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Amy Adams Dumps The Fighter For The Man Of Steel!

Amy Adams at the 81st Academy Awards.

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How do you follow-up a romance with a street-wise championship boxer Mark Wahlberg? If you’re Amy Adams, you join the cast of Zack Snyder‘s upcoming reboot of Superman as Lois lane and leap into the arms of Brit actor Henry Cavill.

You can’t really blame her, although Supes did get his ass kicked by Muhammad Ali once.

There are dozens of reasons a girl would rather upgrade from Coach to First-class on Air Krypton. Among the highlights:

  • No overbearing mother-in-law or drug addicted brother to contend with.
  • You don’t have to worry about him complaining about your bad cooking (Unless you use you-know-what as seasoning!)
  • He loves animals, (He’s owned a super-dog and horse!) which chicks go goofy for.
  • He can see right into your heart – literally!

Personally, I’m not sure Adams can channel Lois’ spunky stick-to-itiveness and sexy attitude. Of course she was hot as stolen nuclear material when she played a night nurse with braces in Catch Me If You Can, so who knows?

She’ll be joined by Diane lane as Martha Kent and Kevin Costner as Johnathan Kent, which actually give me more reason for concern than anything else. Costner is a superb actor – sometimes. I just hope director Snyder utilizes him directly and we wind up with the Bull Durham Costner and not the train wreck we got in The Postman.

The Terrible Tumbler: Fall Through The Pop Culture Rabbit Hole With The Hook.

Diane Lane taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89
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Before we fall too far into the hole and get completely enveloped by the self-imposed destruction of celebrities, let’s take a look at the ever-evolving world of superhero movies, shall we?

SUPER-MILF! 

It turns out our newest Superman has a hot mom. Diane Lane, a stunning and capable actress (And the ex of Highlander Connor MacLeod himself!)  has been cast as Martha Kent in the Zack Snyder-directed Man of Steel reboot coming December of 2012. Here’s the official press release drafted by the minions of the douchebags in suits who are paying for this thing.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Oscar®-nominated actress Diane Lane will play Martha Kent, the only mother Clark Kent has ever known, in the new Superman movie to be directed by Zack Snyder.                     

Snyder stated, “This was a very important piece of casting for me because Martha Kent is the woman whose values helped shape the man we know as Superman. We are thrilled to have Diane in the role because she can convey the wisdom and the wonder of a woman whose son has powers beyond her imagination.”

Lane will star with Henry Cavill, who was recently announced as the new Clark Kent/Superman.  

And of course Marth is only one part of the home-spun equation that gave us the Clark Kent we all know and love, what about her better half? Kevin Costner is the only serious contender whose name has been tossed about recently, but I’m not sure if he’ll have the necessary chemistry with Lane to sell the farm couple to audiences.            

Keep looking to the sky…

 HOW LOW CAN HE POSSIBLY STILL GO?

“If you’re a part of my family, I will love you violently.” – Charlie Sheen.

And he wonders why his ex-wife had the kids removed from his “care”? Still, you have to wonder just what Brook Mueller is thinking – first, she jets to the Bahamas with her ex-husband, his porn star girlfriend and a “nanny” and poses for photographs with them that appear all over the world and give the impression all three of them are making “Sheen Sandwiches” together!

Then, she lets him do one crazy interview after another, endangering his career and her alimony and child support meal-ticket. Oh, and during these interviews/rants he continually mentions his “goddesses”, one of whom isn’t her! To top the whole mess off, she claims he threatened to cut off her head and so she convinces a judge to grant her a restraining order that includes sons, Max and Bob, so the kids get pulled from Sheen’s home on-camera for all the world to watch with a collective, “What’s next?”

Sheen really has great taste in women, doesn’t he?

CAREER SELF-DESTRUCTION: NOT JUST FOR CHARLIE!

It looks like somebody is a little jealous of all the attention Sheen has been getting lately. Why else would Christina Aguilera keep shooting herself in the foot as far as her public image is concerned?

First she screws up the national anthem at the Super Bowl, then she stumbles at the Grammys and finally, she  decides to get arrested for public intoxication. Even fellow pop star Pink has taken a public shot at Christina on Twitter.

Responding to the ‘Burlesque’ star’s arrest for “public intoxication”, Pink tweeted, “Out of Myself, Britney, and Christina- didn’t everyone think I was gonna be the troublemaker? Look Ma!! No Cuffs (sic).”

Of course, the singer is now on damage control. According to Entertainment Weekly, the singer has signed on to be a coach/judge on the Mark Burnett-produced singing competition, The Voice. She’ll join ’Forget You’ singer Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine at the judging table.

“I am so excited to be part of such a wonderful project that celebrates music and the talent behind it,” an apparently sober Aguilera said in a statement. “To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists’ careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms. I am so happy to be working with fellow Grammy Award winners Adam and Cee Lo as I feel there is so much we can all bring to ‘The Voice.’        

Christina Aguilera performing "Dirrty&quo...

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Going back to work already, Christina? Apparently you’re not following Charlie’s career trajectory too closely, although many believe you both like the ladies a bit too much.

Look! Down In The Gutter..It’s Lindsay Lohan!

This latest Lohan Bulletin comes to you courtesy of The Hook’s good buddy Ryan at All Things Geek.

If she has her way, Lindsay Lohan will bring down the Man of Steel single-handedly, (the other hand will be holding a drink, most likely.) TMZ reports that Lindsay’s “people” have had “multiple phone conversations within the last few weeks with the people behind the new Superman reboot” for Lohan to play a “major character” that wouldn’t be Lois Lane.

Superman

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“Multiple phone conversations”?

The Hook has had multiple phone conversations with director Zack Snyder‘s people as well. Okay, it was his receptionist, then security and legal representatives, but it’s the same thing!

This story exists to distract people from Lindsay’s growing legal problems.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz today issued a  stern warning to Lohan that if she messes up again, she’s headed straight back to jail.

“If you violate the law, I will remand you and set no bail and your attorney won’t be successful this time,” Schwartz said. “You’re no different than anyone else, so please don’t push your luck.”

She returns to court on Feb. 23, when, Schwartz said, if possible, they will try to settle the case. Prosecutors allege that Lohan stole a $2,500 necklace from a jewelry store in Venice.


A New Man Of Steel! But Can He Soar Above ‘Superman Returns’?

Lois Lane and Superman in Superman Returns.

I love you Lois, but our movie sucks! Image via Wikipedia

Like a phoenix from the cinematic ashes, the Big Red ‘S’ is back.

Resurrected by a mixture of studio executive greed and the undying love of fandom, a new Superman film has been targeted for a December 2012 release by Warner Bros.

 The poor reaction to Superman Returns by..everyone, appears to have been kryptonite for Brandon Routh who will not be returning to the role. Routh’s performance, while capable, was a mirror image of the late Christopher Reeve and maybe that was part of the problem.

No one will ever be able to touch the heroic performances Reeve gave us, or the impression they left on modern superhero cinema.

Brit actor Henry Cavill, relatively unknown save for his performance in Showtime’s period-piece The Tudors, will be starring in the title role and “300” director Zack Snyder will be bringing his unique style to the table. Hopefully they cut down on the slow motion flying sequences and concentrate on hammering out a solid script worthy of the character’s history.      

What’s really interesting is the fact that Batman has no idea who this new superhero on the block even is! When told of the casting news by a reporter backstage during last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Christian Bale replied,  ”Well done for whoever you mentioned.”

Henry Cavill at the Vanity Fair celebration fo...

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 And if anyone has an issue with a Brit portraying an American icon, just remember, two Canadian boys created the Man of Steel in the first place!