Clark is cast, so who will play Lois Lane?

Now that Henry Cavill has been cast as Clark/Superman, the rumors are flying rampant about who will play his love interest, Lois Lane.

In a lot of ways, Lois's casting is more important to me because I love the character so much, possibly even more than Clark/Superman himself since, well, I've wanted to be Lois Lane since I was a wee little lass glued to the TV set watching "Superman: The Movie." And with some fantastic actresses having set the bar pretty high already -- I'm personally a huge fan of Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher and Erica Durance -- it will be nail-biting for me until they announce the new actress to step into these iconic high heels.

Various news outlets are reporting that Anne Hathaway was the frontrunner for the role, but she instead opted to play Catwoman in the next Batman flick. All I can say to that news is, Thank you, God. I like Hathaway OK, but I just don't see her as Lois Lane. Ever. Other possibilities mentioned include Kristen Stewart, Rachel McAdams, Jessica Biel, Kristen Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

I would be OK with any of these talents landing the role because I'm a fan of each myself. But I think some -- McAdams, Winstead, Bell -- would be better choices than others -- namely Stewart and Biel.

My first choice would be an unknown actress, who won't bring any expectations or past-role baggage to the film. But, I've thought long and hard and I have two better-known actresses I think should be in the running (but I have no knowledge or information that they are).

My top choices:
Emily Blunt. Ms. Blunt has played a wide range of roles and even been nominated for awards for some of them. Yes, she's also British and possibly older than what they're looking for, but she has the talent, the spunk and the looks to play LL better than any of the names mentioned above. I can't imagine she would accept or even be offered the role, though. I doubt Warner Brothers would attach two British actors to the two most pivotal roles in the film. Too bad. I think she'd be kickass in the part. Since she had to pull out of playing The Black Widow in "Iron Man 2" and passed on playing the lead love interest in "Captain America," maybe LL is the role she was meant to play?

Dianna Agron. I know she's blond and not all that well known to anyone who doesn't watch "Glee," but if Agron can make me like a bitchy cheerleader turned unwed teenage mom turned sort-of good girl, I think she can pull off Lois if given the chance. She's also young and pretty and has a lesser chance of bringing the ghosts of former roles to the part. Besides, I think she and Cavill would look good together.

Who do you think should win the part of LL?

Superman reboot finds its lead: Cavill in, Routh out

I have mixed reactions to the official news (finally!) of who will play Clark Kent/Superman in the Zach Snyder-directed reboot film due out next year. British actor Henry Cavill has landed the role. I'm bummed Brandon Routh won't be reprising the role, ecstatic that Joe Manganiello wasn't picked, and on the fence about how I feel about Henry Cavill winning the part instead.

As diehard Stephenie Meyer/Twilight fans know, Cavill was Meyer's first choice to play (and inspiration when writing) Edward Cullen. However, the actor was too old to play the part once the film began production. That didn't stop me from checking him out, and I was very, very impressed with what I found. I mean, the guy is gorgeous, talks nice and can act. In short, I like him. I suppose if Brandon Routh isn't going to play the part again, there are much worse choices.

Superman fans, what do you think? Thumbs up or thumbs down on this casting choice?

I'm going to go out on a limb (and try to be optimistic) and give Cavill my thumbs up.

What?! No new Smallville or Supernatural this week?!

In case you haven't heard, the return of Smallville and Supernatural has been pushed back a week. I'm not too happy about the change -- haven't we waited long enough to find out what happens to the gang?!

Entertainment Weekly reports the reason for the change, and it's pretty lame, if I do say so myself.

Wonder Woman TV show lives?!?

The Hollywood Reporter online is reporting that NBC has ordered David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman series to pilot, even though it was recently reported that all the major networks had passed on it.

This is good news (possibly), but it isn't a guarantee NBC will pick up the show as a full series for next Fall. It just means they'll watch a pilot and consider picking it up, but hey, it's baby steps. I'm not sure how I feel about Kelley's description of the show - is this the Wonder Woman from DC Comics? If so, why no mention of Themyscira?

Still, this is progress. And hopefully, good news!

I'm hooked ... on "The Hunger Games"

I've been home sick the past two days, so today I decided to finally read the book I purchased more than a year ago at the suggestion of several of my fellow Twi-hards. That's right, I'm finally reading "The Hunger Games." After four chapters into it, I am undoubtedly hooked. Why do I think this book - the first in a trilogy - will become my next obsession? I hear there's also a movie being planned, so I thought it would be interesting to make a few posts along the way as I read to document my reaction.

For those who don't know anything about "The Hunger Games," here's a quick run-down (borrowed from Wikipedia).

The Hunger Games is a young-adult science fiction novel written by Suzanne Collins. It is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. It introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where North America once stood. This is where a powerful government working in a central city called the Capitol holds power. In the book, the Hunger Games are an annual televised event where the Capitol chooses one boy and one girl from each district to fight to the death. The Hunger Games exist to demonstrate not even children are beyond the reach of the Capitol's power.

My reactions so far? I wasn't sure I was going to like the book at first. You have to admit the picture of our future it paints is pretty bleak and depressing. However, I adore Katniss and her devotion to her younger sister, Prim, who is, as Katniss tells us, the only person in the world she knows for certain she loves. So when 12-year-old Prim's name is drawn as the girl Tribute in the next Hunger Games, it's no surprise that Katniss volunteers to replace her in order to save her life. And although I have a feeling this book is going to segway into a romance at some point a la Twilight -- a romance probably between Katniss and her best friend Gale (a guy..that's the one thing I don't like about the book so far - the names!) -- I'm already rooting for a romance to develop between Katniss and the other Tribute from her district, Peeta (also a guy). As soon as she told the story about how Peeta once saved her life by smuggling her those pieces of bread when she was 11, I was definitely on Team Peeta. I don't want to spoil too much of the book, but oh my, it just sucks you right into the story. I didn't want to put the book down!

It will be interesting to see if my Team changes throughout the course of the book, and I'm on pins and needles waiting for The Hunger Games to begin. Plus, there are two more books I will have to read now.

I have a feeling I won't be getting much sleep this weekend...

Smallville returns next week, so what can we expect?

Tonight's repeat of "Smallville" will catch fans up on what last happened when Clark and the gang gathered on our small screens, but next week's episode "Collateral" already looks promising, and it signals the return of Chloe Sullivan! Yay! Check out this clip for a sneak peak of the episode. I assume Lois and Clark are separated after the gang is gassed, and she's trying to find him...




Other Smallville news/rumors, thanks to the Superman Homepage and Kryptonsite:

• Supergirl is returning for at least one more episode! I am so excited about this, I could do a jig! Laura Vandervoort is rumored to be filming an episode soon. Will this be the episode where Clark finally learns how to fly?

• The above photo is from the episode "Beacon," which features the return of Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent. Since it has largely been reported that the episode centers around Clark trying to decide whether or not to give up his superhero ways, and many of us remember the CW petitioning fans to send in videos of why "The Blur" means so much to them, I can only assume Clark and the gang will be watching real fan videos in the episode as a means of convincing him to stay on his chosen path. That's ridiculously cool!

• Since he once starred on Passions opposite Justin Hartley's wife, I wasn't all that surprised to see he'd nabbed the role. From the Superman Homepage:

Soaps.com report that "Days of Our Lives" star Eric Martsolf has been cast in the role of Booster Gold for an up-coming episode of "Smallville".

Although he's been playing the bad side of Brady lately, Eric Martsolf will soon be moving in a very different direction. The multi-talented actor has been cast as Booster Gold, a superhero from the future.

The report has been confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, who also claim that the casting of Booster Gold's pal, Blue Beetle isn't far off also being announced. The two DC Comics characters will appear in an up-coming episode titled "Booster", written by Geoff Johns.

No Wonder Woman remake, finally - an X-Men trailer, and Spidey's new look revealed

There has been plenty of news lately to make my fangirl heart go all aflutter.

• Sad news for us WW fans. Despite David E. Kelley's plan, all of the networks passed on airing the Wonder Woman remake. Still, Kelley seems optimistic that it will eventually make it on the air.

• According to the Box Office Mojo, The Green Hornet was No. 1 this weekend, and not all of the reviews have been horrible.

• The first trailer for "X-Men: First Class" was rumored to be screened before The Green Hornet this weekend. I haven't seen it yet, but a lot of the cast was in attendance at the Golden Globes last night.

• Finally, we've gotten our first look at the new Spidey, Andrew Garfield, in costume from the upcoming remake. I'm still on the fence about whether I even want to see this movie. Does anyone else think Garfield looks a tad too skinny to be playing Spidey?

• We've also been given a first glimpse of Chris Evans in full Captain America costume. I don't know. I can't decide if I think he looks cool or cheesy.

• VoicesfromKrypton.com has an interview with Smallville's producers in which the idea is raised for the series finale episode to be called...what else? "Superman," of course!

Awesome poster

I'm a little late posting this, but the CW released this poster for the final season of "Smallville" recently. Notice the reflection of Superman beneath Tom Welling's feet. Awesome! Thanks to the Superman Homepage for posting it.