With Man Of Steel, Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman franchise, fans are expecting some changes. We already got some, with Laurence Fishburne cast as Perry White, a character portrayed the same colour as his surname. But this could be one no one expected.
Jimmy Olsen has been a mainstay of the Superman mythos since pretty much the start. Sometimes referred to as Superman's Pal, the Daily Planet photographer has been played on the big screen by Marc McClure (Richard Donner's original film), and Sam Huntington (Superman Returns). His name has been curiously absent on the run up to the release of Man Of Steel, and we may have found the reason. On the the movie's IMDB page, actress Rebecca Buller is listed as Jenny Olsen, with no mention of Jimmy what so ever. So has the character's gender been changed for the movie? The most recent trailer seems to back this up, with a shot of Fishburne running from a collapsing building, possibly the Daily Planet, with Buller in tow, and a Daily Planet staff badge hanging from her neck. There has been no official word on this as of yet, but no doubt fanboy speculation will be through the roof.
via Digital Spy
Jimmy Olsen has been a mainstay of the Superman mythos since pretty much the start. Sometimes referred to as Superman's Pal, the Daily Planet photographer has been played on the big screen by Marc McClure (Richard Donner's original film), and Sam Huntington (Superman Returns). His name has been curiously absent on the run up to the release of Man Of Steel, and we may have found the reason. On the the movie's IMDB page, actress Rebecca Buller is listed as Jenny Olsen, with no mention of Jimmy what so ever. So has the character's gender been changed for the movie? The most recent trailer seems to back this up, with a shot of Fishburne running from a collapsing building, possibly the Daily Planet, with Buller in tow, and a Daily Planet staff badge hanging from her neck. There has been no official word on this as of yet, but no doubt fanboy speculation will be through the roof.
via Digital Spy
Synopsis:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes “Man of Steel,” starring Henry Cavill (“Immortals,” TV’s “The Tudors”) in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder (“300,” “Watchmen”).
The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Fighter”) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”).
Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Ayelet Zurer (“Angels and Demons”), and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”).
Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy and Richard Schiff as Dr. Emil Hamilton.
The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Fighter”) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”).
Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Ayelet Zurer (“Angels and Demons”), and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”).
Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy and Richard Schiff as Dr. Emil Hamilton.
“Man of Steel” is being produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Thomas Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters are serving as executive producers.
Zack Snyder’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Amir Mokri (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”); production designer Alex McDowell (“Watchmen”); editor David Brenner (“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”); and multiple Academy Award®-winning costume designer James Acheson (“Restoration,” the “Spider-Man” films) and costume designer Michael Wilkinson (“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2,” “Watchmen,” “300”).
Zack Snyder’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Amir Mokri (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”); production designer Alex McDowell (“Watchmen”); editor David Brenner (“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”); and multiple Academy Award®-winning costume designer James Acheson (“Restoration,” the “Spider-Man” films) and costume designer Michael Wilkinson (“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2,” “Watchmen,” “300”).
Released: June 14th 2013
