Superman Reboot Writers Workshop

[Man of Tomorrow]

Starting off the film with journalist Clark in some foreign country; Africa, the Middle East etc is the way to go.

Non-linear storytelling would work well here.

Donner already did the Krypton-Smallville-Metropolis pattern and Singer did it again.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Why make Lex a president from the very beginning? I think it would be better to atleast start him off as head of Lexcorp. Remember, Lex was known for years as simply a criminal mastermind, it'd be kindof a leap to all the sudden have an origin movie where he's the president. I actually think having him as president is a bit extreme anyway. I mean, he's one of the worst criminals in the world and he's also one of the most powerful world leaders. It's kindof over the top.



And despite Christopher Reeve's presence, Superman III and IV were panned. That kinda kills the theory that Reeve is all the movie had going for it, I think.

It's a moot point now. Remember, I said I wanted President Luthor in an established Superman movie. I now feel we need to follow go through with an origin flick, an origin flick in which Lex is NOT the villian. Anyone who wants Lex as the villian in the next flick is crazy, yes, LexCorp can be around, and if you want, you can show Lex on screen, although I would mention Lex in name only. Give Lex a break, it's needed. This can also build anticipation for Lex in the sequel, like the Joker in The Dark Knight.

I would go with a villian thats tied into Supermans origin, with the obvious choices being the Kryptonian Braniac, or the Eradicator. A villian that can hit home and be worked into the story from the very start with Jor-El and Krypton. This allows the films focus to remain on Superman instead of veering off midway through for a Lex storyline, this way the sequel can be Lex's movie. Again, I show LexCorp, I mention how Lex Luthor is seen as a saint by the citizens of Metropolis, and that the only person who believes Lex to be an evil bastard is Lois Lane. Thats how I would introduce Lois at the Daily Planet, *****ing up a storm about Lex Luthor when Clark Kent shows up for his first day of work, overdressed, which leads to mockery from Jimmy, who feels the need to say "get this man a fedora".

At the end of the origin film, it's announced that Lex Luthor is running from President, so the sequel opens with Lex Luthor AS President. I love the President Luthor storyline in the comics, and if adapted right, in todays political climate, this could be great storytelling, with Metallo as LexCorps big military project and the muscle villian for the film. One of the things I liked about the Alex Ford Man of Steel script was that Metallo was first seen as a hero to the public, I'd use that concept at first, with Lex introducing Metallo as a hero and problem solver for the United States of America. Like I've written, my personal idea is for Lex, in secret and through LexCorp, would fund and arm terrorist cells so that they can attack the United States, which in turn would give Lex the ammunition he needs to not only make himself richer by contracting LexCorp to continue weapons manufacturing for the United States military, but it gives Lex the authority to go over and use gestapo like tactics to wipe out those very terrorist cells that Lex is funding, along with anyone else that Lex feels is a hinderance to the world we live in. Like Superman, Lex wants to make the world a better place, in his own way of course.

But anyway, for the origin, a mix between TAS, Birthright, and the Golden Age Superman would be a nice start. I've really taken a liking to the idea of combining the post-crisis Clark Kent with the Golden Age Superman. Kal-El definitely needs to be portrayed as the ultimate idealist as well.

Superman 3 and 4 were horrid, horrid films thats sucked then and now. Notice though, that Reeve's natural charisma and screen presence still showed through depsite the awful scripts, something Routh did not do in Returns. The first film was good for it's time, it really was, but it's nowhere close to being perfect, and it's dated.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

It's a moot point now. Remember, I said I wanted President Luthor in an established Superman movie. I now feel we need to follow go through with an origin flick, an origin flick in which Lex is NOT the villian. Anyone who wants Lex as the villian in the next flick is crazy, yes, LexCorp can be around, and if you want, you can show Lex on screen, although I would mention Lex in name only. Give Lex a break, it's needed. This can also build anticipation for Lex in the sequel, like the Joker in The Dark Knight.

I think the villain should always serve the plot, and not the other way around. Even though he's been in nearly every movie, that shouldn't have any bearing on this since it's a reboot. To please fans who are sick of Lex being the only villain, use someone like Metallo or Bizarro, or maybe Parasite, with Lex pulling the strings.

I would go with a villian thats tied into Supermans origin, with the obvious choices being the Kryptonian Braniac, or the Eradicator. A villian that can hit home and be worked into the story from the very start with Jor-El and Krypton. This allows the films focus to remain on Superman instead of veering off midway through for a Lex storyline, this way the sequel can be Lex's movie.

I'd veer toward the Eradicator myself, though I don't know if they should have a dystopian Krypton with everyone genetically bound to the planet. Maybe the device was created but never used. Or, maybe it could have originally been sent with Kal-El to Earth as a device similar to the green crystal from the Reeve movies. No, I'm not saying use the crystal technology in the reboot, just the concept of a device Jor-El sends with Kal-El to both preserve Krypton's history and knowledge and let Clark know where he came from. Then, like the Eradicator in the comics, it would come into some villain's hands and they would corrupt it.

I think Brainiac shouldn't be connected to Krypton, though. I'm just thinking maybe it's time to show an alien villain who isn't Kryptonian.

Superman 3 and 4 were horrid, horrid films thats sucked then and now. Notice though, that Reeve's natural charisma and screen presence still showed through depsite the awful scripts, something Routh did not do in Returns. The first film was good for it's time, it really was, but it's nowhere close to being perfect, and it's dated.

I agree it isn't perfect, it just sounded like you were saying Reeve's performance is all it had going for it. And that's why I mentioned 3 and 4, because he put in a good performance there too and they still flopped.

 

[SuperDaniel]

In my script, Lex is a corporate mogul and scientist at the same time, like in Birthright. In Luthor develops new technollogy using a kryptonian pod(aka Eradicator/Brainiac) that fell in the artic region and with that, makes advances in the field and creates LexCorp becoming the big star of the city and the world.

Later, Braniac basically just takes over everything and creates chaos an havoc everywhere.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Not to knock your idea or anything, but personally I'd like to hear some specifics about the villains' motivations. It's all over the place with Brainiac, he's been through so many revisions that simply saying he'd be in your movie causing havoc isn't enough. I wouldn't want the movie to become too cliche and simplistic, Brainiac needs an ideology and a plan. I know about the TAS version mostly, but I'm not familiar with the pre-crisis version. Once DC turned him into an android from Colu, what was his motivation for his villainous plots?

 

[solidsnake86]

I'd like to see an entirely new Krypton ... something that puts Donner's Ice Crystal planet away forever.

and, as i've said on many occassions, I wouldn't mind at all if it nodded toward the Byrne interpretation of Krypton.

I see what you mean but at the same time you have to also realize that the look of the crystals is here to stay (for the FOS) at the moment seeing as how they gone with that interpretation in the comics. I would argue for a hybrid version combining both the crystals and something else. They could even explain the crystals as a new technology. This would allow the fortress to still be what it is, and krypton to showcase something truly spectacular.

As for the reboot, non-linear ala begins. You don't even need to show krypton and have it explained throughout the movie as a mystery through brainiac. Honestly, there are so many great ideas here its kinda sad how no writers have come up with something great. I mean the best there is, is that bizarro script

 

[Webhead2006]

well we dont really know of any ot her scripts that may or may have come across wb's tables over the last few yrs since SR and all that. It does suck it seems like superman is such a dam problem to get rolling again.

 

[SuperDaniel]

Not to knock your idea or anything, but personally I'd like to hear some specifics about the villains' motivations. It's all over the place with Brainiac, he's been through so many revisions that simply saying he'd be in your movie causing havoc isn't enough. I wouldn't want the movie to become too cliche and simplistic, Brainiac needs an ideology and a plan. I know about the TAS version mostly, but I'm not familiar with the pre-crisis version. Once DC turned him into an android from Colu, what was his motivation for his villainous plots?

Brainiac is an AI created to store all Krypton data, history, glories and all. Because the destruction of Krypton happened, his motivation NOW changed to simply continue its legacy and transform Earth into a New Krypton by erasing all the culture on Earth because its inferior and select the people he judges adequate. He is basically Hal from 2001+Hitler without any emotions at all. THe complete opposite of Superman. He has no plan besides to do what he was programmed to. There's a twist in history, tied to Krypton and its people, wars and all. We'll get into Krypton later on the movie. If i spill the beans and reveal all the surprises, it won't be that much fun.

My Brainiac is basically the Eradicator from the comics+TAS version. Plus, Superman finds about his home planet through Brainiac and has to make the decision between what he's been searching for the whole movie. That's one of the motives he's been traveling Earth in the beggining, besides helping people. The whole central theme of the movie is about finding your motivation, your call. By the end, he finds a middle ground, as a way to both be human and still honor his home planet and pay tribute to it.

That's basically it.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Brainiac is an AI created to store all Krypton data, history, glories and all. Because the destruction of Krypton happened, his motivation NOW changed to simply continue its legacy and transform Earth into a New Krypton by erasing all the culture on Earth because its inferior and select the people he judges adequate. He is basically Hal from 2001+Hitler without any emotions at all. THe complete opposite of Superman. He has no plan besides to do what he was programmed to. There's a twist in history, tied to Krypton and its people, wars and all. We'll get into Krypton later on the movie. If i spill the beans and reveal all the surprises, it won't be that much fun.

My Brainiac is basically the Eradicator from the comics+TAS version. Plus, Superman finds about his home planet through Brainiac and has to make the decision between what he's been searching for the whole movie. That's one of the motives he's been traveling Earth in the beggining, besides helping people. The whole central theme of the movie is about finding your motivation, your call. By the end, he finds a middle ground, as a way to both be human and still honor his home planet and pay tribute to it.

That's basically it.

I think I like this better than the TAS Brainiac. I'm not sure I understand why he was interested in making the information he held more valuable.

But does he have to be a Kryptonian program? What if.. Brainiac starts out a program that runs everything on the planet Colu, and eventually takes over, ruling that planet, and then sends out probes to take over other worlds?

 

[SuperDaniel]

IMO, He needs to be Kryptonian to tie to Superman and his internal struggle. THe kryptonian/alien side vs human/emotional one is the central theme of my script. Plus, i like the idea that someone evil shows him what happened to Krypton.

I've never liked the Coluan version anyways.

 

[I Am Jack's...]

id say have brainiac (original idea, i know) for the first film and maybe, maybe have zod bring brainiac to earth on a ship or something. have a prologue of krypton being destroyed and kal el being shipped off into space and landing on earth and you see a smallville sign with meteors coming in the background. cut to years later as clark is saying goodbye to ma and pa kent and heading off to metropolis. maybe have some flashbacks of his powers but nothing substantial. dont know about the rest of the film but that is my idead for the beginning.

 

[jak123]

It's a moot point now. Remember, I said I wanted President Luthor in an established Superman movie. I now feel we need to follow go through with an origin flick, an origin flick in which Lex is NOT the villian. Anyone who wants Lex as the villian in the next flick is crazy, yes, LexCorp can be around, and if you want, you can show Lex on screen, although I would mention Lex in name only. Give Lex a break, it's needed. This can also build anticipation for Lex in the sequel, like the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Totally agree with this.

I would use Morgan Edge and Metallo in a reboot, with Brainiac making an apparence in a origin flashback. You would find out in the sequel that Edge was working for Luthor.

 

[Frodo]

I'd actually use Lex as a villian in part 3 and be sort of an emerging character for the first two. My idea was that Morgan Edge would target Lex in the first film because Luthor was trying to stop intergang's terror against Metropolis. In the first film he'd be seen as the city's golden son even by Superman since he doesn't know him and he believes Lex is a good person . It isn't until the next two that Superman/Clark Kent begin to discover the true Lex Luthor. I actually had the idea that Superman would save Lex's life . But I agree that Lex as a villian should take a back seat for at least the first two. Have Metallo and Brainac for 1 and 2 at least then Bring Lex for the third along with a Superpowered villian .

 

[MadVillainy]

I'm thinking about writing a full fledged Superman script and I need some feedback on this initial part. This is the first small part of the script

Please don't put pictures of your own personal casting choices or your own scripts for Superman. This thread was made so that I can get feedback on my script so that I may decide to continue or to not continue it

My idea on where to start


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EXT. A clear shot of a huge space age looking, Jetson-esque planet. That appears to be in complete and utter chaos. Futuristic buildings are burning, while people are running around in a mass panic, a few people scream that "The end is here". The camera then shifts focus on Lara Lor-Van; a raven haired, powerful looking beauty staring painfully at the turmoil.

INT. The Lab of Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van

Lara Lor-Van
​

All our marvels, every thing that we have built on this planet is coming to an end.
(beat)
The anarchy and chaos of it all
(pause)
Why is this happening to us? No crime, no poverty, and for some reason this world has to die.

Cut to: Jor-El. A black haired, tall, handsome man.

Jor-EL
​

We are some of the greatest minds on this world Lara, but I don't think that we will ever be able to answer the question of why. Only the question of how-

Jor-El rushes to punch a code into a computer, and runs to an object, a little smaller than a Mini Cooper. Steam comes out the object as it begins to be tilted towards the sky.

Jor-El
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(cont.) (still punching numbers into the computer)
The evidence was in front of them. I showed them the figures, the drawings, the hypotheses. I tried to warn them. I tried to warn everybody. The people, the council
(angrily)
but they all wrote me off. They just laughed at a scientist who has finally gone mad. They all waited for this moment. The moment when the great Jor-El falls. Your father crucified me in front of most of Krypton.

Lara Lor-Van
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(furious)
Don't bring my father into this...Don't you dare.

Jor-El
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Why not? Your father has been trying to get the Council against me ever since you and I became joined. He wanted you to marry a politician.

They both start yelling furiously at each other at the same time. Their comments to each other are barely audible

Lara Lor-Van
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This isn't about my father

Jor-El
​

Your father always tried to stop me

Lara Lor-Van
​

There are much more important things happening

Jor-El
​

Don't you think that I know that? I was the one who made the discovery

Lara Lor-Van
​

What's wrong with you?

Jor-El
​

What's wrong with me is that I'm going to lose my world and you just-

The ground starts to shake and Jor-El and Lara stumble into each others arms, fearing the worse.

(After the ground starts shaking)

Jor-El
​

That was the worse tremor yet. We need to hurry to get the craft ready for departure.

Lara Lor-Van
​

I'll go get him.

Lara runs into another room. Jor-El continues to inspect the ship to make sure that everything looks alright. Three dots on the wall that were glowing green fade. Jor-El looks at it for a second curiously, but then goes back to the inspection.

Lara runs back into the room holding something wrapped in a blanket tightly as if it means more than the death of her homeworld.

Lara Lor-Van
​

He hasn't even awakened yet.

Jor-El
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(exhausted but smiling faintly)
Alright, put him into the ship

Lara puts the object into the ship, while Jor-El punches some more numbers into the computer. Lara looking at the ship makes a realization

Lara Lor-Van
​

Jor-El, there seems to be an extra space.

Jor-El
​

(beat)
Yes Lara, I know. I made the extra part of the ship for you. I will stay behind and start the launch. You need to go with the ship to make sure that
(struggles with the words)
"the package" stays safe. You can make sure that-

Lara Lor-Van
​

(interrupting)
No, I will not go without you. I love the package inside the ship more than Krypton itself
(beat)
but I will stay with you, my love

They move closer to each other and give a long embrace. But, the ground starts shaking violently again. They both come back to reality and realize silently that they don't have much time left.

Lara Lor-Van
​

Are the coordinates all set up and ready?

Jor-El
​

Yes, we are sending him light-years away. Approximately 2.5 million light-years away.

Lara Lor-Van
​

What is the name of the planet?

Jor-El
​

(A long beat)
The name of the planet is called Earth by it's inhabitants. It is known by Gaea to others.

Jor-El brings up pictures and stats of Earth on a huge monitor screen. Lara looks very carefully.

Lara Lor-Van

(worryingly)
​

This Earth, so primitive, so violent. Wars against each other due to meer physical differences, ancient technology. Why send the ship there?

Jor-El
​

Not all countries are as advance as Earth is. Not all inhabitants of Earth are as evil.

The screen briefly flashes a picture of Jay Garrick as the Flash and Alan Scott as Green Lantern

And at that distance I am relatively sure that the ship won't feel any of the radiation from when Krypton explodes.

Lara Lor Van

Isn't there another planet?

Jor-El

There is one closer, but I don't think that it is anywhere near the best choice

On the huge monitor a picture of Apokolips shows up on the screen

Lara looks at the monitor and then looks down saddened that only 2 violent planets are their only choice for saving the ship and it's content

Jor-El

(Turning his attention away from the ship to his wife)
​

Listen, if their isn't even a small chance that the ship and the...package will live through the end of this planet, the end of Krypton life, and the end of everything
(beat)
then I will take that risk. No matter the planet

Jor-El moves towards the ship and starts to remove wires that connect it to the ground. Lara stands letting what Jor-El just said sink in. She then proceeds to grab a insignia of a familiar \S/ off the wall

Lara Lor-Van
​

(holding the insignia)
The symbol of hope

Jor-El
​

(still scrambling to pull out the chords)
(beat)
Hope

Lara puts the insignia inside the ship on the extra space

Jor-El
​

It's ready.

Jor-El closes the hatch to the ship. Lara kiss the tips of her fingers and touches the ship as if to give it a better chance. They then move towards the computer. They look at each other.Jor El places his hand over a big green button, Lara puts her hand over his; and they press the button together.

The spaceship lights up and almost instantly fires out through the opening in roof. The ship flies into the sky past all of the destruction and disarray. The ship eventually reach outerspace

CUT TO: Back on Krypton

Lara Lor Van
​

(Tears streaming down her cheeks)
Good bye, Kal-El

Jor-El and Lara look at each other with tears in their eyes and share one final deep kiss as the planet explodes in a bright green light. The whole screen goes white. But then focuses on the clear blue skies of the planet earth

EXT. Streets of Metropolis

LEGEND: 30 years later

Metropolis lives up to it's name. Rivaling the size of New York City. People of all different ethnicities and clothes walk through the city going about their business. But the camera is focusing on two people.

Jimmy Olsen, a fresh out of college man following after a women. Lois Lane, a young but older than Jimmy black haired women who is moving fast down the sidewalk

Jimmy Olsen
​

But Ms. Lane, The chief wanted us to run with the story about the college charity benefit

Lois Lane
​

Perry just put me on that story because I spoke back to him in the news room. Besides, it's a sorority car wash to raise money for new football uniforms. I don't need your slightly post-pubescent body going into a frenzy

Jimmy Olsen
​

But I'm 22, Ms. Lane

Lois Lane
​

Well, I'm a women so I don't give my age out that often. Only to my family and men that take me into dinner.
(beat)
and sorry but I'm not into that teacher-student affair thing

Jimmy Olsen
​

But, I'm not even your student

Lois Lane
​

Yeah, you are. Stick with me kid and you'll be going places

Jimmy Olsen
​

Where are we going anyways?

Lois Lane
​

My inside source tells me that LexCorp is having a experimental weapons test.

Jimmy Olsen
​

(enthusiastically)
That's crazy!

Lois Lane
​

Crazy, Cool, Insane, Dandy,
(puts up wanna-be rapper peace sign)
dope. Whatever you want to call it. We, are, going.

Cut to: INT. LexCorp Lab

Many scientist stand around in LexCorp lab coats preparing a missle for launch

In the middle of all of it stands Lex Luthor, a late 30s/early 40s "wonderkin", who is bald as the day is long wearing a very expensive black suit. Next to him stands Mercy Graves, a bombshell dressed in all an all black dress, a black driver's hat, and who noticeably has a Glock Pistol on the side of her enticing hips.

Scientist #1
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Systems are a go, sir

Lex Luthor
​

Excellent. Ladies and Gentlemen you are about to witness to firing of the first "Swarm Cruise Missile". The S.C.M. will make this company millions and will keep this company in the black for the next century. Not to mention it will make everyone in this room rich.

All the scientist cheer. Luthor has a huge smile on his face. Mercy keeps still, but smiles discretely.

Lex Luthor
​

(cont.)
AS you know the missile is completely experimental, but all our hard work and all my money will make it a huge success.
(Pointing at the scientist)
Prepare for the first test

The scientist punch in numbers into their computers. The missile, about the size of a tractor trailer, shoots out into the sky. Flying towards a target buoys spread out over a body of water. After a little bit the missile breaks off into at least 20 smaller (4 foot) missiles. Most of the smaller missiles make contact with their buoys, but one of them seem to go haywire

Scientist #2
​

Sir, we have a problem

Cut to: INT. Metropolis Lightrail Station

Lois and Jimmy walk towards the car that is about to leave. A man tries to talk to them

Hippie
​

The lightrail uses poisonous gases to run. Go green and take the alternative travel method

Lois Lane
​

(sarcastically and waving her fist)
Woo-hoo! Go environment! Anyways, Jimmy you better hurry up we're about to miss history.

Cut to: INT. LexCorp Lab

Lex Luthor
​

Pull the kill switch, dammit

Scientist #3
​

The switch is malfunctioning sir. There is no way to stop the missile.

Scientist #4
​

The missile seems to be heading straight for Metropolis sir

Lex Luthor
​

(to himself, quietly)
Oh my god

Cut to: The missile flying through the sky heading towards Metropolis

Cut to: INT. LexCorp Lab

Lex Luthor
​

Clear everything out.

The scientist team looks at Luthor confused.

Scientist #1
​

I'm sorry, sir?

Lex Luthor
​

You heard what the hell I said! CLEAR OUT!!! Take all the back-up data and clear out immediately!! We can't be traced to any of this!!! This labisn't even supposed to exist here. Fry all the computers so they shut down permanently. LETS GO!!!

The scientist scramble. They burn papers, while some fill duffel bags with discs of data, and the rest upload a fail safe virus onto the computers. Mercy steps to Luthor

Mercy
​

Sir, I think it's best if we clear out. We are only a couple miles from Metropolis, we can make it back to the city before anybody knows.

Lex Luthor
​

(pause)
Right

EXT. Facility in Desert

Luthor and Mercy get into a black Rolls Royce Phantom. While the scientist hope into separate cars and they clear the area quickly; leaving no mark that they were ever there.

Cut to: INT. Lex Corp Facility

Back in the Lab, even though the computers should be fried; the same 3 green glowing dots from Krypton flash on the screen briefly

Cut to: INT. Lightrail Car

Lois sits typing on her Blackberry, while Jimmy tries to talk to some girl.

Jimmy Olsen
​

So, see I'm a photographer for the Daily Planet and like to take shots of beautiful things. SO I thought that I should take pictures of you some time.

The girl stares at Jimmy as if he has 3 heads

Jimmy Olsen
​

(beat)
(thinks to himself)
I didn't mean it like that.

The girl turns away and Jimmy goes back to sit with Lois.

Lois Lane
​

Strike out, kid?

Jimmy stays quiet, embarrassed. A tall, dark, and handsome man walks to Lois.

Attractive Man
​

Hi, my name is-

Lois Lane
​

(interrupting)
I'm really into my job right now

The man stands with his mouth agape. Before slowly moving away to sit down somewhere else

Jimmy Olsen
​

This camera is so jacked up. I can barely get any pictures with this

Lois Lane
​

Lemme see
(she grabs the camera, points it out the window and tries to fix it)
Don't worry kid, we'll have you taking Facebook pictures again in no time

A eerie look of fear, crosses over Lois' face

Lois Lane(cont.)
​

What's that?

Jimmy moves to look out of the window and sees what Lois sees. The LexCorp missile heading towards their location.

Cut To: The missile at full speed moving towards the Lightrail

Cut Back to: INT. Lightrail car

Jimmy Olsen
​

(screaming)
Oh no!

People in the car look out, see the same thing, and immediately start going into a panic. The train driver tries to apply the brakes, but that only slows the car down slightly.

The missile makes impact with the lightrail track, in front of where the car is. Windows shatter and people on the stree panic. The rail car only has a little amount of room before it falls onto the streets of Metropolis.

Everybody on the Lightrail scream. Lois keeps her cool, but closes her eyes and quietly excepts her fate. The car dips vertically.

Just as the lightrail car goes overboard, it stops in mid-air. Lois opens her eyes, one at a time to see if all of this is real. People in the car are dead silent, as the car slowly and gently drops on the road. The car is then turned back horizontally and is laid down.

All the passengers stand up, Jimmy slaps himself to make sure he's not dreaming. Then 2 hands poke into the doors of the lightrail car and tears them like paper.

EXT. METROPOLIS LIGHT RAIL WRECK SITE

The passengers all step out in awe. People all around gather to see. Jimmy helps Lois out of the car. Nobody says anything they all look at their savior.

A man, black hair dressed in blue tights and a red cape stands on the road, quietly surveying the damage. Nobody moves out of fear, Jimmy is the only person able to move his arms to take a picture.

The caped figure looks up and slowly levitates into the sky.

Title. SUPERMAN REBIRTH

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The story plays out from there

 

[MadVillainy]

Also, Here are my casting ideas

No idea on Lex Luthor casting tho and Mercy casting will be up later

 

[AnorexicBatman]

Continuing​

In the middle of the night. Clark is woken up by his parents for something important. They mention his him saving the little girl from the fire and how he wasn't hurt. They talk about how he is 'special' and decide to show him a little secret on the barn. Thomas opens up a large crate and it's contents surprise Clark. "A spaceship?!" he exclaims as he is unable to believe his eyes. His parents tell him the story of how they found him (no flashbacks). Clark at first refuses to believe this and thinks it's some kind of joke. Obviously, his parents expressions tell another story. His parents tell him that they were able able to operate it again and maybe he has the magic touch (the canopy would have been left open)

He rummages threw and finds a small device about the size of an I-Phone and it projects a mean right into his eyes. He sits frozen with fear as all sorts of alien images go through his bran and somehow it all seems familiar. He comes to an alien living room of sorts and is true parents are facing him. He hears a voice in his head, the man in the room, his father, Jor-El. I'll cut it short and say that Jor-El and Lara tell him some important things about his heritage and this obviously shocks him. He tries to shake it all off and runs outside teary eyes and very distraught distraught as his parents call after him

He runs as fast as he can leaving a dust trail behind him, he jumps over a small gorge but he overshoots by extreme amounts. There would be a scene when the sun comes up and his body is just a silhouette against the brilliant sunlight (classic superman imagery). The suns gets brighter and we get a white flare transition (some Williams music would also help)

Cut to 3 years later, Africa (Happens in Birthright I think). He is taking pictures for a story of the plight of the people in Kenya. He's picked up some of the local dialect (super-intelligence) and converses with one of the village headmen. He tells him of how they are being harassed by the forces of the local warlord and how the proper authorities are too tied up in paper work to do anything constructive. The inevitable happens. A bunch of bombs go off and we see a couple of jeeps with armed mercenaries in them attacking. (why? .... I don't know... they are *******s!)

Clark runs off, puts on an improvised mask. Naturualy he makes the jeeps crash, destroys the weapons and we get a scene with a mercenary exclaiming, "What are you?" and Clark replies, "Hope... (looks to village) for those who have none)"
He mysteriously disappears leaving the villagers in awe (I know... )
Voice over time. Clark talks about how he has spent the last 5 years traveling the world trying to understand himself and those around him. We see glimpses of him in places like Tokyo and Paris. We also get a very special scene where he is in Hong Kong and comes across a police raid on a illegal smuggling ring. One of the criminals catches his eye, he looks rather American and the two lock eyes for a second before parting. Clark tells of feeling a chill down his spine*.
The voice over ends with him returning to the states/Kansas and feeling a state of accomplishment (He's 23 now). He says that he is ready to move on to bigger and better things and wishes to become a symbol of hope for the world.

Spoiler

The asterisk tells of a cameo....

NANANANANANANANANANANANA!! BATMAN! BATMAN!!!

This was short and sweet.... but more is to come...
I SWEAR!

 

[Webhead2006]

i said before your script was well written and what was going on sounded good.

 

[GreenKToo]

Daniel day Lewis as Lex. That dude BECOMES the characters he plays.

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

Routh and Deschanel would fit together so well.

Not sold on the rest of the cast though. Warners would likely cast the rest as big names and accomplished actors in Hollywood.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

Very nice... I love it....
I just updated my old script as well...

 

[batman44]

I like your ideas and Dan Byrd is a really good choice for Jimmy. Where does the story go from after the title, does it flash back or go forward from there?

 

[SuperDaniel]

Father Thomas? go read some comics before you post something like this. Plus, the first section of the movie is a ripp-off TAS.

Plus Lex and Clark knowing each other doesn't work in a movie, IMO and i don't like the idea anyways.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

sorry.. JOHNATHAN KENT ... I was thinking THOMAS WAYNE...
Also, ya.... Bryan ripped off Donner... I'm ripping of TAS
Ask the fans which was better...

 

[SuperDaniel]

Still, you can't ripp entire dialogues, scenes and things from movies and all. Copyright isssues and its not an original story at all.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

I agree with you.... I'm just throwing ideas out there...
Surprised you did not have a problem with the bale/bruce wayne cameo