Warner Bros. still looking for more ‘Superman’
Studio explores more Superman movies
Warner Bros. has had to tread lightly with talks of pursuing a follow-up to Superman Returns. News of a reboot of the series along with potentially talking an extended break on production of any Man of Steel feature has dominated Super-news.
Warner’s goal is to settle with the Siegel and Schuster families then work out a deal with them to merge all the Superman rights into a “collective.” Warner now seems to want to movie forward with a Superman film and is reportedly “eager.” The studio has been receiving a flood of pitches though no writer is assigned to the project and won’t be until their shenanigans in the courts are wrapped up.
The studio is still seeking the right direction. No writers are working on a Superman script. “We’re working on a strategy for DC,” says one Warners exec. “Superman is the trickiest one to figure out.” In fact WB consumer products guru Diane Nelson, who liased with JK Rowling on the Harry Potter series, has been charged with putting the integrated DC/WB house in order.
Superman doesn’t have to be squeaky clean. The origins of the character are darker and more complex. He can add more dimension. And in the new tech universe, just about anything is possible.
Fans were lukewarm over Superman Returns and it’s Donner-esque presentation. As Wizard magazine just said in their Decade issue, fans may have felt slighted with a Supes that “never threw a punch.”
Source: Thompson on Hollywood
Here's an idea for a new Superman movie: How about Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures teaming up to bring the first meeting of Supes and that ever-popular webhead, Spider-Man? Think about it: this film could, and would, be a stand-alone film, set in a different reality.
If Marvel and DC can team up do make this happen as a comic book back in the 70s, then two major studios can do the same thing today. Only problem is, Disney might get involved, too, and there's never been that kind of collaboration in Hollywood before.
As a Superman fan and movie lover i would say the Super Returns story was a complete failure but There are three cast members which really made the movie more interesting and gave superman more life in this era and that is Brandon Routh, Jimmy and Lex Luthor. Brandon Routh made a fantastic Job playing superman plus he even looks like superman and like Christopher Reeves. I just hope if Warner Brother studios sees this comment i hope they put Brandon Routh back as Superman atleast. Rebooting the movie is a good idea but without Routh i don't think is gonna be a succes for WB. Remember Brandon Routh is our Superman.