Superman Reboot?

[Dom Duncombe]

Warner Brother's Jeff Robinov has stated in an interview that the next superman film will not be the planned 'Man of Steel' (a direct sequel to the 2006 Bryan Singer film) but instead will be a reboot of the franchise that will be as dark as possible without straying too ar from the characters.

"'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."

This decision raises two big red flags for me, firstly does it mean that they are getting rid of Brandon Routh? He did a fantastic job as Superman I thought, doing a pretty good Christopher Reeve impression without making it too obvious. It would be a massive shame to lose him.

And secondly, this will make the continuity of the Superman films needlessly complicated. Superman Returns already ignores Superman III and IV. Where will this new film fit in? After Superman II? Or will it reboot the whole canon? And do Warner Brother's really expect the average consumer to figure it out (remember all the confusion over the Incredible Hulk reboot)?

Source: Moviehole

[dalmatianjaws]

A agree and disagree with this decision. I mean, I thought Routh was great too, and although this movie did alright the delayed reaction backlash is somewhat deserved. Well, kinda. Singer mimicked Donner's universe, which had Lex Luthor as a bumbling funny-man. This is not the dynamic that will be accepted by today's audience. I felt like it connected well with previous films, but what they needed was a reboot.

Well, now they're doing one ... and because studio execs are idiots, they're making it dark because The Dark Knight was dark, with no fucking clue that The Dark Knight wasn't dark so it would be good, it was good so it was dark, because that's what the character, world, and SECOND ACT story mandated!

Superman is not dark. Maybe he's less bright and silly that the Donner/Singer universe, but certainly not dark.

[Sheridan Passell]

I never liked Kevin Spacey as Lex Luther, it's just an act we've seen too many times before from him. By comparison, think of the excitement when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker, no one knew what to expect.

They should keep Routh and make a movie with a different tone. One where he goes toe to toe with a physically threatening enemy, and doesn't just spend all his time lifting things. And get rid of the new Lois Lane she was far too cold and dull.