'The Good Shepherd' drops in a scoop from Westlife Bryan McFadden's 25th birthday party which sounded like quite a bash:

"On Tuesday night they had McFadden's birthday do at Icebergs in Bondi. Delta Goodrem was there, a couple of radio guys, and predominatly, Hugh Jackman and Bryan Singer. Great night - very intimate, but lively.

I didn't get a chance to talk to either Jackman or Singer, but I talked to Jackman's wife Deborah Lee-Furness for a while - who is lovely. She told me she's just done a film with Gabriel Bryne which sounded really intriguing, and that Hugh's hoping to do some theatre back home. On a side note, Delta's been contacted about doing her second major movie.

I'll give you a great little bit on Superman though - Singer's talking to Jackman about doing an appearance in the film, from what I can gather as Jonathan Kent in flashback scenes to Clark's youth. I don't think it's signed, sealed and delivered - but upon quering what they were talking about, I was told (not by Deb, but by a notable someone else present)."

Meanwhile, shooting continued this weekend in Sydney where the first and only outside on-location scene involving actor Brandon Routh was filmed with the young American dressed up in his Clark Kent garb and looking very Christopher Reeve-ish.

Heaps of pics from the shoot are now up at Superman Homepage, along with more of Kate Bosworth, James Marsden and Bryan Singer in action. Good quality shots of Routh are up at The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Mail.

Thanks to 'Gustavo', 'Matthew', 'Daniel' & 'Jediyuth'.