New director for SUPERMAN reboot

Posted by Matt Holmes. Last modified on July 10th, 2008 at 11:10pm

New director for SUPERMAN reboot

First Mark Millar, and now Louis Letterier?

Both guys have mentioned Superman reboots, it looks like something is really going down over at Warner Bros. and it doesn’t involve Bryan Singer who has probably been dumped on his ass after the less than impressive Superman Returns.

Speaking to a French media outlet, The Incredible Hulk director claims he has heard whispers that WB are considering rebooting the Superman franchise, or as he puts it “reinventing it”.

No shit, they should have done that LAST time!

Confusion began earlier in the day when a couple of bloggers read the translation of his interview wrong, and claimed he said that he had held talks with Warner Bros. over directing the new movie himself. Thankfully that turned out to be mis-communication.

A couple of weeks back we heard Mark Millar mention that WB a “well known American action director” had called him up to team together and pitch a new project involving Supes to Warners. Letterier is only semi-known but he is most certainly an action director after cooking up The Transporter series and the recent Hulk movie. And of course he ain’t American.
Whatever or whoever it is, I think the death nail has been hammered into Singer’s future for the series. It really doesn’t help his case that the world is going bat crazy right now for WB’s other big superhero character. I think Warners will want that kind of atmosphere for the next Superman movie and I can absolutely guarantee them it wouldn’t happen with a Superman: The Man of Steel.. a direct sequel to Superman Returns.

In this case, a change is good.

source - aicn

Categories: Bryan-Singer, Louis Letterier, Mark-Millar, Movie News, Superman: The Man of Steel

5 Comments »

i dont care if they reboots

just keep John Williams music!

Comment by albir | July 10, 2008

This news makes me so happy I could cry! For real.

As for Letterier, I think he did the “chick flick” parts of TIH better than Singer did. The Betty and Hulk interaction was pretty darn touching, the cave scene was beautiful and the taxi scene was a funny “couples” moment. Superman Returns had nothing to compare to that. It had plenty of drama, but little real romance. I have never bought into the “Returns is a chick flick” lie. It is flat out indie drama … On a 200 million dollar budget.

I know everybody craps on Michael Bay, but I think Superman is the one property he would be really suited for; flag waving and everything else included. Truthfully, I’d really love the Wachowskis, but that’s a pipe dream since after Speed Racer, they are now in directors’ jail with the studios and will have to work their way out of it with some tiny budget films.

Whatever. I’m just ecstatic at the news that Warners could reboot things and dump Singer. There is a wide range of possible directors I’m willing to tolerate just to get rid of him.

Comment by Hellen | July 11, 2008

Just leave Donnerverse alone WB and move on, please!

Comment by Lencho | July 11, 2008

Yeah! Dump Singer! Dump Singer!! Dump on SINGER!!!!

Comment by The Glove | July 11, 2008

- dump singer

- dump routh

- use the alex ross twighlight look for superman

- do a trilogy envolving the death/rebirth of superman at the hands of doomsday based off the comic

- profit

Comment by rick | July 25, 2008