Superman Reboot

This news is a few days old but it seems that Warner Bros. is taking Superman in a new direction.

Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov stated,

Superman' didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. . .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. But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all.

I don't think this is bad idea. I did like Superman Returns (and it received pretty positive reviews and did so-so at the box-office) but the general consensus is that a lot of moviegoers had a lukewarm feeling about the movie. In the long run, it's a good idea to just reboot the franchise. The gamble of having Superman Returns as a sort of sequel to the Donnor Superman film(s) was a risk that ultimately didn't pay off. I would still like to have Bryan Singer on the project but if it doesn't work out...well than...it's time to find somebody else.

Apparently Mark Millar (Wanted) pitched his Superman movie idea to Warner Bros.

We'll see what happens. But I think the public is ready for a kick-ass Superman movie.