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The WB higher-ups want Superman Rebooted. Singer may still be in, but he has to play ball the way they want. Returns underperformed, and they don't want that kind of movie again. I doubt Singer will return, given the tone WB is taking about him "getting in the way". And poor Routh is probably out as well.
I'm one of those who actually LIKE Returns, but they really did paint themselves into a corner. As a stand-alone, Elseworlds/Imaginary comic story, it would have been fantastic. As the beginning for an all-new Superman movie franchise, it was a strange mix of being a love-letter to Donner and Reeve (which was fine by me) and an extrapolation of where the Superman story may go in a "what-if" scenario. The majority of people want Superman distilled down to the essence. Clark Kent. Daily Planet. Lois, co-worker, and potential soul-mate. Big menace. Big challenge. A Super-fight with PUNCHES.
I don't like all the talk about doing everything "DARK". Hopefully, the content will match the character. Superman doesn't need to be dark. In fact, Returns was probably a bit too dark for a Superman movie really. None of the main DC characters should go dark, outside of Batman.
But let's hope they don't redo the Sueprman origin. Between the original movie, and Smallville we've seen it. We all know it. EVERYBODY knows it. Hit the ground running with an amazing adventure of Superman. That's what I'd like to see.
Chris
The WB higher-ups want Superman Rebooted. Singer may still be in, but he has to play ball the way they want. Returns underperformed, and they don't want that kind of movie again. I doubt Singer will return, given the tone WB is taking about him "getting in the way". And poor Routh is probably out as well.
I'm one of those who actually LIKE Returns, but they really did paint themselves into a corner. As a stand-alone, Elseworlds/Imaginary comic story, it would have been fantastic. As the beginning for an all-new Superman movie franchise, it was a strange mix of being a love-letter to Donner and Reeve (which was fine by me) and an extrapolation of where the Superman story may go in a "what-if" scenario. The majority of people want Superman distilled down to the essence. Clark Kent. Daily Planet. Lois, co-worker, and potential soul-mate. Big menace. Big challenge. A Super-fight with PUNCHES.
I don't like all the talk about doing everything "DARK". Hopefully, the content will match the character. Superman doesn't need to be dark. In fact, Returns was probably a bit too dark for a Superman movie really. None of the main DC characters should go dark, outside of Batman.
But let's hope they don't redo the Sueprman origin. Between the original movie, and Smallville we've seen it. We all know it. EVERYBODY knows it. Hit the ground running with an amazing adventure of Superman. That's what I'd like to see.
Chris
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