bryan Singer was coming off his second "X-Men" movie for Twentieth Century Fox, and gearing up for a third. Years earlier he had passed on the Abrams script because he had his own idea for a "Superman" movie, if he ever got the chance to direct one. Now, with the job open again, he decided to take the leap, even though it would mean burning a bridge with Fox. At a dinner at studio chief Alan Horn's house last summer, Singer pitched his vision for "Superman": the Man of Steel has vanished for five years, then returns to Earth to find that the world is a different place and that his love Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has a 4-year-old son and a fiance (James Marsden). It's unclear which man is the boy's father, and Lois doesn't exactly give Superman a hero's welcome. She writes a story in the Daily Planet that includes the line "The world doesn't need a savior. And neither do I."

Until, that is, Lex Luthor takes another stab at world domination. "On an external level, the movie's about how an idealistic superhero functions in the modern world," Singer says, sitting in his trailer on the Sydney lot. "But it ultimately becomes a story about what happens when an old boyfriend comes back into your life, and about Superman trying to find a place in Lois Lane's world. I'm attempting to make a very emotional film. This is certainly the most romantic, and the funniest, movie I've made, and toward the end it gets a bit intense."

The atmosphere on set is surprisingly light. Spacey, with his head shaved for the role of Luthor, has turned his blue golf cart into the "Lexmobile." "This is Lex's Superbuster," Spacey says, giving a tour of the tiny vehicle. There are Kryptonite decals, like flames, on the sides. "We drove around the lot in it one day with a bullhorn, yelling 'Superman must die!'" On set, Singer and Spacey—who haven't worked together since Singer's film "The Usual Suspects" earned Spacey his first Oscar—joke around constantly. When Singer demonstrates how Spacey should arch his back when hit by debris, the actor observes his technique, then says, "I sense a little Brian Boitano in there."

As for Brandon Routh (rhymes with mouth), he does not get to play around much. The sunny, earnest 26-year-old, who hails from Iowa, has never made a film before; Singer found him on an old screen test done for McG. The role of Superman is, of course, dauntingly physical. Being strapped into flying harnesses takes more patience and endurance than you'd think—as does having your head shoved into a puddle repeatedly. Routh doesn't complain about any of this. You hear about how hard he's working only from other people. "Poor Brandon," says Parker Posey, who plays Luthor's girlfriend Kitty Koslowski. "He's got everyone touching him all the time. He's lying on his stomach and he's got five people coming up and pulling his underwear down, sticking their hands up the butt of his suit. I can't imagine what it's like." Well, what is it like? "I'm pretty OK with myself and with my space," Routh says, sitting in a "hot tent" between takes to keep warm. "I don't have special issues with people getting too close to my bubble."

Good thing, because his bubble's about to become public property. Once the skin-tight Superman suit was designed—mapped by computer to match Routh's physique—the actor couldn't gain or lose a pound until shooting was over. There was lots of early Internet buzz about the suit's being too dark, or the "S" 's being too small, but the biggest issue for the studio, according to costume designer Louise Mingenbach, was about Superman's trunks. Or, more specifically, what's in them. "There was more discussion about Superman's 'package' than anything else on the suit," she says, laughing. "Was it too big? Was it not big enough? Was it too pointy? Too round? It was somebody's job for about a month just working on codpiece shapes. It was crazy." And the final verdict? "Not big," she says, and laughs again. "Ten-year-olds will be seeing this movie."

So, no doubt, will a lot of other people when the movie opens on June 30. Still, after all the angst-ridden, conflicted heroes of recent years—Batman, Spider-Man, all of the X-Men—is Superman just too sincere, too simple, too good for modern audiences? Singer doesn't think so. "He's the ultimate immigrant," he says. "He represents what America is. We don't always get it right, but truth, justice—those are Superman's ideals." A little box office never hurts, either.

“The Adventures of Superman” DVD Coming October 18th

source: http://www.supermanhomepage.com

TVShowsonDVD.com have posted a report claiming that the complete first season of "The Adventures of Superman" TV series will finally be released on October 18th.

Original rumors had the collection being released with the Season 1 DVD of Lois & Clark back on June 6th, but the collection was delayed for unknown reasons.

The collection of the 26 episodes from the first season will also contain the following extra material:

• "Superman and the Mole Men" theatrical movie
• "From Inkwell to Backlot" retrospective
• Vintage George Reeves short
• Commentaries
• Original Kellogg's Sereal TV spots

The recommended retail price will be US$39.98, and will spot a full frame (1.33:1) video transfer, along with a mono audio track.

Never far from Superman

An Evening with Jack Larson

source: http://supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=837

*WARNING: Contains some spoiler information for Superman Returns.

I was fortunate enough to be able to meet with Jack Larson last night. Jack arrived in Sydney yesterday to be a part of the new Superman movie, "Superman Returns".

In his early 70s, Jack doesn't much like to fly, so the 14 hour flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was not something he undertook lightly, plus he hates being away from his pet dog for too long.

Jack agreed to meet with me, thanks to a glowing recommendation from Noel Neill. Heavily jet-lagged, Jack needed company to help him stay awake until a reasonable hour Sydney time... and I was happy to oblige. :)

Meeting at around 5.45pm at his hotel room, Jack and I spent a half hour chatting, with me introducing myself, and with Jack posing for the photo (shown right). We then ventured out into the cool night, found a small Chinese restuarant along the water's edge in full view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and enjoyed a nice meal. After the meal I walked Jack back to his hotel room, and bid him goodnight at around 8.45pm.

It was a wonderful three hours I'll cherish for a long time! He is such a gentlemen, and it was a real pleasure to be able to spend time chatting with him. We spoke about everything from George Reeves to Christopher Reeve, from his pet dog to Chinese food, from Phyllis Coates to Noel Neill, from his role in "Superman Returns" to his favorite episode of "The Adventures of Superman".

SPOILER WARNING!!! - This next paragraph reveals Jack Larson's role in "Superman Returns", if you don't want to know then skip the next paragraph.

I must state for the record that Jack did not tell me directly who his character was in "Superman Returns", but when I guessed it, he admitted that I'd guessed correctly. I was able to piece it together from things mentioned to me by Bryan Singer, things I'd seen on-set down in Sydney when they were filming on the street, and from the small bits of information Jack mentioned. Jack Larson is playing the part of Bibbo in "Superman Returns". For those unfamiliar with Bibbo, he's a character that has appeared both in the comics and in "Superman: The Animated Series". He's a friend of Supermans, and owner of the Ace O' Clubs tavern/bar.

With the movie script tucked away safely in his hotel bedroom, Jack told me that he was impressed with the script so far (only having had it handed to him that day). He was happy with the various short sequences in which his character was involved, finding them well written and interesting. Overall, he said he was impressed with the story line of the movie.

Earlier in the day Jack had been taken to the Fox Studios set and was introduced to the cast and crew. Having known Bryan Singer for a few years, and being a fan of his work, Jack was introduced to Brandon Routh and the other cast members, especially young Sam Huntington who is playing Jimmy Olsen, the role Jack himself made famous in the 1950s. Jack made special mention of Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane), stating how he thought she was an exceptionally attractive woman with a classic beauty about her. He compared he to come of the classic Hollywood starlets of years gone by.

Jack was impressed with all the cast, and mentioned that they had been filming a scene on the roof of the Daily Planet building that day. He was also interviewed on camera, and said that the footage was to be used in the DVD of "Superman Returns".

I should also make mention of the fact that Jack has been involved in the making of that other Superman related movie, "Truth, Justice and the American Way", the biopic on the life and death of George Reeves. Jack met with Ben Affleck and Diane Lane recently. He was happy with Diane Lane's casting as Toni Manix, as Diane is currently his favorite actress, and he was very good friends with Toni Manix. He was also very impressed with Ben Affleck, stating that Ben came across as very smart, and was confident that the actor would do George Reeves justice, having spent the better part of a whole day with Jack, asking questions and learning about George.

As I mentioned, we spoke on a range of subjects, but the above information covers the most topical news to come out of the time I spent with Jack.

Entertainment Tonight on MTV Previews Smallville Season Finale Episode "Commencement"

Entertainment Tonight featured a segment on Smallville's Season Finale episode "Commencement". Click on the following links to check it out!

*Special thanks to Nadia for these clips of the Preview.

Commencement Screencaps

Commencement YouSendIt link

TV Guide Previews The Season Finale

source: http://www.kryptonsite.com/

The newest TV Guide includes a half page article about the fourth season finale, which is set to air on May 18.

Here's what it had to say (spoiler warning!):

Smallville fans rejoice! Despite having "lost" a few viewer to polar bears and plane crashes, the Teen of Steel will still be flying high come fall. The super-competitive time slot of Wednesdays at 8 pm has been a challenge, but "we're definately back," assures executive producer Al Gough. "I'm hoping they can throw another CSI against us too!"

This week's 90-minute season finale sees the young Clark Kent and the rest of Smallville High's class of '05 don cap and gown. "In the midst of graduation, this catastrophe is going to happen" that puts Clark in touch with his inner Kryptonian, Gough says. "You'll get to understand [why his biological dad] Jor-El hs tried to get him to follow his destiny."

In addition, Gough says "the rumors are true": Someone will be murdered. But based on his plans for next year-and decadees of comic-book lore-it won't be Lois Lane (energetically played by Erica Durance, the best thing to hit Smallville since the meteor shower).

"The plan is to have her back for 13 episodes again," Gough says. "She brings out a [fun] side of Clark, because she doesn't think he walks on water." - Damian J. Holbrook

The same issue features this description for the finale:

In the fourth-season finale, the town is evacuated on graduation day in the wake of an impending meteor shower, and Jor-El warns Clark that the entire planet is in danger.

You can find TV Guide on newsstands everywhere and on the web at TVGuide.com. Hopefully no one from there will be mad at us for spreading the word!

MARGOT KIDDER FROM SUPERMAN to SMALLVILLE
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO

Most comic book fans know Margot Kidder for her work on the Superman
series of films and her recent appearances in the Teen of Steel's series,
Smallville. Kidder was one of the guests, for the first time, at this past
weekend's Pittsburgh Comicon. Although super busy talking with fans and
signing autographs, THE PULSE managed to catch up with the actress for a
few quick comments about her work.

Kidder said it was a case of ask and ye shall receive for her to take on
the role of Bridgette Crosby on Smallville. She said it "sounded like fun"
when the producers of the series called her and asked her to take on the
role.

"The challenge was they wanted Bridgette to be this extremely enigmatic
character," Kidder continued. "I'm about the least enigmatic person on the
planet, so I just thought what I did on the show was boring."

Kidder's character was recently killed in the series, but she still
considers the experience really enjoyable. She told THE PULSE she enjoyed
catching up with Annette O'Toole - a lot. The pair first worked together
on Superman III, where O'Toole played another of Superman's girlfriends,
Lana Lang. Currently O'Toole plays the Teen of Steel's mom in Smallville.
Kidder enthused it was "great to see Annette again." She elaborated, "We
spent a lot of time catching up - she's just a lark!"

Kidder said she didn't get to work with any of the other members of the
cast, although she wishes she had a chance to work with Christopher Reeve.
However, the two never filmed any scenes together. Kidder said the
majority of her work on the series was with O'Toole. "It was like no time
had passed since we last worked together," Kidder admitted. "She looks
exactly the same as she did 25 years ago. We caught up and talked about
our children, husbands, ex-husbands - the whole life thing."

The former Lois Lane didn't get a chance to work with the present Lois
Lane, but thinks that Erica Durance is carrying on the torch well. "I've
seen her act, and I think she's really wonderful," Kidder commented.

Kidder said working on the TV series was different from the Superman
movies because of the time span to create each episode. "You don't have a
lot of time and have to get it right," said Kidder. "It's amazing how they
create these episodes in such a short amount of time. They lavish a lot of
care and money on each episode and they just look terrific."

When THE PULSE spoke with Noel Neill about her time playing Lois Lane, the
actress admitted she didn't know anything about Lois Lane other than she
was Superman's girlfriend in the comic books. Neill said she read just one
Lois Lane comic before her audition. Kidder said the experience was
similar for her. She wasn't a comic book fan and didn't know much about
Lois Lane other than her connection to Superman. However, the one comic
Kidder read didn't leave a good taste in her mouth.

"It was a comic about the Daily Planet's bowling team beating a team of
Women's Libbers," Kidder recalled. "I was a feminist, so I was horrified
by it. I just took the characterization from the script and didn't get
much out of the comic. The script was fleshed out wonderfully."

She commented what she liked best about portraying Lois Lane was the
duality of the character. "I liked the fact that she was one person with
Clark and another with Superman," Kidder began. "I think that as women we
do that a lot when we fall in love."

Kidder said after the first movie came out she was a bit surprised by how
well it did in the theaters. "I was surprised at how many people were
familiar with the comics," Kidder said. "When we were out we got asked
specific questions about the comics and about Kryptonite and things which
I knew nothing about and had no real idea how to answer. It was strange. I
was a little weirded out by them coming up to me and not separating the
person I played from who I really was."

"However it happens so much now, I'm used to it," Kidder continued.

Kidder said she is "dying to see" how this new Superman film turns out.
She is anxious to check out the "new version." She told THE PULSE that she
"hasn't been asked" yet to do anything in the film, but would be
interested. She wasn't familiar with Kate Bosworth, the actress signed on
to portray Lois Lane in Superman Returns, because outside of the BBC News
or Nip/Tuck, she doesn't watch much television or films.

Kidder seemed quite at home at the Pittsburgh Comicon and enjoyed talking
to those who visited her table - both young and old. She told THE PULSE
attending comic conventions was fun and she enjoyed it because it was also
"a great way to make some extra money."

"It's been mostly good experiences," Kidder said.

*Special thanks to Ryan Pratt for this news.

Source: http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/pulse.cgi?http%3A//www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi%3Fubb%3Dget_topic%3Bf%3D36%3Bt%3D003702

FROM SMALLVILLE to METROPOLIS: Mark Verheiden Talks “Superman”

source: http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5139

Special thanks to Supermanhomepage for this news.

This May, "Superman" gets a new creative team to help guide the Man of Steel through the shadowy and dangerous Post-"Countdown" DC Universe. Mark Verheiden, the new writer, is well acquainted with Clark Kent. Joining Verheiden is artist Ed Benes. CBR News spoke to Verheiden about Superman and what he has planned for The Man of Steel's never ending battle.

Verheiden got the job as new "Superman" writer because he's been figuring out what makes Clark Kent tick for many years now. "I worked on 'Smallville', the TV show, for three years," Verheiden told CBR News. "While I was there DC decided they wanted to do a 'Smallville' comic. I had worked for DC back in the late 80s-early 90s. I did 'The Phantom' and actually had written an issue of 'Action Comics' with Superman and a variety of other things. But, I hadn't worked with them for quite awhile. Jeph Loeb would have been the obvious one to do it, but he wasn't on staff yet. So, they asked me to do one of the comics. I wrote a comic for them. It turned out really well and I started talking to Eddie Berganza at DC more and more."

DC called Verheiden after he finished chronicling the teenage years of Clark Kent's life. "When I left 'Smallville' last year, Eddie called me up and asked if I'd be interested in taking over the 'Superman' book after Brian Azzarello and Jim Lee were done," Verheiden said. "I was incredibly flattered and said, 'yes.'"

Verheiden feels that unlike his partner in the "World's Finest," there aren't many variations on Superman's character. "It feels like Batman can have many different permutations. You have the Frank Miller version, the Steve Englehart version, the kind of goofy version back in the 60s and he still survives," Verheiden explained. "But, it feels like Superman is Superman. There's really kind of one version of him. He changes, but he's very steadfast. He doesn't change dramatically. He changes in interesting emotional ways. He goes through a lot of emotional dilemmas. The core character that he is has remained pretty much the same."

Superman's immutable core is characterized by a number of traits. "He's sort of the rock solid center of the DC Universe. The core characteristics of him are the fact that he's just sort of always there. He's really the guy you turn to when all else has kind of gone to pot."

Verheiden feels another essential trait of Superman is the importance of the marriage between Clark Kent and Lois Lane. "She's great for Superman because where Superman is I think a tad on the reserved side, which is interesting given that he's a guy who can look to the end of the universe, she brings a sense of humanity to him," Verheiden explained. "Their marriage is what grounds him to humanity and mankind. Without that he's basically an alien on Earth."

Lois will play a significant role in the book. "She's headstrong where Superman may not be. She is willing to go to places that Superman may not," Verheiden said. " In a lot of ways she's a much better reporter than Clark Kent. Not because Clark Kent is a bad reporter, but because I think Lois is willing to go that extra mile and ask those embarrassing questions."

Other supporting characters Verheiden has plans for include Superboy, Jimmy Olsen, and some other Daily Planet staff members.

The villains appearing in Verheiden's initial "Superman" issues include Braniac and Black Rock, a villain from the '70s who Verheiden updated. The writer will be examining Superman's rogues' gallery for villains to use in future arcs. "It does seem that Superman's gallery of villains is not as densely populated as says Batman's," Verheiden said. "There's really no Joker. I suppose it's Lex Luthor. Lex is a great villain. Once we get past him though there are the reoccurring villains like The Toyman and The Prankster. It's interesting that these became reoccurring villains in Superman's universe because Superman is so powerful and its sort of silly that you're kind of like, 'How did that come about.' No plans to use those guys in the near future."

There is one villain fans should expect to see in upcoming issues of "Superman". "One character I'd really like to use, I'm not sure he's classified as a villain, is Bizarro," Verheiden told CBR News. "Bizarro has always been a favorite of mine. So I think at some point he'll pop in."

Verheiden's initial "Superman" story arc has the Man of Steel plagued by some doubts. "The first few issues I've done focus a lot on Superman and Lois and Superman and his relationship with Earth," Verheiden explained. "He's having some questions about his place on Earth and finds himself questioning his role here."

Superman may be invulnerable, but he has been deeply affected by recent events in the DC Universe. "With 'Crisis' and 'Countdown' there's a lot of nasty stuff going on in the DC Universe," Verheiden said. "He's really facing some pretty dark challenges; challenges his friends in the superhero community have sort of thrust at him by people being killed and people doing things that are morally on the sketchy side."

Another element of Verheiden's run will be an examination of Superman's abilities. "It really seemed to me that with Superman, we were taking him a little bit for granted, the truly immense nature of his abilities" Verheiden said. "What I want to do is really explore his powers in ways, that when they've done 2,000 issues of a character it's hard to say ways that have never been done before, but in ways that I think are a bit unusual. What do those powers really mean? What are the extremes of those powers? What does it mean if a guy can see to the end of the universe? What does it mean when a guy can fly faster than light? What does it mean when a guy can turn on his heat vision to a point where he's essentially a walking nuclear reactor?"

By examining his powers Verheiden hopes to bring a sense of astonishment back to Superman. "It's asking sort of questions about the nature of his powers and I think trying to get a sense of the awe back when this guy uses his abilities," Verheiden explained. "Book like 'Kingdom Come' were great because they sort of brought back that sense of awe. Or in the Marvel Universe it would be 'Marvels' where you go, 'Wow! Those are really different folk.'"

The tone of Verheiden's "Superman" run will reflect the current state of the DC Universe, deadly serious. "Mine has for a lack of a better word a pulp feel to it," Verheiden told CBR News. "It's a tad grittier. To me it's strictly in the DC Universe but it's more the feeling you had from him way back in the early 40s, when he taking on gangsters and stuff. It had a serious edge."

With four mini-series spinning out of Countdown there's a lot going on in the DC Universe. Verheiden's "Superman" will reflect that, but you won't need to have read any of the mini-series to enjoy the book. "The way I'm approaching it is the mini-series definitely inform what I'm doing in the book, but they don't control what I'm doing in the book," Verheiden explained. "I think the only way you can do a book like this is to have that back text. Understand what's going on in the universe and make sure that you're not violating that. Then you got to do your story. We're definitely not trying to do a thing where you need to buy 10 books to understand what's going on in 'Superman'."

Verheiden cites two big influences on the way he writes Superman. The first is one of the most acclaimed Superman stories by one of comics' most acclaimed writers. "I always though that Alan Moore's 'Man of Tomorrow' story back in the 80s was a great Superman story," Verheiden said. "What I liked about that story was it really sort of brought back the idea that there's a majesty to this guy. Alan Moore's writing is definitely an influence on anything I've done in comics."

The work of one of Verheiden's former co-writers on "Smallville" is his other big influence. He said, "Jeph Loeb's work on 'Superman for All Seasons'; I think Jeph is a fantastic writer."

Verheiden has loved the work of his collaborator, new "Superman" artist Ed Benes. "I've seen Ed Benes' work on the first issue. It's really quite amazing," Verheiden told CBR News. "He's doing a really, really spectacular job taking stuff I wrote and punching it out about ten steps further."

Moving from chronicling Clark Kent's teen years to his adult ones has been creatively fulfilling for Verheiden. "It's not for me to say its fun. It's for people to read it and say its fun," he said. "I hope people give it a shot. It's been a challenge, but I'm really excited about it and I think the people at DC are excited about it."

Entertainment Weekly Reports on “Superman II: RIC”

Source: http://www.Supermanhomepage.com

Entertainment Weekly recently published a report on the fan attempt to release a "Superman II" extended cut DVD... Click on the image link below

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NOEL NEILL and Superman Returns tidbits!

The webmaster of CapedWonder.com got to chat with Ms.Neill before she left for Australia. Here is the following information containing some spoilers.

Noel Neill and I had lunch together (see photo) with friends on April 10, 2005 in Hollywood. She said that she is very excited about being in Superman Returns, and that, in fact, it is a role, and not just a cameo. She couldn't say exactly what the role is going to be, but I got a smile from her when I said I thought it had to do with Lex Luthor. She is supposed to leave for Australia in June or July. Her friend, Jack Larson, may be leaving in May to play a small part in the film. Noel has seen Brandon Routh photos as Superman and said, "the boy looked good". She confirmed that the costume is "classic." I am thrilled that Noel is going to be in this new film...kudos to Bryan Singer.

Source:  http://www.capedwonder.com/SRgallery.htm

"Superman" Extra's Spy Report
By Garth Franklin
April 17th, 2005

Last week shooting at one of Sydney's major transport hubs literally stopped traffic and caused all sorts of excitement. Now, 'Glebe Boy' drops in his report from that action which is looking to be repeated again this weekend but on a smaller scale:

"I was an extra this week in scenes for SUPERMAN RETURNS, being shot in downtown Sydney. One of the many extras, mind you. It's only my second ever gig - after a bit in ATTACK OF THE CLONES - but it's fun stuff. I thought you might like a quick run-down. I was hired to play one of the many people standing outside the Metropolis hospital - where we had to cry and pray for Superman to become well. The place where I usually get public transport home is now, well, a film-set.

We were informed to dress-down, and wear rain coats, because they wanted to get some rain machines going on in the scenes at times. It's a sad scene were Superman is on his death bed....we're not told why....and where we, the people of metropolis, band together to pray for his recovery. Originally we were told it was a death scene for one of Superman's friends - but when we got there, we were handed banners, and told to cry for "Superman"! News-reporters hover about (Lois Lane is, of course, 'on the scene'), cameramen, and little kids everywhere - who are blubbering over Superman dying. A lady had to stand next to me, looking like she was my wife, and had a sign wavering about saying 'Save our Hero!'.

I'm not sure whether or not he does cark it in this scene, but another of the extras tells me he heard he does - but is reincarnated as a stronger version of himself, something from the comics, which I have never read. Shamefully. There is a mass of floral around the scene - roses, daisies, posies etc, left for Superman - and we did spot several bunches in the transport trucks that were dead, almost black. We wondered whether they might have been 'dried out' on purpose - say, for a scene later (when we're gone), where he does indeed die? I think this is a scene at the start of the movie, so I guess that explains why he would 'go away for a while' and not come back for several years?

We never got to see Brandon Routh, he wasn't even on-set. I think he was shooting later in the week, in Fox Studios, in the scene with Richard Branson. But he definitely wasn't here either day. At lunch, Bryan Singer came over to say hello to some of us. He's a really nice guy - softly spoken (so hard to hear at times) but pleasant. He hopes to do most of the Superman sequels apparently, if "they have him", he joked. And joked that he's going to "Stick with Brandon". He is going to do "Logan's Run" after this. He wants to do it in Sydney too - which will be great for us."

Source: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050417b.php

A DAY ON THE SUPERMAN SET

Here's some spoilery information by SuperSteve on his experience as an extra in the Superman Returns movie set over at Sydney, Australia.

Well today I took part in the Superman movie and boy oh boy was it good.
First let me say, these guys must have a pretty huge budget. They blocked off 4 streets in down town Sydney, a whole shopping centre (would have had to reimburse all the shops for the days takings) and paid 1400 extras $20 an hour for 12hrs each (that's like 350k just for extras for 1 day) as well as 3 full meals... all of this just for like 30 secs of footage. And that's not including all of the other staff, actors, equipment etc.

Anyways, the two scenes we did were related and basically we were told that a very prominent member of the community was in hospital and that we there offering our support outside the hospital. So there was hundreds of people all out in the street as well as reporters, photographers, policemen (baracade) etc.

But here's where it gets interesting ...
The signs they gave to the crowd said things like "if we can't save superman who will save us", "don't die superman", "get well soon", "we love you superman" etc ... so i get the feeling that it was perhaps actually superman in the hospital.
To add to this conundrum, the active part of the scene was actually Lois (Kate Bosworth) bursting out of the hospital through the doors carrying a young child (~4 years old)

The whole day I was pondering who on earth the child could be. But after watching the interview with Brian Singer which was posted on here a couple of days ago, I am beginning to think that perhaps Clark impregnates Lois, leaves earth and when he returns she has bared his child?

Anyway I will leave you to ponder over that.

Unforunately I didn't get to see Bradon Routh. But the next scene I did (which was actually the part before the above scene) was with Lois. It's as she is walking through the crowd to get up towards the hospital (carrying the small child again). She had to weave her way through about 10 of us and I was the last person she had to get past before she went out of shot behind a bus shelter ... and after that they panned to a shot of the masses in the street ... so this meant I could speak to her for a few minutes and let me tell you, she is UNBELIEVEABLE.
The first time she brushed past me I had a huge grin on my face so Brian had to come over and remind us that we were supposed to be sad and concerned lol
The second time she bumped into me and straight away she apologised and then everytime we redid the scene there was some banter and we were just laughing and making jokes about it.

As she was walking back into position to reshoot one kid stopped her and just said "it's my birthday" - nothing else. But she was nice enough to stop and say "oh wow it's your birthday, that's awesome, happy birthday i hope you have a great day". Which I thought was so nice when she could have just said nothing. Totally changed my opinion of actors. And now I am totally infatuated with her, especially since I found out she is only 22.

BTW she looks nothing like she did in Blue Crush in this film. Here hair is light brown and curly ... they've made her look much older than she really is, was hard to recognise her at first glance to be honest.

Also, how could I forget Brian Singer - awesome! I can see why they are calling this guy the next Speilberg. Very down to earth and very passionate. Was great to watch him in his element.

Was a great experience to be in the presence of those people. I can't wait till it's all put together, going to be thoroughly enjoyable.

Superman Flies into Wynyard by Rachel Browne from The Sun-Herald newspaper

http://www.supermanhomepage.com and http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/04/09/1112997221482.html?oneclick=true

Superman Returns being filmed in Sydney on the weekend.

Superman flew into Sydney on Saturday causing commuter confusion as the big-budget epic took over a CBD block at Wynyard Station.

The station was transformed into Shuster Station - named after Superman co-creator Joe Shuster - and the landmark Wynyard Green building was turned into the Metropolis General Hospital.

For the $US200 million ($259 million) Superman Returns, local vehicles were replaced by New York-style yellow cabs, American police cars and Daily Planet delivery trucks.

Instead of rubbish bins, the footpath was dressed with hot dog and pretzel stands, blue mailboxes and newspaper boxes.

Even the sewers were given that authentic US touch, with steam rising dramatically from the drains.

And while it might have been a warm autumn day in Sydney yesterday, it was cold and wet in Metropolis with the cast clad in raincoats and jackets.

More than 100 extras took part in yesterday's filming, waving placards reading "Superman get well", "Don't die Superman", "Save our hero" and "Superman save the world".

A large crowd of onlookers was also on hand to watch the production, which will continue at Wynyard next weekend.

Many were hoping to catch a glimpse of the film's stars, who include unknown actor Brandon Routh as the man of steel, Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Blue Crush beauty Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane.

Bosworth, who has traded her long blonde locks for a shoulder-length brunette wig to play the intrepid reporter, was on set yesterday filming a scene outside the Metropolis General Hospital.

Steve Younis, who runs a Superman website, said Bosworth was more than capable of filling Lane's shoes.

"She looked the part," the North Rocks web designer said.

"A lot of people were sceptical about Kate because she's a blonde surfer chick playing Lois Lane, but she looks convincing - she can pull it off."

Superman Returns, directed by The Usual Suspects' Bryan Singer, is a sequel to the two Superman films that starred the late Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder.

In the story, the hero returns to Earth after a six-year absence to find that the forces of evil have taken over.

Superman must use his special powers to restore peace while his arch enemy Luthor fights him all the way.

The movie is due to be released next year.

For the past two weeks the crew has been filming on a specially cultivated wheat farm at Breeza, 45 kilometres south-west of Tamworth, which will feature in the film as Superman's first home on Earth.

The film's production team will be based in Sydney until mid-August.

Premier Bob Carr apologised for the traffic inconvenience in the city, but said: "This is an exciting project.

"It is a demonstration that Sydney is an international filmmaking city."

Superman Returns is expected to generate more than $100 million for the NSW economy and create more than 10,000 jobs.

Here are some images of Lois from the filming. Images courtesy of Supermanhomepage.com

Kate as Lois featured on Newspaper

Kate as Lois and James as Richard White

Here are some photos from http://www.katebosworth.com

While Superman has been gone on a 6 year round trip to Krypton to see if he is indeed the last son of that doomed planet, Lois Lane has moved on with her life. Lois Lane now has a five-year-old son and the father is no other than Richard White, played by James Marsden. When Superman returns Lois and Richard are engaged to be married.

Also there will be at least two suits used in the film. The original classic costume and the other one will be (his space suit) for his journey back to Krypton that will have a strong resemblance to this image (on your right). Lastly I saw that you've posted the set pictures from Reuters. That crash scene in the Kent farm is when Superman crashes back home from his Krypton journey.

• Bryan Singer himself told me in the interview I conducted with him at the Tropfest Film Festival that the basis for his movie is that Superman has been missing for 4 and a half to 5 years, not the "6 year round trip" indicated in this rumor.

• Lois having a child with someone else would be a major kick in the teeth to the mythos. Besides, I have HUGE doubts that she would simply get over Superman so quickly and have a child with someone else within 3 months of Superman leaving.

• Not sure on the 2nd part of this rumor... Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

From the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (Spike Column)

Edited by Andrew Hornery with Ben Cubby
March 8, 2005
Super-strength rumour
So where does Lois Lane stay when she comes to town? Smack bang in the middle of Point Piper in a swish art deco apartment building with one of the most spectacular views of Sydney Harbour around. At least, that's the rumour doing the rounds about the abode that the Hollywood babe Kate Bosworth is said to be renting when she arrives to shoot the new Superman movie. Now, what about a nice crystalloid iceberg somewhere on the harbour for Brandon Routh, who will be playing the bloke in the red and blue tights.

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/spike/index.html

SupermanHomepage Interviews Brian Singer!

Steve Younis conducted an interview with the BIG man behind"Superman Returns", Bryan Singer. Below is the transcription written by Steve over at SupermanHomepage. You can listen to the whole audio interview through by visiting this link. The Lois related parts of the interview are highlighted in blue.

Steve: Bryan, I'm Steve from the Superman Homepage. Hi, how ya doing?

A: Good.

Steve: Just wanted to ask you a few questions about Superman...

A: Sure

Steve: How's pre-production going?

A: Great

Steve: Everything set? You start filming next month is it?

A: No, in two weeks.

Steve: Two weeks. Is all the cast set?

A: Yeah, all but one.

Steve: Who is that?

A: A female. A female accomplice for Lex Luthor. I don't have her cast yet.

Steve: Now why set this as a sequel to a 25 year old film, you know Superman 1 and 2?

A: Um, because I'm a huge fan of the original film. I think that kids under the age of 18 know "Smallville", I think over that age they know the series and the original film, and I think somewhere in there I didn't want to tread over that.

Steve: Sure. Now this is set supposedly 6 years... Superman's been missing for 6 years. That's the basis? That he's been away for 6 years, is that right?

A: Four and a half... Between four and five years, yeah.

Steve: Now, has he been away, as in space? Away from earth?

A: I can't tell you that.

Steve: Okay. Because I was wondering how you'd face the whole "Clark Kent missing"?

A: Yeah. They're both on vaca... they're both doing some soul searching. [laughs]

Steve: Now Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth... Lois Lane and Clark Kent... I believe the chemistry between them is why you cast Kate?

A: Yeah, I read Kate with Brandon, and they were really terrific together. And she was great. I met her through Kevin Spacey's film "Beyond the Sea".

Steve: Okay. I thought Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor was excellent casting. He's perfect for the role.

A: Oh yeah. I'm looking forward to that. I mean we haven't worked together in 10 years so it'll be fun.

Steve: Fantastic. Now Clark Kent - Bumbling fool or confident?

A: He's playing the role of a bumbling fool, but he's not, that's just a role.

Steve: Okay, fantastic. Now the costume? Classic?

A: Classic.

Steve: Classic. With hinting as far as like the Spider-man costume?

A: It'll be contemporary but classic in its design.

Steve: Now why choose Superman over X-Men 3?

A: Just the timing. The availability of Superman. My fanship for Superman.

Steve: Excellent. Thank you for talking to us.

A: Okay.

Steve: Enjoy the night.

Independent Spirit Awards tilt 'Sideways'

By William Keck, USA TODAY

* Kate Bosworth news is highlighted in blue.

SANTA MONICA, Calif — The Day After Yesterday (aka "today") is the name of the novel that Paul Giamatti's hapless Sideways character, Miles, just can't get published. But the day before yesterday's Academy Awards — aka Saturday —Sideways won every award it was up for at the 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of the year.

The critically adored comedy about two sad sacks drowning their sorrows in California wine country won best feature, director (Alexander Payne), screenplay (Payne and Jim Taylor), male lead (Giamatti), supporting female (Virginia Madsen) and supporting male (Thomas Haden Church). With no female lead in Sideways, Maria Full of Grace's Catalina Sandino Moreno was able to collect in that category. (Related items: Photo gallery | List of winners)

Unlike the Academy Awards' red carpet, where the question "Who are you wearing" is asked ad nauseam, such a question at the ultra-casual Spirit Awards is likely to elicit a blank stare. Jeans and sandals are the norm at this beachfront ceremony, which is held each year in a tent on the Santa Monica boardwalk.

"Jeans are the spirit of independence!" declared a denim-wearing David Duchovny, who has been playing Mr. Mom at home while his wife, Téa Leoni, has been celebrating her 39th birthday with her parents in Palm Desert.

Not having to spend hours with their stylists, the nominees and presenters were free to enjoy their Saturday morning relaxing with their families.

Maria Bello, who lives just a few blocks away, walked to the awards with a girlfriend after playing with her son in his treehouse. Regina King (Ray) enjoyed a tea party with her husband and son.

And Madsen brought along her camouflage-clad son, Jack, who at 10 is still too young to see Sideways.

"If I was able to see the film, she'd probably be the greatest actress in the world!" said young Jack, who helped Mom pick out her Oscar dress and "wouldn't let her wear anything gray."

Cate Blanchett, a supporting-actress nominee for Coffee and Cigarettes, received "the most amazing massage" at her hotel that morning from a large man named Rocky, who was set to work on her again Sunday morning before the Oscars. "Good for Cate!" said Laura Linney, who earlier had run into pal Gwyneth Paltrow during an Oscar run-through at the Kodak Theatre.

Red-carpet photographers applauded Maggie Gyllenhaal for agreeing to pose for photos with her boyfriend, Peter Sarsgaard, a nominee for Kinsey.

"They've been together for three or four years now," said Maggie's brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, who is working with Sarsgaard on the Gulf War drama Jarhead. "Working with Peter is like working with a brother."

Breaking from tradition in a glam gold gown, Kate Bosworth said she's enjoying her last days as a blonde. In two weeks, she'll either be spending months in a wig or will be required to cut and dye her hair into a short brunette 'do for her role as Lois Lane in Superman Returns.

Eyeing Bosworth was newly single Honey Labrador (Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Girl), who has called off her planned wedding to her ex-girlfriend. Bosworth's reaction to Labrador's interest: "I'm flattered," she said, blushing.

Jenny Craig is not to thank for Philip Seymour Hoffman's 40-pound weight loss. He exercised hard to drop the weight for his role as Truman Capote in the upcoming biopic on the eccentric author.

"The film takes place when he was younger and thinner, so I had to get way down to play him," Hoffman explained. He said he already has begun packing on the pounds again.

Bai Ling said she'll grace Playboy's cover when the June issue hits newsstands in May. She hasn't yet broken the news to her traditional family back in China.

"I don't know how to tell them," she said. How about just sending them a copy of today's USA TODAY?

The New York Times Looks At Smallville

source: http://www.kryptonsite.com

The New York Times today posted an article (registration required) talking about Dr. Swann (Christopher Reeve)'s place in the Smallville mythology. The article then went on to talk about the origins of Smallville, and featured quotes from folks like Paul Levitz and Smallville's executive producer Alfred Gough.

Some highlights:

DC Comics President/Publisher Paul Levitz talked about what makes Smallville special. "The novelty of what Miles and Al did was that wonderful, harmonic relationship between Clark's growing up and Lex's growing up. You know where they're supposed to end up, but you keep wondering whether Lex doesn't end up good," he said.

About Lois in Season Five: "We think there's a good chance," Mr. Gough said carefully, "but we don't know yet."

And in response to Margot Kidder's interview at the Superman Homepage where she talked about her refusal to return in this week's episode "Sacred," Gough had this to say: "We're sorry she chose not to come back," he said. "We certainly don't think what we were asking her to do was exploitative. Christopher Reeve was a big part of the mythology of Smallville."

Gough also mentioned another Lois Lane he'd like to see on the show. "We'd love to have Teri Hatcher, but I don't think that will ever happen," Gough said, referring to the actress who is again a hot commodity thanks to Desperate Housewives. Al, if you're reading - Dean Cain's not busy (hint! hint!) - catch that boat before it sails away!

Superman Movie shooting in 4 weeks

http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=19429

Hey mates, Harry ere... Had a recent visit here in my geek home by none other than Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. I was laying here minding my own business... staring at my enormous black iron boot using my vast mental powers to heal the bone faster, when I get this strange noise from my computer. Looking at it, my iChat was saying that I had a Video Chat Request from Michael Dougherty - Looking at it I thought... "He's in Australia on the Superman set... cool" so I turned my camera on, put on my power pasties and waited for the vastness of bandwidth to figure out our connections.

When the video got all clear - I was laying here looking at Bryan, Michael & Dan chatting at me. It was all dark and cold here, but there - in Dougherty vast lush pad - you could see the ocean lapping at the shore out his enormous bay window. Bryan was quite jealous of his view, as he lives in town and doesn't have nearly as wonderful a view. (Note: Writers get better views than Directors.) Bryan went on to tell me that in 4 weeks they'll be full steam ahead shooting out on the Kent homestead, which they built in studio, then hauled out to location - where there are apparently all manners of poisonous snakes. Eve Marie Saint is apparently a real trooper. They have indeed cast Noell Niel in the film! Who? You heathen! The original Lois Lane from the old George Reeves SUPERMAN tv show! Apparently she plays a cool ol lady that Lex Luthor swindles out of her fortune (at least that's kinda how it was explained to me.) Also - they have a dog... actually an adorable white puppy they're calling KRYPTO... and I have it on good authority that Krypto left a deposit of dangerous Kryptoshit, Red Kryptoshit on the carpet of Bryan Singer's office the other day. Anyway - I don't believe lil Krypto is in the movie, just a set pup. Bryan seems to be in great cheer - and it looks like he's full steam ahead.

I mention all of this, only because... well this is a story about X3 - and having been contacted by the main creative team behind X2 - I figured I'd provide an update on their activities, before providing an update on their old franchise's activities. Here ya go - wonder if they'll go head to head...

Hey-ho from surprisingly sunny England!

Have just been listening to the one and only Patrick Stewart chatting away happily to Simon Mayo on BBC Radio Fivelive over here in Blightly, while I dragged my arse home from another day’s work.

He’s currently appearing in the David Mamet play A Life in Theatre with Joshua Jackson in the heart of London’s West End - to rave reviews too!

But the most interesting part of the interview (apart from learning that he has one of every J-L Picard and Prof. Xavier action figure ever produced) was his info-update on the state of X3, the third installment of the franchise now deserted by Bryan Singer for Superman.

According to Stewart (who is 65 in July - can you belive it?), the studio are in close contact with him and are still aiming for a July start to filming so they can meet their previously scheduled Summer 2006 release date.  Still no word on a director, but he is expecting a copy of the script in his hands within the next couple of weeks!

Sounds pretty good to me, although it’s going to take a very strong director to take on the franchise without ruining the excellent groundwork laid down by the mighty Mr Singer.  Here’s hoping...

England’s poshest scooper,

Kevin Thompson's Valentine's Day picks for the TV couples that snagged our hearts.

By Kevin D. Thompson

Monday, February 14, 2005

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/content/accent/epaper/2005/02/14/a1e_ROMANCETV_0214_ss.html

Valentine's Day is a time for chocolate covered cherries, mushy cards, candlelight dinners and some really good lovin'.

For a TV critic, it's also a time to ponder which memorable TV couples have made our hearts skip a beat over the years.

No. 1: Mulder and Scully (The X-Files)

The truth is these two alien-chasing FBI agents exuded more sexual heat than most TV couples who fall into bed each week. Mulder and Scully did it with a knowing look. A quick embrace. A soft brush of the other's hair. A frantic cellphone call. The truth was out there: You knew their love was real. And you knew Mulder was the father of Scully's baby.

And the other 49 lovebirds . . .

2. Cliff and Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)

They slow danced with each other. They listened to John Coltrane together. They lovingly showed affection in front of their kids. Simply put, they had the kind of rock solid marriage everyone wants.

3. Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)

If they weren't on this list, I'd have some 'splainin' to do.

4. Rick and Lily (Once and Again)

They showed that divorced parents over 40 could actually act like lustful teens.

5. Bobby and Pam Ewing (Dallas)

For being a modern-day version of Romeo and Juliet. Aw, forget that. Remember, Bobby's six-pack abs? Pam's smokin' bod? That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

6. David and Maddie (Moonlighting)

They fought. They solved crimes. They flirted. They fought. They flirted some more.

7. Ralph and Alice Kramden (The Honeymooners)

For all his "bang, zoom, to the moon" theatrics, deep down blustery Ralph knew his stand-by-your-man Alice was "the greatest." So did we.

8. Diane and Bobby (NYPD Blue)

Ever see them getting it on in a steamy shower? If so, you'd understand.

9. Buffy and Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

He was a brooding vampire. She was a sassy vampire killer. Which meant Buffy and Angel didn't go on many dreamy-eyed dates. But when they were together, their undying passion could raise the dead.

10. Barney and Betty Rubble (The Flintstones)

Because Barney can still make Betty giggle after all these years.

11. Sam and Diane (Cheers)

Their delightful verbal fencing, not all those barflies, made Cheers an instant TV classic.

12. Luke and Laura (General Hospital)

A couple who can survive sexual assaults, kidnappings and living life on the lam before getting hitched. That's love!

13. Doug and Carol (ER)

George Clooney. Juliana Marguilies. What else is there to say?

14. Ross and Rachel (Friends)

Because they were destined to be together. It just took forever.

15. Kevin and Winnie (The Wonder Years)

Ah, young love. So sweet. So innocent. Remember that first kiss in the very first show? 16. Blake and Krystle Carrington (Dynasty)

Sure, bling-blinging Blake sometimes treated his trophy wife like another pricey possession. But he loved Krystle and she loved him right back. Alexis who?

17. Rob and Laura Petrie (The Dick Van Dyke Show)

The way Laura fondly cried, "Ohhh, Robbbbb" oozed a deep-rooted passion that a '60s sitcom couldn't really explore. Rob and Laura slept in separate beds, for crying out loud!

18. Ward and June Cleaver (Leave It To Beaver)

There's something hopelessly romantic about two parents united in their parental duties. Who said every TV couple had to be all sexy?

19. Mike and Gloria Stivic (All in the Family)

They made out an awful lot, didn't they?

20. George and Gracie (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show)

One of the all-time great show business couples. Say goodnight, Gracie.

21. Sydney and Vaughn (Alias)

Make love in the morning. Thwart a terrorist plot in the afternoon. Make love again at night.

22. Batman and Robin (Batman)

Holy close quarters! Let's face it: The Dynamic Duo spent way too much time alone in the Batcave. You do the math.

23. Martin and Gina (Martin)

Despite their off-screen problems, Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell boasted a sizzling on-screen comedic chemistry.

24. Herman and Lily Munster (The Munsters)

How often do you see Frankenstein whispering sweet nothings to his vampire squeeze? Never.

25. Mr. and Mrs. C (Happy Days)

They would excitedly rush upstairs for some afternoon delight whenever the kids weren't home. As a thumbs-up Fonz would say, "Aaayyh!"

26. Isabel and Leo (Relativity)

Kimberly Williams and David Conrad kissed like they meant it in this little-watched series that skillfully dealt with the complexities of twentysomething romance and relationships.

27. Joyce and Frank (Hill Street Blues)

No couple looked sexier in bed than those secret lovers played by the ruggedly handsome Daniel J. Travanti (Pizza Man!) and the fetching Veronica Hamel.

28. Niles and Daphne (Frasier)

Because sometimes nice, nerdy, opera-loving guys do get the girl of their dreams.

29. Jonathan and Jennifer Hart (Hart to Hart)

It's Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers, people! Hellooooooo!

30. Gomez and Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)

They did a mean tango. Only really passionate people can do a mean tango.

31. Latka and Simka (Taxi)

The funny accents made 'em so darn cute! Tank you berry much!

32. Kermit and Miss Piggy (The Muppet Show)

We needed a carefree frog and a showboating pig on the list. Seriously.

33. Paul and Jamie Buchman (Mad About You)

For showing that marriage can be hard work — and worth the effort.

34. Ozzie and Harriet (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)

See Ward and June Cleaver.

35. Lois and Clark (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)

Lois Lane and Clark Kent never looked that pretty in the D.C. Comics version. You can thank Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain for that.

36. Carrie and Big (Sex and the City)

OK, so Big was a first-class cad who often treated Carrie like crud on the bottom of his shoe. But they had chemistry. And all was forgotten when the big lug finally told Carrie, "You're the one."

37. Dharma and Greg (Dharma & Greg)

Dharma was a free-spirited yoga trainer. Greg was an uptight attorney. Yes, sometimes opposites do attract — and make you laugh.

38. Mike and Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)

It's not easy looking chirpy and romantic when six kids are running your house. Go ahead, you try it!

39. Trista and Ryan (The Bachelorette)

Before America got sick of the attention-happy Trista, it actually loved this sweet, made-for-reality-TV couple. Well, they mostly loved the painfully shy, poetry-spouting Ryan.

40. James and Florida Evans (Good Times)

They lived with the buffoonish J.J. and still managed to keep their marriage strong. Big ups to James and Florida for that.

41. Turk and Carla (Scrubs)

They still have that newlywed glow.

42. Boston Rob and Amber (Survivor: All-Stars)

Any couple that can make living in the jungle with 16 smelly castaways look like a tropical vacation deserves a mention, don't ya think?

43. Ren and Stimpy (Ren & Stimpy)

If a scrawny, hot-headed Chihuahua (that's Ren) is gonna spend that much time with his kitty kat roomie (that's Stimpy), it must be love.

44. Remington and Laura (Remington Steele)

It's hard not to look all weak in the knees when you're standing next to the future 007.

45. Marge and Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

Why not? At 16 years, The Simpsons is the longest-running sitcom on TV. You know Homer and Marge have had some serious lovin' in at least half of those years. D'oh!

46. Pebbles and Bamm Bamm (The Flintstones)

OK, they're babies, but they played so well together. Besides, when they grew up and got their own show, we kinda figured that Pebbles and Bamm Bamm were doing more than goo-goo and gaa-gaa-ing together.

47. The Donald and . . . The Donald (The Apprentice)

No one loves himself — or his companies, hotels, casinos and TV shows — more than The Trumpster.

48. Sandy and Kirsten Cohen (The O.C.)

Sandy singing to his wife on their 20th wedding anniversary probably melted every woman's heart in America.

49. Stewart and Sally McMillan (McMillan and Wife)

Rock Hudson was a grizzled police commissioner. Susan St. James was the wife who just wanted to help. Isn't support in a marriage a beautiful thing?

50. Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen (Strange Love)

The cartoonish black rapper and the statuesque Danish actress are TV's oddest freak show couple since, well . . . give me a minute, I'll think of another one. Well, probably not.

KATE BOSWORTH ARRIVES FOR SUPERMAN

This is the latest news to be heard regarding Bosworth and the Superman movie. I wouldn’t brand this as official news yet, but very interesting to see.

Source: Maarten
February 13, 2005


'Maarten' says the Superman cast is starting to arrive for filming:

Got some information from the MX newspaper here in Melbourne, dated February 11th, and I thought you might be interested;

"US Actor Kate Bosworth, tipped to play Lois Lane in the new Superman flick, has flown into Sydney.

Filming is not due to start until next month so it seems Bosworth has some R&R planned."

LOIS LANE RETURNS

Noel Neill, the all-original live action Lois will be returning to the Superman

S-V can exclusively reveal another addition to the Superman Returns cast. A source close to the production has told us that Noel Neill has been cast in a "small but important part". Noel will be familiar to many Superman fans as she was the original Lois Lane and appeared in The Adventures of Superman series with George Reeves. She also had a cameo in Superman The Movie playing Lois Lane's mother.

TV’s best and worst girlfriends

From Ally to Rory, the honeys and the homewreckers

Click to this link for the full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6827119/

Best Non-Mild-Mannered Reporter:
Lois Lane, "Lois & Clark"

Had Us At:  "I love him so much, and he is so dumb."

Sure, sure, "Smallville" is hipper and everything, but in the mid-1990s, Superman lore was all about Dean Cain and the pre-"Desperate Housewives" Teri Hatcher. They did the charged-banter routine surprisingly well for people whose previous credits included, respectively, playing football and appearing as a "Love Boat" dancer. While Lois was neurotic, difficult, and prone to being kidnapped and cloned, she also was awfully patient when her boyfriend had to stop an avalanche or prevent a world leader from being assassinated. 

KERI RUSSEL Says the two words Felicity fans have been dying to hear…

I’M BACK!

By Michael Ausiello

TV Guide Jan 30-Feb5

During a recent matinee performance of the off-Broadway play “Fat Pig,” Keri Russell appeared on stage for her first scene, and the crowd-packed with local high school kids-went bonkers. “They started screaming, ‘Felicity! Oh, my God, Felicity!’ “Russell recalls, still a bit mystified. “You couldn’t hear the scene because of the yelling.”

Who could blame them? They were merely expressing what millions of Felicity fans have been feeling for the past three years: a major case of Keri Russell withdrawal. Since the acclaimed WB drama ended its four-year run in May 2002, the Golden Globe-winning actress has been pretty much MIA.

“I just kind of shut down,” Russell says over dinner at a bistro in New York City’s West Village. “I was so tired and burnt out. I didn’t think I wanted to act anymore. I wanted to hide from everyone.”

Depressed with life in Los Angeles, the 28-year-old-Southern California native pulled a Felicity and headed east. “I literally moved to New York with two boxes of books and my cats,” she says. “And for a year, I didn’t audition, didn’t read any scripts. I just read books, went out dancing with my girlfriends. It’s the best thing I could have done.”

Finally, Russell’s self-imposed hiatus was interrupted by a call from superproducer J.J. Abrams, who prior to launching megahits Alias and Lost, cocreated Felicity. “J.J.—who is very persuasive—was like, ‘Keri, I need you to do me a favor. I wrote this Superman movie and we’re testing a bunch of guys tomorrow. Can you come in and read [for the part of] Lois Lane?”

Although reluctant, Russell bit, and after months of tests and retests—during which a behind-the-scenes shake-up resulted in Abram’s exit—the role ended up going to Kate Bosworth. No one was more disappointed than Abrams. “I miss Keri terribly,” he says of his former muse. “It blows my mind how talented she is. Not until years later could I totally appreciate the experience of working with her.”

Surprisingly, the “Superman” debacle didn’t push Russell back into early retirement. If anything, it yanked her out of it. “Something happened last summer where there was a shift, and everything’s just great,” she says. “I have such a different perspective on working. Now I work because I want to.”

So, following a year’s worth of “me” time, Russell dove back in. After completing a supporting part in the Kevin Costner-Joan Allen dark comedy “The Upside of Anger” (due out in March), she returns to TV as the lead in Hallmark Hall of Fame’s “The Magic of Ordinary Days. “There was something very simple and sweet about the story,” she says of the 1940s drama, in which her character—an unwed mother-to-be is forced into a marriage of convenience with a lonely farmer, played by Skeet Ulrich.

Russell next saddled up for TNT’s forthcoming six-part miniseries Into the West (also featuring Ulrich). “I did it because I wanted to go ride horses,” she says with a laugh. “It’s easy to get caught up in ‘Oh, that’s not cool.’ I don’t care if it’s not cool. I want to ride horses!”

That new, positive outlook has spilled into Russell’s personal life, too. Although there’s no serious boyfriend to speak of, she confides, “For the first time, I’m casually dating.” And no, Ulrich is not among the lucky guys she is seeing. “I am kind of in love with him, but no, we’re not dating, “ she says of her recurring costar. And what her romance with felicity classmate Scott Speedman? “We totally dated [during Felicity],” she confirms. “And I will always love him. But we’re not together.”

With her well-reviewed run in “Fat Pig” over, Russell is currently considering a feature film that would shoot in the spring. “I know I’m doing OK when everyday things excite me,” she says. “I literally walk down the street and laugh. I giggle like a kid because I’m so happy.” And now so are her fans.

source: http://www.kryptonsite.com

Michael Rosenbaum could soon be a Saturn Award winner yet again.

The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has given Smallville several nominations again this year. Those nominees and their competition are as follows:

Best Network Television Series: Smallville
Also Nominated: Alias, Angel, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lost, Star Trek: Enterprise

Best Actor In A Television Series: Tom Welling
Also Nominated: Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate SG-1), Ben Browder (Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars), Matthew Fox (Lost), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Noah Wyle (The Librarian: The Quest For The Spear)

Best Supporting Actor In A Television Series: Michael Rosenbaum
Also Nominated: Kyle MacLachlan (The Librarian: The Quest For The Spear), James Marsters (Angel), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Terry O'Quinn (Lost), Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) (a Hobbit, Agent Cooper, Spike, Lex Luthor, and Peter Watts all in the same tough category - ack!)

Best Supporting Actress In A Television Series: Erica Durance
Also Nominated: Amy Acker (Angel), Torri Higginson (Stargate: Atlantis), Samantha Mathis (Salem's Lot), Amanda Tapping (Stargate: SG-1), Sonya Walger (The Librarian: Quest For The Spear)

Best DVD Television Release: Smallville Seasons 2 & 3
Also Nominated: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Seasons 2 and 3, Farscape Season 4, The Simpsons Seasons 4 and 5, Star Trek: Voyager Seasons 1-7, A Wrinkle in Time

Kristin Kreuk's "Legend of Earthsea" was also nominated, for Best Television Presentation. Click here to read the full list. And, congratulations to the nominees!

Russell returns to work

source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-6xnamedropfeb06,0,4945542.story?coll=sfla-features-headlines

TERI wins a SAG Award!

source: Mary from the LoisLane site

THE cast of US series Desperate Housewives were
ecstatic after picking up two top awards.

Teri Hatcher, who relaunched her career in the series,
was voted Best Actress in a TV Comedy by the Screen
Actors Guild beating Sex in the City star Sarah
Jessica Parker.

Teri said: "I never thought I could call myself an
actor. And I want to thank everyone for their
support."

And her co-stars including Nicollette Sheridan,
Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and
Brenda Strong were voted the Best Ensemble Cast for a
Comedy at the Los Angeles awards ceremony on Saturday.

source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=15160689&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=trophy-wives-name_page.html

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds19050.html

The ‘S’ is for Super

The Man of Steel loosens up in season 4 of Smallville.

(Insert in image) Welling’s superhero finally learns the tools of his trade.

By Jeff Jensen

Entertainment Weekly Feb 11, 2005

A show about strange things happening to strange people in a strange place, on Wednesdays at 8pm? That would be Lost, ABC’s rookie phenom about castaways stuck on Twilight Zone Island. But that would also be Smallville, the WB drama about the teen years of superherodom’s commander-in-chief, Superman.

Until Lost came along, Smallville was arguably the best hour of geek TV in the post X-Files/Buffy era, albeit shameless imitation: Its mix of symbolism and supernaturalism is straight out of the Chris Carter-Joss Whedon playbook. While the series is perhaps best appreciated by those who can tell you who supervillian Mr.Mxyzptlk is (and not to think I just fell on my keyboard), it has resonated with outsiders by developing a Big Theme through its two iconic characters, Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and childhood pal/adult archenemy Lex Luthor (Micheal Rosenbaum): Are we born good (or bad), or do circumstances shape us that way? But last season, Smallville became hobbled by a most unexpected kryptonite –the Superman lore itself. Once, the famous mythology supercharged the show with dramatic ironies, none more so than the romance between Clark and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). Their saccharine scenes –puppy-dog eyes, gauzy photography, emo-band background music –contained a bittersweet pathos, since we all know Superboy is destined to be with a certain investigative reporter at The Daily Planet. But those double meanings  grew stale, as did an X-Filish conspiracy story line –something about weird caves with weird hieroglyphics that access weird dimensions. By tying itself into knots to create dramatic tension, Smallville had becomes emotionally trapped in its own Phantom Zone.

The good news about Smallville’s 4^th season is that a hero has come to save the day: none other than Lois Lane herself, played with great screwball energy by newcomer Erica Durance.  In her very first scene, Lane discovers Clark buck naked in a cornfield (Smallville loves to dote on Welling’s body, the pigs), her jaw dropping at his steely manliness –giving this often gloomy series a jolt of levity and a door into adulthood. Better yet, the addition of Lois/Durance has loosened up Welling and Kreuk, whose mopey characters often denied these actors the chance to show range. In her new storyline concerning a college boyfriend (Jensen Ackles) with secrets not yet revealed, Kreuk has dived deeper into Lana, an orphan forced to mature more quickly than she’d like. And in his sparring sessions with Durance, Welling has integrated into Clark some of the charisma and edge he gets to flash during the series’ periodic episodes featuring red kryptonite, a substance that unleashes his inner rapscallion.

The arrival of actual character development has made Smallville’s increasingly rote freak-of-the-week stories tolerable. (But I did like the ugly duckling who got an extreme makeover courtesy of kryptonite-spiked injections. Unfortunate side effect: a psychic STD that passes on her damaged self-esteem when she swaps spit. Obviously someone at Smallville wants to write for Nip/Tuck.) Moreover, the show’s essential nature/nurture question has been reinvigorated. For three years, it has been established that Lex’s future villainy is due largely to the toxic influence of his dad (John Glover), whose idea of tough love is trying to murder his son (or so Lex thinks). With Lex talking ominously of a creeping darkness, Smallville seems poised to finally seal the deal on his Darth Vader progression.

More promising is the change in Clark. Smallville posits that Superman might have become a weapon of mass destruction if not for his adoptive parents (John Schneider and Annette O’Toole) and their Rockwellian values, like “Thou Shalt Not Use Your Powers to Cheat at Football.”) (Smallville: Sly comment about coming of age in a war culture? Discuss.)

The show’s wisest choice has been to explore this notion not with a convoluted conspiracy plot but with those two pillars of teenage-boy life: sex(Clark’s virginity is in jeopardy, thanks to a teleporting girlfriend played by Sarah Carter) and sports. One of the series’ finest moments comes when Clark saves friend Chloe (Allison Mack) from a baddie while simultaneously throwing the winning touchdown during the state championships. And no,Pa, he doesn’t cheat. At long last, Superboy seems ready to become a Man of Steel. B

February 4, 2005: Noel Neill to Sign Autographs at Uncle Al's

Noel Neill, the original Lois Lane, will be appearing at Uncle Al's in Mount Dora, Florida on February 5th & 6th.

Noel will be joined by author Larry Thomas Ward to sign copies of her biography "Truth, Justice and the American Way" along with photos and other memorabilia.

Noel and Larry will be available from 10am to 3pm on both days.

Al Wittnebert Autographs is the premiere location for the serious autograph collector. A member of the prestigious International Society of Appraisers, Al Wittnebert is a trusted name in the autograph world.

Making the Deadline

Lucy Lane is Cast!
source: http://www.kryptonsite.com

The role of Lucy Lane in the upcoming episode "Lucy" will be played by an 18-year-old actress named Peyton List. Interestingly, Peyton has played Lucy Montgomery on the soap As The World Turns so she should be used to the name by now. Her other credits include episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Durance's Lois Back In Smallville

source: http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=30235

Erica Durance, who plays a young Lois Lane on The WB's Smallville, told SCI FI Wire that the spunky college student returns in the upcoming episode "Pariah," which airs Feb. 2. "I'll probably end up being in about 13 [episodes] this year," Durance said in an interview at a party to celebrate 50 years of Warner Brothers television in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 20. "That's what I'm thinking, or they're thinking for me, let's put it that way."

Durance added, "They find different kinds of interesting ways to weave me back in. Like in episode eight, where I came back for the birthday party, and then I kind of got involved in some stuff. And, you know, kind of other different things. Maybe some stuff with college happens, they kind of see me. And again, they're not giving me a whole lot of clues, but I believe that they're maybe bringing in more of my family ... to kind of flesh out my character a little bit more, so that's going to be really great."

One thing she doubts viewers will see is a budding romance between Tom Welling's Clark Kent and her Lois. "Well, you know what? Again, they pop all sorts of things on me. So I don't really know. I know that it's always a nice thing to kind of have that as an underlay. But as far as what they're actually going to let happen, it's always more interesting when there's a little bit of that banter always going on, and not the kind of actual 'OK, now we're together' or something. … It's got to be more of a natural process."

Though she doesn't know if producers plan on bringing Lois back for a fifth season, the Vancouver, B.C., actress said she's thankful to have won the role in the first place. "It's been wonderful," she said. "It's been a gift, and I'm very grateful for it. It's been a very fast ride, and here I find myself at this 50th anniversary [party], and it's lovely to see all the people that are here, and just having a really great time."

Durance said she was a fan of Lois Lane long before getting the role. "I always watched Lois and Clark before, with Teri Hatcher [as Lois], so I was fan of it," she said. "So I had probably that kind of buried in my mind. And, of course, Margot Kidder. ... You find a fine balance between that and also trying to bring your own kind of sense to a character." Smallville airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

First-Timers Cut Into Golden Globes TV Action

Source: Reuters http://www.metronews.ca/reuters_entertainment.asp?id=51035

Monday, January 17, 2005 7:25:31 AM ET

By Kimberly Speight

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It was a night of surprises Sunday as several first-time TV nominees heard their names called during the 62nd annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. bestowed the top TV honors on FX's "Nip/Tuck" and ABC's "Desperate Housewives," which took home the statuettes in the drama and musical/comedy categories, respectively.

HBO and ABC emerged as the only networks with multiple nods -- winning four and three Globes, respectively. HBO's movie "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" and ABC's "Housewives" each nabbed two nods, the only shows with multiple wins.

Glenn Close perhaps best summed up the surprised reactions of several winners during her acceptance speech for best actress in a miniseries or TV movie for her role in Showtime's "The Lion in Winter."

"You get nominated; you're not supposed to win," said Close, a seven-time nominee who won her first Globe on Sunday night.

"Nip/Tuck" took the award for best drama nod over such heavily honored series as Fox's "24," last year's Golden Globe winner in the drama series category, and HBO's "The Sopranos," which took home the drama series Emmy in September.

Accepting the first-ever Golden Globe for "Nip/Tuck," creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy pointed out that the show is about more than just plastic surgery.

"It would be very easy, based on our title, to think that our show is about Botox abuse and bad boob jobs -- which, let's face it, it is," said Murphy. "But we try and be more than that. What we're trying to do is make a show about the deeply felt American phenomenon of personal transformation."

Meanwhile, Marc Cherry, creator/executive producer of ABC's freshman hit "Housewives," paid tribute to his mom during his acceptance speech. "You gave me the idea for a hit TV show -- that's good parenting," he said.

Cherry also noted how the past few years were a rough period for him careerwise. "I went for 2-1/2 years without getting an interview for a job, and then the most amazing thing happened: My agent was arrested for embezzlement," he said.

Switching agents, Cherry said he found himself given good advice -- pitching the show as a "soap opera" rather than a "satire" -- that ultimately led to ABC picking up "Housewives."

Continuing that theme, a visibly elated Teri Hatcher -- accepting the award for best actress in a musical/comedy series for "Housewives" -- also noted how she'd struggled in her career during the past few years.

"It's the first time I've ever been nominated for anything in my whole life. ... (I want to thank) a network who gave me a second chance at a career when I couldn't have been a bigger has-been," said Hatcher, a first-time nominee who beat out such Globe veterans as Sarah Jessica Parker and Debra Messing.

The acting award in the musical or comedy series category went to first-timer Jason Bateman for his role on Fox's quirky comedy "Arrested Development."

Pulling out a long list of names to thank, Bateman said: "You'll have to forgive this. I figured if it was snowing in hell, I didn't want to forget anybody's name."

First-time nominee Ian McShane, one of the stars of HBO's gritty Western "Deadwood," took home the nod for best actor in a drama series.

"Mine for tonight," he said onstage, clutching his award. "Mine, mine, mine."

Another first-time nominee, Mariska Hargitay, was surprised to hear her name called as a winner for NBC's "Law & Order: SVU," for which she took home the Globe in the category for best actress in a drama series.

Hargitay was visibly taken aback at the podium. "I kind of want to thank everybody I've ever met right now. ... I'm a little overwhelmed, so forgive the shaking," she said.

She went on to pay tribute to her parents: Mickey Hargitay and the late Jayne Mansfield. "Forty-nine years ago, my mother accepted an award (the 1957 Golden Globe for most promising female newcomer) and my father was with her," she said. "And I'm lucky enough tonight to have my father here with me, and I just want to say that you are my hero."

Meanwhile, first-time nominee William Shatner, fresh off his Emmy win in September for his role as eccentric attorney Denny Crane in ABC's "The Practice," nabbed the Globe -- for supporting actor in a series, miniseries or TV movie -- for the same role, which he now portrays in the network's spinoff "Boston Legal."

HBO's "Peter Sellers" was honored in the best miniseries or TV movie category, while its star Geoffrey Rush -- a four-time nominee who won in 1997 for his role in the film "Shine" -- won for best actor in a miniseries or TV movie for his portrayal of the late actor.

Also representing HBO was Anjelica Huston, who has amassed seven Globe nominations during her career but took home her first statue Sunday. She won the trophy for supporting actress in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for TV for her role in HBO's suffrage drama "Iron Jawed Angels."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

TERI HATCHER

With her breakout hit Desperate Housewives, the former Lois Lane has given men everywhere a reason to covet 40-year-old divorcees

Source: FHM For Him Magazine, February 2005

By: Brantley Bardin

Ten years ago, Teri Hatcher wrapped herself in nothing but Superman’s red cape and posed for what would soon become touted as the most downloaded picture on the Internet.  The shot cemented her place in pinup history and firmly proved that no one was tuning into Lois & Clark because they wanted to see Dean Cain in tights.

Now at the age of 40, Teri’s a phenomenon once more –this time as Susan, the divorced and oh-so-horny mother on ABC’s hit, Desperate Housewives.  “I feel like I’ve won the lottery with that show,” she says.

Born in Sunnyvale, CA, Teri fell into show business in the early-80s when she followed a friend to a Love Boat audition and ended up snagging a dancing mermaid slot herself.  Nice start, but Teri didn’t gain national hottie recognition until 10 years later, when she was cast on Seinfeld as the girl with the perfect rack.  Finally, after uttering her immortal, asset-describing line –“They’re real and they’re spectacular!” –Teri’s star ascended.  Lois & Clark followed soon after.

Alas, the show ended in 1997, the same year Teri took her Bond girl turn in Tomorrow Never Dies.  Now she’s back in the news.  And back in the nude: One of the most memorable Housewives episodes thus far found her spending quality time locked out of her house without a shred of cloth covering her.  Even better: Teri promises more.  “Boys,” she says into FHM’s tape recorder, “keep watching and I’ll take my clothes off in as many episodes as you’d like.” Promises, promises…

Teri, you give 40 a good name.

That’s a good angle: 40 and hot.  Do that!  I wanted to show with this photo shoot that women of my age can be sensual.  That’s as opposed to what I can’t do, which is be a  22-year-old in a bikini on the beach in Malibu.  I wanted to show a knowing sexuality, not a flitting sexuality.

OK, but you accomplished that mission back in the days of Lois & Clark with your cape shot.

What’s sexy about that shot is what you’re not seeing.  It’s the idea that I’m wrapped only in this cape.  How did I get in it?  What happened before?

Wasn’t that shot your idea?

It was.  At the photo shoot, ABC put me in a business blouse and said, “Put the cape around you.” I said, “With this blouse on?  Don’t you think I should take it off?”  They said, “No, that’s too sexy.” I said, “C’mon, let’s just shoot one roll without the blouse.”  So out of the 10-hour photo shoot, there was one roll with the blouse off –and that’s what they used.

And you’ve been taking it off ever since.  You were nude on Desperate Housewives right off the bat.

God, I know.  It’s funny because I would not put myself on the list of Pam Anderson killer bodies.  I mean, I clean up OK, but…

That’s ridiculous.  After all, you’re the perfectly breasted Seinfeld girl.

Nine years ago they were “real and spectacular.” Now they’re just “real.”

Oh, come on.  Those puppies are practically pop-culture artifacts.

If they’re going to be pop artifacts, my deathbed wish is that somebody buts them off, freezes them, puts them in a frame and auctions them off for a million dollars for some fabulous women’s charity.

For now, just tell us about spending the day naked on your show.

Well, you can’t do real nudity on ABC, so I had little tape things stuck all over me.  I went out at 6:30 in the morning, flung off my robe and said, “OK everyone, I’m mortified, but we’re gonna be looking at it all day, so let’s just get it over with.  Here it is! Look!”

And the response?

They laughed and it became this great collaboration.  The crew saw how hard I was working to be funny and vulnerable, so they worked equally hard to find just the right piece of ivy for me to hold up and cover the right things.  It was a lovely nude day.

You’ve come a long way from the “unattractive nerd” you’ve described your adolescent self as being.

Oh, I’m still a nerd, make no mistake.  But I distinctly remember leaving sophomore year of high school with no breasts.  Then something happened over the summer and I came back with breasts that I wasn’t even aware I had.  Suddenly, the seniors were asking me out.  I was thrilled.

And those breasts helped you become the only sex symbol who can boast of sleeping with both James Bond and Superman.  Tell us: How do real men differ from superheroes?

That question implies that I have some comparative ability and I don’t –it’s been so long since I’ve had any sex that I don’t remember.  I’m a desperate housewife!

So just like your character on the show, your pipes are clogged?

Soooo clogged!

Maybe you need to call a plumber.

Oh, I do.  I did, actually, asked a guy out on a date today, which is really big for me.  I met him a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to get him out of my head, so I called information and got his number, and we’re going to go out.  See? I’m not making myself out to be desperate, I really am.  So if this works out, he’s a lucky man.  We’ll see.  God, cut to January when this comes out and I’ll be crying and sobbing somewhere.

Funny, Alyssa Milano recently told us the same thing.

And any woman who tells you she doesn’t is lying.

Have you ever thought about hiring an emergency male hooker instead?

I have thought about it, yes.  I mean, I wouldn’t do it, but I’ve thought about it and the kind of control it would give you.  It would be like if you were getting your carpet cleaned and there was a spot they didn’t get out.  You’d feel safe saying, “I need you to get this spot out or I’m not giving you your check.”  It’s not that cut and dry in real life.

Keep wearing that black bra and the men will come running.

That’s funny ‘cause a good bra is a huge struggle to find.  I like sheer bras that you can see my nipples through, but ABC has a big problem with those.  But you know what?  Since out show’s a hit now, everyone seems to be perfectly happy with them and I haven’t been getting and nipple notes.

Laurie offering Super support with Marsden

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000751891

Jan 13, 2005

By Borys Kit

Bryan Singer is going with some familiar faces in his Superman movie for Warner Bros. Pictures.

James Marsden, who played Cyclops in Singer's two "X-Men" movies, and Hugh Laurie, who stars in the Singer-executive produced Fox series "House," are joining the Superman cast.

Lois Lane is Getting Married!

Source: http://www.kryptonsite.com

We here at KryptonSite would like to send our best wishes to Erica Durance, who we have learned is getting married on Saturday, January 8. Her husband to be is David Palffy, who played "Anubis" as recently as Season Eight of the TV series Stargate SG-1.

A small wedding is planned, but don't look for the two to be honeymooning anytime soon. "Not right now, because we're both kind of busy," Palffy told the popular Stargate website GateWorld. "We're just going to wait for the next opportunity to put together a honeymoon. We recently bought a house together, so we've been fairly busy. Some people buy a house and get married next year, but we're doing it all at once. Get it all over with!"

Special thanks to the folks at GateWorld for breaking the very good news, particularly writer David Read, and to Dusty for the tip. To read GateWorld's complete article and to learn a little bit about Mr. Palffy, click here. Be warned of some possible Stargate spoilers.

KATE BOSWORTH is LOIS LANE!!!

http://www.superman-v.com/news/04_12_31.php

After several screentests WB look like they have found their Lois Lane. Reliable sources inform us that Kate Bosworth has won the role of Daily Planet's feisty yet incident prone reporter. After many young actresses screentested alongside Bradon Routh - with Elisha Cuthbert, Claire Danes and Keri Russell all believed to have come close it was Bosworth who Singer decided on. Kate who recently starred in Beyond The Sea now joins an impressive looking cast believed to be Shaun Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen, Spacey as Lex Luthor and Brandon Routh as Superman.

Kate is an excellent choice for Lois and our mock up gives you a glimpse of what she could look like as Miss Lane.

We have heard rumours of a cast get together in January and a possible photo shoot to go with an announcement of the full cast but take that with a pinch of supersalt. There have also been some more mumurings ofJude Law joining the cast with General Zod and John 'Metallo' Corben mentioned as possible roles. Again take a rather large pinch on that one.

Some suit details are also leaking through - expect to see some more darker colours for the costume and a 3D Superman symbol. S-V have created a visualisation of a modernised Superman costume - click here to check it out.

Apologies for the lack of updates recently. Have no fear S-V should be back up and running as normal for the new year. Have a good one!

Oh and one more thing. Keep your eye on Bluetights for something supercool happening supersoon! =)

Click on the link to see an image of Kate Bosworth looking like Lois Lane

http://www.superman-v.com/images/daily%20planet%20lois.jpg

GAIL SIMONE and JOHN BYRNE take over ACTION COMICS!

Gail Simone, writer extraordinaire from the Birds of Prey comics will be writing for Action comics.  John Byrne, former Superman: Man of Steel writer will be working alongside her as the new penciller.  Known for her kick-ass writing on women in comics, these are a few things Gail has to say about her plans for Action comics:

"We’ll see some guests from the past, and quite possibly, the future.
We’re going to see why Lois completely kicks ass, and why Jimmy is one of
the coolest supporting characters in comics. And that’s just for openers.
It’s going to be a blast."


Also, on the importance of Clark's humanity, the article reveals...

Looking at the character a little more closely, Simone said that there’s
one thing, in her view that has to make it into any Superman story to make
it a “Superman” story. “Humanity. But I can’t help but point out that
Clark is hot. Seriously, it’s Superman. He’s just dead sexy and he isn’t
even trying. From any angle, he’s the good stuff.

“But, oh yeah, definitely, we’ll stick that humanity thing in there
somewhere, probably towards the back.”

Teri Hatcher Nominated for a Golden Globe Award!

The "Desperate Housewives" fared well in the Best Actress in a TV comedy, with MARCIA CROSS, FELICITY HUFFMAN and TERI HATCHER all earning a nomination. Awards show veterans SARAH JESSICA PARKER and DEBRA MESSING fill out the fun category.

Yahoo! News

Alphabet steals HBO's sizzle

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1951&ncid=2019&e=2&u=/variety/20041213/va_tv_ne/alphabet_steals_hbo_s_sizzle

Mon Dec 13, 6:10 AM ET
Online Staff, STAFF
(Variety) — Summing up this year's Golden Globes TV noms is as simple as ABC.
The formerly desperate network didn't garner the most mentions -- HBO, as always, topped the list with 20. But thanks to new hours "Desperate Housewives," "Lost" and "Boston Legal," the Alphabet (with a total of 9 noms) stole the sizzle this season as the HFPA once again lived up to its rep for acknowledging small screen newcomers.
"Desperate Housewives" led the series noms with a total of five, outscoring perennial Globes and Emmy leaders such as "The Sopranos" (which had four) and the completely shut out "Six Feet Under."
In addition to scoring a nom for best comedy series, almost all of "Desperate Housewives's" main cast members got mentions.
Teri Hatcher (news), Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross (news) all snagged comedy actress noms, while Nicollette Sheridan earned a nom in the catch-all supporting actress in a series/movie category. But in a scandal worthy of Wisteria Lane, one of the show's fab four -- Eva Langoria -- was snubbed. The show's male supporting players were also overlooked.
"Desperate Housewives" will face "Arrested Development," "Entourage," "Sex and the City" and "Will & Grace" for the best comedy Globe.
In another surprise, while ABC's red-hot "Lost" snagged a best drama series nom, its cast was completely ignored. Instead, James Spader and William Shatner -- last season's Emmy winners for their guest turns on "The Practice" -- scored lead actor and supporting actor drama noms for their work in ABC's "Practice" spin-off "Boston Legal."
The Alphabet added one more nom to its tally of nine with Jennifer Garner (best drama actress, "Alias.")
Facing off against "Lost" for best drama: "24," "Deadwood," "Nip/Tuck" and "The Sopranos."
To make room for all of the new blood, last year's nominees "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "The West Wing" and "Six Feet Under" dropped out (as did those shows' thesps, frequent nominees who this year were shut out of the races). Last year's comedy winner, BBC America's "The Office," didn't produce any new episodes and wasn't eligible for the award.
HBO also benefited from the Globes' affinity for the new. While "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" all earned noms, so did HBO newbies "Deadwood" and "Entourage." Another acclaimed HBO skein, "Carnivale," did not get nominated.
The longform arena was also once again dominated by HBO. "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" earned four noms, while "Iron Jawed Angels" snagged three (tied with Showtime's "The Lion in Winter"). Smaller HBO pic "Something the Lord Made" earned two noms.
FX also did extremely well, earning a total of six noms, including three for drama "Nip/Tuck." Jamie Foxx (news) copped one of his three noms for his role in FX's "Redemption," while "The Shield" and "Rescue Me" earned noms for thesps Michael Chiklis and Denis Leary, respectively.
Some old NBC war-horses continued to perform, with "Will & Grace" snagging three noms -- the only Peacock project to score multiple noms.
"Scrubs" and "Law & Order: SVU" each got acting noms, while old friend Matt LeBlanc earned a nom for his new show, "Joey."
Fox's Emmy-winning laffer "Arrested Development" scored 2 noms, including a mention for Jason Bateman in the comedy actor category.
Globes voters looked deep to single out Christine Lahti's perf in the WB's low-rated frosh drama "Jack & Bobby" and Oliver Platt for work in Showtime's severely ratings-challenged "Huff."

MY DAY WITH LOIS LANE
By
Eddie Caro

BELATED HAPPY 84th BIRTHDAY NOEL NEILL

News source: http://www.supermanhomepage.com

11/25/04 is the 84th birthday of the original Lois Lane, Noel Neill.

Noel starred as Lois Lane alongside Kirk Alyn in two Superman Serials in 1948 and 1950, and later returned to the role for most of "The Adventures of Superman" TV series with George Reeves.

Image from supermanhomepage

WHO WILL BE LOIS LANE?

http://www.superman-v.com

Whilst Singer has found his Superman the search for Lois Lane is on and it is proving a little tricky. Sources inform us that many actresses are hesitant to take the role for fear of being typecast and playing second fiddle to Brandon Routh’s Superman.

Evangeline Lilly looks to be out of the running, her commitment to Lost effectively ruling her out. The studio is looking to put a more familiar face opposite Routh’s Superman. A lesser known actress may not be an option. The actress cast will be the one who has the best onscreen chemistry with Routh. Kate Bosworth, Elisha Cuthbert and Claire Danes are apparently the ones to watch. 

Click on the Links below to see an image of each actress mentioned in the article.

Kate Bosworth

http://img.actressarchives.com/kateb/bosworth005.jpg

Elisa Cuthbert

http://romanticmovies.about.com/library/graphics/thegirlnextdoorpubg.jpg

Claire Danes

http://www.clairedanes.com/photos/timeout4.jpg

Smallville's Erica Durance flying high

By KEVIN WILLIAMSON -- Calgary Sun

http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/nov21_smallville-sun.html

Here's an article from the Devoted2Clois forums. Special thanks to J from Devoted2Clois for this article.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's 2 Lois Lanes: Superman's sidekicks at Super Megafest in Framingham
By Kathy Uek / News Staff Writer
Thursday, November 18, 2004

FRAMINGHAM -- Superman is sweet on her. Jimmy Olsen looks up to her. And the Chief, well, he just grumbles a lot at her.

Intrepid Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane is still working on the big story, and although she's always working on deadline you won't need super powers this weekend to meet two of the women who have portrayed her in "Superman" television series.

For the first time, Noel Neill, the original Lois Lane from "The Adventures of Superman," starring George Reeves, will meet Erica Durance, the latest actress to play the coveted role on the WB's "Smallville," which depicts Superman's teen years, pre-cape and tights. They'll be at Boston's Super Megafest this weekend at the Sheraton Framingham.



The Megafest features comic books and a variety of pop culture memorabilia.

Even after all these years, poor Lois still hasn't figured out Superman's secret identity. As everyone but she knows, Lois is really in love with the elusive Clark Kent, who never seems to be around when Superman takes to the skies to save distressed citizens of Metropolis. It's a role Neill realizes inspired a generation of women to fly high.

"I love meeting people at the Megafests and hearing tales from another era," said Neill, now 83. "So many people grew up with the show and they often tell me Lois Lane inspired them to be a working person and get out of the kitchen. It's a great feeling."

Also appearing at the pop-culture explosion are Star Wars icons Anthony Daniels, C3-PO and Kenny Baker, R2-D2, featured in every Star Wars film from the original to the upcoming "Revenge of the Sith." The celebrities will be available to answer questions and sign autographs.

Another special treat for Star Wars fans includes a Saturday night screening of "Saving Star Wars," a new independent film starring the original Darth Vader, David Prowse. Director Gary Wood will also be on hand to answer questions after the move.

Other television and movie celebrities making an appearance will be Adrienne Barbeau, from HBO's "Carnivale;" Vern Troyer, the diminutive "Mini-Me" in the Austin Powers films; and JoAnna Cameron, who played Saturday morning super-heroine "Isis" in the '70s.

Several renowned comic book artists such as Jim Steranko, Joe Corroney and Gene Ha will also be on hand.

A new book: "Truth, Justice & the American Way: The Life and Times of Noel Neill, the Original Lois Lane," written by Larry Thomas Ward, will also be available.

Thinking about the television series, Neill always thought it funny that Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen (played by Jack Larson) and the Chief (played by John Hamilton) were a magnet for trouble.

"But no one ever took notes and never had a note pad," said Neill of her Lois Lane character. "And Lois always tried to beat Clark Kent for his scoop."

In real life, Neill was the daughter of a newspaperman living in Minneapolis, Minn., and worked for him while she was in high school.

"People always want to know if I was really in love with George Reeves, who played Clark Kent," said Neill. To find out the answer to that question and others about Lois Lane, she says you'll have to visit the Megafest.

In the infancy days of television, Neill and her cast of characters shot 26 shows about the Man of Steel in 13 weeks from 1953 to 1957.

"We always enjoyed getting together with our little family," Neill said.

Prior to television, Neill also starred in the late '40s cliffhanger "Superman" movie series with Kirk Alyn.

"Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane were always getting into trouble," said Neill. "We would be tied up with dynamite waiting for Superman to come and save us."

 

Fan meets 2 Loises at a Boston Convention

VisionGirl from the DevotedtoSmallville Forums recounts meeting Erica Durance and and even getting a picture taken with Noel Neill in the Boston Convention. Special thanks to VisionGirl for the interview and the pictures!

First of all, she is AMAZINGLY nice. Like, crazy nice. And stunning in person. But enough with the preface

So I was driving to the mall yesterday and listenin' to my trusty WFNX when a commercial comes on for Supermegafest...with special guests from "Smallville". SO I check out the website this morning, and sure enough it's Erica Durance. So I hop in my car, drive an hour to Framingham.

(Quasi spoiler alerts...but not really)

So I technically met her twice.

I stood in the line for her autograph, and this is how that went:

Me: Erica, you are the coolest Lois ever.
Erica: ...and you are my new best friend.

So then comes me going on and on about how much she rocks. And I bring up the scene in Facade when she gets to kick that lady in the face. I asked her if she had to learn martial arts for the show, since she kicks ass on a daily basis and she said that she actually studied in when she was younger. It's "like riding a bike". So I ask her about the possibility of Clois and she's like "um...I don't think this season". So I ask if she'll be back next year and she says they're working on it. And to write a letter.

Me: Thanks so much. And COME BACK next season.
Erica: Thanks, Marcy

ok, so coolness. I come back like an hour later and there is zero line. So I walk up and am like "Where'd the line go? Don't they know you're the coolest person here?" and she laughs and is like "I guess not". So then I just chatted it up with her for the next like 5/10 mins until she left. Umm, she said that Tom was awesome and super nice and down to earth. She said that her favorite episode was "Facade". So this is how it ended:

I shook her hand goodbye and said

Me: Erica, you gotta do me a favor. When you get back to Smallville tell the powers that be that there needs to be a Lois and Clark hookup.
Erica: It'll happen eventually
Me: I'm totally holding you to that

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0411/09/index.htm

ERICA DURANCE TALKS SMALLVILLE

Special thanks to Scarlett from DTS for giving a heads up on this news.

Erica Durance, who plays Lois Lane in Smallville, told The Continuum that "Spell," this Wednesday's episode on The WB, is "a wild one."

"It's our Witches of Eastwick," she told The Continuum. "It was a lot of fun to shoot."

In the episode, after Lana reads from a spell book written in the 1600s, she, Lois and Chloe become possessed by witches that had been burned at the stake. The three witches have come back seek revenge and search for the powerful Kryptonian crystals, wreaking havoc on the town in the process. Clark attempts to stop the witches but they strip him of his powers and force him to reveal the location of the crystal he hid in the cave.

Durance had just finished a signing session on Sunday and answered a few questions from the media. She said there's a chance she'll be appearing in more than the 13 episodes originally slated.

"They're working on possibly getting me into more episodes," she said. "So I'll hopefully have another eight this year and as far as next year, it's up in the air and they're working on that right now."

As far as Lois' future in Smallville?

"The writers don't give you a lot of an idea of exactly where you are going, but they're figuring on ways to keep me back in Smallville and get me interacting with the other people," Durance said. "So I'm sure there's going to be a lot of funny, weird things going on with Clark to keep things going again."

Durance said the cast members all have their own different personalities.

"Michael (Rosenbaum) is a bit of a prankster, Tom (Welling) is really genuine and a lot fun and the girls ... we actually have quite a little party and they tell us to be quiet all the time," she said.

"Being part of the whole Smallville family has been great. They're a well-oiled machine, and it seems to be doing really well. It's been a pleasure for me to be a part of something that already had momentum. It's been a win-win situation for me."

Durance, who also appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego, said she enjoyed her convention experience.

"It's my first one actually sitting down and chatting with people, so I've had a chance to meet everybody and it's been a lot of fun," she said.

"What makes this job lovely is the fans have been very warm and supportive. Considering that some of these people know way more about Lois Lane than I do, they could have possibly blasted me. But they were all very nice and very positive and seemed to really welcome me."

ERICA DURANCE
Wizard World Texas Hottie of the Week

It's not easy filling in for the regular, acclaimed "Hottie of the Week" writer. Well, ok, that's a lie - it's too easy! Especially when I get to write about Smallville hot, hot, hottie Erica Durance!

She's bringing a newfound sex appeal to a show already jam packed with young, attractive stars and turning Lois Lane into the girl of every man's dreams once again.

Besides appearances in the film House of the Dead and the TV-movie Devil Winds, Durance has made a huge impact on fanboys everywhere as the lovely Lois Lane in TV's Smallville. Poor Clark, now he's got to choose between the outstanding Kristin Kruek and the equally stunning Durance. I may be biased (because I'll be meeting her in Texas) but I'd take Durance any day of the week. And hey, you can too! Er, meet her that is. Just purchase tickets to Wizard World Texas 2004 and you're in! You'll be kicking yourself if you don't!

Alas, my tenure as Hottie of the Week fill-in writer comes to an end, but the hotties just keep on coming! Click here to purchase tickets to Wizard World Texas and keep checking out the lovely Ms. Durance every week on Smallville.

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/texas/WW20041019-hottie.cfm

HERE'S THE NEWEST RUMORED LOIS LANE ON THE CASTING BLOCK

Scoop from http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?s=0eda9e790985fdc0a3dbdaa697f29dca&t=144963

More on Lois Lane casting. Follow up to yesterdays report that i said, it seems I was a week late.Evangiline Lily-whom i first, before any site, stated was up for lois-is still number one. with routhe casting charisma carpenter is out and Diane Kruger is in her place as one of the potential backups. this i dont get-shes blonde. She ok in troy, and looks alright in national treasure, but theres better. if national treasures a hit, and ill admit i want to see it, maybe she, like lilly, is on the the small list of "next big thing" with the likes of christian bale...brandon routh too?