Bryan Singer à propos du casting (juillet 05 - Comic Con)

USA Today reported on Bryan Singer's attendance at the San Diego Comic Con, and reported on his position regarding the three major cast members...

Brandon Routh, 25, whose previous biggest role was on the soap One Life to Live, will fill the suit once molded to Christopher Reeve's muscular form.
"When you're casting for Superman, you've got to believe the character stepped out of the comic book, stepped out of your collective memory of what Superman is to you," says Singer, appearing at the 36th Comic-Con International convention, where clips from his movie drew a standing ovation. (Related story: Superman Returns on the rebound)

"To have a famous actor playing the role would be like having a movie or television star playing King Lear," Singer says. "It works, but the character is so big and so iconic that it serves you better to cast an unknown and shed the baggage that comes with a star."

Singer is pleased to have snagged Oscar winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) to play criminal mastermind Lex Luthor. It's the first time the two have worked together since Spacey won an Oscar for The Usual Suspects, Singer's 1995 breakout film.

"He's playing a wonderful combination of humor and villainy that nobody can do better than he can," Singer says.

Kate Bosworth, 22, is cast as Lois Lane, even though in the original she was a seasoned reporter, older than Clark Kent. And in Superman Returns, time has advanced.

"We're asking the audience to suspend their disbelief," Singer says. "But ultimately, yeah, it's taking the license and liberty you can with a movie where you also have a guy who puts glasses on and you think he's one person and he takes them off and you think he's another."

In the movie, Lane has a boyfriend and a child. "They're not married," says Singer. "It's a prolonged engagement, with a child out of wedlock - very risqué."

Bryan Singer Talks Superman Returns at SDCC
Bryan Singer appeared at the San Diego Comic Con today, answering questions from the audience, before presenting a short film. Here's part of a report from SuperHeroHype.com...

When asked about which he thought should be the primary focus of the film, Superman or Clark Kent, Singer broke the character down into three very distinct identities: the Clark Kent on the farm, being raised by the Kents; the bumbling Clark in Metropolis, and then Kal-el, the last surviving son of Krypton. (Singer was so exhausted by his long flight that he called him Jor-El by accident before being corrected by most of the 6,500 people at the panel.) "First and foremost, this will be a love story," he told the rapt audience, "which plays on the notion of an established relationship between Clark and Lois."
According to Singer, Alex Ross was his favorite Superman artist as far as visual style, but he also recommended the Max Fleischer cartoons, as well as the George Reeves television show for anyone interested in his film, which he admitted will be spring boarded from Richard Donner's 1978 film, and its 1980 sequel.

Singer was faced with an inquisition about the changes in the costume, for instance the raised "S" and the darker colors, and he said that he didn't want to play with the costume too much and wanted to keep the essence, but make something that didn't seem so dated.

When asked why he chose Brandon Routh to play Clark Kent/Superman, Singer complimented the former soap star by calling him "a fine actor" and saying that it was always his intention to cast an unknown. As far as how his movie might affect what they're doing on the Smallville television show, Singer said that they had been sharing material with the producers of the show. "We tried to carry the torch and respect the television show," he said, to allay any fears from Smallville fans.