Superman "2" discussion

[mpjedi2]

My understanding is that Tom Welling has repeatedly said he WON'T play Superman....

It seems it not a matter of offering, he doesn't want to do it.

[Eric Q]

Where is Superman headed?

[chrisbenes]

Although I would be open to a Millar version of Superman, I don't think that it really needed a entire re-vamp.

I like that Singer threw films 3 and 4 away like they never happened, but do we really need to see a re-vamp over what the 1st 2 movies were?

They were great!!! They laid down a great foundation IMO. I liked Superman Returns. Granted it had somw flaws but do I really need to see a re-vamp with 45 min dedicated to the retelling of how Superman comes to Earth. Not really.

Now I think a short flashback of Jor-El would be cool showing a little on his sturggles.

Basically if they want to start over I don't think it can be with Singer. If they stay with Singer I would want to see him build on the last movie.

[Eric Q]

They were great!!! They laid down a great foundation IMO. I liked Superman Returns. Granted it had somw flaws but do I really need to see a re-vamp with 45 min dedicated to the retelling of how Superman comes to Earth. Not really. Now I think a short flashback of Jor-El would be cool showing a little on his sturggles.

chrisbenes

They could go with an All Star approach and just tell the condensed version of him coming to Earth. But what the movies and cartoons have been missing is the moments leading up to him being Superman. I think that would be interesting to focus on.

[chrisbenes]

They could go with an All Star approach and just tell the condensed version of him coming to Earth. But what the movies and cartoons have been missing is the moments leading up to him being Superman. I think that would be interesting to focus on.

Eric Q

That would be cool...We got a taste in the original Superman but nothing more.

Now if they want to go and make an entire move called Superman Origin...I'm all for that. To me that wouldn't be regressing...It's just telling the entire story of Krypton and Smallville.

[Eric Q]

You can explore
what he did during his travels
why he decided to go public
why he doesn't wear a mask
why he decided to stay at Metropolis

[jafabian]

I was really hoping to see Anthony Hopkins as Jor-El, however seeing Brando again was very, very cool.

[Eric Q]

I was really hoping to see Anthony Hopkins as Jor-El, however seeing Brando again was very, very cool.

jafabian

Nothing against Anthony Hopkins or Marlo Brando, they're great actors. But shouldn't they cast an actor that's closer to being his father and not his grandfather.

[Marky*]

Reboot please Warners

Returns'll work for me as an end to Donner's vision, giving closure of a sort (son becomes the fathr etc) to that story.

The public interest (by that I mean non comics fans) will be far greater I think in an intersting bold new franchise rather than a Singer/Routh sequel.

[mego joe]

Reboot please Warners Returns'll work for me as an end to Donner's vision, giving closure of a sort (son becomes the fathr etc) to that story. The public interest (by that I mean non comics fans) will be far greater I think in an intersting bold new franchise rather than a Singer/Routh sequel.

Marky

Yep, yep, yep!

[Elias]

Reboot please Warners Returns'll work for me as an end to Donner's vision, giving closure of a sort (son becomes the fathr etc) to that story. The public interest (by that I mean non comics fans) will be far greater I think in an intersting bold new franchise rather than a Singer/Routh sequel.

Marky

From Super Hero Hype: Warner Bros. Confirms Superman Reboot

Just a few days after this article was posted, Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov has told The Wall Street Journal that the studio is going to be reintroducing Superman. We assume this will be similar to how Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk was a reboot of Ang Lee's Hulk. Here is what the article says: Warner Bros. also put on hold plans for another movie starring multiple superheroes -- known as "Batman vs. Superman" -- after the $215 million "Superman Returns," which had disappointing box-office returns, didn't please executives. "'Superman' didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," says Mr. Robinov. "It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned." "Had 'Superman' worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009," he adds. "But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

[Infernorhythm]

No! Crap! Superman Returns, while flawed, was still a great picture. I loved it and I want to see Routh continue to play Superman. He was the best, hands down.

Grr. And I get the feeling I'm going to be the only guy upset about this.

[Augustine]

I'm indifferent to it myself.

I had mixed thoughts about the movie, I liked aspects of it but I didn't think it was great since Luthors plot was far too hokey in this day and age.

They should get Routh back, he was superb as could be.

[jafabian]

No! Crap! Superman Returns, while flawed, was still a great picture. I loved it and I want to see Routh continue to play Superman. He was the best, hands down. Grr. And I get the feeling I'm going to be the only guy upset about this.

Infernorhythm

I'm with you on this. This is no time for a reboot. Superman Returns was a good movie. Simply make a better one and move on. Paramount did the same with Star Trek. After the first movie they made a better one. And WB made a huge pitch towards Singer to get him to leave the X-franchise to helm theirs. Just let him do his job.

[Augustine]

But isn't that the problem, he did his job and it wasn't good enough. The movie underperformed and did not get the reaction from people or the box office it wanted.

Not to say he's solely to blame for anything, WB has dropped the ball on many things over the years. Promotion for one minus TDK.

[jafabian]

But isn't that the problem, he did his job and it wasn't good enough. The movie underperformed and did not get the reaction from people or the box office it wanted. Not to say he's solely to blame for anything, WB has dropped the ball on many things over the years. Promotion for one minus TDK.

Augustine

Well, as I stated earlier the movie wasn't going to make a profit because WB was throwing money around right and left and getting nothing as a result. That's not Singer's fault. Nicholas Cage made $20 mil for nothing. Not bad.

Singer was trying to move the franchise along following two pedestrian films in Superman III and IV. I think he did a very good of it too. The first film had two priorities IMO: clean up after the previous two and reintroduce the franchise to the public. Now that he has your attention its time to go for the jugular and if they trust Singer in the job they pay him for, he'll do just that. His track record speaks for itself.