UPDATE: 5 Women, 1 Role, 1 Huge Movie... "Superman" Leading Woman Casting

 

Lois Lane casting choices

UPDATE:
Olivia Wilde:

Olivia Wilde has joined the competition.  That's what LatinoReview are reporting.  This is a VERY interesting rumor.  I like Wilde (I'm a fan of TV's "House").  I think she's a smart, talented and a very sexy actress.  I would be totally OK with her playing Lois Lane.  McAdams is still my hands down favorite, but Wilde is great.  Read the post from yesterday below to see who all the other actresses rumored to play the part are.

If the title looks similar to a title a few weeks ago, it's on purpose.  A few weeks ago, we were all guessing who was going to be cast in the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.  That question has been answered... Anne Hathaway will be Catwoman.  Now?  Now it's time to talk about Superman's leading lady, Lois Lane. Click the jump for more.



Hollywood Insider has a list of 5 potentials and 2 long shots.

5 potentials:

Kristen Stewart:

Please God no.  Please God no.  The end.












Malin Akerman:

Now this actually makes SOME sense.  She's worked with the director of Superman, Zack Snyder, before.  That movie, Watchmen, sort of put her on the map.  I like Akerman, but not for this.  This is needs to be a powerful leading lady, and when I think of Akerman, I don't see it. 








Dianna Agron:

I don't know much about this girl, but what I do know, I don't like.  I think she is too inexperienced to play such an important role.  She's mostly done television, and that's not neccessarily a bad thing, but for Superman, we need a better actress.  She IS young, and that's what Snyder and company are shooting for, so you never know.  Check out her limited IMDB.






Jessica Biel:

Next up is an actress I do not like, nor do I want in this film! Jessica Biel would definitely look the part of Vicki Vale, but I don't like her, so we're going to move on.

By the way, the above is exactly what I wrote about her when the news came out she was auditioning for The Dark Knight Rises.






Rachel McAdams:

Awww, the best for last.  And what I like to say, "I told you so".  In early December of last year, there was a rumor Anne Hathaway was up for Lois Lane.  I hated it of course, being that I hate her acting.  So I gave my own two cents.  You know what my two cents were?  Rachel-McAdams!  I suggested to you 5 readers of the blog, that McAdams be cast if they were going younger.  What do you know?  She's reading for the part.  I love McAdams.  She is by far, the best actress on this list.  It would make me a happy man if she was cast and we could all begin to forget the horrific job Kate Bosworth did with the character.



The long shots:

Kristen Bell:

I saw these two ladies rumored on JoBlo.com.  I have a crush on Bell that is hard to describe.  I think she is REE-DICULOUSLY hot!  But Lois Lane she is not.  That rhymed.  Bell is fun, spunky and that side of Lois Lane is important, but nothing about Bell says "take me seriously", so we cant.  I love her, but not for this. 







Mary Elizabeth Winstead:

All I have seen her in were two movies.  The first being Final Destination 3, and I walked out the film.  The second was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and I loved her in the that film. I like the idea, but with McAdams in the running as well, it's hard to choose Winstead.  But still a great choice.







There you have it guys, and girls.  The 5 leading ladies that want to steal Superman's heart.  Then there's the two wild cards, but we wont count them.  Who should play Lois Lane along side Henry Cavill?

When in Rome DVD review

I haven't written a DVD review in a long time, but When in Rome is so bad, it deserves a Hollywood sized reboot. My wife and I watched it and it was bad, really really bad.

When in Rome stars Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel and is directed by the god awful Mark Steven Johnson.

The movie is about a girl who is stuck with a curse of multiple men falling in love with her against their will. But she falls in love with a man, who may or may not really love her... because of the curse of course. Get it? Got it? Bad!



I don't know where to start. Every aspect of the movie was bad. The story is stupid, not even good enough to be in the terrible romantic-comedy genre. The acting is so bad, so unfunny, which came as a surprise to be honest with you. I like both Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Duhamel (Transformers), and neither delivered. Not only did they fail, so did all of their co-stars. The supporting cast is awful, annoying, unfunny and flat out forgettable.

The director, oh boy the director. Mr. Mark Steven Johnson. It took awhile after the worthless Ghost Rider to get another gig huh? Well Johnson probably wont get too many more chances in Hollywood if he keeps pumping out the same worthless junk. He does nothing to help this abysmal story. The pacing is off, the timing is off, poor casting, editing; really though, this movie is THAT bad.

I always love posting these kind of reviews for movies I hated, because I'll get an email from ONE fan to defend the movie. On this, I CHALLENGE someone, anyone, to come up with a reason why this movie doesn't deserve to be obliterated by me. I'm telling you all, I did not laugh one, single, time. Oooouf! I want my 2 hours back.

Tony: Couple's Retreat review

Couple's Retreat stars Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, and, and and... the cast is impressive! The movie is about four couples at different phases in their relationships trying to make it work. They all go to a gorgeous getaway where they will partake in couple's therapy. The comedy begins when the couples start to actually deal with their problems, instead of ignoring them.

I've done this before in reviews; I will list what I liked and didn't like about the movie, starting with the positives:

The Cast
Wow, can you ask for more? The actresses are amazing, beautiful and funny. Kristin Davis is all over my television set because of my wife's obsession with "Sex and the City", she's really funny in this. Faizon Love has really come a long way from playing 'Big Worm' in the first Friday film. The yoga instructor is played by Carlos Ponce, and he steals every scene he's in. Vince Vaughn, and Jon Favreau are so good together, its reminiscent of Swingers; you don't know if their dialogue is scripted or simply improved. Bateman, does so well as the stuffed shirt attorney, you want to hate him he's so uptight, but you can't, you love him. Great casting all around.

The Scenery
My goodness, the setting in this movie is amazing. It takes place in Tahiti; the island really becomes a character of its own. I mentioned in my Love Happens review, that very few movies can create a character out of the setting, this film does that.

The Situations
This is definitely a movie with situational comedy. There are awkward, yet funny moments in couple's therapy. There is a scene where I laughed so hard my stomach literally started to hurt. I'll have to wait for the DVD but I'm sure the actors broke and started laughing during the scene. Just remember this word, "encouragement"! So funny it hurt.


Here are a few things I didn't like:

The Predictability
I can't really say too much about this. In a lot of comedies, it's predictable. You kind of got a sense of what was going to happen. You knew which problems were going to be resolved, you knew there would be a happy ending, etc. Again, in most comedies, they're predictable.

Off-Beat Scenes
There are a few scenes that just don't fit with the rest of the movie AT ALL. Yes, I understand Vince Vaughn is a video game rep. But come onnnnnnnn. He has to battle it out on "Guitar Hero" to get directions to where the 20 something girl friend of a Faizon Love is?!?!?! Whyyy, oh whyyy is this scene in the movie. Minus this scene, the movie is really grounded in reality, and very well written by Vaughn and Favreau.


That's really the only things I didn't like about the film. It was just a great, very funny movie. It was very grounded in reality which helps to make it even more funny. My wife and I found ourselves poking each other as to say, "you do that to me", "no you do that to ME". The cast is so talented, I'm glad they lived up to the hype this movie has received. The trailer offers a lot of the funny scenes in the movie, but trust me, there's a lot more in the hour and 45 minute film that's not in the trailer. I loved this film and would recommend it to anyone. And remember, "baaaang, baaaang".

Quickie: When In Rome trailer... hmm

When In Rome is a new comedy by Touchstone Pictures starring Kristin Bell and Josh Duhamel. I'm just gonna let the trailer do that talking. Enjoy, or don'. Haha.

New Astro Boy trailer!

New Astro Boy Trailer... just enjoy!