"Superman's Pal" Jimmy Olsen Rumored be Cast as Female in Man of Steel

"Superman's Pal" Jimmy Olsen Rumored be Cast as Female in <i>Man of Steel</i>

Here’s a potential shift in the Superman universe we didn’t see coming. As Digital Spy points out, Clark Kent’s photojournalist pal at the Daily Planet, Jimmy Olsen, might have been cast as actress Rebecca Buller. Olsen originally appeared in Action Comics #6 in 1938 and would even get his own series, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, in 1954. The root of the rumor comes from an IMDb listing that shows Buller cast as “Jenny Olsen” with little explanation outside of that. As Digital Spy further points out, Lawrence Fishburne—who was cast as the Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief, Perry White—appears with Olsen in...  read more

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New Superman Man of Steel Logo Revealed

New Superman <i>Man of Steel</i> Logo Revealed

Last night, the official Facebook page for Zach Snyder’s forthcoming Man of Steel Superman remake posted a modernized, classy photo of the superhero’s new logo. Darker than the original bright blue, yellow and red “S” and slightly more cursive looking, the emblem is very reminiscent of Christopher Nolan’s highly popularized Batman film, The Dark Knight.  read more

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Del Toro, Snyder and Verbinski interested in Heavy Metal

Del Toro, Snyder and Verbinski interested in <em>Heavy Metal</em>

When we reported back in March that David Fincher was reviving the Heavy Metal series, it seemed a little bit pie in the sky. Sure, it makes sense that Fincher would work on a project like that, but he's got enough other things in pre-production that it's hard to say what will ever see the light of day. The early announcement that Kevin Eastman and Tim Miller would be directing parts didn't make things seem likelier since neither of them have headed a film before....  read more

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