Superman Sequel Delayed -- Bryan Singer Will Helm WWII Thriller Next
Filed under: Drama, Deals, United Artists, Warner Brothers, RumorMonger, Newsstand
Before he takes on a sequel to Superman Returns (currently titled Superman: The Man of Steel), Bryan Singer has decided to go back to his roots and helm a multi-character film that's similar to his 1995 hit The Usual Suspects. Teaming up once again with Suspects writer Chris McQuarrie, pic will be set during WWII and begins production this summer. Though he has an overall deal at Warner Bros. (where he's developing the Supes sequel, as well as a few other films), Singer and McQuarrie decided to put their faith in Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's United Artists who will make this their second film since leaving Paramount. Currently, they're in production on the smells-like-Oscar project Lions for Lambs, which stars Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford (who is also directing).
But what does this mean for the Superman sequel? According to Variety, this new film "will delay Warner Bros.' hope of mounting a sequel to Superman Returns in the near future." Last we heard, the sequel was being planned for a 2009 release, most likely during the summer. Will Singer have enough time to produce both films, or will The Man of Steel find himself shoved off till 2010? Regardless, I'm happy to see Singer leave the comic book universe for a little while; The Usual Suspects is a fantastic film, and if he and McQuarrie can tap back into some of that, I welcome it with open arms. What do you folks think: Is Singer making a good choice here? Or should he be concentrating solely on a Superman Returns sequel?
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3-14-2007 @ 11:16AM
bismark said...
please iwant a magazine
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3-14-2007 @ 11:25AM
Tim said...
WB already came out and said that the Superman Returns sequel is still on track and scheduled to start filming Q1 2008
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3-14-2007 @ 11:38AM
jmchez said...
The Usual Suspects was a great movie, while Superman returns was, perhaps, the most boring comic book movie ever. I have no desire to see a Superman sequel.
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3-14-2007 @ 4:43PM
kelly said...
let's hope the supes sequal lasts until Singer watches the Spider-man movies ten times over. He writes a much better comic than movie... Pure anmd simple.. Super Man Returns was terrible.... Get away from the Super and deal with the Man...
Look.. up in the Sky.. It's a bird.. It's a plane.. It's God in spandex..!!
Do DC a favor Mr. Singer and "Marvelize" your movie.
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3-15-2007 @ 2:43AM
Hillary said...
Oy...enough with all the war movies please. I agree Superman Returns was a total dud. But I was hoping for something more along the lines of fantasy/adventure/sci fi coming out of UA. Xmen III and Pirates of the Carribean were the best two films of last year. Oscar worthy doesn't mean entertaining. (The English Patient anyone?)
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3-15-2007 @ 10:33AM
WILLIAM DARRELL HATCHEL said...
This is a false report!
Variety reports that United Artists has green-lit Bryan Singer's next movie, in which he will team up once again with "The Usual Suspects" screenwriter Chris McQuarrie.
The report also claims that the World War II film will "delay Warner Bros.' hope of mounting a sequel to Superman Returns in the near future."
The Superman Homepage has found out that this claim is false, with Warner Bros. and Bryan Singer reportedly on track to start filming the sequel to "Superman Returns" around March of 2008 as previously planned.
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