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I think you misread it.

Oooooooo, touche. "Last being left on Earth." Totally misread that. Still, this is a reboot when a reboot should have been done from the start, but ah well, Hollywood will screw around with franchises no matter what.

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IESB.net caught up with Superman Returns star Brandon Routh, who has a role in Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and asked about the "Dylan Dog" comic book adaptation Dead of Night (Routh says they start filming in mid-January) and possibly making the next "Superman" film darker. Here's a clip on the latter:

I don't know, I don't think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in Superman Returns, and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that's one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don't know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that's a way to do it. But I don't think Superman himself needs to be darker. He definitely has to struggle, how does Superman be a part of the world? And does he have to make sacrifices to be a part of that world? To fit in and what purpose does he really play in the world? Those are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don't think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that's not is nature. And that's now what people what to see. Like Brainiac or something like that, a situation when the villain is...

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Routh was a great replacement for Reeves. Had him down to a tee. Thing is, after watching all those great episodes of Smallville, which would you prefer?

I think Routh plays the more Christopher-like Clark Kent, Welling is more macho and confident...

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The Trilogy isn't going to happen?

Remember that awesome pitch for a Godfather-like trilogy of Superman movies from comic book author Mark Millar? Yea, it's probably not going to happen. Millar himself confirmed today on his forums at MillarWorld.tv (via The Playlist) that his pitch didn't get too far. "Warner's talked to us and a few other writer/director teams, but things seem to be in stasis right now. As far as I understand, nothing is happening with Superman at the moment and so the director and I are just working on another project. If it happens, great. If it doesn't, no biggie." Maybe there is some hope, but sadly, I doubt it'll happen.

There have been an excessive number of Superman-related rumors in the last six months, mainly because he's such a beloved character and there have been rumblings of a reboot at Warner Brothers. The response to Millar's idea had the most enthusiastic support, probably because true Superman fans would love to see a complete origin story. Let's hope that WB likes his idea enough to still consider it whenever they do move forward. And for some inspirational advice, let's turn to Millar again. "Kick-Ass taught me that creating your own stuff can be at least as much fun and you don't have to answer to anyone. It's the future, baby."

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You know what? I just do understand! How can any studio/writer/director balls-up a franchise as lucrative and rich as Superman?

I mean, it just lends itself so well to pretty much any medium.

Anyhow, as for making it darker... One thing I took from the AWESOME Kingdome Come storyline is that Superman may exist in darker times, but always ALWAYS strives to be that beacon of light. He himself should not be "dark". It works for Batman, Ironman et al, but Superman? I just don't feel it's right!

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?Superman Returns? Producer Talks Reboot, Says Superman Should?ve Kicked More Butt

Things are about to get hectic for Scott Mednick. The former ?Superman Returns? and ?300? executive producer recently announced his involvement in the upcoming ?Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? live-action movie and says he?ll soon be busy producing another major franchise as well. However, one thing Mednick says he won?t be doing anytime soon is taking another crack at rebooting the Superman movie franchise. Of course, that doesn?t mean he doesn?t have an idea or two about who should.

?Bryan Singer is, as we all know from ?X-Men? to ?Superman? to ?House? on television, a genius,? Mednick told MTV News. ?And if anybody can bring [superman] again to the screen, it?s going to be that team.?

While fully aware of the polarizing lack of punching in ?Superman Returns,? Mednick doesn?t regret his time with the Man of Steel. After all, as Mednick points out, in attempting to merge generations of fan expectations, the film ?did an enormous amount of money at the box office.?

?In retrospect, hearing from audiences, watching reactions, and having the film get out there, the core fans wanted Superman to kick some serious butt. And we lost several of the villains when the island started to crumble and the large slab fell on them,? Mednick said of the one aspect of the film he would reconsider. ?A lot of the fans wanted to have Superman just beat the crap out of them. So that?s an interesting, fan-based point of view, and you have to listen to those fans and try to weigh their wants, needs, and wishes are along with the storytelling.?

Still, Mednick says he looks forward to applying the lessons he learned working on Superman to his upcoming projects.

?There?s not a single movie I?ve been involved in that you don?t look back and say, ?Boy, I wish I?d done this,? or ?maybe I could have tweaked that? or something, so with Superman, it?s no different,? said Mednick. ?Again, it?s a great honor to be part of that franchise ? and I wish them nothing but great luck if they move on with a second ['Superman'] feature.?

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I said it before, only a few replies back (but still a while ago in time). Superman Returns was a good film, it performed well, it kept the story going, so what good is a reboot now? Just because you can do a reboot, doesn't mean you should.

I want a sequel to Superman Returns.

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I agree - a reboot now is really just a cop out cos they've not got the balls to carry the ball that "Superman Returns" chucked.

It was a great re-introduction to the franchise, setup as any first film should. The 2nd film should just be "more"... Bring in a villain such as Doomsday (although I doubt any film will EVER do him justice) and make it a 2-parter or such.

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