MAN OF STEEL Cast And Crew On Superman '78

MAN OF STEEL Cast And Crew On Superman '78

The Man of Steel cast and crew reflect on Donner's Superman '78 film. "I've never seen it, my one, true reference to Superman is the old black and white tv show from the '50s," says Russell Crowe.

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By MarkJulian - Jun 05, 2013 09:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: ET



"I've seen stills, I've seen photographs," says Russell Crowe of Marlon Brando's Jor-El. "But those photographs led me to really never want to watch what that was [laughs]. The costumes look hokey as shit. I prefer my brand of 'On the Waterfront' Brando," he added. The rest of the cast and crew are more forgiving of the classic Donner film. Watch to see their take.

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Running Time: 2 hrs 23 min
Release Date: 14 June 2013 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner,Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff, Harry Lennix
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Christopher Nolan (story), David S. Goyer screenplay)

"Man of Steel follows the Last Son of Krypton on his epic journey to become mankind's shinning beacon of hope for a brighter future. With the beliefs and values instilled by his adoptive parents Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, a young Clark (Henry Cavill) sets out to find his place in the world. But when the nefarious General Zodd (Michael Shannon) arrives on Earth, Clark will have to choose between being a normal human or Kal-el,son of Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and humanity's greatest protector and champion. Filmed in IMAX and shot in Vancouver, Chicago and Plano, Illinois, Man of Steel will be released on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) with a screenplay by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) the Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) produced feature film will surely be the summer blockbuster of 2013."

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SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 6/5/2013, 9:31 PM
Men of Steel
Tman
Tman - 6/5/2013, 9:44 PM
Superman needs the S curl
astromerc
astromerc - 6/5/2013, 9:56 PM
@ McGee

Tell'n it like it was! Go ahead man!
LP4
LP4 - 6/5/2013, 9:59 PM
I like that Russel Crowe is the only one with enough balls to not kiss butt to the Donner films.

Instead he's using the 50's show. Good for him. George Reeves is VASTLY underrated as Superman
DarkKnight7
DarkKnight7 - 6/5/2013, 10:01 PM
at russel crowe admitted it, unlike a lot of actors act and say they did when they know they are lying.
LP4
LP4 - 6/5/2013, 10:02 PM
Russel Crowe- "Costumes looked hokey as shit"

lol
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/5/2013, 10:03 PM
do you think when hes fighting he'll have a little S-curl go in front of his forehead
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/5/2013, 10:03 PM
no one mess with the gladiator lol
DarkKnight7
DarkKnight7 - 6/5/2013, 10:05 PM
I saw Man of Steel a month ago at a screening. All I have to say is that it's the superman we needed.
LP4
LP4 - 6/5/2013, 10:05 PM
Exactly @DarkKnight7- I completely agree. At least Russel Crowe doesn't bullshit anyone. Plus I'm happy he never saw those movies. It means he can give viewers a brand new take without having Marlon Brando in the back of his mind the whole time.

Fresh start people. No more Donner.
lucio7lopez
lucio7lopez - 6/5/2013, 10:07 PM
1978 Superman is a epic movie, perfect for that time. Man of Steel is perfect for today.
DarkKnight7
DarkKnight7 - 6/5/2013, 10:10 PM
LP4

I don't know if you have a screening of it, but Russel is boss in the movie.
hartley07
hartley07 - 6/5/2013, 10:11 PM
i like the short cape better, because it makes his body look bigger. also i miss the yellow S on the cape.
hartley07
hartley07 - 6/5/2013, 10:12 PM
bite me russel crowe. join the human race and watch superman.
jlabatman
jlabatman - 6/5/2013, 10:17 PM
yeah ok whatever Russ! That movie was great in its day and not sure MoS would be as hyped without it!
DarkKnight7
DarkKnight7 - 6/5/2013, 10:17 PM
McGee

I definitely agree with you on that
113
113 - 6/5/2013, 10:19 PM
We'll always honor and remember Christopher Reeve as Superman. But those were movies for their time. They don't hold up to modern interpretations.

Man of Steel looks to be a movie of this time. The character of Superman deserves to remain relevant even more so than Christopher Reeve deserves to be honored.

Superman is above Christopher Reeve and I'm sure he would be the first person to admit that if he were still around.
Dick
Dick - 6/5/2013, 10:24 PM
Russell Crowe is kinda goofy, I like it.
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/5/2013, 10:24 PM
@markjulian I really dig your articles with the pictures you add to em
Tony93
Tony93 - 6/5/2013, 10:26 PM
@steverogersson

you call yourself a fan but what would Christopher Reeve(rip) feel about you a "fan" trolling man of steel?

think about that
Moohika
Moohika - 6/5/2013, 10:32 PM
Gotta love Russell Crowe, he's just like "Nah I ain't even see that shit"
Tevii
Tevii - 6/5/2013, 10:33 PM
"Fresh start people. No more Donner. "

I cant wait for the day when people say that about Nolan
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 6/5/2013, 10:34 PM
From this....


To now....



....Wow. We came quite the long ways to get here. Can't wait to see what else the future holds for Supes.

;)
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 6/5/2013, 10:47 PM
8 moar dayyzzzzz!!!!
jlabatman
jlabatman - 6/5/2013, 10:50 PM
The original paved the way for CBMs, FACT! Something you may want to consider when you are doing a reboot of one, Crowe!
FOOM
FOOM - 6/5/2013, 10:52 PM
Crowe, you ignorant douche. It was 1978. You couldn't have asked for anything more and you should know that.

BTW, I saw Les Miserables. Your singing...(s[racial slur] s[racial slur]),now THAT was hokey as sh*t.
FOOM
FOOM - 6/5/2013, 10:56 PM
Just posted and see that my words s, n, i, g, g e, r (a half surpressed laugh) has come up as a 'racial slur'.
WTF???
LP4
LP4 - 6/5/2013, 11:02 PM
@DarkKnight7- Nah man, I can't wait to see Crowe though for sure in Man of Steel. He is gonna be a badass Jor-El!
DarkKnight7
DarkKnight7 - 6/5/2013, 11:12 PM
LP4

Like I said, I saw it a month a go. Its the superman movie we needed, and all I can say is you see a little bit of maximus in russel when he plays Jor-El, tough but yet still has a heart
campblood
campblood - 6/5/2013, 11:20 PM
I get what he's saying but he does have to be a jerk and insult the classic film
campblood
campblood - 6/5/2013, 11:21 PM
all I'm ask for is a little tact and respect
GenerationX
GenerationX - 6/5/2013, 11:22 PM
I liked when Crowe was talking about the babies crapping, pissing and vomiting on him....funny stuff
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