Merrick here...


We've been hearing for a while now that WANTED's Mark Millar is attempting to mount a reboot of the SUPERMAN theatrical franchise. He's previously said he's had a "big" director involved for some time, but to the best of my knowledge he has yet to reveal whom. He's mentioned his SUPERMAN concept was fairly grand, but spoken about it only in the broadest terms.

Millar spoke with Empire, and finally revealed a bit more about the SUPERMAN he has in mind.

““It’s gonna be like Michael Corleone in the Godfather films, the entire story from beginning to end, you see where he starts, how he becomes who he becomes, and where that takes him. The Dark Knight showed you can take a comic book property and make a serious film, and I think the studios are ready to listen to bigger ideas now.”
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I want to start on Krypton, a thousand years ago, and end with Superman alone on Planet Earth, the last being left on the planet, as the yellow sun turns red and starts to supernova, and he loses his powers."

...says Millar in THIS INTERVIEW with Empire.

Personally, I come from (what I sense to be) a unique school of thought regarding SUPERMAN films. I don't think we need an other origin story & I don't think we need further "set-up". I don't particularly feel we need another direct sequel to the semi-existing film franchise (although I didn't hate SUPERMAN RETURNS). I say...just make a friggin' SUPERMAN movie! It doesn't necessarily need to be based on a particular book, graphic novel, or comic series - just use the scenario's basic set-ups and archetypes - accept them as pre-established axioms - and run with it.

I.e. Superman's already on Earth...we already know of his existence...he's already gone head-to-head with Luthor...he's already gone round & round with Lois...just "go".

Anyone who will be going to a SUPERMAN movie already knows who Kal-El is, where he comes from, and what the lunacy is all about. Just...tell an exciting, simple, uncontaminated-but-heartfelt story. No rethinking, no reminding us of the obvious, and no further reinvention of conceits we've seen countless times before.

What do you folks think?