Change Of Stars

I'm with you on htis one, only problem is the stars demand so much more money to stay the lead in the different sequels. Sideline, you know Michele Pfieffer? I went to school with her she's a snot!!Lori

I don't think Superman Returns was meant to be a "sequel" to the other superman films - more like a "remake" or a "new adventure" using the same characters. There have been many films and characters in movies remade or used over and over in different ways. I didn't know I would feel seeing someone else besides Christopher Reeve as superman - i thought it would sort of bury his memory but it made more people interested in going back and watching the series that he starred in too.

I think that with Batman movies - each was treated as a seperate adventure rather than a "trilogy" like the Star Wars series, for example where one directly built upon the other. So changing actors really wasn't as big as a deal then.

Yes, I find it to be a very big distraction and turn off. So much so that I watched one Batman and that was the end of my watching any further Batman movies.

Yes, it does distract from the continuity of a movie if it's a series. For instance I can't imagine anyone else playing Spiderman than Tobey Maguire. Some actors have a character pegged so well that you just associate that actor with the character in the movies.

I still haven't gotten used to for instance the change in Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies. I know they had to change the actors, since Richard Harris had died, and he was replaced, but to me he had that character down to tee. Maybe Peter Jackson had the right idea of filming all the Lord of the Rings movies back to back at the same time, just in "case" one of the older actors like Christopher Lee had died? (though he didn't thank goodness) Maggie Smith is getting on in years, and couldn't imagine anyone else playing Professor McGonagall in the HP movies

Sometimes it an annoyance to me...but I understand the need for new actors...I was just going to say that I was on the set in Australia while my son was shooting DVD extras on the film you are talking about..Superman Returns...it was really awesome to watch how it all comes about...I got my photo taken in the Daily Planet..and Brandon Routh ( Superman) hugged me with his full cape and costume on...he is a really intelligent, kind individual...we spent quite a bit of time with him...but the whole experience was incredible!!! It's amazing how they create and destroy things on a movie set...the entire Daily Planet building that looked (even up close) like granite and marble was really styrofoam...we got to watch them making all kinds of buildings and things...what a great time...

Same here it is really sad that he died though. I miss him myself. He played Superman very well.

one man have his own idears. i think it is good .

I prefer to see the same actor throughout a movie series. To me its better than way. Sometimes I won't watch a sequel if the lead actor is changed.

you are so right, I hate watching movies that change the stars and lead roles like this, and they do it for a variety of reasons sometimes the main being money.

A lot of times when they do that, the attitude of the character changes, and sometimes the whole plot.

Mooch

For me it does take away some from the movie. Especially the old superman movies.