Story courtesy of TVGuide.com
Matt Bomer is
going up, up and away — into the world of animation. The mild-mannered White
Collar star has landed the lead in the upcoming movie Superman:
Unbound. Coming this spring to DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand, the film
features an all-star cast, including Fringe's John Noble as
the world-destroying alien Brainiac and Castle costars Stana Katic and
Molly Quinn
as Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane, and cousin, Kara (aka Supergirl),
respectively.
Based on a 2008 Action Comics storyline by Geoff Johns,
Superman: Unbound — the latest in a series of movie adaptations from
Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment — pits the Man of Steel against
Brainiac, an alien who attacks planets, shrinks one city small enough to fit in
a bottle, then destroys the rest of the planet. "He's the ultimate collector,"
says director/supervising producer James Tucker (Batman: The Brave and the
Bold). "He says what he's doing is the name of science and ultimate
knowledge, but really he just wants stuff and he doesn't want anyone else to
have access to it."
Bomer took on this new identity with ease. "He had a jovial energy that was a
little counter to what we usually do with Superman," Tucker says. "But he also
had that decency in his voice that Superman really needs no matter which way you
go with him."
Noble was also perfectly suited for his role. "I could listen to him all
day," Tucker says. "John had a lot of energy and he really got into the
psychology of what was motivating Brainiac. He brought a level of intelligence,
but also that slight bit of crazy that a super villain needs to have under the
surface to make him compelling."
In addition to the dazzling voice cast, Tucker (who also did the character
design) is quite pleased with the movie's score, from composer Kevin
Kliesch. "I wanted it to sound like a contemporary movie," Tucker says
of his directive to Kliesch, whose credits include the recent
ThunderCats relaunch and the upcoming Disney Channel series Sofia
the First. "There's a lot of guitars and percussion, a lot of driving
music, it's not orchestral at all. The music's not like any movie Superman movie
you've seen."
In the film's second story thread Superman struggles to relate to the women
in his life. As his romance with Lois heats up (in his secret identity as Clark
Kent), he worries that she could be in jeopardy if his enemies discover their
connection. And his paternal instincts drive him to be overprotective of the
teenage Kara — despite the fact that she has super abilities on par with
his.
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