David Goyer hired to write Man of Steel - Part 1

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[Chewy]

Today is huge comic book movie news Wednesday. With the Captain America finalists breaking over at Marvel, we got something from the world of DC.

Our notorious trusted source 'Pinche Taco'came up big for us...

I know a lot of you folks are going to ask "Isn't Goyer writing the third Batman film?" Goyer is only helping in the story, he ain't writing it. Just like The Dark Knight, where he only helped with the story.

Without any further adieu..

Hola Chicos, Pinche Taco here with the latest blatherings de nada de los Ninos de Hollywood!

So you will believe un hombre can fly! Te Juro. The talented David Stephen Goyer, the man who made sure Nolan stuck to the legend of El Dark Knight, has been hired to write the next chapter. Here is what El Taco can tell all you ninos....

1. Thomas Tull, the head of Legendary, got tired of all the discussion and decided chingate, let's do it. So he went to Goyer and Goyer had an idea that actually takes the movies back to the John Byrne incarnation. Modern. Believable. FUN! So Tull got Goyer hired.
2. The film will not be called Superman and will be called THE MAN OF STEEL.
3. Brandon Routh will not star in the film.
4. Nic Cage will NOT star in the fllm (lol)
5. Bryan Singer is not expected to direct.

Conoces como Mark Millar walks around acting like he was going to write it? El Taco discovered that this was always ********. Paul Levitz hated the guy and he was never even discussed to write it. He made all that "almost" stuff up.

I can tell you that Goyer's story involves Luthor and Brainiac. It is NOT an origin and assumes audiences already know about Lois, Clark, Jimmy and Perry. I know the Daily Planet is struggling due to the internet. And I know it sets up a huge Kryptonian mythology.

El Taco is muy excited about this. This could be the Superman movie we deserve!

Yo soy El Taco y yo digo adios!

Stay tuned as the story develops.

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[dark_b]

reading Peters Twitter and i was reminded what we were reading in 2010. that this would be a new approach. but now it looks like it will be based on popular comics. not that its bad. its just ntohing new.

''Wasn't the word on the new Superman that it was, "a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting."''

''Birthright...Ursa....most likely Zod....possibly exciting but not so much an approach we haven't seen.''

[Octoberist]

Again, we only know so much. The thing about Zod that we know about is that his motives has always been the same "Why win over Earth if you can take it over". Sure we can go more in depth and modern this time around but yeah, it's not really that fresh, especially when Zod tends to wear his 'megalomania personality' on his sleeve. They probably would have to change him up a bit to make him interesting.

That's why I think if Zod is used again, it'll hopefully won't be a recap of Superman 2.

I expect some suprises, just like what Goyer (and Nolan) did with Batman Begins.

[dark_b]

what about traveling and Africa? this isnt new. its from the comics.

[BH/HHH]

Didnt they say its way Superman hasn't been done on screen before not done before.

[Rust]

Yep, that's how I read it too. Something not yet seen with any live-action Superman.

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btw, i don't wanna see emphasis on villain character development like in batman's movies. i love superman villain to be natural born evil. i would like them to spent more time on the life of our hero and friend and his city. make them more relatable to the audience. i don't wanna relatable to the villain.

[Rust]

Depends on which villain we're talking about, but in generel I prefer fleshed out characters, especially main characters.

Someone like ZOD needs a personal motivation and I wanna see it, otherwise I'm not gonna care about him when he's onscreen.

Someone like Brainiac might not need a personal motivation as such, but I still wanna see how he came to be.

If you dont want villain "character", then Superman might as well be fighting a natural disaster. Or Doomsday.

[BH/HHH]

Originally Posted by Rust

Depends on which villain we're talking about, but in generel I prefer fleshed out characters, especially main characters.

Someone like ZOD needs a personal motivation and I wanna see it, otherwise I'm not gonna care about him when he's onscreen.

Someone like Brainiac might not need a personal motivation as such, but I still wanna see how he came to be.

If you dont want villain "character", then Superman might as well be fighting a natural disaster. Or Doomsday.

Exactly there has to be character behind the villain otherwise you won't care.

[sf2]

the villains' motivation = destruction on the earth for its resources and its nuclear power.

i don't have to know how he/they become so. and am not interested in.

[Gabe99]

ECCC: DC Nation

Originally Posted by George A. Tramountanas

This led to another fan asking about the level of involvement DC Comics had with the Superman movie. He cited the fact that Geoff Johns and David Goyer had worked together in the past, and since Goyer is writing the Superman script, the attendee was hoping there was some kind of coordination between the comic and film iterations.

Harras looked to Idelson with a smile and said, “Matt actually spoke with David Goyer this week. He cannot tell you anything.”

Idelson, however, did say that “there’s definitely a connection.” He also assured everyone there that “Geoff and David talk all the time, so there is interaction.”

[I Am The Knight]

Well, his movies are s***, but if kept on a leash, his scripts can shine (Dark City, Begins) so there's hope. Now Nolan and Snyder just need to dig (that Goyer) well, and dig soon.

[BH/HHH]

I think Goyers a decent writer but he needs to be controlled, he tends to struggle with dialogue in my opinion and Chris sorted that in Batman Begins (well mostly) so I believe they will have sorted any dialogue problems with this new Superman script.