Voices From Krypton

MAN OF STEEL: Laurence Fishburne Cast as Perry White

The L.A. Times' Herocomplex is reporting that acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne has been cast in the role of Daily Planet editor Perry White in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Notes the story, "Fishburne is the first African-American to take on the role in any of the many film, television or cartoon versions of Superman’s adventures. Last year was the 70th anniversary of the newsroom character who first appeared on The Adventures of Superman radio serial and then a few months later make his on-the-page box in the seventh issue of Superman. Fishburne, whose credits include The Matrix, Apocalypse Now and Mystic River, has just left the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after just 2½ seasons as Dr. Raymond Langston." He'll next been seen in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion. For more, click HERE.

HENRY CAVILL: Talking Superman with IGN

In this video interview conducted by IGN while Henry Cavill was promoting Immortals, the actor briefly discusses what he calls the opportunity of a lifetime -- the chance to portray Superman in Man of Steel. Luke Evans, who the studio continually pairs Cavill up with for promotional purposes, is once more forced to sit there as the conversation focuses on Supes rather than Immortals.

MAN OF STEEL: Location Report & Video

Over the past week or so, reports have been coming in about the preparation for shooting of Zack Snyder's Superman: Man of Steel. Myblogtimes.com offered up this story on July 27th:
   "For three days, a bridge in La Salle County [in Illinois] will be closed while Hollywood works its magic. A scene from the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel movie, some of which is being shot in Plano, will be filmed on the U.S. 52 bridge over the Fox River east of Serena. Illinois Department of Transportation media spokesman Josh Kauffman said the Warner Brothers production company was given permission and permits to close the bridge and adjacent highway sections for filming a rumored traffic accident scene on the span. Kauffman said the route will be reopened by Saturday.
   "The big budget production is expected to be a boon for the local economy in the Plano area, which will be portrayed as Clark Kent's hometown of Smallville. Exterior sets have been built throughout the city and thousands have applied in the hopes of being hired as extras for the filming. But not everyone is excited about movie makers invading the area. Bill Bickett, owner of Ayers Landing Canoe Rental in Wedron, was told the river around the bridge would be closed Thursday while shooting occurred. Ayers offers a 12-mile and six-mile trip and only the shorter trip will be offered Thursday. Bickett said he's already lost customers. 'I've had to turn away a lot of people who won't go on the six-mile trip,' he said. 'There's nothing I can do about it.' He's also worried about overnight campers expected to canoe past the bridge Friday. If the production schedule changes, he said, he'll have no way to get them off the river. He was told Friday would be a cleanup day from the shoot but at least half the river would be open. 'This has got my customers upset,' he said. 'That's the bottom line.'

MAN OF STEEL: Photos of the Kent Farm House

A nice collection of photos from production of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel have hit the Internet via Facebook, and they're definitely worth checking out. No actor material as of yet, but a look at the Kent farm house. What's obvious from this is that there is a bit of a different approach than Richard Donner took with 1978's Superman: The Movie in that this version of the Kent farm seems not be as isolated as it has in times past; just another farm amongst a number of farms. Just conjecture at this point, of course.