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MAN OF STEEL: Comments From Michael Shannon and Amy Adams

In an interview with The Canadian Press, actor Michael Shannon was asked about his role of General Zod in Man of Steel (which will probably be the case until the film is released next June). While he didn't say much, he would allow, "It was a jump for me, because that's such a huge responsibility in such a big film. I was suspicious of it originally and it did in fact take a while for me to finally get the job - a lot of people had to sign off on it. It wasn't something I pursued necessarily, it kind of just surprised me. But once I finally got the job and started working on it I was very happy to be doing it. I'm sure excited for it to come out because not only will it be a blockbuster, but I think it's going to be a really great movie."
   Meanwhile, Amy Adams was interviewed by Collider and revealed about the film and her role of Lois Lane, "It was great. It was really good. Henry [Cavill] - I hope you guys love him as Superman - worked so hard. He is just yummy and really committed to the role. He really did a good job. I haven't seen the final cut and I have only seen a couple of the teasers. So I am with you guys. I know it because I was there but there was so much that I wasn't involved in that I can't wait to see. [Lois] is definitely a pistol still and she definitely gets herself in a lot of trouble still. But she is not as competitive, I would say, with Clark."

JUSTICE LEAGUE: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Play Batman?

No doubt for the next week or so the Internet is going to be on fire with word that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be interested in playing Batman in Warner/DC's currently-in-development Justice League film, but watching the original source video from MTV you can see exactly how the question was posed to him.

 

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JL8 #5 by Yale Stewart

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JL8 #4 by Yale Stewart

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SMALLVILLE: Real Town Trying to Get Its Name Changed

1OneMinuteNews reports the following: "Christopher Wietrick, from Hutchinson, Kansas, wants to change the name of their sleepy little farm town to Smallville. Yes, that's the fictitious Kansas town where Clark Kent became Superman. It's cool, odd and they better rock it out to get people to flock to basically the middle of nowhere. The most important part is that it's for fun and for charity as Christopher states in his comment below... all proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club, and that's the coolest part. Sounds like a good place. Come to think of it, this is a lot like our expectations and obsession with politics and finding our own superman. Someone who can solve the country's problems in a single four year bound! We think that a name change will do the trick, make everything new and different. Are we crazy? Maybe... but it's fun. It's why we go see a new movie about the same superhero time after time, sequel after sequel, over and over. It's the American way!"

 

JL8 #3 by Yale Stewart

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ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: Episode 1 - "Superman On Earth"

We're not sure how long Warner Bros. will allow this to remain on YouTube, but here for your viewing pleasure is the premiere episode of the George Reeves series, The Adventures of Superman. For a couple of generations he truly was the Man of Steel.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: Katie Cassidy Introduces "Arrow" Footage

Arrow, based on DC Comics' Green Arrow character, will be debuting on the CW October 10th, and in this video series co-star Katie Cassidy previews some footage from the premiere episode.

JUSTICE LEAGUE ON FILM: Wonder Woman Series in Development?

Vulture is reporting that a new Wonder Woman series is in the earliest stages of development at the CW, home of Smallville and this fall's Arrow. Notes the stie, "Our sources say the new take on the comic book crime fighter is being written by Allan Heinberg (Grey's Anatomy, The O.C.) under the working title Amazon. Unlike past TV incarnations, it will focus on Wonder Woman as a young, budding superhero, rather than a fully formed defender of liberty. (Think Smallville, but instead of a 'no tights, no flights' rule, this show might have a "no bracelets, no crown" mandate.) Heinberg seems a logical candidate for the job: His resume includes work on the kinds of soapy dramas the CW favors as well as comic-geek street cred (he wrote the Young Avengers comic book series back in 2005). It should be noted that CW is only developing a script at this point; no pilot production has been greenlit or even contractually guaranteed." For more, click HERE.

MAN OF STEEL: Michael Shannon on Working With Henry Cavill

In an interview with MTV News, actor Michael Shannon (General Zod in Man of Steel) discusses the bit of footage from the film that he's seen, and shares his feeling about working with Henry Cavill. He describes the situation as one in which he's standing there with Superman as opposed to someone pretending to be Superman.

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