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Now take this all with a huge grain of salt (why do the majority of my posts begin this way?), because I don't consider Just Jared the greatest movie news source on the planet. You want blurry photos of Cameron Diaz picking her nose in a bikini? Go see Just Jared. Major casting scoop for the next Superman flick? Eh, not so much. Regardless, the celebrity gossip site claims Orlando Bloom was spotted chatting up the sequel with director Bryan Singer and producers Mindy and Jon Peters at the Tower Bar restaurant in Hollywood. Granted, we're not entirely sure that that's what they were talking about -- for all we know, the four could be scouting potential participants for a touch football league. Yet, since Singer and the Peters pair last worked together on Superman Returns, there's a good chance the Man of Steel was on the menu.

So, could Orlando Bloom be interested in jumping from one major franchise to the other? And, if so, who would he play? There's no way I can see the cutesy Bloom playing a villain; Just Jared speculates that Bloom could be up for a part as a new Lois Lane love interest. Yeah, that won't happen. Since there's no chance they're replacing Brandon Routh in the title role, I'm completely baffled. Unless -- dare I say it -- they want him to play Zod. Even if Bloom were to play Zod, he's way too soft for the role. We'll keep you updated on any and all further developments; if it happens, Superman: The Man of Steel (aka Superman Returns 2) is scheduled to fly into theaters in 2009.

Producer Jon Peters has the makings of a Hollywood institution. The former hairdresser and personal manager to Barbara Barbra Streisand had the foresight to buy the rights to two of the biggest comic book properties (Superman and Batman) in Hollywood. For better or for worse, he was always a hands-on producer who some thought should have learned to keep his hands to himself. Peters has been immortalized in the book Hit and Run, about Peters and his partner's deal with Sony during Sony's disastrous foray into the movie business, not to mention Kevin Smith had some pretty good stories about tangling with the producer over a Superman script.

Yahoo! Movie News reported that a former assistant was suing Peters for sexual harassment during the production of Superman Returns. The woman charged Peters with some pretty sleazy behavior including exposing himself to her while her three-year-old daughter was in the room. The suit also accuses Peters of "creating a hostile work environment" -- considering the suit contains accusations of Peters climbing into her hotel bed uninvited, groping and offensive comments, "hostile work environment" seems like an understatement.

There has yet to be any comment from Peters about the accusations or the lawsuit. Peters has always had a reputation for being something of an "eccentric" when it came to his behavior, but since the lawsuit seems pretty serious, I would hope the guy will come to his own defense sooner rather than later.