I think I can officially kill that rumor…

I look terrible in tights – just flat-out disgusting.

Or, to put it another way – that’s about as untrue as untrue gets.

October 20, 1998… Okay, let’s get really weird here, shall we? “A friend of mine said he saw a report on E about Kevin Smith and Superman Lives. You’ve probably gotten a million people writing in about this, but anyway… apparently Smith has approached John Peters about playing Superman. That’s right – *playing* Superman. Smith apparently backed up the casting of Nicolas Cage originally, but has now decided to step in himself because he feels that he understands the character better than anyone else and doesn’t want to let someone else screw it up. The strangest part is that Smith apparently came in wearing a traditional Superman costume, and was said to actually look pretty good in it. He does have a lot of acting experience but it’s questionable as to whether Warner Brothers would really go for it, since he is not really as popular as Nic Cage.” Warner Brothers will indeed probably stick with Mr. Cage. [Brought to you by ‘yodabot’ and Darkstar]

In other news, WB jumped at Jon Peters’ comments and responded that although a little enthusiastic, everything is pretty much up in the air and being discussed, including Burton and Cage. Everyone likes the script, but more pounding upon it must occur. The WB source says that the movie will indeed happen. The question then becomes when. Also, Brett Ratner has not been approached as some other reports might lead you to believe, and Kevin Smith will not be back to work on Gilroy’s script. [Originally appeared in Cinescape Online; reported by ‘masque’]