It’s been since April that we’ve heard any new casting news for the upcoming Superman reboot film Man Of Steel but today we get a very significant update. Perry White, the fictional editor in chief of the fictional newspaper The Daily Planet (and Clark Kent‘s boss), will be played by actor Laurence Fishburne. As many [...]
It’s been since April that we’ve heard any new casting news for the upcoming Superman reboot film Man Of Steel but today we get a very significant update. Perry White, the fictional editor in chief of the fictional newspaper The Daily Planet (and Clark Kent‘s boss), will be played by actor Laurence Fishburne. As many of you are prolly well aware, Perry White is a hard-nosed and serious character … who has always been Caucasian. Fishburne‘s casting, IMHO, is nothing short of genius.
Lois Lane and Clark Kent just got their boss: Laurence Fishburne will play Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in Man of Steel, EW has learned exclusively. White has traditionally been a hard-charging, old fashioned newspaperman, who relies on his ace reporters, Clark and Lois, to get the big scoop. Jackie Cooper played White in the Christopher Reeve-era Superman films, and Frank Langella took on the role in director Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns in 2006 … The Superman reboot, produced by Christopher Nolan and directed by Zack Snyder, stars Henry Cavill as Clark (a.k.a. Superman), Amy Adams as Lois, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, and Diane Lane as Martha Kent. David Goyer (Batman Begins) is penning the script. Man of Steel is due to begin filming this fall, and is slated for release on June 14, 2013.
As you may recall, we learned yesterday that Spider-Man is becoming a half Latino, half African American (possibly gay) man and now we learn that the usually Caucasian Perry White is now going to be an African American man. Again, I love this. For me, these characters are archetypes that cannot be contained to one nationality … or even gender. I’ve always loved that most major male superheros have an equal female counterpart. Superman has Supergirl. Batman has Batgirl. Spider-Man has Spider-Woman. The Hulk has She-Hulk … and so on. I am a big fan of Fishburne‘s acting so he is a great choice to play Perry. Superman: Man of Steel is really shaping up to be a great film. 2013 cannot get here soon enough.
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