Reel News at a Glance - Movie and Industry News

Buzz has been brewing lately about who will don the red cape and soar to the skies as The Man of Steel in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise. Well, we can finally put the rumor mill to rest with word coming down today via Deadline that Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have named British actor Henry Cavill as Clark Kent and Superman.

The New York Post is reporting - ok, it's the Page Six gossip column of The New York Post, but still - that NBC is attempting to get Mark Zuckerberg to make a cameo appearance on its live late night television sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live alongside, get this, Jesse Eisenberg who portrayed the Facebook founder in the oscar-nominated film, The Social Network.

TMZ.com is reporting that actor Charlie Sheen was rushed to the hospital early this morning with what a hospital official deemed a "serious" condition.

An unnamed source has suggested that True Blood's own werewolf, Joe Manganiello, is currently being considered for the coveted role of Superman in the Christopher Nolan-produced reboot to be directed by Zack Snyder.

Studio bankruptcy, labor disputes, and casting problems apparently weren't bad-ass enough to to stand in the way of finally getting production of The Hobbit underway. But looks like an ulcer is.

We became disgusted at this little bit of news that crossed our desk yesterday. The L.A. Times reports that Weinstein may re-edit The King's Speech. Yes, the King's Speech that just picked up 12 Oscar nominations.

Many Netflix pundits, critics and long-time subscribers have been waiting with baited breath for the results of the movie/TV content provider's fourth quarter earnings report. Not because we're geeky bean-counters looking to analyze the net income EPS as weighed against previous years' key metrics, but rather because many long-time subscribers are concerned with the recent direction the company has taken.