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Ben Affleck as SUPERMAN? Adrien Brody Investigating His Death? Who Killed Ben Affleck in HOLLYWOODLAND?!?!?

Published at:  Jul 05, 2006 7:19:33 PM CDT

Hey folks, Harry here -- I really want to see this film, Due out that first week of September, just look at the trailer below. It's like L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, but with the death of SUPERMAN... only they can't have the S-shield because... well D.C. and Time Warner will kill them with a mighty fist through their skull. It's a shame that the costume will have a blank chest and cape for the few scenes where that would be necessary. However... I kinda dig the hell out of this recent swing of period true crime films coming out... like DePalma's THE BLACK DAHLIA and Fincher's CHRONICLES. Well, check out the trailer - whaddaya think?




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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:22:01 PM CDT

    first to say pazuzu sucks

    by zfisk

  • Jul 05, 2006 7:23:12 PM CDT

    Looks Good

    by mmackk

    Pity bout the Lawsuits

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:25:44 PM CDT

    looks ok....

    by kingdaddy

    Ben Friggen Affleck? I thought he was cleaning pools now...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:27:27 PM CDT

    Looks Decent,

    by vanlingomungo

    But let's no go trying to mention LA Confidential in the same breath. Calm down.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:27:57 PM CDT

    I'll take a 4x4, animal style

    by zillabeast

    Make the fries animal style, too!!!

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:29:00 PM CDT

    Well...

    by mmackk

    Potential Lawsuits anyway...
    I love the look though. Even if its starting to become a bit cliched.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:32:15 PM CDT

    silence those holding the truth

    by zfisk

    "what's true or false really doesnt matter. Embarass the studio, and if it stops one person from buying a ticket.. I'll have to fix it."

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:33:42 PM CDT

    L.A. Confidential was awesome filmmaking

    by doc_strange

    With a largely (then) unknown but superior cast: Guy Pierce, Russel Crowe, and Kevin Spacey who kicked ass as Jack Vincenz. I heard there were a couple of books, one of them which the movie was based on.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:35:06 PM CDT

    no subject

    by iceyspoons

    nobody fucks with the 'ffleck.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:36:29 PM CDT

    Oh no! I have to go see a Ben Affleck movie now.

    by thumper2k1

    Some one shoot me.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:37:37 PM CDT

    'academy award winner ben affleck'

    by occula

    definitely the best moment in the trailer. *tee hee* no, seriously...i'll watch the brody read the phone book. and yes, nothing can touch La Confidential, but a decent true crime is always a fun way to get the brain juices flowing...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:37:50 PM CDT

    late on the uptake

    by greyspecter

    I thought this website was supposed to be cutting edge stuff. I already saw a preview for this in the theatres... Oh, and as long as Affleck isn't the star of a pic, he's palatable (see: Good Will Hunting, Shakespeare in Love, &c)

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:38:02 PM CDT

    This actually looks pretty good.

    by orbots commander

    These are the kind of parts that Affleck should have been doing in the first place, playing against his leading man looks. He would also probably make a great villain.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:38:03 PM CDT

    Afflecks jaw smegma will contaminate Brody's career...

    by chileanseabass

    Just standing next to that ape of a frat boy non actor will take brody's career back to before he was big nosed d-list no name...god Afleck makes my ass hurt!!!

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:39:19 PM CDT

    damn...

    by greyspecter

    forgot Dogma

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:40:13 PM CDT

    Matt Damon in..

    by nolan bautista

    Robin:The Burt Ward Story

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:42:24 PM CDT

    i think we just saw a better superman than Routh

    by zfisk

  • Jul 05, 2006 7:43:16 PM CDT

    Did Ben Affleck get a new agent?

    by irc-hollywood

    finally a great role for the man, he deserves it, all the best and good speed Mr Affleck.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:45:00 PM CDT

    Groundbreaking stuff

    by solongyoubastard

    Hopefully in the next movie they'll unravel the CHRISTOPHER Reeve conspiracy...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:45:31 PM CDT

    He doesn't look ANYTHING like Reeves.

    by barryap

    That is all.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:46:55 PM CDT

    Bah

    by bob of the shire

    I love Brody and hate Affleck.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:48:33 PM CDT

    how appropiate.

    by zfisk

    a film in which "superman getting shot" shows great promise.. whereas the other film shows superman shooting and killing himself at the box office.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:54:36 PM CDT

    I loved the "Family Guy" Episode with Affleck&Damon...

    by bigtuna

    Writing "Good Will Hunting". Damon was doing all the work and Affleck kept farting and asking if there was more pot.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 7:59:56 PM CDT

    The 'Academy Award' caption

    by i dunno

    should only apply if it's in the same field as the movie being advertised. Ben Affleck won his award by smoking weed while Matt Damon wrote Good Will Hunting, not by acting.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:00:06 PM CDT

    The problem with "unsolved mystery" movies, is...

    by flim springfield

    ...They can't solve the mystery. It's real-life, and it's unsolved. A movie's not going to change that.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:06:45 PM CDT

    'Ben Affleck stole that kids sneakers!'

    by xoanontorn

    Looks really interesting, may be BA's path to making real films..
    Personally I love these Golden Age of Hollywood type films..LA Confidential, Chinatown and others..I'll see this for sure.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:08:00 PM CDT

    This looks better than SuperDoucheman Returns

    by b3mike

    I hate Brody by the way.(NOT KIDDING)

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:20:15 PM CDT

    SUPES

    by the knight

    You all loved returns didn't you! Let me stop... Nowhere near as good as Batman Begins...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:21:24 PM CDT

    "Auto Focus" was an Unsolved Mystery that worked...

    by bigtuna

    I thought it was terribly underrated and deserved Oscar consideration. This kind of reminds me of that although I don't find the Reeves mystery or storynearly as interesting

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:22:41 PM CDT

    About time he made his good one.

    by kdoc13

    Affleck movies go in cycles. For every Phantoms and Good Will Hunting, there is Pearl Harbor, or Jersey Girl. He was due for a good one, it's just that time in the natural circle of things. And personally, I'd welcome a DD-2. But that's just me.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:27:55 PM CDT

    Affleck was the bomb in phantoms

    by sternumman

    look decent, Affleck doesnt deserve half the shit he gets, is he a great actor? no, but I think he is likable on screen, JLO killed his career

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:34:54 PM CDT

    What does anyone get from a movie like this?

    by triumph poops!

    Seriously, they just annoy me because there is no resolution to anything at all. Everything is 100% static from beginning to end, and in the end you get nothing out of this. What we have here is a movie based on an UNSOLVED murder, which means you KNOW going in that at the end of the movie there will be NO answers waiting for you. You're totally left hanging. 2 hours later, nothing's changed at all. What you knew going in (Reeves shot himself and there's still a few questions about it) will be the exact same thing you know coming out (Reeves shot himself and there's still a few questions about it). Meanwhile, on the flip side, since it is based on real people, every person who is still alive from that time (or certainly their living relatives) obviously has their lawyers on speed dial to make sure no undue or libelous things are in the film...which in turn makes the studio pull back from making any sort of daring accusations or conclusions. In short, here's the summation for this flick: George Reeves' career was going nowhere, he got lucky being picked for SUPERMAN and overnight became an idol to millions of kids, he could have been happy for the rest of his life living off the money he made and knowing he made an actual mark in history -- but, no, instead he chose to bang a studio exec's wife on the side, at which point he died, so naturally gossips like to talk, hence there are still some questions about it all. So after paying full ticket price admission what does anyone get out of this? Absolutely nothing. Well, that's not true. I guess you learn the lesson that IF you ever get to star in a hit TV show and get rich and famous overnight, be fucking satisfied with your moment in time and have the brains to safely bank your money while its still rolling in for a future, rainy day since anyone with a functioning brain knows that fame will ALWAYS be fleeting. And for fuck's sake, DON'T bang the studio head's wife and get caught at it since that would be considered poor mannders and unbecoming of a superhero...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:35:51 PM CDT

    Looks really good.

    by superninja

    Affleck should stick to these types of films and steer away from action films where he is grating. Nothing to complain about in this trailer. Okay, well, I'm not a real Adrian Brody fan, but he looks less annoying than usual.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:38:04 PM CDT

    Slander?

    by superninja

    At least, that's what the families of the people portrayed in this film get. Honestly, I like these films because of the period.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:41:13 PM CDT

    Affleck

    by beelkay

    I hope this is a turning point in his career. He's really likable, but he's been in a lot of bad movies the last few years, and his personal life made it all worse. This looks good, though.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:46:18 PM CDT

    They should've scrapped AUTO FOCUS and made HOGAN'S

    by triumph poops!

    In terms of movie star bio death films (does that constitute its own genre now?), I thought AUTO FOCUS was "okay" but rather pointless. Seriously, is there some reason I missed that the whole world needed to know Bob Crane was secretly sex crazed? Come on, who fucking isn't?! That said, ironically I thought Kinnear made a very likeable Bob Crane clone when they showed him playing the part of Hogan. Which is why I think the studio would have been far better off making a big screen HOGAN'S HEROES remake/WWII comedy starring Kinnear instead of what they actually did churn out...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:46:29 PM CDT

    Affleck returns?

    by ohdaesu

    Will this put Affleck back on the map? Maybe, maybe not, I still plan on watching this though.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:47:00 PM CDT

    Weird feeling

    by jthere

    I hadn't heard of this movie coming out and my first exposure was watching the trailer right before watching Superman Returns. I'm not sure if this trailer caused it, but throughout the Superman movie I get the sensation that I was watching Brandon Routh playing Christopher Reeve playing Superman, and Kevin Spacey playing Hackman playing Luthor, etc. Any one else get this "deja nu"?

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:47:10 PM CDT

    ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

    by paulh

    For the Frenchmen who drop by AICN, Zinedine Zidane is their country's Mark Messier; in the twilight of his career, he'll have his retirement match double as the World Cup Final. OTOH, amazing pictures from Sky Sports News with those million or so German supporters on the Fans Mile in Berlin, 90 seconds away from penalty kicks, where the Germans never lost in a world cup and Italy never won one. World Cup OWNS ALL OTHER SPORTS ASSES! :)........we now return you to your originally scheduled TB.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:56:24 PM CDT

    Too Soon!! And There Was Never An 'S' On Cape

    by gordosan#1

  • Jul 05, 2006 8:56:25 PM CDT

    They do call him Superman

    by atwenty7thletter

    Adrien Brody says it to the guy he's in the cafe with.

    This actually looks really good. As soon as I saw the Focus Features logo I knew I was in good hands.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:57:05 PM CDT

    Affleck is ALL wrong for this role

    by rubensreviews

    you can only play 1 super hero in hollywood.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 8:57:20 PM CDT

    HMM

    by movieman742

    This movie looks better than Superman Returns. I'll have to check it out. It is unfortunate that he doesn't have the S on his chest but it really doesn't matter. It's about Reeves, not Superman. BATMAN BEGINS IS BETTER ANYWAY.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:03:43 PM CDT

    Yo Affleck, you were the bomb in Phantoms

    by darth evil dead

    Affleck + Super Hero = Disaster

    Didnt he learn his lesson from Daredevil.

    The problem is that Affleck is to regonized for the role. We will look at him and not see Superman... But Ben Affleck wearing blue spandex for no reason.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/DarthEvilDead

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:04:28 PM CDT

    This might actually...

    by harysuxafat1

    be pretty good. That shot of him dressed up as Clark was plain creepy. I will be spending money on this one.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:08:36 PM CDT

    looks great

    by casinoskunk

    i am really looking forward to seeing this.

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  • you had no interest in Apollo 13 either, huh?

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:31:37 PM CDT

    Cool trailer, terrible title

    by freakemovie

    Cringe-worthy title. Just doesn't flow right. Hollywoodland...ugh. Affleck still hasn't completely sold me as Reeves, but I usually like to give the guy a shot...I'm sure he didn't really appreciate being blasted all over the tabloids, either. Good to see he's making things again.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:33:20 PM CDT

    Excellent book

    by reelgriff

    The book of this film was based on was grim, gripping, and sad. Affleck is better than a lot of stuff he's done, and maybe this will help him pull out of the slump. A lot of people have Ben-vy, simply because, you know, who is he to win an Oscar, be in big pictures, date beautiful chicks. How dare he? Cut the man some slack...he co-wrote Good Will Hunting, an accomplishment that is unlikely to be matched by his detractors.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:35:10 PM CDT

    Worst casting in history!!!!!!!!!!!!

    by orionsangels

    Not only does Ben Affleck not look like Reeve at all, with his square top head and long face. He doesn't even try to sound like Reeve. It's just Ben Affleck as Superman. Don't bother studying the way reeves talk or the fact that he was kinda chubby. Instead of casting a good unknown, lets try and get a big star. well big star. who are we kidding. Ben Affleck is a joke.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:35:19 PM CDT

    weird ass title

    by tripp5

    looks interesting enough tho

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:39:14 PM CDT

    Superman Costume

    by wolfman57

    I remember reading somewhere that when the show was in black and white, the Superman suit was actually green and brown so that it came across better on film. Would they be able to get away with using the Superman "S" if it's in different colors?

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  • Jul 05, 2006 9:42:43 PM CDT

    Story of George Reeves

    by dannychico

    Harry, how did you leave out the most relevant details about this film? 'This is the story of the last days of George Reeve's life.' That's all you had to say.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:05:33 PM CDT

    Chrth, I loved APOLLO 13. Why do you ask?

    by triumph poops!

    Why wouldn't I like it? I love NASA and the space program, and it was a true uplifting story about real heroes who were tested to the limit and who survived by their courage, complete with a happy ending since they get home by their own wits and the hard exhausting work of those back on the ground. Plus as a snapshot of history, you we DO know "what" exactly happened to cause their predicament so you DO get answers to the central question "why is this happening to these people?" But going back to your post, how exactly does that compare to an UNSOLVED murder mystery where they're clearly NOT going to give you any new information or any answers at all or even make some actual accusations due to it BEING an unsolved case, not to mention that they'll have to do everything possible to steer away from libel lawsuits? Will it be fun to see a "period piece" about Reeves life and the making of SUPERMAN show? Sure, a sort of historical movie about THAT could be fun. Am I excited to see a movie about him banging an exec's wife or their girlfriend ala AUTO FOCUS and learning Bob Crane was a sex addict? No, I could do without that one. Frankly, I don't give a shit who Reeves was sleeping with. I can't see why anyone should care. It was his business, and I say let it remain his business. On the flip side, if this movie actually reopens the Reeves case and someone FINALLY comes forth with SOME sort of evidence that's been buried for 40 years or whatever, sure, then the movie will have accomplished something. Otherwise it's just a look at one guy's messed up sex life and suicide and turning it all into a drive-by car wreck on the highway, complete with body count, that people love to roll their windows down for in order to take a gory peak at...

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:14:58 PM CDT

    Affleck rules. Yeah, I said it.

    by doom ii

    Never understood the hate. The only piss-poor decision he ever made was dating that no-talent prissy bitch "J-Lo". Affleck was in Dazed & Confused and Glory Daze. Two of my favorite movies from the 90's. He gets a free pass for life from me. And I liked Daredevil Director's Cut a lot. There, I said it.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:19:52 PM CDT

    woah.. a superman that actually looks pissed off

    by zfisk

    ..that looks like.. like a man.. "god what a terrible idea." it'll never work

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:19:59 PM CDT

    Title used to be TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY

    by lettersoftransit

    I know that because, after Ben Affleck implored American studios to outsource productions to Canada, some moosefucker out of Vancouver wrote a colum giggling with glee that Affleck was forced to shoot this film in Canada. "Oh, the irony," wrote the moosefucker, that the film they forced him to shoot in Canada would be titled "Truth, Justice and the American Way." Then, of course, he went on to explain what a good thing it was that the Canadian government not only gives money to produce films like this but makes sure that Americans are banned from writing the films, directing the films, acting on the films, or -- basically-- from even being considered to work on the film. Canadians okay. Brits okay. French okay. Aussie okay. Basically, everybody okay, so long as they're not American. That, said the glreeful little monarhy boy. was doing a wonderful job of making sure Americans were frozen out of jobs on their own US productions.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:26:42 PM CDT

    Doom II

    by ohdaesu

    It's not just because of J-Ho, after 1999 he was in a downward spiral for about 4 years, he chose all the wrong roles and was in some truly horrible films, here's an imcomplete list of his biggest failures from 1999 -2005.
    Reindeer Games, Pearl Harbor, Changing Lanes, Gigli, Paycheck, Jersey Girl, Surviving Christmas. Granted he made some okay movies during this period, such as Sum Of All Fears and Boiler Room and hell, even Daredevil was okay, but he's been blamed for some of the worst bombs in recent history, namely Pearl Harbor, and Gigli, probably the worst movie of all time.

    I hope he breaks his streak with Hollywoodland and Smoking Aces though. I even wish him luck with Gone, Baby Gone. I had no problem with Affleck, I just hated the roles he choice.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:35:49 PM CDT

    where's Damon

    by jugdish

    He can't make a decent film without his girl matt damon

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:40:52 PM CDT

    Frantic Emailer is correct! It should have read...

    by lettersoftransit

    ...that Affleck implored US companies NOT to outsource productions to Canada. Somwhat ballsy of him to do, considering he was asking Hollywood to stop betraying its own people.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:46:47 PM CDT

    Affleck better not ruin this

    by zacdilone

    Excellent story, Brody rocks...but Affleck as Reeves? Give me a break.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 10:50:37 PM CDT

    shit, this actually looks really really really good

    by disembarkedone

  • Jul 05, 2006 11:09:28 PM CDT

    the title makes sense

    by mookiedood

    The Hollywood sign used to actually say "Hollywoodland", back at the time these events were playing out in real life. But they shortened the sign to just "Hollywood" -- I don't know the full story, it might have had to do with the "land" part falling off. Get off your ass and go google it yourself.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:11:07 PM CDT

    How Ironic

    by zombikiller86

    at least to me, that when I went to go see Superman Returns, this was the last trailer got played before the movie started.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:11:57 PM CDT

    Hollywoodland sign

    by mookiedood

    eh, take a look at it here, you lazy bastards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hollywoodland.jpg

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:15:49 PM CDT

    Sorry, There Was A Logo On Cape

    by gordosan#1

    I guess that there was an

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:42:55 PM CDT

    There indeed was a logo on the cape

    by snookeroo

    And the original uniform(s) were grey and brown to resemble red and blue on black and white tv sets -- follow that? With the third (?) season, the series was filmed in color, but broadcast in black and white.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:45:18 PM CDT

    Caught This Trailer...

    by playhouse

    At Superman Returns. Thought that was kind of ironic considering WB made them change the original title because they didn't want to draw the connection with Superman. I hate the title Hollywoodland. It's way to generic. The movie looks interesting, though.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:47:20 PM CDT

    ZombieKiller

    by playhouse

    Shoulda read your post first. This was actually the first trailer they played at the theater I was in.

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  • Jul 05, 2006 11:53:06 PM CDT

    Affleck

    by playhouse

    He was in Voyage of the Mimi when he was a kid and that thing was fascinating as hell to a fifth grader back in the day. Ever since, I've always got a soft spot for the big lug. Gotta agree he doesn't make the best choices in films, though.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:04:59 AM CDT

    Affleck the person is better than Affleck the career

    by crayotic

    I love the guy in interviews and commentary tracks. Never fails to crack me up.. but his movie roles--sans a couple(?)--are always completely opposite to his natural charm. Someone let this guy take the "Asshole Buddy" roles that Vince Vaughn doesn't.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:07:13 AM CDT

    hey allen coulter is directing

    by holodigm

    now there's a man who's directed a shitload of hbo shows. this looks like it could be an hbo show so it's perfect for him.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:35:11 AM CDT

    Thundercats, HOOOOO!!!!

    by lamerz

    Seriously, when is a fucking Thundercats movie coming? Cameron is doing Man Cats, and there is talk about Woo and franchises like He-Man. Where the name of all FUCK is Thundercats in all this???

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:41:16 AM CDT

    Voltron, too. Seriously.

    by lamerz

    Transformers is already being made. Add Thundercats and Voltron to the mix and you got damn near an 80's cartoon trifecta. I only wonder if a live action GI Joe, with an updated story line, might possibly be better than Voltron. Cobra Commander threatening the US with nukes that he bought from the North Koreans. Fuckin overload! Thoughts on actors for Duke, Cobra Commander and Destro? Oh and fuck the whole snake dude story line, that guy was lame. Cobra Commander FTW!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:13:40 AM CDT

    Better than Routh? What are you smoking?

    by paralyser-pro

    The guy had the physique and the physicality nailed. I wanted a Reeve impersonation, and that's what I got. Give Singer some credit for not raping our childhoods, for Godssakes. And as for Thundercats - when is the dagnabbit live-action Smurfs movie coming?

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:31:28 AM CDT

    The story behind Affleck and this movie...

    by danielkurland

    This was right after "Jersey Girl" tanked, and Affleck basically begged to be in this movie to get off on the right track again, and do something where he can be taken seriously. The pay cut he agreed to for this film, in order to be in it was tremendous. Back then I'm pretty sure it was going under a different, better title, but nice to see something actually came of it.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:37:47 AM CDT

    Was Affleck really the bomb in Phantoms?

    by shermdawg

    I never saw it, but I'm pretty sure Jay was smoking something when he came to that conclusion.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:43:25 AM CDT

    Truth, Justice and the American Way

    by dirtyratbastard

    This looks amazing. At least the trailer does. It is good that these true crime flicks are getting out again, and hell, having Affleck play George Reeves is sort of a backhanded way to show just how typecast George Reeves actually was. No, Affleck doesn't look like the man, but it was haunting in a way to see the one shot of Affleck decked out in Clark Kent gear, which evoked the ghost of Reeves in a way. Sucks about intellectual property though. I mean I work in PR, but goddamn, how ignorant do IP Lawyers thing people are, obviously this Reeves played Superman, and obviously the connections can be made. It is far more jarring and bring much more attention to the branding by NOT having it there. Hollywoodland is a shitty title, which brings EVEN MORE attention to the intellectual property issue. Some brands are just too well-guarded for their own good.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 2:02:54 AM CDT

    Reeve/Affleck

    by spiralspin

    I have a print of George Reeve as Superman on the wall in my gym, and while Affleck isnt exactly the spitting image of him, they could have done alot worse.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 2:23:18 AM CDT

    no subject

    by kenny8

    Looks very interesting, this one. Hopefully it goes someway to show how much of a nice guy in real life Reeves apparently was. All he's remembered for as the one who shot himself, as opposed to Singer who will be remembered as the guy who actually killed Superman

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  • Jul 06, 2006 2:27:26 AM CDT

    AFFLECK?????

    by the_lion

    oh please. WTF.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 2:40:26 AM CDT

    Why?

    by fceeviper

  • Jul 06, 2006 3:06:01 AM CDT

    Superman or not, Ben is a great dead

    by cuervojones

    why is that man making movies? He can

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  • Jul 06, 2006 3:12:53 AM CDT

    Hugh Jackman should've played Reeves

    by rant breath

    He actually looks and sounds like Reeves, unlike Affleck.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 4:01:19 AM CDT

    this is going to be dumb

    by reckni

    That was the first reaction I had to the trailer. Affleck will undoubtedly ruin it, which might officially gain him the title of "Box Office Poison."

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  • Jul 06, 2006 4:09:53 AM CDT

    Great Caesar's Ghost!!! Affleck as George Reeves???...

    by master bruce

    Wasn't Joaquim Phoenix available? And how 'bout Reese Witherspoon as Noel Neil? Maybe before they did "Walk The Line" together...ahh well.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 4:13:03 AM CDT

    Alec Baldwin woulda been a better choice.

    by shermdawg

  • Jul 06, 2006 4:19:37 AM CDT

    Kyle MacLachlan also looks a lot like him.

    by shermdawg

    Too bad he didn't win the role. "That's DAMN good coffee Lois!"

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  • Jul 06, 2006 4:31:20 AM CDT

    George Reeves DID have a padded suit...

    by mike nesmith

    Just the shoulders, though. Pads were sewn into a t-shirt that he wore under the costume to absorb sweat. The producers felt that his shoulders were too rounded and not "super" enough. Reeves was a great guy, a good Superman (a better Clark Kent), but geez towards the end he made Adam West look muscular!!! He got pretty darn fat!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 5:02:15 AM CDT

    I'm not sure if this has been addressed

    by vanlingomungo

    But Gallery Chappe, nobody gives a fuck about your site. Nobody visits it. Nobody cares about whatever it is you keep attempting to sell. The person who drops their website on a movie board is the biggest parasite on the planet. If your shit was any good, it would stand on its own. I'm pretty sure you're a laughing stock. Please stop posting your unimportant website. Kill yourself...twice.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 5:15:16 AM CDT

    Whoah

    by photoboy

    Aside from the cheesy name that looks fucking awesome, I can't wait to see it. And Diane Lane is still fucking smoking.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 5:26:32 AM CDT

    Todays ....

    by fpuk99

    .... dose of "Truth, Justice and the American Way" has been brought to you by VanLingoMungo. He's right tho ....

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  • Jul 06, 2006 5:31:06 AM CDT

    a bit of historical trvial....

    by emeraldboy

    High up in the hollywood hills there is a sign that reads Hollywood. Hollywood was originally called Hollywoodland. the land part was dropped because the name jarred."hooray for hollywoodland" and welcome to hollywoodland" the name itself is too long to put on sign posts. so hollywoodland became hollywood...

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  • Jul 06, 2006 5:48:47 AM CDT

    That's Not True!

    by dirtyratbastard

    It went from Hollywoodland to Hollywood because the Rocketeer made Timothy Dalton crash his Nazi balloon into the word "Land"!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 6:26:59 AM CDT

    Oscars for Will Hunting

    by mallestarion

    The script Damon and Affleck wrote was about a genious kid, who joined the CIA as a codebraker. The script got rewritten to it

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  • Jul 06, 2006 6:31:41 AM CDT

    Oliver Stone will tell the real story!

    by smalllebowski

    Somehow Lee Harvey was involved, but he couldn

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  • Jul 06, 2006 6:48:33 AM CDT

    Superman without the S

    by sweeneytodd

    This looks good. Brody looks excellent, even Affleck looks good.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 7:33:26 AM CDT

    This film is retstricted so that means

    by emeraldboy

    Its chance of oscar success is none.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 7:39:19 AM CDT

    Goldman Wrote

    by emeraldboy

    Good will hunting. Dont believe me read vol 2 of his autiobiography, which lie did i tell. This is the same goldman that adapted dreamcatcher or what ever that shite was called. awful film that.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:07:06 AM CDT

    One more time, for clarity:

    by childe roland

    This movie is about George Reeves, not Christopher Reeve. The fact that both men played Superman, that their last names are distinguished only by a single "s" (perhaps the one missing from the costume) and that both met tragic ends is really no excuse for everyone constantly confusing them. And while we're clarifying: Having this trailer play in front of Superman Returns is not ironic unless you're Alanis Morisette (in which case you'd still have that definition wrong). Oh...and Affleck looks like he may have actually landed a worthwhile role here.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:10:11 AM CDT

    Looks good. Apart from Affleck.

    by brycemonkey

    How can he still get work? Seriously. Do movie execs, writers, producers and directors sit in meetings and say, "OH! I know! Ben Affleck!" And then they all high five each other...Is that the world I live in?

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:18:46 AM CDT

    Hot damn!

    by elgordo

    This looks fantastic. And even Ben Afleck looks capable of pulling it off, as seen in his one speaking scene in the trailer.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:34:11 AM CDT

    Hey TomBodet...

    by docpazuzu

    ...haven't you heard? According to the fake article zfisk/homewrecker posted, not only are you me, but so is 90% of all the talkbackers. Not only that, but we are all in fact Moriarty, a person zfisk/homewrecker calls "an ardent fascist" and Harry's "serpentine henchman" (http://tinyurl.com/gu38g). Furthermore, this "article" has apparently exposed "the truth" about me all over the internet, even though the article can't be found anywhere online and zfisk/homewrecker refuses to divulge its source. Oh, I almost forgot! I finally made it into one of zfisk/homewrecker's Superman trailers! Check it out on his blog: http://homewrecker-returns.blogspot.com

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:34:24 AM CDT

    He should have a "Chicken Fat" logo on his suit

    by crimson dynamo

    Like from those old Mad magazines

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  • Jul 06, 2006 8:51:01 AM CDT

    "very recent article"...

    by brycemonkey

    that I just made up. lol.Jar
    Jar can't be homewrecker they have totally different styles. Homey cites all kind of conspiracy shit whereas Jar Jar just makes assumptions and starts on personal insults. I don't think either of them have the mental capacity to pretend to be each other. Wow, that last sentence is kind of deep. Pass the meds Jarv...

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  • Jul 06, 2006 9:03:06 AM CDT

    The guy who played The Tick would have been

    by purgatori

  • Jul 06, 2006 9:04:59 AM CDT

    God Dammit

    by purgatori

    The guy who played the Tick would have been a decent choice too. Patrick Warburton...if you're going for looks.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 9:26:52 AM CDT

    I wouldn't underestimate the crazy...

    by childe roland

    ...of a guy like homewrecker. He could be Jar Jar. Their riffs are different, but their rhythm's the same, if that makes any sense. There's a certain cadence to insanity that tends to leave fingerprints on a rant, especially when you get someone all wound up. Of course, they might just be two distinctly different yet equally fucked up individuals experiencing the same sorts of frustrations. Or maybe they're just manifestations of the all-powerful Pazuzu's supressed Id. There's always that possibility. ;)

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  • Jul 06, 2006 9:39:57 AM CDT

    But the real question we should be asking ourselves...

    by edward_nygma

    ...do we see Diane Lane getting nailed in this movie?

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  • Jul 06, 2006 10:33:17 AM CDT

    Could be big...waaay big.

    by r.c. the "wise"

    They should've shown this preview with Superman Returns.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 10:44:13 AM CDT

    Lamerz: I got your dream G.I.Joe cast for ya

    by r.c. the "wise"

    Director: JJ Abrams
    Cobra Commander: Gary Oldman
    General: Viggo Mortesson
    Duke: Mark Valley
    Flint: Matthew Fox
    Scarlett: Evangeline Lilly
    Shipwreck: Jeremy Piven
    Destro: (I forgot the actors name: Mr. Eko)
    Baroness: Famke Jenson
    Snake Eyes: Ray Park
    Roadblock: Michael Clarke Duncan

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  • Jul 06, 2006 10:44:48 AM CDT

    Someone mentioned a ThunderCats

    by borgnine jr

    movie, which is fine, but what we really NEED is a balls out THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN Movie. Ride Oogla, Ride!!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 10:58:44 AM CDT

    Casting

    by supermantn

    Given the time to lose weight and get into shape, Drew Carey would've been a closer face-match to Reeves than Ben!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 11:50:32 AM CDT

    RC...Please god no...

    by purgatori

    Don't disgrace Flint with Matthew Fox. Flint should be Nathan Fillion. He even looks like him. Lilly would be a decent Scarlett. Oldman would rule as Cobra Commander.

    Yeah, I think he was on Seinfeld.

    Thundarr: Ariel should be Catherine Zeta Jones or Selma Hayeck. But who could be Thundarr?

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  • Jul 06, 2006 11:51:18 AM CDT

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

    by silentbobafett2

    Do you have to say stuff just so you sound cool? Or so you fi tin? Or so it riles pople up? Isn't part of being a geek meant to be the fuck you to everyone else who just follows suit.

    AFFLECK is a talented guy. There is no two ways about it. Sure, he's done some shit. And in a lot of that shit his acting has been dodge. I.E Pearl Habour. But so fucking what. Watch Good Will Hunting and see his perfomance, which he co wrote (no goldman conspiraces in this tb please). And you know what, fuck if he didn't write it. Who cares. Watch him when he tells Matt Damon that he wishes he wasn't home every morning he knocks on the door. Its like a 90 year old man blasted into a twenty somethigns body and trying to tell him how fucked it all is. Damn Affleck is a good actor... he just needs to pic more wisely.

    Not that most ofyou guys will give him the time of day.

    Shame...

    it tends to be the same dor DiCaprio, Pitt, Cruise, Damon etc etc if they're good looking and done a shit load of films (which means some will be naff) then they suck. Face it people these guys are the most successful, handsoem bastards on the planet - and they can act most people of the screen!

    Matt Damon: Hunting/Supremecy
    Cruise: Magnolia/4thJuly etc
    Affleck: Hunting/In Love/ Chasing Amy
    Pitt: Fight Club/ Seven/ Seven Years in Tibet etc etc

    Face it people... its just not cool to like the real thing. The above are what Hollywood should be all about: Good looking, talented, money makers.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:00:59 PM CDT

    Great trailer, worst title ever

    by curious jorge

    Seriously. I know they didn't want to step on any of DC's IP, but surely they could have come up with a better title.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:11:23 PM CDT

    that looked awesome...

    by exador

    i've liked Ben since i saw him in Dazed and Confused....that character was such a jackass, i was shocked the next time i saw him in Chasing Amy and liked him..its very very hard to come across as a total jackass effectively..and then as a guy you'd consider a great friend...anyhow, i like his performances..i think he's talented...and from what i could see of the trailer, his acting in this movie looks excellent...to me, he appeared to be every inch Superman... not that i dont' think that brandon guy will do a good job..but i agree with one of the first posts by zfisk..i think we just saw a better superman than routhe

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  • Jul 06, 2006 12:18:18 PM CDT

    phantoms, maybe reindeer games

    by reckni

    What is Affleck's worst movie though? Never saw Gigli . . at least in R.G. Charlize gets naked.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:32:19 PM CDT

    You know what bothered me most about Superman Returns?

    by snookeroo

    It made the same mistake as the Donner movie -- it portrays Krypton's sun exploding, as well as the planet itself. Krypton's sun does NOT explode -- only Krypton. There -- I've said it. Now I feel better.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:33:51 PM CDT

    This looks awesome but

    by quadrupletree

    Affleck as Reeves???! Come on. Even if he was a GOOD actor, no.... no.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 1:34:41 PM CDT

    Fans are fickle, eh?

    by movietool

    Affleck has talent. You know he does. Just hop off the "I hate Affleck" bandwagon for two seconds and deal with it.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 2:55:07 PM CDT

    The old title was much better

    by doc_mccoy

    Wonder if this is any good. Affleck is usually such a terrible actor, but maybe he found a role that fits.

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  • Jul 06, 2006 9:30:36 PM CDT

    Oh that looks good!

    by viola123

    Go Ben Affleck! I think he's going to be good. It looks sad. Poor George Reeves. What happened?!

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  • Jul 06, 2006 9:46:20 PM CDT

    Ben Asslick peaked after South Park...

    by pewterschmidt

    You know, that ep where he turned out to be the long-lost child of a couple afflicted by buttface syndrome or something. Ah, sophisticated humor.

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  • Jul 07, 2006 9:33:21 AM CDT

    Great Ceaser's Ghost!

    by evil chicken

    This looks amazing. I'm ALL IN on this puppy.

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