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David Goyer to write new "Superman" movie

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David Goyer (the Blade trilogy, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) has been hired to write the script for the new Superman film according to Latino Review.

The new film will not star Brandon Routh nor be directed by Bryan Singer. It is not an origin story but will assume that audiences already know Superman's origin. The film is tentatively entitled The Man of Steel, and will revolve around villains Luthor and Brainiac.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=9101

This is still unconfirmed, but Latino Review is pretty reliable.
 
Well, with Nolan apparently supervising and Goyer writing, looks like WB really believe that lightning can strike twice. Of course, hiring people with a good track record in comic adaptations didn't pan out like they'd planned with Superman Returns (financially anyway) but I think Goyer will give a more populist take as a result.

I know you're (Jackson) lukewarm on him but I think with the Blade movies and the two Batman ones he's been involved in Goyer is an obvious choice - the sole problem being he may be too obvious. He's supposed to be involved in the next Batman movie, a Ghost Rider sequel/ reboot and has been linked to a Magneto prequel, not to mention his Supermax-Green Arrow script. Incidentally,if he gets Superman off the ground (no pun intended), I wonder if the GA movie will get made.

I think and have often said that the starting point of an established Superman with whom who the audience is familar is the way to go. I wish Routh was back but otherwise I'm excited about this project.
 
As much as I wanted an SR sequel, frankly I'll be happy to see ANY new Superman film at this point. The fact it's spearheaded by Nolan is even better.

I'm also glad to hear it described as "fun", and not dark and gritty like they originally talked about...
 
As long as Goyer isn't the writer/director with no checks and balances (Blade: Trinity).
 
Captaindemotion said:
Well, with Nolan apparently supervising and Goyer writing, looks like WB really believe that lightning can strike twice. Of course, hiring people with a good track record in comic adaptations didn't pan out like they'd planned with Superman Returns (financially anyway) but I think Goyer will give a more populist take as a result.
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I agree. I don't think we can expect an introverted love story as we did with Singer and Superman Returns. Beyond that, Goyer is a hardcore comic-book fan so I think his take on Superman will be much more mainstream, action-packed, and "fun" as the article describes.

I know you're (Jackson) lukewarm on him but I think with the Blade movies and the two Batman ones he's been involved in Goyer is an obvious choice - the sole problem being he may be too obvious.
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I credit David Goyer for writing a terrific first draft and solid foundation for Batman Begins. People give Chris Nolan a lot of credit but even he was a self-admitted comic-book novice so I'm really grateful for Goyer's contributions to the Batman franchise. However, while he's a good writer, he's much more talented when he's working with better directors (Nolan on the Batman movies, Guillermo del Toro on Blade II) and he's a mediocre director in his own right (Blade: Trinity was downright sordid; The Invisible and The Unborn were merely passably entertaining). My hope is that Goyer writes the first few drafts and remains onboard in a consulting capacity like he's been doing for the Batman films, and then he is teamed up with another better director (and perhaps someone to polish his script). I really hope he doesn't end up directing the film.

I think and have often said that the starting point of an established Superman with whom who the audience is familar is the way to go. I wish Routh was back but otherwise I'm excited about this project.
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I think having a Superman that is established and not doing yet another origin story would have been the perfect opportunity to retain Routh but oh, well. It looks like they're going to mimic the approach taken with both The Incredible Hulk and Punisher: War Zone -- reboot with new crew & cast, but merely continuing on with the adventures of the character.
 
Things are heating up on the Superman front! Goyer as screenwriter under Nolan's supervision is a good bet (although of course nothing is guaranteed since even the most talented people sometimes make disappointing films).
 
Yeah, the reference to John Byrne makes me think that we'll get the modern corporate Lex Luthor.

For those who haven't followed the links to Latino Review, they also say that Thomas Tull - the head honcho of Legendary Pictures - got tired of the inaction on another Superman film, approached Goyer to make a pitch, and then got Goyer hired.

Latino Review also says that Mark Millar's claim that he was invited to pitch and came close to being hired to write a new Superman movie is bullshit.
 
JacksonArcher said:
I think having a Superman that is established and not doing yet another origin story would have been the perfect opportunity to retain Routh but oh, well. It looks like they're going to mimic the approach taken with both The Incredible Hulk and Punisher: War Zone -- reboot with new crew & cast, but merely continuing on with the adventures of the character.
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Actually with the exception of Superman's son, it sounds almost exactly like what Singer was planning for HIS (more action-packed) sequel. Even down to the same title. lol
 
Out Of My Vulcan Mind said:
Latino Review also says that Mark Millar's claim that he was invited to pitch and came close to being hired to write a new Superman movie is bullshit.
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How am I not surprised? The guy just reeks of bullshit.

davejames wrote:
Actually with the exception of Superman's son, it sounds almost exactly like what Singer was planning for HIS (more action-packed) sequel. Even down to the same title. lol
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You have a very good point. I remember him comparing his idea for the sequel to The Wrath of Khan. However TWOK had an entirely different creative team. So I'm not surprised that Singer isn't on board, regardless of how much I think he could make a terrific, thrilling sequel.
 
I hope this is true, though I'm skeptical since it's kind of too good to be true, hitting all the right notes -- a proven writer linked to Nolan, a new take that distances itself from SR but isn't an origin story, a Brainiac story. It's the sort of thing someone might make up as a rumor.

Odd line in the article:
The site's scooper said that Goyer "had an idea that actually takes the movies back to the John Byrne incarnation.
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"Back?" The movies have yet to catch up to the Byrne incarnation. The Reeve movies were made pre-Crisis and SR was an attempt to continue from them. That was one of my main problems with Singer's approach, that he disregarded decades' worth of story material and concept evolution from the comics in favor of nostalgia. So if this movie is finally going to incorporate some Byrne-era elements, that's a step forward.

I'll definitely be happy to see Luthor portrayed as a genuinely powerful antagonist, the successful business magnate of the Byrne era, rather than the past movies' Luthor who's a petty crook obsessed with real estate and unable to gather more than a handful of incompetent henchmen. As for Brainiac, it'll be good to see a major Superman foe other than Luthor, though a lot depends on execution.
 
Diane Nelson also shot down the Nolan rumor, yet according to Thomas Tull he's hatching ideas. So I suspect Goyer will be involved in some capacity at some point.
 
Yet... Variety confirms.

David Goyer will help Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures get Superman off the ground again.

The writer-director-producer has been tapped to pen the next bigscreen adventure of the Man of Steel, the working title of the next pic.

"Superman Returns'" Brandon Routh and Bryan Singer are not expected to return.

Warner Bros. is under a timeline to get another film in production by 2011 or risk having to pay the heirs of Superman-creator Jerome Siegel millions for the studio's exploitation of the character over the years. The Siegel heirs and the heirs of co-creator Joe Shuster will own the entire Superman copyright in 2013.

Goyer pitched a more action-packed idea that involves Superman battling arch nemesis Lex Luthor and super villain Brainiac.

LatinoReview broke the news on its website Wednesday.

Goyer is well-known to fanboys for having helped revitalize Warner Bros.' Batman franchise, co-writing "Batman Begins" and helping with the story of "The Dark Knight." He also wrote and produced the "Blade" franchise, based on Marvel's comicbooks, at New Line, and exec-produced "Ghost Rider" at Sony. He recently co-created "FlashForward" for ABC.
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Source.
 
For ***** sake must Lex Luthor be in every single movie?! Aside from that, sounds good! Even though I feel Brainiac is waaaaay too overused.
 
With all these rumours and pieces of gossip flying around the earth, I'm surprised time isn't moving backwards.

:D
 
JacksonArcher said:
Diane Nelson also shot down the Nolan rumor, yet according to Thomas Tull he's hatching ideas.
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She didn't definitively shoot it down. She said it was rumor, but she started off her answer to the question of his involvement by laughing and saying, "Wouldn't you like to know." That says to me that he's likely to be involved, but they're not ready to announce it yet.

From Latino Review on Twitter:

SPIN MODE FOLKS! With all due respect to @headgeek666 (Harry of Aint it cool) trust me. GOYER DOING MAN OF STEEL!
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With all due respect to Harry Knowles, I'll put more stake in Latino Review and Variety's credibility over AICN's.
 
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