Superman Movie Re-Boot: What would thrill you?

[Hector]

Except of course, Tom Welling should play SUPERMAN!

...and I'm right here to stop that quest of yours...right behind you...

[Hector]

NO Chris Reeve Look a like
No Homages to Chris Reeve Superman movies sorry get your own Identity
Superman Beating The Sheeeeeet out of someone or busting through a wall
NO LEX LUTHOR!!!!
No freeking Romance with Lois as the main story line
Brainiac, or Darkseid as the Villian
Cast someone who looks Like SUPERMAN!!!!! Get the Suit right!!!
NO Tom Welling!

Another good one...

[kryptosmaster]

My take:

First of all: NO LEX, NO LEX, NO LEX, NO LEX!!!!!!!!
Sure, he's Superman's arch enemy but if all you knew of Superman was the movies you'd think he was his ONLY enemy!

NO Doomsday, NO Darkseid.
I can maybe see (if done right) a New Gods movie and have Darkseid watch Superman on a tv monitor and say something like, "This being may present a problem to my plans.", setting up a future movie or segment of a movie.

A classic villain needs to be in this, like Brainiac. In fact, using Brainiac can also be used to bring Supergirl into the movie if they tweak (which you know they will) comic book lore. They can have Argo City one of Brainiac's shrunken cities. Either that or at the end of the movie they can show Argo City floating through space and Kara's parents about to rocket her off to Earth to be in the sequel.

Humor, but no campiness. Everyone remembers the scene on the street where Clark needs to run off to change to Superman and he looks at the phone booth for a second.

NO SUIT CHANGES!!!!!! Ditch the Superman Returns duds...and I do mean DUDs.

No super-lovechild, no crappy actress for Lois. Have an adult Lana show up in Metropolis for a love triangle. So that means this takes place BEFORE they got married.

Cameo of at least one other DC superhero, even if not in costume. Just to show that Superman is not the only hero on the planet.

MAKE A FREAKING GOOD MOVIE! I want to see Superman be in the top 5 movies of the year. DC characters need to take their place alongside or above the Marvel movies. Get enough hits individually and then get all the original actors to make an AWESOME Justice League of America movie!

Rich

[LadyZod]

They should take a cue from the Star Wars or Indiana Jones flicks...

1. Start movie in the middle of an adventure with plenty of action. Superman is fighting Titano in the middle of Downtown Metropolis, who's got Lois in hand ala Fay Wray. Superman saves Lois, and they banter "We've got to stop meeting like this," blah blah blah. Drops her off on the roof of some random building and is off to capture the giant ape.


2. Have it segue into a scene at the Daily Planet to establish that Clark still works there, and introduce the elements of that life... Cat Grant flirting with Steve Lombard who's being being a bullyto Jimmy Olsen who's getting yelled at by Perry White. Clark walks by them all invisible (as that is how THEY see him), to his desk. Lois gives him some crap about missing the story of the century, blah blah blah... Clark just smiles, until he gets that lost look on his face. He hears a call for help.

3. Montage of Superman saving folks from one disaster or another. We get the people's point of view and how they see him. But one lone figure is watching him from a futurist undisclosed location, and we get the impression he does not share their point of view.

4. Cut to the Ace of Clubs, a seedy bar. And a bunch of crooks are complaining about Superman. Blah Blah blah, enter Bruno Mannheim. He represent a new element in town. He guarantees the big blue boyscout won't interfere... not with Intergang in town.

5. Clark walks into the cityroom at the Daily Planet, seemingly late a an unannounced meeting. Perry White's got some bad news. With the dwindling readership, the Planet has been sold and bought, and the new boss will be cutting the dead weight soon. Enter Morgan Edge, a jerk that makes Steve Lombard tremble in his tracksuit. As he's addressing the cityroom, Clark gets that look... he hears an alarm. He tries to sneak out as no one ever notices him anyway... except Morgan Edge does notice him, and give him crap. Clark fakes a bathroom emergency and runs. Edge questions White's leadership if he kept Kent on the payroll all these years.

6. Typical bank robbery. Superman even rolls his eyes. Don't they ever learn? But these crooks pull out weapons he's never seen before, and he gets blasted... and it hurts! What?! He takes off after them and just as he's about to grab the car... BOOM. And they are gone. What kind of weapons were those? What made that noise and where did they go. Just as he's about to do a quick scan of the city, another emergency pops up and he's off... and a similar scenario plays out... one after the otehr. Each time a little different, each time just as bizarre... as these scenes fade, we see Clark talking to his mother on the porch of their house in Smallville, just trying to make sense of things. His mom tells him he'll figure it out, he's Superman. Ya, but he didn't feel like a Superman...

7. Mannheim is seen talking to a guy in shadows in a warehouse where it seems all the petty crooks in Metropolis have gathered for a meeting. BAM the wall blows in, and everyone panics! It must be Superman! No... it's... a giant robot? The other wall blows in and it's the Parasite! From all sides, Superman's rogues gallery seems to be filling in... Mannheim takes the stage and welcomes them all. He's invited the rogues gallery. He's offer them the same deal... guaratee against Superman, if they join Intergang. Metallo, Parasite, Toyman, Prankster, etc.. seem to agree.

8. Next morning, back at the planet... Clark barely gets off the elevator and he's called into Edge's office. Edge seems to be complimenting, and berating him at the same time. Clark is preoccupied. Edge tells him, that until now he's been unchallenged in his place in this world, and that he is there to give him something worthy of his time. Other people might not see him for who is really is, but he does. Clark finally looks at him, having his attention finally. Is Edge talking about Clark or Superman?

7. Clark is dismissed and told to go get him a Headline! As Clark walks away he bumps into Lois Lane, seemingly oblivious. Lois shrugs her shoulder and screams for Jimmy. The televisions in the cityroom are WGBS News, which are breaking in with a newsflash... Parasite is hold hostages and is demanding Superman! Clark looks and starts to take off when another newsflash hits. Toyman had taking a daycare center hostage and is demanding Superman show up as well, on the other side of town! Superman takes off!

8. He heads for Toyman first and doesn't even slow down, he just grabs him and heads for Parasite. When he arrives, Toyman's voice changes. It's a one of his toy robots... and his chest opens up... Kryptonite. Toyman's voice coming through the speaker taunts Superman, saying that Metallo generously donated that piece to weaken him. It's not enough to kill him, it's it's enough for this! Parasite attacks and begins to suck his power. Superman's on his knees...BOOMTUBE and he's out.

9. He opens his eyes and he's face to face with Mannheim. He's confused. Who the heck is this? Mannheim tells him he represents some very powerful people, who have an interest in a Kryptonian. Typical villain speech.

10. How does it end? Wouldn't want to ruin the film for you

[The Bat]

...and I'm right here to stop that quest of yours...right behind you...

[Meule]

Give Sandy a budget to turn his World's Finest trailer into a full movie

[The Bat]

Give Sandy a budget to turn his World's Finest trailer into a full movie

HELL YEAH!! Great idea!

[PNGwynne]

We need Brainiac!!!

Can you imagine how much better Superman III could have been with him, or Superman IV with Bizarro instead of Nuclear Man?

[jwyblejr]

If not Brainiac,how about Mongul? Let's go with somebody different for a bad guy.

[PNGwynne]

Perhaps Brainiac with a secondary villain (henchman): Metallo or Parasite.

[ScottA]

I think if Routh were given a chance with a new director and allowed to let loose physically he could still pull it off. But ditch that stupid suit from Returns.

[The Bat]

I think if Routh were given a chance with a new director and allowed to let loose physically he could still pull it off.

I agree!

[Earth 2 Chris]

I love your plot Lady Zod. It pulls in some good stuff from the 70s Superman books and the STAS version of the Intergang story.

I wouldn't mind Routh returning, but I doubt WB wants this movie to have any connection to Returns, which ultimately was deemed a failure. Most folks would assume it's a sequel if the same guy was playing Superman. If Returns had garnered a big fan base on DVD, maybe they would have went for it, but it didn't.

I'm just glad it didn't kill Routh's career. I liked him. I thought he did a good job, since he had to play Chris Reeve playing Superman. No easy task.

Chris

[Random Axe]

I agree with most of the suggestions mentioned here. I would go a bit further with Braniac and have them make a film adaptation of the Johns/Frank Braniac run.

Start it off on Krypton many years ago when Zod defended his planet against Braniac before Kandor was stolen. Then flash forward to modern times and have the scufflle with the Braniac robot that actually tests Superman a bit.

Introduce the side players at the Daily Planet and have some fun with it. Instead of Clark being a bumbling idiot, he could just be socially adept and actually possess a personality. Dean Cain did this pretty well.

I'd like to have Lois in on his secret and play off their romantic relationship and her acceptance of his role and the dynamics in-between.

He would confront Brainiac in his ship, learn of his plans and fight a losing battle. When Brainiac finally comes to Earth to steal Metropolis, Supes forces him out of his ship and makes him deal with germs and other stuff he can't understand in his sterile environment.

Since this is a reboot, Pa Kent is still alive, but is killed by Brainiac in a last ditch effort to twart Superman's legacy. However this time he doesn't fly around the Earth and turn back time, he has to deal with emotions and grief.

I think that book, adapted properly, would make an outstanding film. Oh yeah, no Lex.

Scott

[jimsmegos]

I think you guys and gals have worked out the key plot points well enough so for my two cents I say...

Get Hector and Tom Welling in a cameo type spot and I think a great way to start the flick and be the best footage for a trailor... Say Hector is the master chef at a greasy spoon with Welling being his dishwasgher... All of Hectors dialog would derive from the latest "Superman Saves The World" headline... Hector points out to the bumbling dishwasher after explaning in great detail about what truly makes a super hero, super (all the while slapping stuff on and off the griddle make a mess of the joint)... Welling seems oblivious until Hector's last line, "...and that's why YOU will always be a dishwasher." At which point a loud BA-BOOM is heard from outside the diner... the pair run to the window and see Superman swooping in to fix whatever caused the BA-BOOM. Welling smiles like a dope, Hector appears proud as he stares at Superman, turns and see's Welling to which he frowns ever so slightly and slaps him in the back of the head. Cut to black opening titles