A retelling of the origin is required when the original telling feels dated, and STM as far as I´m concerned still holds up very well in that department. Other than just timeline, there´s nothing about Donner´s telling of the journey from Krypton to Kansas to Metropolis I feel necessary to retell.
Ok, as far as
you're concerned. That's fine. But these films aren't just for geeks like me and you who have seen all these comic book movies, no matter the date they've come out on. Nor are these films just for the adults today, that have seen the Donner film when they were kids. It's for everyone.
30 years; that is a huge gap. And IS dated. The world today is not the same as it was in the late 70s. I'm sure that's not news to you. Of the "average" kid/teen you know, how many do you think have actually seen the original Superman film? Or at least know it well enough to tell you what it was about from beginning to end? Very few I bet.
I'd wager their knowledge of Superman's origins have either been through Timm's series, L&C, or Smallville. ALL tv shows, which means there are millions more that don't have much exposure to Supes in a significant way. At best, they'd have some vague sense of who Superman is, and where he came from.
We're in a completely new age of film, which means limitless possibilities of what you can put up there now. An origin film, if done right, can be quite epic in it's own right, from a technical standpoint alone. Not to mention that a major motion picture reaches a broad audience worldwide, compared to television. I'd say Superman deserves the best that can be offered, no? It's time he makes a grand return to pop culture.
There were confirmations from several sources that the script leak of JL was real, the most important WB putting down the page with the leak, which is a classic sign of the information being real.
Source confirmations still aren't fact. Look, I know you clearly do not want this film to happen, I've read your thoughts on it. But some people have hope that this could actually turn out good.
Saying a film will outright suck, based on some silly rumors/speculation is just being ahead of yourself. The film isn't even in production, not a single still has been released. Not even a script review. So really, we're still on square one. I don't think it's too much to ask for a little bit of patience at this point.
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