Another day, another conflicting Superman rumor … on one hand CHUD is reporting that director Bryan Singer is in hot pursuit of Smallville actor Tom Welling, supposedly offering him a two film deal, while on the other hand Aint it Cool is reporting a supposed open casting call for the role, with the search even expanding beyond the ranks of established actors. There’s been so much confusion around this film for so long that expecting clarity at this point would be a pretty sure sign that you were in need of a full frontal lobotomy. That said my money’s on the CHUD report being the correct one. They tend to check their stories a bit more closely and as we’ve repeated to the point of impending mental collapse over on that irritating Pirates of the Caribbean thread open casting calls are well nigh non-existent. They just don’t happen.
Only thing that I DO know has happened as a result of Singer’s signing on to do Superman is that it has cost him his upcoming remake of Logan’s Run and, quite possibly, his involvement in any future X Men films as the folks at Fox were less than pleased with Singer’s going to do a super hero film for another studio.
