The Don't Bring back Bryan Singer & Brandon Routh to the next SUPERMAN project petition

Well things sure have been busy as of late, and wouldn't you know just when things we're looking up with the WB, and the whole Reboot thing I felt that still things we're not clear enough so I said let me make a petition, and send it to the WB.

This will help make things clearer so we don't have to spend the next couple of years or x amount of month's bickering, and bitching at each other in Fan Forums.

Or websites like thing one or "S.S.S." So I bring you all my petition! It's The Don't Bring back Bryan Singer & Brandon Routh to the next SUPERMAN project petition We as fans deserve to have this mess of a movie that was Superman Returns put behind us, and so we could move foward in a positive way, and help unite the fanbase so we could stand behind the next SUPERMAN project how we as BATMAN fans stand behind NOLAN'S BATMAN franchise.

We want this for SUPERMAN!!! But only once the removal of the problem (Singer/Routh/Bosworth/Spacey/The Kid) is made.

Let's move foward in a positive way, and announce their official termination now rather then drag this out for another 10 months or 2 years.

Also for fans who want to do more then just sign a petition! DO This!

Write the WB:
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Write "Don't Bring back Bryan Singer or Brandon Routh on the post car, and send it to the Warner Brothers Entertainment company. Make your friends, an family members write in also, and if you have kids make sure they do it also, and put their age on the post card so they know that people of all ages want this to happen, and any friends who you might know that like Superman, and didn't like the movie! Make sure they do it also.

Let's show the WB that we want a better movie from them, and let these Singer apologists know that they like him simply don't understand this character, and this is why the movie failed to begin with.

It's time we get the same treatment for SUPERMAN that Nolan is giving BATMAN!
And we don't mean a DARKER more Evil side to SUPERMAN we simply want the movie done right!

You know Sometimes you just have to tip your hat!

I would like to say that I'm posting this just to give props to a web site that has fought the hard fight of letting our voice be heard!

The good folks at "S.S.S" have been doing what's right by the character we all love "SUPERMAN," and my god man every word I ever wanted to utter after hearing the news about the reboot was said in their post.

Amazing the way they put it, and boy were they dead on!

The WB still don't fucking get it!

It's amazing it's seriously starting to sound like the WB are ran by total dickheads who have no clue about what these characters ARE!

Nolan lets be honest GETS IT!

He understands who Bruce Wayne is, and WHY he has to do what he does, and he gets the darkness in the character but SUPERMAN is not BATMAN he is the yin to BATMAN'S yang!

The only thing that should be DARK, and SCARY in the Superman movie is the bad guys! Give us a kick ass Darkseid badguy or a kick ass Lobo or a Doomsday for supes to fight, and make him very scary! Scarier then Nolan's Joker!

But Superman should inspire hope, truth, love, justice, and yes THE FUCKING AMERICAN WAY!

I'm not from the USA originally I was born in Cuba but I have been here most of my whole life. (Yes I came in 1980 on the banana boat) SO I like Superman am an immagrant, and I became an instant fan of Superman when I saw Superman 3, and I then went back, and saw part 1 and 2, and to me I was captured from that moment, and then I started collecting the comics, and growing up I always tried to be like how Clark/Superman is in my own life!

The character touched me in that sense that it inspired me to do good! I simply adore this character for the reason that it's a character based on a person who has nothing but these SUPER human powers, and he could easily RULE this planet but doesn't because it's not the right thing for him to do. I mean regardless of his powers he knows RIGHT from WRONG!

Plus his love for humanity makes him become the protector of our planet instead of the slave owner!

He is based on pure love, and while you can go very dark with his enemies it would be a sin to do this to THE MAN OF STEEL!

Superman is to good for that, and he deserves a movie that can really show him for what he is.

I really agree with how these guys put it a few days back..

[I so wanted that movie to work,” said Mark Waid, “but every choice they made in that movie was wrong. If you’re making the movie in a vacuum, and there will be no other Superman movies ever again, go ahead and give him a son. But otherwise, that’s a staggeringly awful idea. What are you going to do next? Either the kid has to be a part of his life, or get superpowers, which no one wants to see. I want to go to them and say, ‘What were you thinking?’”

“The idea was to make an American Christ figure, but what they centered on was his weakness,” Morrison said. “They made him more a lamb of God, rather than give us a real powerful Superman. They had too many scenes where he’s being kicked to the floor, and that’s not Superman. Superman would get up and fight.”

So these comics book writers are getting up and fighting too. Both Morrison and Geoff Johns have pitched the film studio on how to reboot Superman — properly reboot him, as if “Superman Returns” didn’t even happen.

“I told them, it’s not that bad,” Morrison said. “Just treat ‘Superman Returns’ as the Ang Lee ‘Hulk.’”

“‘The Hulk’ has proven the audience will forgive you and let you redo the franchise,” Waid said. “You can reboot from scratch.”

Morrison’s idea was a more “tight and concise” take on his “All-Star Superman,” so you’d see Superman address his mortality. And Waid suggests they take a look at his hard reboot, “Superman: Birthright.” But Brad Meltzer also has an idea that could work as the basis for the character, based on research for his upcoming “Book of Lies.”

“Superman is a character more recognizable than Abraham Lincoln or Mickey Mouse,” Meltzer said. “But no one knows crap about Mickey Mouse. He’s a symbol. Understanding a soul is much harder. So don’t treat him like a walking American flag.”

To understand Superman, Meltzer says, you have to know why Superman was created in the first place — because a young Jerry Siegel’s father was shot and killed in 1932 (a fact first uncovered by Gerard Jones in “Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book”).

“Superman was created not because America is the greatest country on earth, not because Moses came to save us from Krypton, but because a little boy lost his father,” Meltzer said. “In his first appearances, he couldn’t fly. He didn’t have X-ray vision. He was only bulletproof. So Superman’s not a character built out of strength, but out of loss.” (MY GOD THEY GET IT!!!! HIRE THEM NOW!)
“When you hear that, it puts on a whole new spin on Superman and his origins,” Waid said. “The understanding was that Batman was born out of traged and Superman out of hope and aspiration, and it turns out that it’s about not wanting to lose your loved ones. That’s critical, and it means that we can connect with him. He’s not an untouchable character. Bad things still happen to him. His father passes away, and his powers can’t save him.”

And even if Superman still seems like too much of a Boy Scout, we’re supposed to be identifying with Clark Kent anyway. “Everybody knows what it’s like to see the pretty girl and think, ‘If only she could see me for who I really was,’” Waid said. “Past the glasses and acne or whatever. But he has to hide, and half his co-workers don’t even know his name. That’s a critical part, too.”

“It is so much deeper than, ‘He’s an alien with superpowers,’” Meltzer said. “I never wanted to write a Superman movie before, but I do now. I understand what Superman is now.”]

Like I said SUPERMAN is a character who has NOTHING because he lost everything before he was even a man! He grew up in a world that he could never really fit in.
He had to hide who he was to protect his only friends, and people who cared for him.

But with all the negatives he had he chose to become a protector, and help humanity, and not enslave it! He Stood for Truth! Justice, and the motherfucking AMERICAN WAY!

To play him any other way is a sin to his character, and a slap in the face to the fans like myself who like Superman love this country! Love this world! Even if this is my adopted country, and not my birth place.

I get the character! It's just a shame the WB doesn't have me working for them! heh

But the biggest shame is that they don't seem to have a single person on their entire company running the movie department that gets him!

But those boys over on TV sure get him, and the creators of the show are now off the show, and could pen a nice script for you to bring him to the big screen using THIS generations SUPERMAN Tom Welling who lets face it is the overall favorite HANDS down by the fans.

They don't need to re tell the origin in this story because well 8 full seasons have now passed on the show or 9 or whatever! So no need to go back to Smallville on the big screen, and show that!

Let the people buy the seasons on dvd, and check out Superman's early years after the movies out.

But since the show has not shown the actual sending of the baby from Krypton this is a way you can start the movie! Show that whole scene in the start, and give it a real epic feel to why Krypton is being destroyed! With today's cgi this could be an amazing way to kick off the story.

You could use Darkseid as the main badguy if you like while having LEX in the movie if you want but since Michael did leave the show no need to rush LEX back to the movie scene! You can have him be like the president in the background and maybe have only like 2 scenes so the rest of the movie is all Darkseid, and superman! But with Lex in the background always the master mind of the whole thing, and if you make it a trilogy you can use LEX in a final show down with SUPERMAN, and use LEX's Super suit if you want! heh

After the Krypton opening I would start off with the text "30 years later" as we see a reporter talking to a person standing at a white house press confrence, and we see Clark & Lois acting like actual reporters, and not what Singer made them to be! Fucking order takers.

Notice they really don't do any real reporting work in the movie SR!!! Lot's of traspassing but no actual reporter work.

Then you could have the movies action start up right away AND you can have Darkseid tie into the destruction of Krypton which would explain why they would show Krypton in the start, and since the movie kicks right into the story they could give us the fans exactly what we want!

SUPERMAN ACTUALLY FIGHTING SOMEONE!

I mean I know Kryptonite kills him! I get it! But come on he's SUPERMAN! He got his ass kicked in SR, and he never threw a single punch!!!! Oh, and him lifting heavy things is NOT ACTION!

That's one thing someone forgot to tell Singer I think because every "Action" scene includes him lifting something heavy! From the plane (The worst scene in the entire film!) to a car to a gloab of earth falling from the roof of the Daily Planet!

He lifted so much that they should have called it "Superman lift's things" instead of "Superman Returns!"

Also on a side note here... Why is it that every time the WB has tried to make a movie with the title reflecting a return or a statement that makes you think that this is going to be the mainstay face we see! Like BATMAN FOREVER! or SUPERMAN RETURNS! The movies end up sucking, and the actors end up getting recast?

hmmmm They should think about this... BATMAN BEGINS worked, and was nice but "The Dark Knight" really called out the fans!

The title means a lot it shows that hey it's something NEW!

I do like the title "The Man of Steel" for the new movie but maybe a title like "The Man from Krypton" could work also... heh. :)

In closing I want to say again that the post over at "S.S.S" was excellent!

I agree with everything, and I hope the WB is reading this! So to all check the post out, and hey WB! If your listening!

CAST TOM WELLING, MAKE THIS A KICK ASS SUPERMAN MOVIE, AND GIVE US THE FANS WHAT WE ALL WANT!

THE SUPERMAN THAT STANDS FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY!

BE FUCKING PROUD OF YOUR GOD DAMN COUNTRY IF NOT WELL YOU WILL BURN IN HELL! THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WAN'T TO SEE!!!!!!

Smallville: Should Tom Welling Be Cast as the Big Screen Superman?

Last week, Warner Brothers Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov announced that the studio plans to reboot the Superman film franchise yet again. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Robinov mentioned the studio's desire to put a darker spin on the character in order to capitalize on the success of The Dark Knight. This means that the next Superman film will look nothing like Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, which didn't rake in as much cash as the studio hoped. Singer and Returns star Brandon Routh will likely be out, which means the search for an all new Superman will soon be on.

With Superman getting another reboot, it's time to ponder that age old question: Should Smallville's Tom Welling be cast as the big screen version of Clark Kent?

There was a time when Christian Bale was only known by hardcore film geeks such as myself. The actor had been putting in solid work for years, but after his roles in the extremely awesome Equilibrium and American Psycho fans all across the Internet started shouting that he'd be a great choice for Batman. Cut to a few years later, and director Christopher Nolan cast Bale as Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. I'm sure Nolan didn't make his decision based solely on message board hype, but the outcries of fans certainly didn't hurt.

When it came time for Bryan Singer to cast Superman Returns, Smallville fans also took the Internet to post about how Tom Welling would be perfect for the title role. They didn't get their wish, however, either because Singer wasn't interested in the actor or because Welling was still committed to Smallville. Brandon Routh took on the role and did an admirable job, but the movie didn't exactly rocket him to stardom.

It's tough to know if Welling would fit into the new vision that Warners has for Superman. I think making the character darker based on the success of The Dark Knight is fairly ridiculous, as Superman isn't a particularly dark and edgy character. Regardless of my opinion, the studio seems determined to inject fresh blood into its stalled franchise.

We've seen Welling play dark on Smallville more than a few times, so we certainly know he could pull it off, and like Bale he has a strong fan base backing him up. It's also likely that Welling's time on Smallville will be over by the time the new movie begins filming, which will probably be in 2010. It's impossible to know what this latest big screen reboot of Superman will look like, but if you think Welling deserves to be cast, now is the time to speak up.

TO VOTE CLICK HERE!

It's finally over! Singerman is done! [BREAKING NEWS] "The Plan Is Just To Reintroduce Superman..."

Well it's finally the day! The day we have all been waiting for. The WB has made it clear folks. We now know what they plan on doing with their Superman franchise, and to be honest while this news is heavenly so far their attempt to try, and make things "clear" they still spoke in code. Either way we are seeing them admit that SUPERMAN RETURNS failed, and was a failure not only commercial but also artistic. Well here is the breaking news.

"The Plan Is Just To Reintroduce Superman..."

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Warner Bets on Fewer, Bigger Movies

By LAUREN A.E. SCHUKER
August 22, 2008; Page B1

Emboldened by this summer's success with "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros.' movie studio is setting a new strategy.

The Time Warner Inc. unit, like some other Hollywood studios, is planning to release fewer films into the crowded marketplace. But the studio, known for making more big, expensive movies than most rivals, plans to make even more of those -- some centered on properties from its DC Comics unit, such as Batman.
[Christopher Nolan directs actor Aaron Eckhart on the set of Warner Bros. hit 'The Dark Knight.' ]
Warner Bros/Everett Collection
Christopher Nolan directs actor Aaron Eckhart on the set of Warner Bros. hit 'The Dark Knight.'

Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov wants the studio to release as many as eight such movies a year by 2011. "The long-term goal of the studio is to take advantage of what has become a very global market by focusing on bigger films that require a bigger commitment," he says. Warner Bros. films released last year grossed $2 billion internationally, about 42% more than their $1.4 billion domestic take.

Mining the comic-book franchise is central to the success of Warner Bros.' strategy. Its lineup of "tent poles" -- Hollywood-speak for big movies that are the foundation of a studio's slate -- has thinned. Warner Bros. has been slow to capitalize on DC, and it now faces a rival in Marvel Entertainment Inc.'s Marvel Studios, the company behind box-office gusher "Iron Man."

Superhero films based on comic-book legends, like "The Dark Knight," have emerged as some of the strongest players in the global market, in part because they're natural candidates for tie-ups with consumer products and games that can also be marketed globally.

"Superheroes are more global than ever in today's commercial world, existing in 30 languages and in more than 60 countries," says Paul Levitz, president and publisher of DC Comics. The characters are "a world-wide export," he says.
[Marvel's 'Iron Man,' was a big success at the box office.Warner has been slower to capitalize on its DC Comics characters.]
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Marvel's 'Iron Man,' was a big success at the box office. Warner has been slower to capitalize on its DC Comics characters.

"Films with our DC properties have the opportunity to support other divisions in the company in a way that our other movies don't," Mr. Robinov says, for example, with products such as a Superman game or toys. By 2011, Mr. Robinov plans for DC Comics to supply the material for up to two of the six to eight tent-pole films he hopes Warner Bros. will have in the pipeline by then.

While big ambitions can result in a huge payoff, they can also end in huge losses. Warner's car adventure "Speed Racer" bombed at the box office in May. The film, said to have cost as much as $150 million, has taken in only $43.9 million in the U.S. Some other big-budget Warner films, such as spy comedy "Get Smart," also have failed to meet expectations.

Earlier this year, Warner Bros. shut its two art-house labels, Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures. The studio currently releases 25 to 26 films a year. By 2010, Mr. Robinov plans to pare production to 20 to 22 movies a year.

A movie referred to internally as "Justice League of America," originally said to be for next summer, was planned as one of the studio's major releases. With that film, starring a superhero team, Warner hoped to spark interest in DC characters like Green Lantern who haven't yet attained the level of popularity of Batman. But script problems, among other things, have delayed the movie.

The studio said last week that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," originally slated for November release, would come out next July -- on the same weekend that "The Dark Knight" opened this year. The Batman sequel made more than $150 million in the U.S. that weekend. "We just needed a July movie," said Alan Horn, president of the studio, at the time.
Warner Bros. also put on hold plans for another movie starring multiple superheroes -- known as "Batman vs. Superman" -- after the $215 million "Superman Returns," which had disappointing box-office returns, didn't please executives. "'Superman' didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," says Mr. Robinov. "It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned." "Had 'Superman' worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009," he adds. "But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

One of the studio's other big releases planned for 2009, "Watchmen," is the subject of a high-profile copyright lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox.

Based on the premise that superheroes are real people grappling with their own problems, "Watchmen" is an apocalyptic vision of their world. Fox says it is seeking an injunction to enforce its copyright interest in the film. Last week, a federal judge ruled that it may have rights to the property. News Corp. is the parent of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co.

With "Batman vs. Superman" and "Justice League" stalled, Warner Bros. has quietly adopted Marvel's model of releasing a single film for each character, and then using those movies and their sequels to build up to a multicharacter film. "Along those lines, we have been developing every DC character that we own," Mr. Robinov says.

Like the recent Batman sequel -- which has become the highest-grossing film of the year thus far -- Mr. Robinov wants his next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as "The Dark Knight." Creatively, he sees exploring the evil side to characters as the key to unlocking some of Warner Bros.' DC properties. "We're going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it," he says. That goes for the company's Superman franchise as well.

The studio is set to announce its plans for future DC movies in the next month. For now, though, it is focused on releasing four comic-book films in the next three years, including a third Batman film, a new film reintroducing Superman, and two movies focusing on other DC Comics characters. Movies featuring Green Lantern, Flash, Green Arrow, and Wonder Woman are all in active development.

Many of the studio's directors credit Mr. Robinov for taking Warner Bros.' films in a darker and deeper direction. Christopher Nolan, who directed "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," says Mr. Robinov "really encouraged the logic of the villain" from "Batman Begins." That led to focusing heavily on the Joker in the sequel. "At the script stage, Jeff really wanted us to be very clear on the Joker's lack of purpose," he says.

The CW Announces New Smallville Helmers

Source: The CW

Yesterday, in an open letter, "Smallville" creators and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar shocked many saying they are not staying on for the eighth season of the show. Now, The CW has named their replacements:

"Al Gough and Miles Millar have been great partners and instrumental in the development and success of 'Smallville,'" said the network. "While we are sad to see them go, we are very excited to announce that executive producers Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson will helm the show next season. [They] have been writing for the show for the past six seasons, and as producers for the last four years, they have played an integral role in the ongoing creative evolution of the series. As showrunners, they will continue to deliver the compelling storytelling that 'Smallville' fans have come to expect and love."

Gough & Millar Exit Smallville

Gough & Millar Exit Smallville
Source: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

"Smallville" creators and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have announced they are not staying on for the eighth season of the show. They sent out the following open letter:

As the creators of "Smallville" we look back at 7 amazing years. We look back at 152 episodes. We look back knowing that the show will continue into Season 8 without us. After much heartache and debate we have decided it is time for us to move on.

Over the last 7 years we have had the honor of working with a remarkable team of people here in Los Angeles and in Vancouver. We have been blessed with a wonderful cast who we have watched mature with admiration and affection. We have been rewarded with a fan base that is as loyal as it is vocal.

We are incredibly proud of our work on this show. We achieved what we set out to do. We never compromised our vision. We leave knowing that "Smallville" is the longest-running comic book based series of all-time. The show was featured on the covers of Rolling Stone, MAD magazine, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly.

The pilot had the highest-rated premiere in the history of the WB. Even in its seventh year it is still the #1 scripted show on the network. "Smallville" is watched by millions of people in hundreds of countries and in dozens of languages around the world.

The show's success is a credit to a fantastically talented group of people. We wanted to take this chance to single some of them out. Our writers – your work speaks for itself. James, Jae, Rob, David – the backbone of our team in Vancouver. Joe Davola, Chris and Shelly – remember those Friday night brainstorming sessions? Len Goldstein and Steve Pearlman – thanks for believing we could do this. David Nutter – for giving the show your magic touch. John Litvack – when the knives were out, you always had our backs. Ken Horton – our Yoda. Peter Roth – Smallville's biggest fan. Melinda, Michael R., Paul M., Susan and Suzanne – for steering us through 152 episodes. Greg Beeman – your passion is an inspiration.

Jordan, David, Garth, Carolyn, Bob & Lew – and everyone at the much-missed WB. Paul Levitz, Greg Noveck and the guys at DC Comics. Lisa Lewis – our very own soccer mom/mafia accountant. Michael Gendler – aka mega-counsel. David Lubliner – we can finally focus on features now. And last but in no way the least, Renee Kurtz – the smartest TV agent in town, we would be nowhere without you!

Finally, to the fans who have stuck with us through the highs and the lows: know this – we never stopped fighting to make this show great. Thanks for watching.

Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Ashton Kutcher to play SUPERMAN IN JLA???

Hot off the press!

Breaking news Ashton Kutcher has just inked a deal to play the man of steal in the up coming George Miller film Justice League Mortal!

He will start getting ready for the role by bulking up some 30 pounds of muscle, and shooting will begin in August.

When asked about the news this is what Ashton had to say! "Dude where's my cape?" Let's all hope that George picked the right guy!

This picture is the only known photo from the try out's which is where he landed the role.

For more information on this casting please check out this site!

Superman Copyright Split

What does this mean for the future of Man of Steal, Smallville, JLA?
Well not sure yet but it seems that the WB is still a go on most of these projects, and I guess for now things are going to continue but now with the WB having to split profit with the families I think we might see less, and less of Superman in the future at least from the WB's...

Be interesting to have another company take charge, and create a Superman movie of their own!

Can't be any worse then the crapfest the WB has put out... Singerman Returns sucked balls afterall!

Written by Silas Lesnick
Monday, 31 March 2008
Last week, an historical ruling was made that awarded the heir of Superman's co-creator Jerry Siegel half of the original copyright. So what does that mean for DC Comics and Time Warner?


The issue goes back to long-standing discussion as to whether or not comic book
writers and artists are entitled to ownership of their creations or whether, as
the case has generally been for decades, the company itself owns what is
essentially "work for hire". Regardless of a moral standpoint, in most cases the
work for hire issue is pretty clear cut.

In this case, however, there's the little-known fact that Superman actually existed before his appearance in Action Comics number one.  Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster originally created Superman as high-school students in Cleveland. Appearing originally as a bald-headed villain, Superman's evolution into what he is today didn't happen overnight -- part of what makes this case so confusing. By awarding the copyright to Superman
as depicted in his first appearance, there's a whole can of worms as to who is
entitled to what.

A lot of the Superman mythos didn't arrive with the first appearance. Kryptonite, The Daily Planet, Jimmy Olsen and a lot more came much later with the Superman radio show and through non-Siegel and Shuster comic involvement. How that plays out remains to be seen.The legal side is endlessly complicated (otherwise, there'd be no need for such a long courtroom battle) but DC comics' response to a very similar case over the rights to Superboy ended in more or less a suspension of the character after their Infinite Crisis crossover.

Since the end result is inevitably going to be a large settlement with Siegel's widow, it's quite possible that development on Justice League and Man of Steel might be hindered until rights issues pan out and Time Warner is fully aware of exactly how much they're going owe -- an amount to be determined by a jury beginning in May.Throwing in more confusion, the estate of Joe Shuster will mostly likely jump into the fray and -- in the year 2013 -- be able to terminate their own share of Superman. If that passed without settlement, DC would theoretically lose the Superman rights altogether.

Copyright laws are constantly being extended but, bound by current regulations, the Superman copyright will expire altogether in 2033 meaning that if we can just wait 25
years, we'll all be able to publish our very own Superman comics. Until then,
let's hope for an amicable settlement that all parties are happy with.

Comic Book resources has been following the story very closely and has two great articles on the issue, one dealing with the history of the case and another from a
copyright lawyer's perspective.

Crazy Rumor: Hayden Christensen to Star as Superman in George Miller’s Justice League Mortal

If this is true then I think it's time someone started to fire EVERYONE involved with this movie!

I mean Hayden Christensen is now Superman IN JLA?????????? WTF!??? Someone shoot me!

In the words of Luke when he finds out Vader is his father.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Brandon Routh sucked but Hayden? Noway man! Hope this isn't true.

MAN The WB doesn't know what the hell they are doing! How about hire this generations Superman in Tom Welling who also happens to be hetero.  If you don't think it's such a bad idea then look at the picture on top!

While Hayden couldn't possibly be any gayer then Routh!!! And he is as bad an actor as Routh!!! He already tarnished Star Wars with his bad acting I wouldn't want him to ruin Superman any further! It's time to bring in this Generations Superman!! TOM WELLING!

If true, thank booze. Cinema Blend says they received an email from a reader who spotted future Flash Adam Brody at a bar in British Columbia. What a tip, eh? There’s more though. Brody, who was allegedly boozing it up with director George Miller, went on to rundown the cast for the newly/oddly titled Justice League Mortal. All of the names for the superhero team were the same names being reported in the press, with one exception: the reader says Brody told her that Jumper’s Hayden Christensen is now Superman. And then Brody apparently signed her napkin.
Bogus? Perhaps. Now, the role is rumored to be filled by relative unknown D.J. Corona, and prior to that, Scott Porter (Music and Lyrics) was also tipped.

Maybe the Blend should request a photo of the napkin (”Dude, that’s Brody’s lightning bolt!”). As the site points out, is the JLMSupes. cast currently bar hopping up there for the helluva it? But Christensen would also make sense for the troubled Warner Bros. production, which is apparently scouting locations in Canada after being leaving Australia over a tax rebate disagreement. A more recognizable name would draw attention away from the damp buzz. More on this as it develops. And yeah, I agree, Christensen is not an ideal

Discuss: Have you ever run into Adam Brody at a bar? Hayden Christensen did a good nerd journo in Shattered Glass, but he also put many to sleep (permanently?) in those prequels. Thoughts? Is Justice League Mortal a silly title? Should they just go ahead and add Kombat? Have any of our Canadian readers seen Brody recently?

WB says Goodbye to Bryan, and now also Brandon!? The WB ready to move on with Welling in the Superman Role???

Well the last few days have been rather interesting if I may say so myself... First off I'd like to say Happy Holidays to everyone who checks up on these blogs, and on the main page "TheManFromKrypton.Cjb.Net" oh, and sorry that I haven't had many updates of late but with the Holidays, and all I haven't had much time to "blog." lol :)

But this doesn't mean the WB hasn't been busy!!!! No No from the looks of it they maybe starting to turn a corner in the right direction!

Reports broke that both Singer & Routh wouldn't be back (Which I have been asking for well a while now!) for the up coming sequels after the JLA movie.

Well the actual report if read correctly says that they won't be involed with the new JLA movie which is something we have all known about for some time now. I still hold out hope that the WB does indeed fire Singer, and Routh, and hire Welling for the role of Superman! Here is the news from Variety

January 3, 2008
Anne Thompson at Variety has posted some interesting things about the
"Superman" franchise, new Justice League movie and third Batman pic:Speaking of
DC Comics pics, it is highly unlikely that Bryan Singer will return to shoot the
next Superman movie. (The director is finishing up Tom Cruise's Nazi film
Valkyrie, and prepping The Mayor of Castro Street). The next Superman we will
see on the big screen will not be Brandon Routh, but a younger Superman among a
cast of youthful superheroes in The Justice League. That movie will likely not
be shot, however, until after the WGA strike is resolved. Warners is so happy
with Dark Knight that their fondest hope is that Nolan will return to do another
Batman.While none of this is official, stay tuned for more on these projects!

But wait! There is much more, rumor has it that the WB is going to move in the direction I personally think is the right way to go! Reports over on iesb's forum is that Tom Welling is indeed interested, and thinking about taking the role or JLA.

It makes perfect sense getting Welling now, and then letting do an entire season or two extra of him as Superman on tv, and then do a SUPERMAN movie or more JLA movies.

The timing is a good one especially since this writers strike has well cut the latest Smallville season short from it's 22 episodes to 15 giving him more then enough time to be in the movie, and still be ready for next season.

This is a direct quote....

I've tried posting this twice but keep getting logged out for some
reason...Okay...You don't know how right you may actually be.I have to apologize
but I've been holding out on you guys a little.I woke up to see Latino Review is hearing mostly the same thing with only part missing so since I like being the first to announce things whenever possible, here it goes.

Latino Review backed up the Variety story about Singer leaving (which I actually announced in Dec 2006) and that Routh would not be returning to play Superman (again I have them beat by a year). They also said the actor from JLA would take over the solo Superman films.Here's where I may know a bit more or they just aren't ready to spill it yet.They mentioned they got the news of Routh not returning several weeks ago from WB people and promised not to be the ones to say anything. Well, I got the same news back in late November with a bit more detail than what they said.
I was also told that no casting announcement was made on Nov 18th because
of the writer's strike. Not because it affected the script but because it stood
the chance of freeing up a certain person of interest about 2 months early from
his filming commitments which it has officially done so the wait seems to have
paid off.

The constant "No comments" and lack of denials were due to ongoing
(and still going) negotiations with Tom Welling. He supposedly has discussed
this with a close friend and was told that it is already too late to avoid being
typecast and he should go where the money is or risk ending up with no career
after Smallville.
He is apparently giving this serious thought. Does it mean he
will sign?? Not necessarily but it does mean there is still a lot of hope left.

Well like I've said before only time will tell but it seems that the only time the JLA movie has had any serious buzz on line, and especially any positive buzz is when Tom Welling's name comes up for the role of SUPERMAN.

Let's hope that the WB learns from it's past mistakes, and doesn't hire another MTV reject, and just gives Welling the role which he should have had from the start!

Tom Welling is Superman for this generation like it or not...

lol good job on that "WILDE" I love those suits...

UPDATE: Brandon Routh won't be returning as The Man of Steel?

Ahhhh I love when sites check their sources, and try to debunk each other! It just shows how much bullshit really goes on behind the scenes with these stupid websites all trying to one up each other, and create a little buzz so people will go to their sites, and up their hit count.
Check out the latest rounds of rumors!! This is just getting funny...

Date: January 5, 2008

By: George 'El Guapo' Roush
Source: Variety

Ainitcoolnews has an update to the Routh rumor I posted that he will no longer be playing Superman in the stand alone sequel. Moriarty says he got off the phone with someone in the know at Warner Brothers who has confirmed that Routh is still The Man of Steel:

I just got off the phone with a very high-ranking mole who is absolutely in a position to know what's happening with this film, and he tells me that it is "absolutely false" that Brandon Routh is out as Superman for the stand-alone series.
The only thing that has been determined is that JUSTICE LEAGUE will not feature the actors from the other films. That's it.
Right now, Routh is still Warner's choice to return if they make another stand-alone SUPERMAN film, and that's based on conversations as recently as a few weeks ago.
Don't believe this one, kids. Routh's still the Man of Steel.
If this is true I'm glad. I like Routh in the role. Things change in Hollywoodland and what we heard a couple of months ago could certainly be different that what we're hearing now. Maybe Warner changed their minds? Or maybe they're saving face because they didn't want anything leaked too early? Couldn't tell ya. All I can tell you is what we were told a couple of months ago by our DC contacts. If things have changed since then, then that's good news for fans of Brandon.


News is a funny thing. Sometimes when its reported the person who reported it gets the credit for breaking the news. Latinoreview has always tried to be the front runner in breaking casting news. Sometimes we miss, but most of the time we're dead on.

Kelvin knew about Brandon not being the new Superman for weeks and weeks now, but made a promise to the DC people that he wouldn't break the story. Variety has now confirmed what we've secretly known for a while and Brandon Routh will be replaced in the stand alone sequel by whomever is cast as Superman in the upcoming Justice League of America movie.

**EDIT** Other sites are breaking our balls about how I wrote this news piece, so let me correct it. (It's my first news article. Give me a break people!) The article does not state that whomever is cast as Superman will also be the same actor to carry on the stand alone Superman sequel, but we've heard otherwise. If we're wrong, you can go back to breaking said balls.

Personally, I thought Brandon did a great job. He had the look to pull off the character and the girls all went nuts for him in tighty tights (I conducted a poll). It wasn't his fault that the script was bad. Hopefully Hollywood knows what they're doing in casting someone who may be even younger than Routh in the role. I don't know what the fascination is with younger casting, especially for super heroes. But I'll take a younger actor if it means Nicolas Cage can't go anywhere near the role.

Click on the source link above to check out the article.

IF YOU WANT TO BREAK MY BALLS EMAIL ME: george@latinoreview.com

Everyone should E-Mail these clowns, and tell them to stop it with this bullshit already, and just wait until the WB is god damn ready to announce something!

Or just link these clowns my site, and let them read me telling them to quit this bullsh*t, and stop leaking false rumor's, and lies just to help create some sort of online buzz!

It's funny but it's starting to get fu**ing annoying!