Variety is now reporting that the film with more casting rumors than you can count, Superman is moving toward a late 2004 production start. The film is yet to be greenlit at WB, but CA: Full Throttle director McG is set to direct
Apparently the much reviewed and praised J.J. Abrams script has been somewhat streamlined to a budget that hovers around $200 million with a story that revolves around Superman’s battle with Lex Luthor and a mysterious killer from Krypton who has come to hunt down the Man of Steel.
While the Man of Steel is yet to be cast Variety says that Warners is intent on making a star rather than paying for one. Among candidates said to have tested for McG last week are Jason Behr (“Roswell”), Henry Cavill (“The Count of Monte Cristo””The Count Of Monte Cristo”), Jared Padalecki (“New York Minute”) and Michael Cassidy.
