Confirmed: Warner Bros. Will Reboot Superman Film Franchise

[wktf]

From newsarama.com. Of course, there's no knowing how this'll turn out but I'm very encouraged that "the Man of Steel will be reintroduced on the big screen without regard to 2006’s Superman Returns."

Confirmed: Warner Bros. Will Reboot Superman Film Franchise

By Kevin Melrose

Warner Bros. has confirmed long-running rumors that it will reboot the Superman movie franchise.

Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros. Pictures Group President, tells The Wall Street Journal that the Man of Steel will be reintroduced on the big screen without regard to 2006’s Superman Returns.

“Superman didn’t quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to,” Robinov says. “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.”

There’s no mention whether Superman Returns director Bryan Singer will be part of the reboot. Earlier this week, Variety’s Anne Thompson reported “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.”

Taking a page from Marvel, Warner Bros. has reversed its earlier position of using the now-stalled Justice League of America as a launching pad for other DC properties. Instead, it will focus on solo features to build toward a multicharacter film.

“Along those lines, we have been developing every DC character that we own,” Robinov says.

That may sound less like a “strategy” and more like a mad cash-grab. Something else that might not sit right with some fans is Robinov’s determination to explore the darker side of super-heroes: “We’re going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it.”

According to The Journal, Warner Bros. plans to release four comic-book movies in the next three years: the third Batman installment, the Superman reboot, and two focusing on other DC Comics characters. (It’s unclear whether Watchmen is included in that count.) Likely candidates include Green Arrow/Super Max, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel and, perhaps, Jonah Hex.

As Variety reported over the weekend, Warner Bros. is expected to roll out its strategy for its DC Comics movie properties sometime within the next month.

[protector2814]

If WB is seriously considering a reboot after spending so many million dollars on Brian Singer's Superman movie, which should have been the reboot to begin with, why would they even entertain the idea of Singer having anything to do with a new one?
Banned From The Set should be what WB is considering with Singer.

I have recently read that the Green Lantern script is phenomenal and completely in tune with the Space Epic it should be. Very faithful to Hal's story. The Jack Black, GL comedy script has been flushed.

[hawkeyethearcher]

there was nothing wrong with anyone in the movie. the problem was who in the hell wrote that script and approved it. that was just awful.

[blacklightmike]

That's a fairly bold move, not unlike the Hulk reboot. This should be interesting.

Supermax, done properly, sounds extremely bad a$$.

[The General]

Rediculous.

[patrickwm68]

Superman having a son, what the heck were they thinking?

I hope they finally realize there are other villains besides Lex Luthor.

[hawkeyethearcher]

bring on bizzaro. that would all kinds of rock

[MrYac]

sure can't wait to see the "dark side" of Superman

[Ink]

darkseid....brainiac....I could go on

[patrickwm68]

Metallo, they've got to use Metallo for the next one.