The Official Choose A Director Thread

[Showtime]

I think he is going to be pretty busy going forward, but not a bad choice.

 

[NotFadeAway]

I think he is going to be pretty busy going forward, but not a bad choice.

I noticed that he has alot of work in development. But he is only a writer on alot of his projects, the only one he is Directing is Don Quixote, and you know how that stuff can easily be made or stay in development. That is one thing I like about Meyer, he is a writer first and director second, and Superman needs a good writer.

Another thing about Meyer is that, in terms of budget, he knows how to make alot with a little. The budget will be key on the next Superman movie, there is no way $260 million will be spent again.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Looks like there's one filmmaker who won't be directing Routh in the reboot - not that he stood a shot of nabbing the gig. No offense to him...

McG to direct 'Dead Spy' for WB
Director to produce pic through Wonderland
By Dave McNary

Warner Bros. has acquired rights to “Dead Spy Running” for McG to direct. He will produce with Jeanne Allgood through their studio deal at Wonderland Sound and Vision.

The spy novel by British writer Jon Stock will be published next summer by HarperCollins imprint Blue Door as the first under a three-book deal signed in July.

Story centers on the origin of a newly trained spy.

McG is in post-production on “Terminator: Salvation,” the fourth installment in the “Terminator” franchise. “Salvation,” set in post-apocalyptic 2018, is set for release May 22 by Warner Bros.

McG’s repped by Endeavor and Management 360.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994523.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

 

[Jochimus]

I made this comment in another thread and it was pretty much off the top of my head. I thoguth about it while I was running today, and I'm going to come out and say I think Nick Meyer would be an excellent choice for Writer/Director on the reboot. Is it a flashy choice? No, it isn't. Meyer is not going to bring the same attention that a Peter Jackson, or even a Bryan Singer would. But the man qould bring quality and character depth to the film, and he knows how to juggle character moments with awesome action scenes. His Star Trek movies were the best in the series, and Rick Berman being the *****e bag that he is would not let Meyer have his way with Nemesis. Meyer's one shortcoming is that he won't roll over and do whatever the studio says, which is why he does not have the largest body of work out there, and he likes to have control over the script at all times. But he becomes the film that he works on, and I like that. Meyer loves fantasy/sci-fi/adventure material, so I'm sure he would love to work on Superman.

Before writing Wrath of Khan, Meyer sat and watched all of the original Star Trek episodes, and picked the best story to write about. It would awesome if he did that with Superman: TAS, and with the help of someone like Jeph Loeb perhaps, adapted the Last Son of Krypton episodes for the big screen.

Valid points; lately I've also thought that Meyer would be a good choice for directing the next Superman movie. Of course, personally I'd also prefer that he consider reading a couple Superman stories from the last seven decades of comics (since they're what the whole property came from to begin with) before peeking at any past screen attempts, animated OR live-action, but I do agree that Meyer has proven he isn't one to squander the potential of an iconic franchise, and he can address concerns that have hindered past efforts.

And as for his ability to do more with less, well, the situation is already as tailor-made for him as STII was; he could immediately reduce development costs alone just by salvaging and repurposing some of the unused concept art from the past Superman Lives/V/Superman Reborn/etc. attempts.

 

[solidsnake86]

I always thought the matrix directors would do a good job if they just directed the film. I'm more concerned about them getting a writer who understands superman and doesnt make drastic changes. In terms of directors I think they should find one who is stubborn with the use of CGI and does as much practical as possible.

 

[dark_b]

I always thought the matrix directors would do a good job if they just directed the film. I'm more concerned about them getting a writer who understands superman and doesnt make drastic changes. In terms of directors I think they should find one who is stubborn with the use of CGI and does as much practical as possible.

the director should use the best tool possible to make the best effects possible to make the best vision.

 

[Captain Planet!]

Me.

Seriously, give me $210 million and I won't let you down.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Me.

Seriously, give me $210 million and I won't let you down.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Not a bad choice. Not incredibly exciting either, but a pretty good choice.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Director: Matthew Vaughn (as of now, my favorite suggestion)
Writer: Frank Darabont or Eric Roth

 

[kalelkilla]

I don't think Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich would be good for Superman but, I can't help but feel that "Transformers meets Superman" or "Independence Day meets Superman" with some emotional/spiritual foundation, testing Superman both emotionally, spiritually, and physically, would be THE BEST F***ING movie ever...end of story.

 

[kalelkilla]

I actually liked the last two Pirates movies, in fact I preferred them to the first one - they were darker, more powerful, far more epic/mythic than the first one with elements like the kraken, Calypso, the maelstrom. The first Pirates was just a camp adventure romp.

The last two Pirates movies convince me that Verbinski could do a good job with fantasy material that needs a grand scale.

I don't see the harm in letting him write a script, I'm sure they will have a number of different "camps" pitching their film...I'm just afraid that this development leads me to believe that they are trying to "dumb down" Superman, like they did with the HULK. But I hope he proves me wrong...may the best script win...

 

[kalelkilla]

I think Birthright would be a great foundation of a new Superman movie, answering all the questions the mass audience has with Superman and were not answered in "Returns." Also I think diving deeper into Lex's origin would be interesting. I don't think, however, that it should be a direct adaptation of the comic. I think you have to add a little bit of Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and you have to have Superman be in a fight for his life, both physically, emotionally, and idealistically...have him fight "the X-Men gone bad," being less cool than them for sure, but standing up for an ideal, and being SO MUCH MORE powerful than all of them combined...I think the Watchowski's can do this...I honestly think they already did their take on Superman however...it's called "The Matrix."

 

[NotFadeAway]

Valid points; lately I've also thought that Meyer would be a good choice for directing the next Superman movie. Of course, personally I'd also prefer that he consider reading a couple Superman stories from the last seven decades of comics (since they're what the whole property came from to begin with) before peeking at any past screen attempts, animated OR live-action, but I do agree that Meyer has proven he isn't one to squander the potential of an iconic franchise, and he can address concerns that have hindered past efforts.

And as for his ability to do more with less, well, the situation is already as tailor-made for him as STII was; he could immediately reduce development costs alone just by salvaging and repurposing some of the unused concept art from the past Superman Lives/V/Superman Reborn/etc. attempts.[/QUOTE]

Good point. I did not even think of that. Excellent

And I understand what your saying about reading all the Superman stories. He really should, I agree. I'm just a little fanboy when it comes to the Animated Series at the end of the day, it's my favorite version, it gets the best of me.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Not a bad choice. Not incredibly exciting either, but a pretty good choice.

See, thats what I like. Sometimes exciting is not the best route. It was exciting when Ang Lee and Bryan Singer were announced to do there respective failures as well. Somebody like Meyer would point toward quality. And if anything else, Superman needs to be done in a quality way. I'm in favor of a low-key, quality Superman movie thats gets people talking based on how damn good the movie is in both the character depth department and the overall adventure/action department. And then we build from there. Like with Begins, it wasn't the most epic thing ever, but it was good old fashioned quality film making with respect for the origin and backround of the characters involved, and Superman needs that more than ever with both Returns, Smallville, and 25 years of movie hell around Superman's respective throat. Batman fans act like they have had it bad, we have hell for years.

And hey, Smallville fans should love the idea of Meyer. The man has already turned one television series into a movie franchise...................just kidding!

 

[The Sage]

Having just watched Wrath of Khan, I can get behind this idea, especially him as writer.

 

[Showtime]

I doubt they are just handing in entire scripts or writing entire scripts. It doesn't usually work like that unless you are an unsolicited writer. Of course there are exceptions.

 

[ZIPBAGS]

Here is a link to the "Last Son of Krypton" episode of STAS. It would be a perfect way to reboot the movie. Even sets up Brainiac.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr3kR93BgzQ&feature=related

 

[I Am The Knight]

Who brought this thread back??? I almost responded to a Super Kal post from over a year ago.

 

[I Am The Knight]

why not?
he has already worked on a bigbudget movie. so he knows what to expect.

Lots of people have worked on big budget flicks. We can pick someone else...

 

[Showtime]

I've always liked Gore for Superman, but I don't think they are looking for this type of director at this point.

 

[Super Kal]

wait... what?

 

[SatEL]

this gets a big fat ehhhhhhh. the first pirates was decent. the second one, without exaggeration, was one of the worst movies i have ever seen....after that, i didnt even bother with the third.

I found all 3 Pirates movie to be terrible.

 

[SatEL]

I don't believe this until I hear something concrete anyway. Seems like everybody says that they have a "pretty good source". It's hilarious.

The villian in the new Superman film is Mongul, How do I know? Well lets just say I have a preety good source.

 

[Showtime]

I liked the first one. That's all I'll discuss.