Ursa rumored to be Superman reboot's female villian
Today a new rumor has surfaced which indicates that the character in question is actually Ursa, 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.
In early November, Zack Snyder went on record stating that General Zod would not be appearing in his Superman reboot. This now has fans speculating if Zack Snyder was trying to throw off the sent of what he was doing with Superman, as Zod and Ursa are two-thirds of the criminals banished by Jor-El to the Phantom Zone in Superman.
This new rumor also indicates that Lois Lane is definitely in the current draft of the script, and that she will be a main part of this new storyline.
Superman is set to begin filming this summer, so expect to hear more official casting announcements soon.
Man of Steel comes to theaters June 14th, 2013 and stars Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Julia Ormond. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.
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CBF
Rosamund Pike would be a good Lana Lang, like say if they showed a brief glimpse of his life in Kansas. She actually looks like Lana, but she is kinda too adult to pull the early years off. She'd have to be the adult Lana.
1 year agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Vanboy
@masterofthemoon, did you happen to read this excerpt from above?
"This new rumor also indicates that Lois Lane is definitely in the current draft of the script, and that she will be a main part of this new storyline."
1 year agoby @vanboyFlag
masterofthemoon
Does anyone ever stop to think that they might be looking for someone to play Lana Lang instead?
1 year agoby @masterofthemoonFlag
Vanboy
Oh yeaaaaaaaaah! I soooooo see Tilda Swinton playing Ursa. One of my favorite Superman Villains of all time. She was so lez in Superman II and hated men. I would love to see Supes kick her ass. Or Lois again. Let's hope they have a different actress playing Lois this time around. Somebody with the comic personality of Margo Kidder. And let's not let this movie ferment so long. I think all of the script changes and long wait and anticipation is what killed SR.
1 year agoby @vanboyFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
She could come back and play Granny Goodness :p
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Oakfam
BRAINIAC
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Dan
The studios were dumbasses for passing on Miller's trilogy idea. Each executive deserved a slap on each cheek.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
ejk1
I love the idea, @Narrator. But that's the problem. Hollywood rarely makes the movies for the audience that the material would most appeal to; they would rather try and come up with something that THEY believe would gain the biggest audience. This explains the Jar-Jar's and racially stereotypic Autobots. The studios think they are being hip, but all they are doing is degrading the product.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
skywise
I dont know what to think of this. More rumors. Its interesting to speculate but i just dont see this happening. Only time will tell.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Tronticon
Nice...
Sarah Douglas was at the Comic-Con in NYC last year
1 year agoby @tronticonFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Glad to see some folks liked Millers idea. Apparently, the studio didn't. :P
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
Mieko_Siede
@The Narrator...That would be a trilogy of epic proportions. It would be a Superman on screen like we'd never seen before.
1 year agoby @mieko-siedeFlag
Barkx
@Narrator: I do believe as Superman is standing there at the end, the last man of Earth, he looks up at the sun, that slowly changes from yellow to red... now that would have been an epic ending!
1 year agoby @barkxFlag
SCREENWRITER
@Narrator: Wow. Thats'd be an epic road to go down. We'll see.
1 year agoby @the-screenwriterFlag
Dan
That does sound pretty epic, @Narrator. Hopefully they go with a similar route.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Exactly @Insert. But who knows. Goyer might have something un-thought of up his sleeve and the villain may well turn out to be someone we haven't seen before.
Not to cry over spilt milk, but does anyone remember Mark Millers original EPIC three part franchise reboot pitch? Don't remember it exactly, but I think this was close to what he'd wanted:
He'd wanted the first film to feature Brainiac, in an origins like story, but with Superman already freshly established in the world. Then the second film would feature Doomsday and Clarks death/resurrection (being like an Empire Strikes back sequel, where it's darker and more serious in tone), and the third feature would have Zod and Lex being the villains (perfect because that gave two whole films to build up Luthors relationship and betrayal of Clark).
In the end, he wanted the trilogies very last moment to be with Clark all alone and grey haired on a deserted and empty planet Earth, staring at the sun... glistening. Showing that he survived all things, to his own despair and sadness.
Man that would have been F*CKING EPIC... I tear at the thought.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
Daveactor7
@Insert lol
I love how many rumors Movieweb has established today
1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag
T.Clark
IS BRAINIAC REALLY THAT HARD TO F*CKING WRITE?!?! GAAAAHHH!!!
1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
MovieManiac
Why can't they just use a Villain who has not been used yet? It's really annoying seeing the same character reused over an over again.
1 year agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
Jimthar
i think the chick from 'V' (dont remember her name) would be good for this part if she doesn't get the part in AVENGERS. she looks just like her. i dont like diane kruger is right for this.
1 year agoby @jimtharFlag
ejk1
No Zod. No Ursa. No things we have seen before.If Snyder wants to make a mark, then use a different path. Using a villain we've already seen will produce nothing that will please me.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Dan
Oh wait, I mentioned TDKR in another thread, I guess that makes me "a wannabe smart guy". Better watch out for that hall monitor even though I was just using it as an example.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
Ryan Moran
awesome i think shewas a good badguy in superman 2 but you should put general zod with her dont have non i dont like him
1 year agoby @nightwing18Flag
Dan
Oh, so now we're playing the TDKR rumor game, gotcha.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
CUPID
Ok we know its a rumor, but there still cool villains.
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Agreed @Ejk. When Nolan said they had a great idea of how to approach the Big Blue Boyscout, they didn't say anything about the villains. And since Goyer wrote the script... well, I'll await further news. 'Till then, this is a rumor I would rather not have be true.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
ejk1
A rumor is all it is, and a rumor is all it will hopefully stay. This would be nothing more than retread, which would kill much of the enthusiasm for me.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
CUPID
This is some good news if Ursa in it then Zod is gonna be in.
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D4nger
if this rumor's true then diane kruger is the obvious choice for ursa
1 year agoby @d4ngerFlag
Daveactor7
Too many rumors lol
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