I love it when our old-school scoopers dig up a good story.
Latino Review dug up the identity of the “mysterious Superman female lead” that’s been bugging geeks for a good 24 hours now.
It’s Ursa.
Which really sheds an intriguing light on the old rumor that General Zod would be the Big Bad. At this point, we still don’t know, but if you have Ursa…well. Zack Snyder has denied Zod is the villain, but there have also been rewrites and misdirection.
It also explains why the actress would be of European origin, as Sarah Douglas quite famously played her in Superman II. Plus, bad girls always have to have posh accents. It’s just the way it is.
And yes, Lois Lane will be in the film. Latino Review reported earlier this week that Olivia Wilde had screen tested, so she will probably be American and brunette. According to LR’s source, “Superman without Lois Lane is like Batman without Alfred” so fear not. There will be a plucky feminist reporter lovin’ that jaw of Henry Cavill’s.
Now go wild talking about this. I don’t remember which CHUD reader out there actually threw Ursa out as a bit of speculation, but you pat yourself on the back! Right now.
But a huge cheer for Latino Review. I love those guys.
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*sigh* God freakin dammit, keep Zod the hell out of this franchise already! And all Zod-related material. That includes Ursa and Brutehead McBruteypants. Let’s see Metallo, or hell, go big with Darkseid.
Not to be that guy, but “Superman without Alfred”?
Okay, Diane Kruger really needs to become Ursa asap. Now, due to this ridiculous Brit casting, ZOD MUST BE AMERICAN! I WANT TO SEE ZOD MAKE THAT CRO-MAG BROW HAVING BRIT… KNEEL!
I’m not a huge Superman fan, but anybody other than Luthor would be welcome.
Elisabeth Rappe, Ursa does make sense. I second your props to latinoreview as well. If Zod, is not the villain, maybe the mute Kryptonian…Non will make an appearance. Triple HHH, would be fine as, Non! I would be…Wilde if they cast that lovely actress, Olivia as Lois Lane. She would be…Perfectly cast as the plucky Ms. Lane. We will have to see if Olivia Wilde is as good as Lois as, Margot Kidder, Noel Neill, or Teri Hatcher were.
Elisabeth Rappe, oops, I forgot. Helen Of Troy, Diane Kruger, would be the best of the 3 actresses for, Ursa.
This is going to sound controversial, but Margot Kidder was a horrible Lois Lane. She was as sexy and sassy as a drumstick. Kate Bosworth was awful all round. We’ve never had a really good Lois on screen, but the more I think of Olivia Wilde the more I like.
McGreedy Rises, Maybe you don’t think Margot Kidder is attractive, but she is the…Perfect Lois. Lois, always goes overboard to get…THE, story, and in that, no one can touch Ms. Kidder as Lois. Kate Bosworth is easily the worst Lois Lane. Also, Margot Kidder is more attractive than KB. Olivia Wilde just might become the…Hottest Lois Lane, but until she is on screen as Lois, she will not top either, Kidder, Neill, or Hatcher. I believe that Margot Kidder was, more…Cute, than attractive, yet she and Christopher Reeves had great chemistry.
It will be hard to top Sarah Douglas. A fine woman in leather was she.
Huh.
Here I thought the point was to distance this film from the Reeve versions. I mean, I’m not opposed to a Zod story (at least it gives Superman a physical opponent), but while I know Superman’s Rogues’ Gallery is pretty thin on public recognition once you get past Luthor and maybe Brainiac, I would’ve thought they could’ve gone with the lesser-knowns the same way Nolan did with Ra’s al Ghul and Scarecrow in Batman Begins.
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