"Superman Returns' still to get a sequel?

[Supervisor 194]

From Superman Homepage:


Slashfilm.com claims to have received a link to a password protected page from the official Legendary Pictures website where a movie titled "Superman Unleashed" is listed amongst their films in development. The page reads:

• Ramping up the action of its esteemed predecessor, the sequel to 'Superman Returns' promises to raise the stakes and take the audience to heights of action that no other superhero movie can achieve.

Slasfilm.com seems to think this means that a sequel to "Superman Returns" and not a reboot is being planned. They also indicate that another of their sources claims that the title is just a working title and they are still hearing pitches from different writers.

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Hope this pans out!

 

[Ben Sisko3]

Okay, that's it. That does it.

I'm not believing anything until I see an official trailer.

 

[Christopher]

Legendary Pictures... that's a production company, not the studio that owns the rights to Superman. I'd guess this means that LP wants to make a sequel to Superman Returns and is trying to sell Warner Bros. on their idea. That doesn't preclude WB from going a different direction instead.

 

[Norrin Radd]

LOL...wishful thinking.

 

[darkshadow0001]

Well, according to this article: http://www.bluetights.net/index.php?categoryid=19&p2_articleid=657 the guys who made the Matrix trilogy might be up for a new Superman trilogy, and if done right, I might be up for it. I was never a big fan of the Matrix, but if they can make a good Superman film and make Superman actually fly, then I'm for it

 

[Norrin Radd]

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

 

[IndyJones]

Ramping up the action of its esteemed predecessor...

I'll admit that I liked Superman Returns, but does anyone consider it esteemed?

 

[Broccoli]

^ The studio would if they are trying to sell a sequel.

 

[JonathonWally]

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

Bound and V for Vendetta

 

[davejames]

I think it's going to be a long while before we get another Superman movie.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Ramping up the action of its esteemed predecessor...

I'll admit that I liked Superman Returns, but does anyone consider it esteemed?

I esteem it. It's the most beautifully directed movie I've ever seen.

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

Bound and V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is awesome!

I've never paid much attention to the plot for Bound but you can imagine why.

 

[Supervisor 194]

The Wachowskis have been pretty much debunked at this point.

And yes, I'd say Returns was esteemed by most professional critics--i.e. not internet fanboys who were mad they didin't get the movie they wanted. IIRC, Ebert was the only major critic with a less than stellar review.

 

[INACTIVESamusAranX]

I sincerely hope they don't make a sequel. Just blow it up and reboot.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Legendary Pictures... that's a production company, not the studio that owns the rights to Superman. I'd guess this means that LP wants to make a sequel to Superman Returns and is trying to sell Warner Bros. on their idea. That doesn't preclude WB from going a different direction instead.

Just to clarify the relationship between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros:
LP has a 5-year, 25-picture agreement to co-produce and co-finance films with WB. Legandary has helped pay for Batman Begins, Superman Returns, The Dark Knight and Watchmen, just to name a few. Without such a partner, Warner Bros might not be so heavily involved in making big-budget superhero movies .

 

[DontFeedPhil]

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

Everyone knows they stole the Matrix script from someone else. I remember it being some woman who wrote it and they stole it...Thats why the 2nd and 3rd were shit and had little to nothing to do with the first...Cause "they" had to write them...

 

[LutherSloan]

I sincerely hope they don't make a sequel. Just blow it up and reboot.

Seconded

 

[Broccoli]

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

Everyone knows they stole the Matrix script from someone else. I remember it being some woman who wrote it and they stole it...Thats why the 2nd and 3rd were shit and had little to nothing to do with the first...Cause "they" had to write them...

Uh huh. Sure.

Care to provide a link?

 

[Nick Ryder]

I love how tools on this board pop up stuff like this and fail to provide links or evidence.

 

[EnderAKH]

The Wachowskis can't write a script worth shit, imo. The first Matrix flick was a one-trick pony.

Everyone knows they stole the Matrix script from someone else. I remember it being some woman who wrote it and they stole it...Thats why the 2nd and 3rd were shit and had little to nothing to do with the first...Cause "they" had to write them...

I love how tools on this board pop up stuff like this and fail to provide links or evidence.

Here's a link. Probably not one that supports DontFeedPhil's premise, but a link nevertheless.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/matrix.asp

 

[RandyS]

I sincerely hope they don't make a sequel. Just blow it up and reboot.

Seconded

Thirded.