WB To Look Towards "Superman III" As Inspiration

If Warner Brothers wants to do a "darker" Superman movie, may I humbly request that they look no further than the great 1983 film "Superman III" for inspiration. Reasons why:

1) Superman becomes evil self-hating wino
2) Woman turns into scary-ass robot

All the elements are there. I guarantee that if the WB puts in a scene comparable to the robot transformation scene in "Superman III," no child will be able to watch this film -- which is, apparently, kind of what they want.

Also, they can get some poorly cast comedian to play some slapstick comedy relief character who skis on the side of skyscrapers ala Richard Pryor. You know, I was watching the biography of Pryor the other day, and when they got to the part where he was taking these roles like "Superman III" that were the antithesis of everything he stood for in his brilliant stand-up comedy work, I just got so depressed. It's like, what's with these comedians -- Pryor, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy. Hollywood just homogenizes them. Even freaking Bob Saget.

You know what Bob Saget was famous for before "Full House" and "America's Funniest Home Videos"? Being the dirtiest comedian on the strip. That's why my eyes filled up with tears when I watched that "I suck dick for coke" scene in "Half Baked" -- because I was getting a glimpse of the Saget who used to be.

Shit, I've just drank waaaaay too much coffee.

Seth Rogen "Working Out" For Green Hornet Role

Read in Heidi's "Beat" column about how Seth Rogen is working out for his new "Green Hornet" movie. This quote in particular:

"I have a personal trainer now… it’s really hard. I exercised to the point where he made me throw up."

This happened to Chris Reeve too when he was being trained for "Superman." His first workouts ended in vomiting.


But he turned out pretty buff for the movie, though. If you look at the old screen tests, he was pretty skinny, almost unrecognizable.

What I like<----no rubber or foam muscles on a superhero costume. Except for Ben Affleck in "Hollywoodland" -- I'm letting that one slide. Best role of his career, in my opinion: