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Brian Damage · 10-30-2006, 08:53 PM

Bryan Singer has reportedly reached an agreement to directed the sequel to this summer's "Superman Returns."

According to Variety, Legendary Pictures is expected to co-finance the Warner Bros. production with an eye toward a summer 2009 release.

Of course, "Superman Returns Again" ("The Return of Superman Returns"? "Superman Returns Is Back"? "Superman Rereturns"?) is currently without a script or a budget, so the film hasn't officially been greenlit, a decision that won't come until later in the development process.

"Superman Returns" just limped past the $200 million domestic figure. The DC Comics franchise reboot is also approaching the $400 million figure worldwide. Legendary and Warner Bros. still insist that "Superman Returns," which starred newcomer Brandon Routh, will be profitable, though nearly everybody involved has admitted that its performance was less impressive than anticipated.

It's assumed that a "Superman Returns" sequel will have a somewhat lower budget than on the first entry, where casual and conservative estimates put the figure at around $250 million. Singer has discussed the overly expositional structure of the movie and emphasized that a sequel would be able to jump straight into the action.

Routh and several other cast members have contract options for a sequel.

Lamont · 10-30-2006, 09:19 PM

i LOVED the movie

but i see why it didnt do as well
it was an Epic movie,
long with not enough action, so the kids were not as into it as the adults
BUT routh is so much like christopher reeve that its eerie!

comedyfreak · 11-02-2006, 09:39 AM

Hopefully the sequel has more action and Routh does look very much like Christopher Reeve, it was a trip.

Lamont · 11-02-2006, 10:01 AM

the recent movie was NOT an action movie
it was a romance/drama with fantasy overtones

it would have been a bigger hit 10 years ago
BUT todays fans expect each comic book movie to top the one before

it needs more action to be a bigger hit

10-30-2006, 08:53 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Singer Returns For 'Superman' Sequel Bryan Singer has reportedly reached an agreement to directed the sequel to this summer's "Superman Returns." According to Variety, Legendary Pictures is expected to co-finance the Warner Bros. production with an eye toward a summer 2009 release. Of course, "Superman Returns Again" ("The Return of Superman Returns"? "Superman Returns Is Back"? "Superman Rereturns"?) is currently without a script or a budget, so the film hasn't officially been greenlit, a decision that won't come until later in the development process. "Superman Returns" just limped past the $200 million domestic figure. The DC Comics franchise reboot is also approaching the $400 million figure worldwide. Legendary and Warner Bros. still insist that "Superman Returns," which starred newcomer Brandon Routh, will be profitable, though nearly everybody involved has admitted that its performance was less impressive than anticipated. It's assumed that a "Superman Returns" sequel will have a somewhat lower budget than on the first entry, where casual and conservative estimates put the figure at around $250 million. Singer has discussed the overly expositional structure of the movie and emphasized that a sequel would be able to jump straight into the action. Routh and several other cast members have contract options for a sequel.
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10-30-2006, 09:19 PM	#2
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	i LOVED the movie but i see why it didnt do as well it was an Epic movie, long with not enough action, so the kids were not as into it as the adults BUT routh is so much like christopher reeve that its eerie!
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11-02-2006, 10:01 AM	#4
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	the recent movie was NOT an action movie it was a romance/drama with fantasy overtones it would have been a bigger hit 10 years ago BUT todays fans expect each comic book movie to top the one before it needs more action to be a bigger hit