Production continues on Zack Snyder’s reboot of the Superman cinematic franchise, Man Of Steel, and it turns out that there’s still room for a bit of extra casting. Variety is reporting that The West Wing star Richard Schiff (last seen in Johnny English Reborn) has signed up to play Doctor Emil Hamilton in the movie. The Doctor Hamilton in question is believed to be Emil Hamilton from the comics, although whether he’ll be spun as friend or foe of Superman’s isn’t clear. In recent years, Hamilton has been more of the latter than the former. The film is set for release on June 14th 2013. What do you guys think? Are we going to see S.T.A.R Labs in the film with possible Superman experimentation?!

UPDATE:  Rumor has already been de-bunked!!

The latest from the "mill" is that a cameo of Lex Luthor will make it into the Man of Steel played by none other than the Hangover Star, Bradley Cooper!

According to Cosmic BookNews, a tip informed them that after Cooper's role in the upcoming adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost fell through, the actor was recruited to make what will simply be a cameo in the upcoming Superman reboot as the iconic industrialist who emphasizes the "mega" in megalomaniac.

This rumor is certainly unconfirmed, "take with a grain of salt" material. However, stranger things have happened, and director, Zack Snyder may realistically want to plant the seeds for a potential sequel by including a Luthor cameo. (Whether he is played by Cooper, or someone else.)

In a recent chat about her role in The Muppets and her upcoming role in Man of Steel, Amy Adams said, “Henry Cavill is very Kermitty! There is a humility to Henry and that’s one of the reasons his Superman is going to be so compelling. He has this beautiful face and humble spirit and that’s really a hard combination to come upon.” 

The Muppets opens on 10 February 2012, with Man Of Steel following on 14 June 2013.  

"Man of Steel Movie Trailer to Debut in Six Months (That's right! Half a year away, folks!). Warner Bros. will reveal the first trailer and new images this June to prepare for Superman’s highly anticipated return to the big-screen. Warner Bros. will begin promoting its Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot ‘Man of Steel’ a whole year before it’s 2013 release date. The studio had a similar strategy for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. The teaser trailer for that film debuted July 18, 2011, almost a year to the day of its July 20, 2012 scheduled release date. The ‘Man of Steel’ teaser trailer is set to debut on or before June 11th with official movie stills to appear in movie magazines and online before that date. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon and Laurence Fishburne star in the superhero action-adventure. See the latest photos and movie posters for ‘Man of Steel’ below in the photo gallery. Born on the doomed planet Krypton, but raised on Earth, mild-mannered newspaper reporter Clark Kent (Cavill) must become the superhero known as “Superman” to defend the world against two other surviving Kryptonians, the tyrannical General Zod (Shannon) and his evil partner Faora (Antje Traue)."

 Hitting Newstands next Wednesday (December 14)

 

"If you’re a spandex salesman, 2012 is going to be your year!   Supes returns in The Man Of Steel, Andrew Garfield dons a brand new web-slinging outfit in The Amazing Spider-Man and the Marvel movie universe comes together in The Avengers. We’re taking a look at them all this issue, from dissecting the new Avengers trailer to looking at 50 thing you need to know about the new Superman movie and an interview with Andrew Garfield. Blimey! Happy Whomas! SFX 217 is on sale Wednesday 14 December, in stores and through Newsstand and Zinio. You can also subscribe to the print version of SFX to save loads on the shop price.

So..are these colors going to be the "real" ones seen in the theater? And is December 2012 going to be the real release date?! Comments Please.

"Warner Bros. are on the hunt for a screenwriter to pen the script for a sequel to Superman movie 'Man of Steel'.

Via GoComics

The Good Folks over at MovieLine.com sat down with Cavill and had the following questions for him:

[Laughs] "I think in this day and age it's all part and parcel. There are people taking photographs of us working all the time. It's just one of those things; you've got to take it in stride. And you know, I put all the prep work into it. I'm not necessarily being shot in the best, most flattering of lights, but I put the hard work in and the performance will come later. People will see the movie, hopefully. It'll help when people see these photos beforehand, from various movies, to sell them more on the character. So it's less of that transition phase from seeing an actor on screen to believing a character and getting wrapped up in the story being told."

Superman's such a familiar character, so deeply ingrained in pop cultural history. What do you think fans will be most surprised to see added to the canon in Man of Steel?

"There's only so much I can say, I'm afraid, about the job or the character. But what I can tell you is that we're going to make him easier to relate to, and it's a modernization of the role."

Check out the complete interview at MovieLine.com

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