First things first, I only
assumed it
was Lois Lane these girls were battling it out for. My guy just
said ‘female lead’. I joined the dots myself…. wouldn’t you? Is
there any other lead female in the Superman world? (Not
Smallville world, but Superman world). Could it be that
Lois
isn’t in the movie? Sounds unlikely…
First things first, I just dropped rumored contender Kristina
Anapau an email to see what she could tell me.
“I don’t know what I can tell you - you’re very warm…all of
the names on your previous list were or are still in the running
for this role last I heard. They’re swaying between big
names and smaller names. I can’t tell you specifics of the role - I
don’t know what I can say, sorry”.
So, Anapau wouldn’t say whether it was Lois either, but did confirm
that her prospective competition did include McAdams, Stewart
etc.
Just swapped an email with my contact and asked
him which
role they’re all going for.
He answers,
“Haven’t read the script, don’t
know”.
So that’s a dead-end.
As for whether or not there’s any truth to
Variety’s claim that Pike,
Eve and Kruger are the new frontrunners?
“Things are changing every day on that movie - things
changed a lot when a British Superman was cast. What’s happening
here is the filming location may be dictating the casting. Did you
notice none of those girls you just mentioned are Americans? I
don’t think it’s got as much to do with them not wanting to
overshadow Superman, as that article suggests…
As for whether or not Kristen Stewart tested - which her reps say
she didn’t.
“I don’t know if she tested, but they
were interested in her at one point. It was common
knowledge. I think the conversations went mute when Snow White was
put on the table - you can’t be chasing two projects of that size
at the same time.”
So, right now, here’s what we know :
- There’s a female lead up for grabs.
- A number of actresses, both known (Rachel McAdams, Mary Elizabeth
Winstead, Kristen Stewart) and unknown (Dianna Agron, Kristina
Anapau) have tested/met about the film at one point over the past
few weeks.
- The fact that a British actor has been cast as Superman, and
further, that the movie mightn’t be filming in the U.S, is starting
to dictate the casting of the female lead.
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