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Lex Luthor has begun shooting on SUPERMAN RETURNS

Hey folks, Harry here with a brief report about the set of SUPERMAN RETURNS - nothing particularly striking, but it is interesting to note that Kevin Spacey is now on set shooting! Now - let's see BALD shots of him! In the old purple and green SUPER FRIENDS costume! Ok, maybe not... but one can dream, I mean a bald Kevin Spacey in the old purple n green... ROWR! LOL! Ok, sorry. The dog that Mato refers to in the Superman costume is not an on film dog and as far as I know not Lois' dog. Instead that's one of the writer's dogs - the one that left surprises on Bryan Singer's carpet that I told you about weeks ago. In fact, though this really has nothing to do with the film... I've got a photo of this mutt in his super-costume - WHICH WILL NOT BE IN THE MOVIE... I think. Here ya go:






Hey dudes, havn't had anything worthwhile to report in a long time, but today that all changed when I woke to see Bryan Singer shooting Superman Returns in my street.

I live in the suburb of Longueville in Sydney, and on my way home last night I noticed an unusual number of trucks lining the street. There have been a few TV ads & soapies shot in the area recently, so I assumed it was just another - that was until I walked past the park at the end of the street and saw trailers, buses and a massive catering tent with about 300 seats. Even more interesting were the "Lois Lane costume" and "Lex Luthor" signs posted on the trailers. So either this was an elaborate joke or Superman really was shooting in the street.

Turns out this morning on my to work I just *had* to walk past. Thankfully they hadn't shut the street or the sidewalk down (like they did when shooting in the city 2 weeks ago), so I wandered by and started chatting with an AD having a smoke. They're shooting in an old federation house that's at least 100 years old, and the AD first confirmed that it was Superman Returns and then explained that 2 rooms in the house suit a pivotal scene in the movie. "What scene?" I asked. "I can't say" she replied, but given that the Lois Lane & Lex Luthor wardrobes were hanging just inside the gate, it became clear who was there. "Where's Kevin Spacey?" I asked. "I can't say" she said again. "What about Bryan Singer?". "I can't say" she said again which kind of jinxed her because then who should walk out of the house - Bryan Singer. The AD looks back at me and says jokingly "He's the star of the show".

Unfortunately I didn't take my camera for some stills, but I'm guessing that if they saw me standing around with a camera they would have moved me on. No camera = no attention.

One interesting thing was Lois Lane's little dog which was being walked at the time. The dog's trainer said Lois has the dog with her in a few scenes - but then again, it could just be Kate Bosworth's dog. There was also a little kid running around outside wearing a Superman outfit which looked pretty funny considering the real Superman may have been inside.

So take this with a grain of salt, but I'm guessing the scene was either inside Luthor's mansion (if he has one) or possibly a room of the Kent farm given the age of the house. Given that Lois Lane is in the scene I'd be more inclined to go with Luthor.

They're shooting tomorrow as well, so hopefully I'll be writing back with some more news.

Oh and by the way, a friend of mine pleaded with me to tell you that he got lucky in that house a few years back, so he's hoping the room he christened will become famous come June 30 next year.

MATO





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Kevin Spacey looks like a dog. That's not MY Lex Luthor.
by rev_skarekroe
Apr 27th, 2005
09:10:45 AM
That...
by A G
Apr 27th, 2005
09:16:54 AM
that dog is a nerd
by so sorry
Apr 27th, 2005
09:22:30 AM
But Lex Luther isn't ambiguously gay.
by I Dunno
Apr 27th, 2005
09:24:36 AM
Its a sad sad day when the dog's Superman costume looks way bett
by ExcaliburFfolkes
Apr 27th, 2005
09:27:09 AM
mmm free wiglimajig
by Britshit
Apr 27th, 2005
09:34:02 AM
Lois in Superman's real arch-enemy
by Mr_Furious
Apr 27th, 2005
09:37:08 AM
The dog fills out his costume better than Routh does!
by Triumph poops!
Apr 27th, 2005
09:44:47 AM
Hey! That dog has a larger "S" than Routh does!!! (heh,heh)
by JDanielP
Apr 27th, 2005
09:49:43 AM
Not to mention that the dog has more bite. (heh,heh)
by JDanielP
Apr 27th, 2005
09:52:01 AM
Bald-cap and "wigs" a la Hackman, I'm afraid.
by Desk
Apr 27th, 2005
09:53:20 AM
The Dogs Costume is great To bad Mr Routh's Is Just Bad!!
by Eh-Nam
Apr 27th, 2005
10:01:11 AM
that dog looks so gay.
by dr.bulber
Apr 27th, 2005
10:07:26 AM
Kevin Spacey the wrong choice for Lex Luthor
by jimmy_009
Apr 27th, 2005
10:46:31 AM
The Superman suit looked pretty cool to me
by jimmy_009
Apr 27th, 2005
10:48:31 AM
dr. duber: the bright colours are probably supposed to ......
by Kai_Mah'gra
Apr 27th, 2005
11:32:28 AM
Able to leap tall fire hydrants in a single bound
by GrandoCarIissian
Apr 27th, 2005
11:32:35 AM
The costume is Gay, Lois lane is Ugly, Lex is old (and possible
by Judge Doom
Apr 27th, 2005
11:42:16 AM
Will Spacey start belting out showtunes by the end of the second
by Cpt Kirks 2pay
Apr 27th, 2005
12:57:02 PM
i cant stop thinking...
by luckylindy
Apr 27th, 2005
01:15:02 PM
You know the gayest thing about this movie?
by JackBurton
Apr 27th, 2005
02:05:03 PM
Who really honestly gives...
by Childe Roland
Apr 27th, 2005
02:18:36 PM
I still don't get the need for a suit.
by Liquid_Daze
Apr 27th, 2005
02:48:16 PM
Superdog?! Are you kidding me?!!
by Dannychico
Apr 27th, 2005
02:51:43 PM
Krypto!
by Kentucky Colonel
Apr 27th, 2005
03:41:50 PM
Buddy Ackerman
by riskebiz
Apr 27th, 2005
04:12:20 PM
Fortunately it's not up to any of you
by hamo455
Apr 27th, 2005
04:22:20 PM
I'm not sold on Spacey as Luthor. In fact, this movie is startin
by performingmonkey
Apr 27th, 2005
05:00:51 PM
Wait a minute..
by JackieJokeman
Apr 27th, 2005
05:24:42 PM
How can you like 90% of "Swimming With Sharks" and not like the
by TimBenzedrine
Apr 27th, 2005
05:54:50 PM
You know how I know Spacey will totally fucking ROCK as Luthor?
by IAmJacksUserID
Apr 27th, 2005
07:18:35 PM
By the way, Maria Schell who played in the FIRST Superman movie
by IAmJacksUserID
Apr 27th, 2005
07:21:42 PM
Superman Returns comic vids...
by BaadOutfit
Apr 27th, 2005
07:52:52 PM
Sssssuper! Man
by KongMonkey
Apr 27th, 2005
09:34:54 PM
In other "Cool News" today... George Romero took a shit, Robert
by Grabthars_Hammer
Apr 27th, 2005
11:27:19 PM
I think we need to establish if Spacey's Luthor is going to be l
by axelfoley
Apr 27th, 2005
11:28:11 PM
Billy Zane would've been a better choice for Luthor....
by Monkey_King
Apr 28th, 2005
02:57:06 AM
Hey mind bullets...
by JackBurton
Apr 28th, 2005
05:13:30 AM
http://www.geocities.com/milas radnaksi/srposter.htm - official p
by DarthBakpao
Apr 28th, 2005
08:58:59 AM
The last two X-Men movies kickes=d your ass, JackBurton?
by I Dunno
Apr 28th, 2005
10:34:45 AM
Yes, DarthBakpao, the poster is real. WB decided to release the
by Zauriel
Apr 28th, 2005
08:30:27 PM

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