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Tony's Review of 'Man of Steel'

Tony Kerns — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:49:11 +0000

As a 32-year-old Superman fan, I’ve yet to have a great interpretation of Kal-El in my lifetime. The two amazing Christopher Reeve films were in the 70s, his last two films were terrible, the “Lois and Clark” TV series was OK at best, “Smallville” was to Superman what “Twilight” was to vampires, and “Superman Returns” was an abomination that nearly killed the legacy

'Man of Steel' Earns Top Box Office Spot After a Super Opening Weekend

Robbie Cage — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:28:28 +0000

As expected the new Superman flick, Man of Steel, opened at number one in this weekends box office earnings. What is a bit more surprising might be exactly how successful it was.

Actors Who Almost Got The Big Role – Superhero Edition

Tony Kerns — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Last week when I was working on the post Actors Who Almost Got The Big Role, I quickly realized that I could do a full list just on Superhero films. And with "Iron Man 3" taking over the world box office and "Man of Steel" due ou

Guy Finds Most Expensive Comic Book Hidden Inside His Wall

Eric the Intern — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:16:29 +0000

People start ripping into those walls, you never know what you are going to find. 34-year-old David Gonzalez recently bought an abandoned house in Elbow Lake, Minnesota for $10,100. David remodels and flips houses, and that was his plan here.The house had old newspaper instead of insulation, so he cracked into the walls to fix [...]

Movie Rumors: Bradley Cooper is Lex Luthor and James Bond Has a New Boss

Tony Kerns — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:12:21 +0000

When reading this, keep in mind that this is just in the rumor category and not to be taken as the absolute truth… yet. First, when casting for “The Man of Steel”, a lot of people wondered why Superman’s iconic nemesis Lex Luthor was not on the casting list for the new reboot. Instead, Academy [...]

Nic Cage's Copy of "Action Comics" #1 Sells For More Than $2 Million

Tony Kerns — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:09:28 +0000

Nicolas Coppola has been a life long comic book fan. When he first broken into the acting world, to avoid looking like he was riding the coat tails of his uncle Francis Ford Coppola, Nic adopted the name Nicolas Cage after Marvel comic book character Luke Cage. Cage was actually cast as Superman in the [...]

The Best Foreign Movie/TV Rip-Offs [VIDEOS]

Tony Kerns — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:04:06 +0000

International copyright laws really don’t seem to matter in many countries. America has been the front runner for widely successful entertainment for many years, so its only natural for others to take inspiration from American works. Its a completely different thing to totally rip off an American icon. There are copyright laws protecting the parody, [...]

Laurence Fishburne Is The New Head Of The Daily Planet

Tony Kerns — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:47:28 +0000

Matrix, CSI, and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse star Laurence Fishburne has been cast in “The Man of Steel” as the editor of The Daily Planet, the newspaper Clark Kent and Lois Lane work for. Fishburne joins the already heavy hitting cast that includes Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. Unfortunately, with the [...]

Russell Crowe Joins "The Man of Steel" Cast As Superman's Father

Tony Kerns — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:05:18 +0000

Kevin Coster may be playing Pa Kent, Superman’s adoptive father, but we now know who will be Kal-El’s biological father Jor-El, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe. Crowe is the latest big name actor to join the cast of “The Man of Steel”, the upcoming Chrisopher Nolan produced and Zack Snyder directed Superman film. Already cast are [...]

Kneel Before Michael Shannon!

Tony Kerns — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:19:23 +0000

Another week, another bit of casting news for the new Superman movie. Not only have we found out who the villian for the movie will be and who will be playing him, but the title of the film has been confirmed, “The Man of Steel”. Today, director Zack Snyder confirmed Academy Award Nominated actor Michael [...]

Oscar Nominee Amy Adams is Lois Lane

Tony Kerns — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:02:22 +0000

Another role in the Zack Snyder reboot of “Superman” has been filled. Fresh off her Oscar nomination for “The Fighter”, 36-year-old Amy Adams has been given the role of Lois Lane. Adams received a phone call from Zack Snyder on Sunday while Snyder was in Paris promoting “Sucker Punch”. Synder met with many actresses for [...]

Well… Crap! Kevin Costner is Pa Kent.

Tony Kerns — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:29:16 +0000

It has been a rumor for a few weeks, but now it is official. Kevin Costner has been cast as Jonathan Kent in the upcoming Zack Snyder “Superman” reboot. Costner will be playing opposite Diane Lane as the Man of Steel’s adoptive parents. Of the casting of Dances With Wolves as Pa Kent, Zack Snyder [...]

Superman Gets A New Mom

Tony Kerns — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:12:26 +0000

A few weeks ago we reported the casting of Henry Cavill as the new Superman. Other than Cavill, there hadn’t been any confirmed castings. Kevin Coster is rumored for the role of Jonathan “Pa” Kent and Viggo Mortensen for the role of Zod. Now we have the second confirmed casting. The role is Martha “Ma” [...]

The New Superman

Tony Kerns — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:32:49 +0000

(by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) According to IGN.com, Warner Bros. officially announced today the casting of 27-year-old British actor Henry Cavill as the new Superman in the upcoming reboot directed by Za

New Superman?

Tony Kerns — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:40:33 +0000

We haven’t had a good Superman movie since the 70s. Superman 3 & 4 were OK at best, and “Superman Returns” was amazingly dull. Warner Bros. is trying to make sure their next Superman film will make up for the last 30 years of broken promises, let downs, and Tim Burton. Zach Snyder, the director [...]