October 4, 2005

O Superman

Posted by pete at October 4, 2005 6:25 AM

I could never get away with this:

Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is celebrating after his third wife Alice Kim gave birth to their first child together yesterday. The Oscar-winning actor, 41, and Kim Cage, 21, welcomed their son Kal-El Coppola Cage in a New York City hospital yesterday morning.

Granted, I'd probably go for something like "Hal Jordan Vonder Haar" or "John Constantine Vonder Haar" if I was drawing from the D.C. pantheon. Provided The Wife suddenly fell into a coma immediately after giving birth.

What are the odds he told Alice it was a family name? She just might be young enough not to know any better.

Excuse me while I go dig up those Laurie Anderson MP3s.

He can't reveal his kid's true name in the first issue! Where's the drama??

Besides, Clark Kent Coppola Cage is so much more alliterative.

--Posted by Josh on October 4, 2005 7:05 AM

Just remember: this is coming from the guy who starred in the infamous "What Do We Name Our Son?" sketch with Julia Sweeney on SNL, where it was revealed at the end that his own name was Asswipe (pronounced "Azz-WEE-pay").

Also, I wonder if he's still feeling burned about not getting that Superman project (with Kevin Smith(?!?) at the helm) off the ground because of the casting caveat that the Man of Steel not have hair-plugs.

--Posted by norbizness on October 4, 2005 10:33 AM

Superman artist Jon Bogdanove named his son Kal-El as well.

--Posted by (Cunning Alias) Not Greg Morrow on October 4, 2005 11:10 AM

Norbizness! That's the FIRST thing I thought of when I saw that news bit!! *ROFLMAO*

--Posted by Tracy on October 4, 2005 11:20 AM

There are much, much worse names from DC, including names from GL. Pieface Vonder Haar would not be a stylin' name.

And at least Cage didn't get this idea while working on Con-Air...

--Posted by Michael on October 4, 2005 11:49 AM

I'm partial to Zod Vonder Haar. Obviously, no middle name is required.

(And there's always Mopee....)

--Posted by The Thing That Walks Like A Man on October 4, 2005 2:52 PM

I thought he'd go with Elvis. Silly me.

--Posted by Baby Jane on October 5, 2005 12:01 AM



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