Man of Steel (SPOILERS)

[Darth Caedus]

Re: The Man of Steel

I was never a fan of the Smith script either - perhaps it was the Jon Peters influence, but it didn't impress me when I read it many years ago.

Yea, I liked the Abrams script much more than Smiths. Odd, two great writers both wrote a superman script that was really sub-par...interesting

 

[The Mike]

Re: The Man of Steel

Mark Millar Talks More Superman
Source: Den of Geek
July 21, 2008


Den of Greek tells us they interviewed Mark Millar and asked more questions about his proposed "Superman" revamp that they will pitch to Warner Bros. Pictures if Bryan Singer wouldn't do a Superman Returns follow-up:

We've just done a new interview with Mark Millar and asked him all about Superman. the link is here:

Among the things he says:

* Everything he's done is building up to a Superman film
* His position regarding Bryan Singer
* How reverent he'd be to the Donner version

Hope it's of interest!

Here is the link:

https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/88459/the_den_of_geek_interview_mark_millar.html

He definitely backs off his original statements....

 

[EVILFACE]

Re: The Man of Steel

Just say no.

 

[IrishJedi]

Re: The Man of Steel

Someone needs to punch Mark Millar in the face.

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Re: The Man of Steel

As long as any future Superman films don't retell the origin story, have plenty of action, and keep the John Williams themes, then I'm good. If Singer could make a truly great one after the decent RETURNS (which I really did like,) then let him stay on board. If not, get somebody else, but make him keep that criteria.

After SR, I think action is what fans and audiences want. I don't want non-stop mindless action, but the story has to have room for some. And why ditch out the Donner continuity? They don't have to directly reference it every five minutes, or structure the story around it like SR did, just make a movie where Superman is already established and kicking ass in the middle of his career, and use the Williams music when necessary.

 

[pjam]

Re: The Man of Steel

Someone needs to punch Mark Millar in the face.

 

[Darth Caedus]

Re: The Man of Steel

yea, Returns was too much of a rehash of the first one. Have this new one break out, let it have it's own identity. Sure, we can have action, but I'm much more interested in the actual of character of superman, more so then mindless action. (which is why dark knight was so good, got deep down into the psyche of Bruce). Hope we get a dark knight quality movie out of the man of steel.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Re: The Man of Steel

Funny how he says they have to wait and see what Singer wants to do because you don't just nick a project from someone else. But isn't that exactly what happened to Abrams?

 

[Moonloop]

Re: The Man of Steel

Whatever they do for the next film, I hope Brandon Routh returns as Superman. The first one "flopping" was not his fault, I think he is a great Clark Kent and Superman for the new era.

 

[OSCORP]

Re: The Man of Steel

As long as any future Superman films don't retell the origin story, have plenty of action, and keep the John Williams themes, then I'm good. If Singer could make a truly great one after the decent RETURNS (which I really did like,) then let him stay on board. If not, get somebody else, but make him keep that criteria.

After SR, I think action is what fans and audiences want. I don't want non-stop mindless action, but the story has to have room for some. And why ditch out the Donner continuity? They don't have to directly reference it every five minutes, or structure the story around it like SR did, just make a movie where Superman is already established and kicking ass in the middle of his career, and use the Williams music when necessary.

EASY PEASEY

 

[Blackhole]

Re: The Man of Steel

As long as it's named THE MAN OF STEEL...

Like The Dark Night...

Oh, and they have to keep that music, and the nods to the old films too...

Then I'll be happy...

 

[Darth Caedus]

Re: The Man of Steel

As long as it's named THE MAN OF STEEL...

Like The Dark Night...

Oh, and they have to keep that music, and the nods to the old films too...

Then I'll be happy...

But there's a differences between NODS and copying the whole damn plot for the movie.........

 

[pjam]

Re: The Man of Steel

Whatever they do for the next film, I hope Brandon Routh returns as Superman. The first one "flopping" was not his fault, I think he is a great Clark Kent and Superman for the new era.

I don't think you have anything to worry about. WB was very happy with Brandon's performance.

 

[CelticPredator]

Re: The Man of Steel

It needs non stop action, and giant spiders.

 

[Darth Caedus]

Re: The Man of Steel

It needs non stop action, and giant spiders.

YES !!!! And Superman's guards; perhaps they can be polar bears of something.

 

[Reinhardt]

Re: The Man of Steel

YES !!!! And Superman's guards; perhaps they can be polar bears of something.

most definitely!!! and i'd like you to read the script to me with me putting my hands up in the air to visualize the script playing out.

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Re: The Man of Steel

But there's a differences between NODS and copying the whole damn plot for the movie.........

I agree. Keep the Donner/Lesster/Singer continuity, ditch rewriting the Donner film.

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Re: The Man of Steel

most definitely!!! and i'd like you to read the script to me with me putting my hands up in the air to visualize the script playing out.

Don't forget. We NEED a gay, black R2 D2!

 

[gabberjawa]

Re: The Man of Steel

Man of Steel

Bring it

 

[The Mike]

Re: The Man of Steel

The Next Superman Movie Could Be an All-Star
Posted at 3:02 PM Aug 12, 2008

I am not a Superman fan. I think he's a tool. I think he has to be a tool—it seems like in every Justice League cartoon I ever watched, Superman would moronically fly directly into a laser, fall to the ground, and let the rest of the League flail about ineffectually until he woke up at the end of the episode to save the day. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised by Grant Morrison All-Star Superman—it was fun, massively entertaining, and gave Superman a problem he couldn't beat (his impending death).

Here's another pleasant surprise—the Newsarama blog says that Grant Morrison pitched the next Superman movie as a reboot to be modeled after his All-Star Superman series at the recent DC/Warner Bros. summit (the one they held to figure out why Marvel was mostly kicking their joint asses). This is a fabulous idea. I would gladly trade Luthor's inept henchmen, the super-toddler, and that preposterous kryptonite land-mass for Superman giving Lois her own superpowers for a day, Jimmy Olson accidentally turning into Doomsday, and that frankly incredible conversation between Clark Kent and an imprisoned Lex Luthor. It all sounds too good to be true, so it probably is.

Also, I have no idea what the hell is going on in the panels above. I must not have read that far.