Not so super

Movie fans everywhere have no doubt been eagerly awaiting the planned remake of Superman. Well, after several false starts in the late '90s (including one scenario with Nicolas Cage in the title role) things looked optimistic for the movie when Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon) was hired to direct. But once again, amid studio politics and creative conflicts, the wheels have come off of this once promising project. After several high-profile actors including Jude Law, Josh Hartnet, Johnny Depp and even Ashton Kutcher passed on the role, it now appears that Brendan Fraser is the leading candidate to don the tights and cape. I mean, who will they think of next, Seann William Scott? Word also has it that the role of Jimmy Olson is being offered to Justin Timberlake (No acting experience? No problem!). Meanwhile, Ratner recently got into a screaming match with one of the producers over the slow casting process and the movie's ballooning budget. I say they should just get Tobey Maguire for the part, giving him a monopoly on all super hero roles for this generation. But alas, he's undoubtedly smart enough to stay far, far away from this smoldering trainwreck (insert kryptonite joke here).