Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Up, UP, and ... fail


This report from Variety's Anne Thompson about the Superman franchise at Warner Bros.:

"Fans have been clamoring all over the web--and on this blog--for a complete reboot. And within the halls of Warner Bros. the same debate rages on. They too believe that the last movie didn't break the mold and wound up in some kind of middle limbo. Today I was told that it is a priority at the studio to find the right direction and if Bryan Singer is willing to do that, fine, but if he gets in the way, he may not stay on the project. There are no writers working on a Superman script now. The studio wants to figure it out. "It might be better to start from scratch," one exec admitted."

Now I loved Bryan Singer's last movie. Every time I see it, I love it more. But that's because I loved the older movies so much and it payed homage to them so spectacularly.

So I believe it's time for a reboot. Someone needs to take a look at Mark Millar's script and see what he's got cooking. But that's only if Marvel will let one of their most acclaimed comic book writers work on DC Comics second largest movie franchise.

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