Superman is WB/DC, therefore they call the shots. If somebody comes to them with an idea it is their responsibility to shoot it down if it doesn't fit the spirit of the character. We don't know if the current non-development is their decision, or just indecision because they don't know what to do.
Why would there be a pressing need to be so decisive about it right now, though? That's the real question. If there's no sequel, why do they have to expedite a reboot? Some Superman fans want at least A Superman movie because they don't want to feel left out, but what would be WB's incentive to have something in the works right now as opposed to a year from now? Superman's not some institution that they have to maintain popularity with in movies if they feel they can still do that with others.
If you feel people are not giving them enough credit you could be giving them way too much credit. It works both ways.
Nobody's giving them too much credit, certainly not me. But it's also not really appropriate to imply that they're being negligent either. Hence, not right to blame them for it.
It worked out fantastic because of Dark Knight, Batman Begins wasn't as much of a slam dunk as some might lead us to believe. Revisionist history and the such.
Of course it wasn't (even though it made a lot more on DVD). But something made that more worth continuing for them than SR, so to them it turned out with a better upside than SR....even though they chose to greenlight BB in much the same way as they chose to greelight SR. So you can 'blame' them equally for both...yet now that TDK was such a hit, you don't hear a lot of people blaming them for BB still.
With SR not having a sequel right now, and apparently no Superman movie on the immediate horizon, nothing is being hurt except some fans' pride....something that they're not really responsible for with these films when everything's said and done...even though you and I may sympathize with that. So just because some Supes fans are frustrated by the current state of events, it doesn't mean they 'don't have their act together'. That's not how this act is specifically gauged.
If you blame someone for getting hired over you and taking the job away from you, your job is not their concern, nor should it be....nor would you accept blame for getting hired over someone else. But if, say, a policeman doesn't come to the aid of a citizen when notified...they
are to blame because that
is their concern and their job. The kind of blame that people are associating here is more like the former than the latter.
You really don't know if they are choosing wisely, they could have 5 rock solid scripts on their desk right now and just can't make a decision on which direction they want to go. It's not that I blame them, but there is no way you can say it is the right decision, just as you are claiming that you can't fault them for their decision. It is honestly the same difference.
That's was my point though....I'm not assuming that everything's peachy or what have you, or giving them a lot of credit. But as you said, and I said, you can't blame them either. And people's blame is based on their assumption that there SHOULD be a Superman movie out right now...an assumption based only on their own fan frustration and envy...not demand or popularity, or extreme success. So no, I'm not singing their praises...but at least I'm not blaming them for something they don't deserve to be blamed for, which IS what I was pointing out. It seems you agree with that.
All of the above being said, WB has been the #1 studio at the box office the last two years I believe, so they are doing something right. They are spotting with their DC properties, look at the development hell Superman went through for years.
The only way any of us can tell if they are making the right or wrong decision on Superman is when it releases sometime in the future.
Right, so don't blame them for something that isn't there.
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