3 considered for Superman Female Lead? possibly not lois lane?

3 considered for 'Superman' female lead
Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike compete for Warner Bros. pic
By Justin Kroll

Exclusive:With Henry Cavill set as the Man of Steel, Warner Bros. now moves on to its female lead, and a short list of contenders is coming together.
Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike have emerged as the three thesps being considered for the character, whose identity hasn't been disclosed -- but it's not Lois Lane.

Early reports had names such as Rachel McAdams and Kristen Stewart as female leads, but sources tell Variety that the studio doesn't want a name that could overshadow its leading man.

Eve has the most modest resume, but has seen her profile grow in the last year after starring in Paramount's "She's Out of My League." Besides "Superman," Eve was also considered one of the front runners for roles in "X-Men: First Class" and "Captain America: The First Avenger."

Pike has been on Hollywood's radar since her turn as a Bond girl in "Die Another Day" and has since had several supporting roles, including "An Education" and "Barney's Version."

Kruger has had significant leads in both "National Treasure" pics, "Troy" and "Inglourious Basterds" -- but this would mark one of the biggest leading roles she has landed.

Studio is also currently putting a search out for its villain as well, but no names have been set in stone.

Zack Snyder is directing from a script by David Goyer with Christopher Nolan producing. Studio is looking to start production this summer with a December release date.

All three thesps are repped by UTA. Eve is also repped by Untitled and Pike by Magnolia Entertainment.

webhead2006 wrote:what dont you like of those actresses ap if i may ask. For myself i do like kruger from her national tresure films. But its hard to judge these actresses much when we dont even know what this female lead is? if it ultimately isnt lois.

webhead2006 wrote:Well this would surely be an interesting move. I dont know who it would be if not lois. And would be strange if they didnt do lois.

But with snyder/goyer/jonahthan into the comics.

I really cant see them not doing lois.

Unless this is just a cover for lois casting.

thecolorsblend wrote:Oh, and as to who the character might be, there are possibilities.

01- Lana
02- Cat Grant
03- That Ruby chick from Byrne's World of Metropolis miniseries
04- Lori Lemaris (although even I would have a hard time wrapping my head around this one)

At least two of the three actresses mooted in the Variety article are blondies. So here's a wild idea. What if they're casting for Chloe Sullivan?

EDIT- Or it could be a new character like Rachel Dawes from the Nolan movies.

Exclusive: Superman's Undisclosed Character Revealed
By Kellvin Chavez on February 04, 2011 0diggsdigg


It's not a bird, it's not a plane, but it's a Superman scoop you want to read about.

Most recently the powers that be, aka the producers, of Zack Synder's take on Superman released to the trades the names of three actresses who are in contention to play a character who is "undisclosed" for the time being.

Auditioning are British actress Alice Eve, German actress Diane Kruger and British actress Rosamund Pike. The trades also stated that these three are not vying for the part of Lois Lane.

There are many are speculating that Lois Lane will not be in the film, but as a buddy of mine recently said, "Superman without Lois Lane is like having Batman without Alfred."

While bloggers and fans have been scratching their heads trying to figure out which character Synder has them coming out for, LatinoReview has been alerted by a most trusted reliable source that two things are going to occur.

1: Lois Lane WILL be in the film.
2: The character these lovely actresses have come out for is none other than a Kryptonian villainess who is going by the name of URSA.

Now expect the powers that be to deny deny and deny. As Superman fans can recall the character URSA was in both "Superman: The Movie" and "Superman II" played by British actress Sarah Douglas.

This will lead many to wonder whether or not General Zod will be in the film as URSA, along with Zod, were two thirds of the criminals banished by Jor-El to the Phantom Zone.

Now Zack Synder has gone on record stating that General Zod will not be in the film, stating, “For now, it’s just a rumor.” But directors and screenwriters often make changes before shooting begins.

With production on the film beginning this summer with a late 2012 release date expect decisions to be made shortly regarding the principal cast.

"Arthur Marcus · 10 hours ago
They better not include Lex Luthor or General Zod in any Superman movies for a while. This is the time to rebuild the franchise. They should utilise the villains that weren’t included in the previous films such as Bizarro, Brainiac, Doomsday, Metallo, Toyman, Darkseid, Atomic Skull, Bloodsport, Bruno Mannheim, Conduit, Cyborg Superman, Faora, Gog, Imperiex, Intergang, Jax-Ur, Kryptonite Man, Livewire, Mala, Mercy Graves, Mongul, Morgan Edge, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Parasite, Prankster, Sam Lane, Silver Banshee, Solaris, Superboy-Prime, Superman Revenge Squad, Terra-Man, Titano, Ultra-Humanite, Ultraman.
This is a second chance to get it right. This is an opportunity."

webhead2006 wrote:Ya would be nice to get a how new villain. But one thing to consider would be interesting if this ursa is not working with zod.

Guess that Rosamund Pike won't be trying to get any roles in Zack Snyder's "Superman" flick anytime soon. The actress is finalizing a deal with Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures to be in the "Clash of the Titans" sequel.

Jonathan Liebesman is directing the sequel with Sam Worthington and Gemma Arterton reprising their roles. Pike will be playing the role of Andromeda which was originally played by Alexa Davalos. The actress is currently unavailable to take part in the sequel, and that's where Pike comes in. It is rather nice to read that Pike isn't rumored to be a part of any comic book production, which was the case with Snyder's "Superman" and even "X-Men: First Class" when they were casting the character of Emma Frost.

Pike recently appeared in "Barney's Version" alongside Paul Giamatti. She'll next be seen in David Frankel's "The Big Year," a comedy about competitive bird-watching that also stars Jim Parsons, Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones and Steve Martin. "The Big Year" flies it's way into theaters on October 14th.

Comicbookfan-V2 wrote:I just thought of another female lead that they might put in... Maggie Sawyer!!! Think about it, they can put her in as a Comissioner Gordon type role, even that could work!