Bryan Singer Knows Nothing About the Next Superman Movie...Again

Do you get the feeling Bryan Singer wants a mulligan for his Superman movie? And do you also get the feeling it might only be him? Ever since it was released, when the subject of a sequel (or now, a complete reboot) comes up, Singer says he can't talk about it or that he wishes he could talk about it or he knows something big but he's sworn to secrecy. This time, Singer was prompted by UGO, which took time out of its interview about Valkyrie to ask the burning question that has no immediate answer.  "I can’t, I….no-no I wish I could," responded Singer predictably. "Yeah!  I wish I could, but there’s nothing I have to tell." Pressed further, Singer was asked if he's officially involved in the talk of a new Superman movie, meaning, one would assume, that he's in or not in the inner circle for decisions about the future of the franchise. "I am not officially involved in the talk, no."   However, there could be hope for him yet, or whatever the hell this sentence means: "Well it’s, you know, I have relationships with Warner Brothers and with the character and, and, and, and it’s just the way things work out."  Huh? Singer did a great job launching the X-Men series, but he dropped the ball on Superman. It was too shallow and didn't have enough bite. We've also debated whether or not we're in a time that's suitable for an invincible flying man from space. So I don't want to see Singer back, no offense. He had his shot. He had all the resources in the world. Give someone else a crack at it, if for no other reason than we don't have to hear Singer try to explain it anymore. It's like listening to Kato Kaelin on the witness stand.

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[smallville]

i don't believe the flop that was "superman returns" was as much bryan singer's fault as you do. i believe that so much of the trouble was the lack of depth in the characters and the casting. i'm a smallville junkie, its what lead me to the salkind movies and subsequently singer's "returns". to go from the enigmatic portrayal of lex luthor by michael rosenbaum to the uncharismatic, one sided personality of kevin spacey's portrayal was almost enough for me to turn it off. it reminds me of the salkind versions when gene hackman announced himself as "the greatest criminal mastermind of our time". without that self proclamation, you'd never know he was a career criminal. brandon routh gave an adequate performance, but the real failure of the movie was the absence of compelling villain. you can't create a good -vs-evil battle if the evil is weak. anyone see the dark knight? heath ledger's joker made that movie.

[Orinn]

Huh, and my only reason I was able to sit through all of Superman Returns was kevin spacey's portrayal of lex luthor.