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?

Why Angelina Jolie Is Turning Down "Wanted 2"

Wanted was a comic book movie adaptation that I really enjoyed. Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy were great in the film. The movie was profitable, so a sequel was inevitable right? Will everyone be coming back? The answer is no. Angelina Jolie will not be. Then there were rumors Kristen Stewart would be joining the sequel. Let's make sense of all of this.

[SPOILER ALERT]
Angelina Jolie's character, Fox, dies at the end of Wanted. So I thought this was always a stupid story. Why dig so deep to make her character come back to life or any of that stupid stuff. During a press junket for the upcoming spy thriller, Salt, Angelina Jolie sat down with comingsoon.net. She commented on the sequel, and her rejection of it.

Being dead makes it difficult. They were (trying to bring me back) but I kind of feel like if I die in a movie, I should die actually. I'm that way, and that character is not as complex as Salt. It would just be doing the exact same thing in another movie, so it's not that interesting to me.

[END SPOILER ALERT]

I already liked Angelina Jolie before this, now I like her even more. How refreshing is it to hear an actress or actor say, "I'm not just going to take the money, this has to make the most sense in the movie". I completely agree with Jolie's decision and think it's the right thing to do.

A few weeks ago I presented a way to make a sequel work for Jolie's character. How about a prequel? Kristen Stewart could show us the Fox's younger years and her inception into the fraternity. That would be pretty cool! We'll see what happens.

Kristen Stewart for Wanted sequel? How about a prequel?

So I guess the rumor lately is that Kristen Stewart is replacing Angelina Jolie in the sequel to Wanted, the comic book adaptation. Access Hollywood asked Stewart if she'd take the role and here's what she had to say:

Yes. Definitely, as long as it was good, Wanted was a great movie, James McAvoy makes that movie different than most other action movies because he's a real guy, and I feel like most action movies don't have that.

Without giving anything away, Jolie's character needs to be replaced. But I have a more compelling idea. This idea of mine is not good news for James McAvoy. How about a prequel about Jolie's character, Fox, and her first few years in The Fraternity. That would be sick! We got a glimpse of her childhood in the first Wanted, but there's more they could do.

I really enjoyed the first film, and agree with Stewart's comments about how the movie follows just a regular guy. I liked that. Not to mention all the crazy action! I'm OK with this sequel, although I'm sure others wont be.

Tony: Adventureland DVD review

Last week we began to do DVD reviews because our blog is so young. This week, we bring you Adventureland which was released on DVD yesterday. The movie is directed by Greg Mottola who also directed Superbad. The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame.

The movie is about a young man named James Brennan (Eisenberg) who is in desperate need of a summer job. He gets a job at Adventureland, a theme park, and meets Em (Stewart). The movie is about overcoming insecurities and accepting who you really are... this is where the movie does very well. The emotion the actors bring to the table is really great. You see this developing relationship between James and Em, and it's believable. The acting is top notch. Even the supporting cast is great, they all add something to the movie that is needed for the story.

Where I feel that the movie fell a little flat was in the pacing and editing. There were maybe 5 or 6 scene I would have cut out of the movie all together. There were a few scenes that were identical, and didn't really move the story forward. My thought is, the director left them in to establish the character's self-esteem issues.

Another thing about this movie that needs to be established is that it is NOT a comedy. It definitely has funny parts and the dialogue is very sophisticated. But again, to categorize this movie as a comedy is in correct. It's a romantic-comedy at best, but a dramedy is a better description.

Overall the movie is worth renting. I would say save your money because this is a movie you're not going to watch twice. The cast is great, the story is decent, but the directing was lacking. But still watch it, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Quickie: Aussie Casted in "Twilight" Sequel

The Hollywood Reporter announced the news that Australian actor Xavier Samuel will play the character Riley in the "Twilight" Saga sequel "Eclipse," the third installment of the popular book series by Stephanie Meyer.

If you're a fan of Aussie cinema, you may have seen him in the films "Newcastle" or "September." This will be his first U.S. role.

This is the first major casting news for "Eclipse." The film is expected to start shooting next month in Vancouver with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Troy Lautner.