Elton John Wants Superman

Elton must have heard about the rumor during the Superman Return's shoots... you know about Kevin Spacey and Brandon Routh and the director thus he wants to get into the action too...LOL

Anyways, Sir Elton John's charitable attempts to buy a part in the next Superman film were foiled yesterday.

The singer bid £40,000 at a fundraising event for the Old Vic theatre in London yesterday, but was outbid by a fellow knight - British businessman Sir Philip Green. It is believed that Green's wife will take the part.

Other auctions included a dinner date with heiress socialite Paris Hilton, which was snapped up for £30,000. The Old Vic's artistic director Kevin Spacey hailed the event as a "really valuable contribution to our work at the theatre".

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Brandon Routh To Fly Again

Brandon Routh did a pretty bang-up job saving the world last time, so…he’s getting at least one more chance to do it again. The Superman Returns star told E! Online Thursday that he’ll be teaming up again with director Bryan Singer for a sequel due out sometime in 2009. "Well, they’ve publicized that Bryan had finished his deal, which was the lynchpin, I think, in the whole talk about a sequel, so everything looks to be heading that way," Routh said at the DVD and video game launch party for the film that turned the former soap opera actor into a brand name. "I’m certainly excited to do another one. I don’t think we’ll start for awhile since we have a 2009 release, but I’m excited about the potential.” In preparing for the role the first time around, Routh said that he wanted to make sure his 21st-century Superman was both a character of his own creation and an homage to the actors who have suited up before him. "I certainly looked at Christopher Reeve’s performance because he was my Superman, and I knew Superman from him and from watching him many, many times," the 27-year-old Iowa native said. "So definitely I took that energy and the spirit that he has from the character, because it was important that there be a familiar feeling for fans, for audiences to make that transition from watching him to watching this new person. "I definitely was aware of that. But I just knew within myself what it was I wanted to do—how I wanted to move, how I wanted to fly, speak, all of those things." Singer inked a deal with Warner Bros. late last month to produce and direct a sequel.

I heard Kevin Spacey is jumping with joy. He gets to play with Superman's toy again... Kevin and Bryan Singer will have to schedule playing time with Brandon when not shooting.

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Superman Finds Love With Singer

Bryan Singer has signed to direct and produce a sequel to Superman Returns, Warner Bros. confirmed Monday.

Singer is the only person in place on a project that is more a notion still than a project. The studio said there is no script, no budget and no targeted release date.

Not even Superman Returns cape-wearer Brandon Routh is a lock for a return engagement, although Variety, which first reported the Singer signing, said Warners has an option on the actor for a sequel.