   Lex Luthor and Superman Returns
  I can see I'm not gonna like it as much as I liked Batman Returns. For one thing, Lex Luthor is the same Lex Luthor of 1970. What happened to the sophistacated(sp?) ever calculating Lex Luthor? I'm thinking of the Lex Luthor of Smallville or Justice League. The eccentric supervillian (screaming WRONG) just doesn't do it anymore. note: now I'm just waiting for Oluseyi to tell me WRONG! [grin]   
  Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor == OMG AWESOME!!!As much as I respect Gene Hackman, I really think Spacey will probably do a better job :)   ;  And I swear to god I saw Marlon Brando in the trailer. WTF? Did they really ressurect the footage from Superman 2 that Brando sued the studio to prevent them from showing because he wasn't getting paid some insane amount of money for his short cameo appearance?   ;Quote:Original post by MithrandirAnd I swear to god I saw Marlon Brando in the trailer. WTF? Did they really ressurect the footage from Superman 2 that Brando sued the studio to prevent them from showing because he wasn't getting paid some insane amount of money for his short cameo appearance?According to a newspaper article I read the other day, he is completely computer generated.We live in an age where we can resurrect and control Marlon Brando's gruesome visage via the magic of computers.   ;Quote:Original post by RavuyaQuote:Original post by MithrandirAnd I swear to god I saw Marlon Brando in the trailer. WTF? Did they really ressurect the footage from Superman 2 that Brando sued the studio to prevent them from showing because he wasn't getting paid some insane amount of money for his short cameo appearance?According to a newspaper article I read the other day, he is completely computer generated.We live in an age where we can resurrect and control Marlon Brando's gruesome visage via the magic of computers.From what I read, it's a combination of both.  All of his spoken lines are taken from Superman 2, but they had to digitally generate his appearance for some of the new scenes.   ;Quote:Original post by templewulfQuote:Original post by RavuyaAccording to a newspaper article I read the other day, he is completely computer generated.We live in an age where we can resurrect and control Marlon Brando's gruesome visage via the magic of computers.From what I read, it's a combination of both.  All of his spoken lines are taken from Superman 2, but they had to digitally generate his appearance for some of the new scenes.That is absotively crazy.Also: I'm not a big fan of Superman and the last I've seen of him was in some cartoons.  But wasn't Lex Luthor black?  Was that something particular to the cartoons or is it a change made specifically in this movie?Hmm: A quick look at Wikipedia suggests that Lex Luthor has mostly/always been white.  I am now superbly confused.Wait - I told you so!;Quote:Original post by MithrandirKevin Spacey as Lex Luthor == OMG AWESOME!!! Hell yes. Spacey is a great performer.;  I've always been a fan of comic book storylines, but I think they should have "upgraded" superman a bit. Superman Returns was the perfect chance to improve his costume and what not. With that aside, hopefully (as someone mentioned), Lex Luther will be more calculating and sly than the previous movie counterpart (and more in tune with smallville). I think Kevin Spacey is the perfect vessel for that.. as long as it's written into the script.   ;Quote:Original post by Vasant56I've always been a fan of comic book storylines, but I think they should have "upgraded" superman a bit. Superman Returns was the perfect chance to improve his costume and what not. With that aside, hopefully (as someone mentioned), Lex Luther will be more calculating and sly than the previous movie counterpart (and more in tune with smallville). I think Kevin Spacey is the perfect vessel for that.. as long as it's written into the script.You mean someone like the OP. [rolleyes];Quote:Original post by FrequencyAlso: I'm not a big fan of Superman and the last I've seen of him was in some cartoons.  But wasn't Lex Luthor black?  Was that something particular to the cartoons or is it a change made specifically in this movie?Hmm: A quick look at Wikipedia suggests that Lex Luthor has mostly/always been white.  I am now superbly confused.Wait - I told you so!Perhaps Luthor had gone for a spin in the Transformoflux Pack just before that likeness was rendered.   