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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.

 

DARK KNIGHT RISES: The Batmobile Tumbler Videos

These videos from The Hollywood Reporter feature a close-up focus on the Batmobile Tumblers from The Dark Knight Rises. The vehicles were used for the filming of scenes over the weekend at the Pittsburgh campus of Carnegie Mellon and on the streets.

BRENDAN FRASER ON J.J. ABRAMS' "SUPERMAN"

While speaking to actor Brendan Fraser about Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Voices From Krypton editor Edward Gross had the opportunity to speak to actor Brendan Fraser about both films. Additionally, the conversation veered to the J.J. Abrams screenplay for "Superman," for which Fraser was offered the title role. What follows are his reflections of that experience.

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WEB-SPINNER: SPIDER-MAN 4 GETS THE GREEN LIGHT?

According to Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily, a deal has been struck between Sony and director Sam Raimi and actor Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man 4, and possibly Spider-Man 5, which, if that was the case, would shoot back to back. The script(s) is written by Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt. It is also hoped that Kirsten Dunst will be returning as Mary Jane Watson.
   Adds Finke, "Sony is taking its time officially hiring the movie's villain since principal photography doesn't start on Spider-Man 4 until next fall because of the recently postponed May 2011 release. I am told, however, that 'once you find out who the villain is, you'll know who's playing it.' That should lead to speculation that Dylan Baker's character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into the Lizard as he did in the comic books." For the full story, click HERE.

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SUPERMAN RETURNS...AGAIN

IESB.net is reporting on the annual Showest convention and quoting Warner Bros.' as stating that Superman: Man of Steel is definitely happening, and that Bryan Singer will remain as director (which would seem to assure that Brandon Routh will be reprising his dual role of Superman and Clark Kent). The newest bit of information to come out of the report is that departing writers Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris will be replaced by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Orci and Kurtzman, of course, are the writers behind Mission: Impossible 3, Transformers and JJ Abrams' forthcoming Star Trek prequel. No word, of course, on what the new film will be about, though one can be relatively confident that Supes will do more than lift some rocks. Darkseid anyone? We're just saying....

EXCLUSIVE: PART 2 — DUANE CAPIZZI LOOKS BACK A THE WRITING OF "SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY"

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