Hey Robert when you do a poll maybe you should let other people know how it went?I apologize folks. For more than a week I have left some of you in suspense over the results of whether readers of Modern Mythology would like to see another Superman movie.
That answer would be YES.
Obviously, it wasn't a landslide. That 39 percent of 'NO' respondents
fell only 11 points short of the half of you who wanted another
"Superman." Only 11 percent wanted to give other filmmakers a shot. I
would consider this a vote of confidence for director Bryan Singer to put those considerable visual storytelling skills of his to work on
another super-film.My request would be for Warner Bros. to reach beyond any "dark-Superman" gimmicks and gather a panel of the best "Superman" comic book writers of recent years (MARK WAID and GRANT MORRISON should make that list) and sit them with screenwriter Steven Zallian ("AMERICAN GANGSTER," "SCHINDLER'S LIST").
Be true to the character and toss out the re-tread of the original Superman films. Wonderful as those movies were, it's time to make a picture that speaks to not only the lifelong comic-addicts like me, but to the new generation of fans who need to learn what the man of steel is really all about.
Image of Superman courtesy DC Comics
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