Today's quick fix is still related to the upcoming superhero movie projects! I think I've been a bit obsessed with it, but nothing more exciting than these news. So here we go!
Will "The Dark Knight Rises" bring on Robin?
As you have found out at the start of February, "Inception" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is joining "The Dark Knight Rises" even though his role is still 'kept in secret'. People speculated that Joseph will play The Riddler (which previously was played by Jim Carrey), since they think a Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and Bane (Tom Hardy) won't be 'enough' to fight the Batman. But then the fans started to gear up that Joseph might be portraying Batman's long time sidekick, Robin, even though they also argued that he's somehow too old to play this part. Afterall, Christian Bale himself has stated that if they included Robin in this movie then he'll likely 'walk away' from this project. This news hasn't been confirmed yet, but I think it's a really cool thing if Robin finally brought up. The last time we saw Robin in Batman movies was in "Batman & Robin", which was deemed as the 'worst' Batman movie ever, despite George Clooney playing the leading man.
Lois Lane will still be featured in "Man of Steel"
Superman's one true love Lois Lane will likely still be featured in the "Man of Steel" reboot, as news are gearing up that one of Superman's lady villain from the Krypton, Ursa, will make a come-back. So here's what fuzzing around these days: Diane Kruger, Alice Eve, and Rosamund Pike were the front-runners to play a leading female role in "Man of Steel", which is NOT Lois Lane. But I don't think they will star as Lana Lang either, because it just simply doesn't fit. So all Lois & Clark fans (including me) started to get disappointed, because our very own OTP won't be on the movie. Thankfully, there was a bit relief yesterday, that WB Pictures were actually casting those actresses to play Ursa. She is Zod's right-hand woman from both the original 1978 Superman and 1981's Superman II, which was played by British actress Sarah Douglas opposite Terence Stamp's General Zod. Another great news is that Lois Lane is definitely in the current draft of the script and will have a major part in this Zack Snyder-directed movie.
One step closer for Cobie Smulders to join "The Avengers"
My favorite cast from "How I Met Your Mother", Cobie Smulders, is reportedly this close to play Maria Hill, the ruthless interim executive director of SHIELD, who was not above blackmailing and bullying superheros to get her way. She was eventually supplanted in that top job by Tony Stark aka Iron Man. As with all Marvel movies, the deal comes with a pile of options for appearances in future superhero films. So it's pretty far from a speculation that she will play Jane van Dyke, but still, this character has a pretty big impact in "The Avengers" movie. The production will start filming in April, and the movie will be released in May 4, 2012 distributed by Disney.
The star of upcoming "Thor" movie, Chris Hemsworth, attended the Sundance Film Festival and talked a bit about "The Avengers" script in which he will star next year, and about Jeremy Renner's cameo appearance in "Thor".
