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**Tribal Warfare** · 08-27-2008, 12:12 AM

http://www.superherohype.com/news/su...ws.php?id=7609

Warner Bros. Confirms Superman Reboot
Source:Steelsheen
August 22, 2008

Just a few days after this article was posted, Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov has told The Wall Street Journal that the studio is going to be reintroducing Superman. We assume this will be similar to how Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk was a reboot of Ang Lee's Hulk. Here is what the article says:

Warner Bros. also put on hold plans for another movie starring multiple superheroes -- known as "Batman vs. Superman" -- after the $215 million "Superman Returns," which had disappointing box-office returns, didn't please executives. "'Superman' didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," says Mr. Robinov. "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," he adds. "But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

The article also talks about Warner Bros. adapting other DC properties over the new few years. "By 2011, Mr. Robinov plans for DC Comics to supply the material for up to two of the six to eight tent-pole films he hopes Warner Bros. will have in the pipeline by then," it says. Those projects will likely be about single characters at first, and will be darker much like The Dark Knight:

With "Batman vs. Superman" and "Justice League" stalled, Warner Bros. has quietly adopted Marvel's model of releasing a single film for each character, and then using those movies and their sequels to build up to a multicharacter film. "Along those lines, we have been developing every DC character that we own," Mr. Robinov says.

Like the recent Batman sequel -- which has become the highest-grossing film of the year thus far -- Mr. Robinov wants his next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as "The Dark Knight." Creatively, he sees exploring the evil side to characters as the key to unlocking some of Warner Bros.' DC properties. "We're going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it," he says. That goes for the company's Superman franchise as well.

The studio is set to announce its plans for future DC movies in the next month. For now, though, it is focused on releasing four comic-book films in the next three years, including a third Batman film, a new film reintroducing Superman, and two movies focusing on other DC Comics characters. Movies featuring Green Lantern, Flash, Green Arrow, and Wonder Woman are all in active development.

We'll let you know as soon as the studio has announced its plans for future DC movies.

Sure-Oz · 08-27-2008, 03:52 PM

Smallville owns

keg in kc · 08-27-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Smallville owns

I actually watch that show. I just can't believe me sometimes.

Sure-Oz · 08-27-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

I actually watch that show. I just can't believe me sometimes.

I watch it too, have yet to see season 7 and will buy it when it comes on DVD here in 2 weeks.

I am also catching up on 24 on dvd, on season 2 right now...

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-27-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

I did like Brandon Routh portrayal of Superman though..

I thought he was okay. I wish he had been given a better script and better material but I think he should continue in this role, whatever it may become.

**Bowser** · 08-27-2008, 03:58 PM

Why reboot it? Just take the storyline set in motion in SR down a dark and twisted path.

**Bowser** · 08-27-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I thought he was okay. I wish he had been given a better script and better material but I think he should continue in this role, whatever it may become.

Agreed. At times, it was kind of eerie how much he looked and sounded like Reeves (which I'm sure is why he was cast). I think he could definitely grow into the Supes role.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-27-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

Why reboot it? Just take the storyline set in motion in SR down a dark and twisted path.

I think it's so there won't be any connection to "Superman Returns". Much like "Batman Begins" is to Batman & Robin.

Total disconnect. Which kind of makes it unlikely that Routh would be cast but who knows?

I'm sure Warner's doesn't know at this point, either.

**Bowser** · 08-27-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I think it's so there won't be any connection to "Superman Returns". Much like "Batman Begins" is to Batman & Robin.

Total disconnect. Which kind of makes it unlikely that Routh would be cast but who knows?

I'm sure Warner's doesn't know at this point, either.

What's the over/under percentage of Tom Welling playing Supes? IIRC, they were considering him for Supes in the now on hold Justice League.

And how did the two recent Hulk movies stack up against one another? Sadly, I haven't seen either one (Rausch will neg rep me for that

).

Deberg_1990 · 08-27-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

And how did the two recent Hulk movies stack up against one another? Sadly, I haven't seen either one (Rausch will neg rep me for that

).

Hulk 1 was deep, thoughtful and mopey. Nobody wants to see a Hulk movie like that.

Hulk 2 gave the fans exactly what they wanted to see: Hulk Smash!

Its not rocket science. These are Superhero movies. They are supposed to be fun.

Valiant · 08-27-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

What's the over/under percentage of Tom Welling playing Supes? IIRC, they were considering him for Supes in the now on hold Justice League.

And how did the two recent Hulk movies stack up against one another? Sadly, I haven't seen either one (Rausch will neg rep me for that

).

I thought he didn't want to do the films because he did not want to be type cast.. But you know what??? Him and the guy that plays lex are not doing much else exciting.. Might as well do the movies or at least end Smallville and start a new series called Metropolis..

Let them have a bigger budget per show and make it more adult oriented..

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