Seriously? OMG! WTF?

As America’s favourite super hero, Superman is the epitomy of manliness. But it appears the actor drafted in to play Clark Kent in the new movie sequel is more concerned with his make-up than saving the world.American star Brandon Routh was left furious this week after he complained the make-up used on his face at a press conference made him look pale, artificial and ‘a bit wimpy’.The actor became annoyed when he saw pictures of himself posing up next to his Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth, who, he said, looked much more natural and sunkissed.After the Superman Returns press conference at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, Routh’s aides had new darker foundation flown in for him to use in time for last night’s premiere in Leicester Square."To say that Brandon was livid with his make-up is an understatement," said an aide."The problem arose when he posed for photographs beside his co-star Kate Bosworth – who has a fantastic tan – and he realised that he looked pale and artificial in comparison."Basically there was a problem with the shade of his tinted moisturiser – it was slightly lighter than his natural skin tone – so he asked for an expensive fake tan moisturiser to be used instead."A waterproof, gradual build one which develops over time was eventually found and has given him a natural, all-over golden glow."This is Brandon’s first major movie premiere and in front of thousands of screaming fans, it is understandable that he wanted to look like a tanned, Adonis of a superhero and not a pale-skinned wimp."In stark contrast to his all-action counterpart, Routh refused to tackle the rather embarrassing topic head-on. Instead, he ordered his personal assistant to do it for him. So, within minutes the film company’s specialist make-up artist had been hauled in and instructed to make Routh more tanned.

Daily Mail 

Looking at the picture above, I can’t say I blame him. Do you? 

Superman Returns star Kate Bosworth was spared having to wear uncomfortable contact lenses throughout the making of the movie because director Bryan Singer decided her odd eyes were perfect for her role as Lois Lane. The actress has one brown and one blue eye, which fascinated the movie-maker.She says, "One of the first things I had to do was a screen test to see if Bryan Singer wanted to keep them the way they are, and he decided that he wanted to. So now the Lois Lane dolls have different colour eyes, which is pretty strange. The doll doesn’t really look like me at all, but the eyes are very distinct."

 Starpulse

LET’S hope Matthew Perry’s new sitcom, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," is a hit – because Hollywood’s hottest TV producer, Darren Star, won’t ever work with him after the run-in the two had this week at a Los Angeles movie theater.

According to several sources, Star arrived at the AMC Century 14 in Century City the other night with a close friend and the friend’s 11-year-old niece and 15-year-old nephew to see "Superman Returns."

"Everyone was very excited," one source said. "Darren didn’t want to see the movie at the premiere or screening – he explicitly wanted to see it on opening night as a paying customer. It is a magical experience."

After buying tickets, Star’s group found four seats together, "but they had tape over them, as if they were reserved – like they do at premieres," we’re told. "But movie theaters do not reserve seats, and this was not a premiere, so Darren lifted the tape and his group sat down."

Moments later, a theater employee came up to the "Sex and the City" creator and said, "You can’t sit here. These seats are reserved." When Star objected, the employee threatened to call security, prompting Star to ask, "Who are they reserved for?"

The employee said, "Matthew Perry." Star replied: "Well, you tell Mathew Perry that Darren Star is sitting in his seats because I got here first and this is not a premiere or a screening." The employee shuffled off and came back moments later saying, "Matthew Perry would like to speak with you."

Another eyewitness said: "Perry was in the hallway outside of the theater with a group of three adults, looking very annoyed. When Darren got there, he demanded to know why Darren was in his seats."

After the two bickered for a bit, Star finally said, "Look, I am here with a friend and two children. Do you really want us to move?" Perry snipped: "Yes."

Star’s group moved, but he’s said to be still fuming over the incident.

Star declined comment. Perry, via his rep said, "I really enjoyed the movie, although it is slightly implausible that a man can fly." A customer service manager for the theater said, "No, we don’t reserve seats. Not even for celebrities."

One Hollywood insider laughed: "Matthew Perry thinks he is so special, he has to call up and reserve his seats? I mean, come on – ‘Friends’ has been off the air for years now."

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LOIS + CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN star DEAN CAIN insists KATE BOSWORTH’s portrayal of LOIS LANE in SUPERMAN RETURNS is disturbing, because she puts her child at risk. Caine, who played the Man Of Steel on TV between 1993 and 1997, has a six-year-old son of his own, and cannot understand how intrepid journalist Lane could put her offspring into danger because of her career. He tells USA Today, "TERI’s (HATCHER) Lois had a hard exterior with a real soft interior. The whole thing with Lois having a child in the film was unsettling. "I have a child (CHRISTOPHER DEAN CAIN) and that changes things. "Lois Lane is always going to be an intrepid reporter, but I would never bring my child to a place where he could possibly get in danger – yet she does, which was kind of surprising."

Contact Music 

I’m told Warner Bros.’ Superman Returns opened Wednesday with $19 million at the U.S. box office. That’s only OK — not great, not terrible, prompting box office guru analysis that the gay whisper campaign which crescendoed into newspapers and on the Internet hurt the movie’s viability as did its star Brandon Routh’s anonymity. Predictions are that Superman Returns could muster $100 million for the long July 4th weekend which in many American households will continue from Friday through Tuesday. But the problem is not only the film’s $200 mil-$250 mil budget, but that the movie will get swamped its second weekend out by Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean 2, which continues tracking as the biggest movie opening ever. Major film critics have been split almost down the middle reviewing this film, although Bryan Singer’s direction is generally lauded. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has been desperately re-tooling its marketing campaign for the movie in light of the studio’s failure to stem the gay buzz surrounding Superman Returns. As late as this week, new TV ads transformed Routh from doe-eyed softie to macho techno-man of steel, borrowing heavily from other comic books successes like Spiderman and X-Men in its look and feel, with special effects set to pounding rap music (cue Terminator-like eyeball suck-out) and no thumpa-thumpa Gloria Gaynor within earshot. For more Hollywood summer movie madness, read my latest LA Weekly column, Super-Manly Makeovers, Slackers and Perkbusters.

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