Reintroducing Superman: An Open Discussion

[BlackLantern]

Its a line that is associated with him. Just like this looks like a Job Superman.

I don't recall hearing that in any of the films....it was actually used as a joke in an episode of JLU

 

[El Payaso]

Its a line that is associated with him. Just like this looks like a Job Superman.

A line without which Superman movies have done good without.

 

[Webhead2006]

I am sure any future superman films can work around the whole american way thing and still have that proud to be a us citizen deal while catering to the whole world too. I agree that having some big saves from around the world would be great and seeing supes speak the language of that country.

But i would hold that off to after he makes his first public save. Though if they are going to go origin and be all new and different i wonder what we will get for first public save. I was talking about this last week i think. We have seen helicopter for superman the movie, we seen rocket ship for lois and clark, i dont recall stas first public save, or the george reeve first public save. Alot of good things have been used up already in past incarnations so i wonder what they could pull up for a huge first save that would be superman worthy.

 

[stargazer]

Soooo, what do you guys honestly think could/will/might happen first, a rebooted Superman film OR a Smallville Movie?

Yeah, yeah, I know, but some people are convinced that a Smallville movie is more likely to happen with the way things are....

if that were to happen, well, it'd be an absolutely horrible thing for the character and the mythos, IMO. But you know WB. They are capable of anything when it comes to this character, according to history.

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[BlackLantern]

I wasnt aware a Smallville movie was even on the table

 

[FlawlessVictory]

^A Smallville movie? On the big screen? As in Tom Welling wearing the Superman suit? Will never happen, anyone who thinks so is delusional.

My money is on a rebooted Superman film, probably for 2013.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

I wasnt aware a Smallville movie was even on the table

It wasn't.

 

[BATZARRO WWD]

It is my opinion that the specific line about Truth , Justice and the American way, is not necessarily a bad one, but new films won't be incomplete without it. Oh, sure, there should be some slightly obvious American Iconography in there, because, duh, it's freakin' Superman.

Besides, it's a bit tacky to have the character stand there and say he stands for those things. There are more subtle ways to show that he stands for something than to have the character make an oral report about it.

 

[rocco2216]

^A Smallville movie? On the big screen? As in Tom Welling wearing the Superman suit? Will never happen, anyone who thinks so is delusional.

My money is on a rebooted Superman film, probably for 2013.

Naw, if WB is really fast tracking a Superman film it'll be out in 2011 or 2012.

 

[Webhead2006]

well i said my case about the smallville thing before i wouldnt mind seeing a tv movie/dtv thing to wrap things up like battlestar/prison break and the stargate shows have done. But as much as i and other fans of the show would enjoy seeing a big screen film its likely not to happen and i see that. But for WB right now they just have to see what is the better risk to do with superman a full on reboot and do things differently or risk a sequel to SR and hope it can make more money. Though with all the reboot news in the last few months its more likely it will be a reboot film.

 

[rocco2216]

well i said my case about the smallville thing before i wouldnt mind seeing a tv movie/dtv thing to wrap things up like battlestar/prison break and the stargate shows have done. But as much as i and other fans of the show would enjoy seeing a big screen film its likely not to happen and i see that. But for WB right now they just have to see what is the better risk to do with superman a full on reboot and do things differently or risk a sequel to SR and hope it can make more money. Though with all the reboot news in the last few months its more likely it will be a reboot film.

A reboot film with a few actors from Superman Returns perhaps.

 

[Webhead2006]

I still think if reboot is the plan its best to go all new and all different so no one thinks this will be like the Reeve's or routh film so it has better chance of starting anew to the general public.

 

[BestGirl]

Interesting discussion. I'm wondering what can be done differently to show that Superman is a man of the world and not just an American.

Anyone have some constructive thoughts on the matter?

He needs to save people all over the world, like GreenKToo said. It would help Superman's disguise too, since if he's routinely seen all over the world it won't be automatically assumed that he's some mild-mannered reporter in Metropolis.

 

[afan]

He needs to save people all over the world, like GreenKToo said. It would help Superman's disguise too, since if he's routinely seen all over the world it won't be automatically assumed that he's some mild-mannered reporter in Metropolis.

That would grant him ludicrous speed, IMO.

 

[Dark Knight]

there is a line between escapism and insulting peoples intelligence...especially with comic book fans

Yup!

A perfect example of this is Transformers 2 and almost any Michael Bay film in general.

 

[C. Lee]

That would grant him ludicrous speed, IMO.

I thought Superman did have ludicrous speed. It's feasable for him to walk into the bathroom at the Daily Planet in Metropolis and a few minutes later save someone in Paris France, then walk out in Metropolis as everyone watches a newsbreak about Superman being in France. And everyone sees Clark standing there with them.

 

[GreenKToo]

Naw, if WB is really fast tracking a Superman film it'll be out in 2011 or 2012.

They said it only has to be in production by 2011, not out.
I wouldnt look for it to be out before late 2012, at the earliest.

 

[rocco2216]

They said it only has to be in production by 2011, not out.
I wouldnt look for it to be out before late 2012, at the earliest.

Well yeah, that's the deadline, but it doesn't mean that WB are trying to have it out in 2012 or can't have it out in 2011. They can do whatever they want. Just look how quickly Justice League was put together before it was cancelled.

 

[GreenKToo]

Oh that would be one more of a rush job, they dont even have a director, actors, composer, etc etc yet.

 

[Superark]

"No, no, no, light speed is too slow...Yes, we're gonna have to go right to ludicrous speed."


Superman should have unbelievable speed. I love the fact DC would do Superman vs. Flash in the comics to see who was faster.

 

[afan]

I thought Superman did have ludicrous speed. It's feasable for him to walk into the bathroom at the Daily Planet in Metropolis and a few minutes later save someone in Paris France, then walk out in Metropolis as everyone watches a newsbreak about Superman being in France. And everyone sees Clark standing there with them.

Depends. Superman II has him travelling to Paris faster than the SST, speedy but certainly not ludicrous.

Certainly he has been portrayed as capable of ludicrous speed and ludicrous levels of every power also, it's just my taste that his power be a bit more reasonable.

 

[GreenKToo]

I think it would be awesome to see him move so fast that it appears that he is in two places at once.

 

[rocco2216]

Oh that would be one more of a rush job, they dont even have a director, actors, composer, etc etc yet.

Well no, not YET. It sounds like they'll almost have a director. It won't take them that long if they're that desparate to make another Superman film

 

[GreenKToo]

I dont want them to rush too fast, no matter how bad I want the film.

 

[craigdbfan]

Depends. Superman II has him travelling to Paris faster than the SST, speedy but certainly not ludicrous.

But SMII isn't the only form of canon they have to follow or any of the previous movies for that matter.

In many iterations more so the comics and cartoons he displays "ludicrous speed" on several occasions.

Knowing the Wachowski and McTeigue (if picked of course) I'm sure this is one ability they might want to use.