Comic books fans received exciting news today with Warner Bros. announcement of its plans for future DC comic book movies.
The good news is Warner Bros. will be adopting the Marvel model of introducing characters one by one, each in their own films. This means a Superman reboot (likely no Bryan Singer and no Brandon Routh) as well as more superhero movies including the Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, and Green Arrow. Then there'll be multi-character films. Hello live-action Justice League! (It's a dream come true.)
I'm happy the next Superman movie won't have to deal with the mistakes in Superman Returns (such as the kid!), but I'm disappointed that they're scrapping the whole movie and starting over. I wanted a solution between reboot and sequel. I thought Brandon Routh was a brilliant choice for Superman and his Clark Kent was perfectly mild-mannered. Routh had a difficult job of wearing the suit and cape on the big screen after Christopher Reeve, and the next actor to take the role will have the added pressure of rebooting the franchise.
The makers of the 1978 Superman film wanted an unknown actor to be the title character and they got Christopher Reeve, probably one of the best casting choices in film history. Bryan Singer kept that philosophy for Superman Returns, and I wonder if Warner Bros. will continue that for the upcoming comic book films. Do we need unknown (or little known) actors to portray popular superheroes or is it better to get popular actors for the roles? What do you think?
Check out The Movie Blog for more info on the WB's and DC's plans, and you can read the full article at comingsoon.net.
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