... there is some new detail about the next Superman movie from DC and Warner Bros. While recent reports that Christopher Nolan is mentoring the new Superman film were denied by DC and WB, we’re now told that David Goyer, who has worked with Nolan on his Batman films, has been hired to write the new Superman film, The Man of Steel.
Latino Review has the story, and offers a few extra details. The site reports that Lex Luthor and Braniac are part of Goyer’s script, which is not an origin story.
LR also claims to have other details about the project: Brandon Routh will not star, and Bryan Singer is not expected to direct. So, basically a reboot that isn’t a reboot? Fine, no problem with that. If WB wasn’t happy with the way Singer’s film went down with audiences, I’d prefer to see the studio just move on with another chapter. We know the story.
I could not disagree more with that last sentence. Reboot it, already, WB! The old Superman mythos is so stale and bloated with cruft that it's ridiculously stifling. And now you've got Superman's bastard son to deal with. A fresh start would be a welcome change.
And Lex Luthor is one of the most boring villains in history. Please, please, please leave him out of it.
I was thinking about this the other day and came to the conclusion that a period-piece Superman movie might be pretty darn good. Superman in the Great Depression and World War II was his Golden Age. He was a vulnerable, shadowy and mysterious character with limited powers. I would love to see such a reinvention. There's just so much you can do with it. And in that instance, I wouldn't mind seeing Lex Luthor as an evil Daddy Warbucks-type character.
Reboot, Warner Brothers. Please reboot.
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