13
July
2006
July
2006
Superman To Strip For Playgirl?
OK, lower your voice into the hushed tones reserved for foolish gossip. The National Ledger says that In Touch Weekly says that an insider says that Superman Returns’ Brandon Routh has been offered US$500,000 to get nude for Playgirl.
Naturally Brandon has neither confirmed or denied the report, possibly because it’s the first he’s heard of it. Of course, the insider thinks it’s because he’s from the Midwest and “not that comfortable with nudity.”
Even so, it’s nice to dream, isn’t it? Especially given the kerfuffle last year over the size of his bulge in the Superman underpants.
[...] Henry Jenkins, the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program has written a spiffy post on why the World, or rather, Henry Jenkins, doesn’t need Superman. Jenkins also writes about the “Indian Superboy” phenomenon in another post titled “Truth, Justice and the South Asian Way“. Conversely, Noel Murray of the Onion A.V. Club has an article on why Superman is the one for him. A fake memo concerning Superman’s powers Superman Smashes the Berlin Wall Superman as Christ-Figure: The American Pop Culture Movie Messiah Jesus Christ Superman Superman to strip for Playgirl? [...]