Ladic Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Shyamalan linked to "Superman" now? POSTED ON 09/19/03 AT 1:00 P.M. BY THOMAS CHAU SuperheroHype (http://www.superherohype.com) is reporting that because of the spat between Jon Peters, Warner Bros., and Brett Ratner regarding budget issues several months ago, Peters will now leave the "Superman" project. Ratner left this past summer due to conflicts with Peters. The site now reports that "Ocean's Eleven" producer Jerry Weintraub will be brought in by the studio to oversee the project. It is now also reported that M. Night Shyamalan is a new contender to direct the "Superman" movie. It has been reported that McG, who was originally chosen to direct "Superman" last year, is back on board but these new rumors may indicate that McG is off the project...again. The site also reports that Matthew Bomer and Brendan Fraser are the top two contenders for the Superman role, with an announcement to be made soon. Stay tuned as we find out more on this. Right now, though, keep it under your belt as a rumor. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I dunno... I'm still not sold of the fact that we need another Superman movie. The Christopher Reve version isn't that old. Besides I think it is kind of disrespectfull to him, at least wait till he dies. As long as he is alive he shouldn't be known as the "guy who WAS Superman," he should just be called "Superman." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abombz!! Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I don't know. The new Superman movie has jumped hands more often then a hot potatoe. <_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarensaas Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Yeah, it would be hard to make something better than Christopher Reeve's Supes. They should remake Supergirl, with someone like Amanda Peet, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rebecca Romijn Stamos, Scarlet Johansen or Jaime Pressley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRock Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Either way, I'm glad Jon Peters is out of the project The punk wanted a mechanical spider in the movie for God's Sake (And he ended up puttin it in one of his productions! First person to guess what it was gets a C-Cookie ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkillingsworth Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I think M. Night will do a decent job, but not if Brendan Fraser is in the film. Come on, Superman is not a comedy. The guys way too goofy to be Clark Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperOstrich Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Either way, I'm glad Jon Peters is out of the projectThe punk wanted a mechanical spider in the movie for God's Sake (And he ended up puttin it in one of his productions! First person to guess what it was gets a C-Cookie ) Wild Wild West. I've seen the Kevin Smith DVD too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladic Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 I think M. Night will do a decent job, but not if Brendan Fraser is in the film. Come on, Superman is not a comedy. The guys way too goofy to be Clark Kent. that's what they said about Michael Keaton and Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 You know what? This project has been talked forever, I am begining to doubt it will ever see the light of day, and if it does I will probably be too old to care. Actually I think I am already done caring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeus the zentran Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 sounds neat.to the person who complained about brendan fraiser,think about tim burton directing with it starring nick cage.i'm so glad that never came to be. actually i auditoned for an extra role in shamalayian's new movie the woods which is about an eighteeneth century village surrounded by mythical animals.i live near philly where he is from and most of his movies are made.and micheal keaton as batman was still a shitty decision in my book.what was sad about that alec baldwin who was also in beetlejuice would have been a hell of a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Yeah he's the original alright...originally Lame Superhero - and the old movies are God-Awful. I'd laugh my @$$ off if they cast Brendon 'Monkey Bone' Frasier as Stuperman, that would be par for the course. I for one hope this project never, ever sees the light of day. WB should put some resources behind a hero that hasn't seen any screentime like Green Lantern or somebody. B) -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Yeah he's the original alright...originally Lame Superhero - and the old movies are God-Awful. I'd laugh my @$$ off if they cast Brendon 'Monkey Bone' Frasier as Stuperman, that would be par for the course. I for one hope this project never, ever sees the light of day. WB should put some resources behind a hero that hasn't seen any screentime like Green Lantern or somebody. B) -b. See above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez I hope you are REALLY joking here. If no one wrote anymore stories because it was done already sometime in the distant past, we'd have nothing at all. It's ALL been done before, so get over it. Nothing new under the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez I was assuming we were talking about modern superheroes here. Although Odysseus is no where near a superhero. He's more realistic in that he's just a really clever cookie. If using mythology as a basis, then, yes- Superman is not the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhappytonks Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I have one word for superman! WHO CARES? Also two words for batman I like batman more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexborn007 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Considering how insane the project made Bret Ratner, and the fact that he almost quit directing has ruined my enthusiasm for this. Personally, Christopher Reeve nailed both roles so well that I will loathe any remake of it. Shayamalan is a smart guy, I doubt he'll be suckered into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom64ss Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez Beowulf is the original. You can tell Max is a Hulk reader. B) I like Superman as a comic and Kristin Kreuk makes Smallville worth watching, but I don't like the idea of them making a new Superman. Especially if they try making it with Shamalayian and Brendan Frasier. Do we really need more Superman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom64ss Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez I was assuming we were talking about modern superheroes here. Although Odysseus is no where near a superhero. He's more realistic in that he's just a really clever cookie. If using mythology as a basis, then, yes- Superman is not the original. I think he was refering to the Iliad, which is all super heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez Beowulf is the original. You can tell Max is a Hulk reader. B) I like Superman as a comic and Kristin Kreuk makes Smallville worth watching, but I don't like the idea of them making a new Superman. Especially if they try making it with Shamalayian and Brendan Frasier. Do we really need more Superman? that would be a big fat H#ll Naw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry the lone wolf Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is lame. He's just an unoriginal catch-all. I hope your joking. Superman IS the original. Geez... Really? What about Achilles for one....or Odysseus(or however you spell it) Geez Beowulf is the original. You can tell Max is a Hulk reader. B) I like Superman as a comic and Kristin Kreuk makes Smallville worth watching, but I don't like the idea of them making a new Superman. Especially if they try making it with Shamalayian and Brendan Frasier. Do we really need more Superman? that would be a big fat H#ll Naw. Yes, We need more Superman. We also need more Superboy, Supergirl, Krypto, Streaky, General Zod, etc., etc.,etc.,...... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Ooooh Beowulf! Good one! Jesus probably counts to... especially to some people I know. Why are we ommiting mythology? I have heard comics referred to as mythology many times. The only difference is that we don't believe it. Of course if you're talking strictly about COMIC Books, then I suppose Superman can be the first, but not the original In any case, Superman = teh gheymosexual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 too many comic book movies, x2 was good, the rest kind of blew. fans should boycot this stuff before it gets out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Gasp!!! I haven't watched this film in AGES. And now I've just completed watching the box set with all four films. Superman is the QUINTESSENTIAL superhero movie! There is no other superhero movie that can touch it! Batman? Spider-man? Blade? Halk? Daredevil? BOW THE frakk DOWN!!! Richard Donnar took this project back in 1978 and did the IMPOSSIBLE! He made a film about the baddest superhero in the world and made it great and CONVINCING! Christopher Reeve frakking NAILED the role! I mean...the guy IS the man of steel! There is no other actor that can pull off this role! If the rumors of a remake is true, then they are making a critical mistake IMO. I would honestly rather see them take Chris Reeve and CGI him to make him walk and fly again than to see some retard take the role and mangle it! All the sequels are fantastic too! II had the badass villians and saw Supes give up everything for the one he loved, with a uber cool kickass climatic battle at the end! III had a fun lighthearted plot with the help of Dick Pryor and we got to see Supes get all lazy and crap! Oh and when he fights himself at the junkyard that was my absolute FAVORITE scene when I was a kid! IV is the only one I was kinda meh about though. Anyway Superman The Movie, and the quadrilogy as a whole, is the best comic book to film adaptation ever!! LEAVE THE FRANCHISE ALONE DAMMIT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperOstrich Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 The original Superman movie with Christopher Reeve is awesome. Also, all of you trashing the idea of another Superman movie are going to see it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Off the subject slightly, but besides the original Chris Reeve movies, the only other Superman stories I liked were the Lois and Clark TV show. Smallville just doesn't do it for me. Lois and Clark was like a modern day Moonlighting of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justvinnie Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Superman is indeed lame. He's too boring as a character. Batman rules on so many levels though. Hoping new Batman movie will rock. vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 i say they should wait til next summer to make this movie. that way, Shaq can reprise his role as Steel. yeah. then this movie will RULE. i hope everyone recognizes the sarcasm above.... <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abombz!! Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Shaq can reprise his role as Steel And perhaps we can also get a sequel to that gem that was Shaqfu. <_< Superman is lame... but then again, I find all comic book heroes to be lame. With Spawn leading the pack. <_< On a side note... the first 2 Superman movies were entertaining.... but I never really liked man in tights wearing his underwear overthem. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 where is my Green Lantern movie???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abombz!! Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 where is my Green Lantern movie???? If Spawn is the king of lame super heroes..... the Green Lantern is probably the queen!! <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 but nobody's done a movie on GL yet! and now we have the CG capabilities to do it now, so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 M. Night Shyamalan is overrated, i didnt think that the sixth sense was that ground breaking and unbreakable(?) and signs where not that great IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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