07-21
Exclusive Rumor CONFIRMED! Superman Summer 2013

Our little fan spot on the web cracks a big one. Official report from Deadline.com

Warner Bros has pulled The Man of Steel from a planned late 2012 release date and has slotted it to open wide on June 14, 2013 release. The Zack Snyder-directed reboot of the Superman franchise feels like a summer film anyway. Henry Cavill stars with a cast that includes Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Russell Crowe. The distribution calendar is just forming for films that far in advance, but what's also interesting about that date is it strays close to the expiration of certain rights that revert back to the estates of creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Warner Bros has spent a fortune defending its position to keep the Superman rights--some say as much as $25 million in legal fees--but right now it looks like there will be a splitting of rights between the creator estates and DC Comics. As long as the film has been shot, Warner Bros won't have problems releasing the films, but you don't reboot Superman to make one movie, so there will likely have to be some stunning court decision or a major payday for those heirs if Man of Steel is to soar in a trilogy of movies.

07-17
Harry Potter Power.

ComingSoon.net has posted the weekend box office estimates which show that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 was able to surpass the 2008 opening of the The Dark Knight: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 conjured up a record $168.6 million in North America its first three days, surpassing the previous opening weekend record of $158.4 million set by The Dark Knight in 2008. The final "Harry Potter" movie opened in 4,375 theaters and averaged $38,526 per location. The film also claimed the biggest midnight debut ever with $43.5 million, the biggest opening day ever on Friday with $92.1 million (including those midnight grosses), and the best IMAX debut ever with $15.5 million for the weekend. The studio said that 43% of the opening gross came from 3D theaters. The movie opened to a worldwide record of $476 million. You can read the full details on the international debut here. Paramount's Transformers: Dark of the Moon dropped a spot to second with $21.3 million domestically its third weekend. The Michael Bay film is the first to pass the $300 million mark at the North American box office this year having earned $302.8 million so far. The movie cost about $195 million to make, not counting marking costs.

07-08
More Cast Additions?

Current word on the net is Harry Lennix, Christopher Meloni, and Julia Ormond are all up for roles in the "Man of Steel" Hopefully this means production is going to move a long well. It does seem odd that every new male role is a General, so hopefully more concrete details on their roles will be released sometime soon.

06-23
Michael Caine on "The Dark Knight: Rises" plot.

Courtesy of Collider and Batman-news.com

Michael Caine is doing press for his upcoming movie, Cars 2, and thanks to Steve Weintraub of Collider, he was asked about The Dark Knight Rises. Caine talked about how much he loves working with Christopher Nolan, and the secrecy around his projects. Caine said that The Dark Knight Rises’ plot is “extraordinary” and he can see why Nolan wants to keep it a secret. Check out the audio embedded below, and head on over to Collider for a full transcript which contains a potential spoiler from Sir Michael Caine’s interview.

06-15
Russell Crowe is in talks to play Jor-el. This would add to an already great looking cast. Official known cast members are Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, and Michael Shannon as General Zod.