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Bryan Singer and Quint talk Nazis, Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, VALKYRIE plus an update on SUPERMAN!!!

Superman. by CGI_Pants	Dec 11th, 2008 06:49:49 PM
That didn't seem like a non-denial tome. That sounded like squirming.
... by CGI_Pants	Dec 11th, 2008 06:50:41 PM
was I supposed to say first there? l o l
what about the deleted krypton scene of superman returns? by Gorgomel	Dec 11th, 2008 06:58:33 PM

DWAYNE JOHNSON IS SUPERMAN. by Shermdawg	Dec 11th, 2008 07:06:33 PM
Ditch Singer and Routh, Warner Bros. Don't let him rehash Superman 2 and Wrath of Khan. Modernize this franchise. Do something new.
We need a balls out Superman! by GeorgieBoy	Dec 11th, 2008 07:14:10 PM
Something GIGANTIC for Superman to battle! I'm frankly tired of Lex Luthor in (nearly) every movie. Doesn't Supes have any other enemies to battle?
JON HAMM IS SUPERMAN!!! by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 11th, 2008 07:14:52 PM
And well done, Quint!
"So, Why Did You Make Your Superman Movie Suck So Much?" by LaserPants	Dec 11th, 2008 07:19:02 PM
See, thats what you should have asked.
Superskinnyman Returns Again by Ricky Retardo	Dec 11th, 2008 07:20:24 PM
Singer created the worst super-hero film of all time! "Look! Up in the sky! It's a turd! And, it's lame! It's Superskinnyman!" No more Lex Luther! No more Singer!
"Tom Cruise.. he's so WONDERFUL" by Galactic	Dec 11th, 2008 07:23:09 PM
Did he really just say that...
Dissappointed in the interview by xevoid	Dec 11th, 2008 07:28:14 PM
No mention of scientology. I don't think you can talk about this movie without mentioning Tom's beliefs and how the Germans were hesitant to let the movie be filmed in Berlin because tom is a Scientologist. Why didn't Quint ask Brian how they were eventually able to get the Germans to allow filming? What concessions did they make? Why did the krauts change their minds? Inquiring minds want to know.
Cool interview Quint. by Amy Chasing	Dec 11th, 2008 07:29:18 PM

HOW IN THE HIGH HOLY FUCK by rhcp2sweet	Dec 11th, 2008 07:31:28 PM
do you create a new user name on aicn??? I've been looking on the site for about a half hour and can't figure it out. Someone help my technologically retarded ass!!!!
Superman Returns by enderandrew	Dec 11th, 2008 07:32:31 PM
He got quite a bit right in that film. Luthor was great. Routh really captured all the iconic poses and just nailed the look. The first half moves at a decent pace and the shuttle/plane sequence is great. But it falls apart towards the end. It drags and the fact that Superman was nearly killed by being near the Kryptonite, and then moments later he is lifting a KRYPTONITE CONTINENT just don't make any sense. Please, please, please have a five year old review your plot for gaping holes like that. That being said, I think Singer is a great director. Returns was his worst film, and I still largely enjoyed that. I'm curious to see if he has grown and learned more about action sequences. They aren't his strong suit. And about Tom Cruise, EVERYONE who has met him says the exact same thing. Heck, Kevin Smith, who gossips and throws people under the bus constantly said Cruise was the nicest, most sincere, down-to-earth guy you'll ever meet. Maybe is very sincere, and at the same time, believes in an insanely stupid religion.
Using semicolons in transcripts: by Thunderbolt Ross	Dec 11th, 2008 07:39:31 PM
A dubious practice
"Yup" by TheHumanBeingAndFish	Dec 11th, 2008 07:40:42 PM
I'd say "Yup" to Carice van Houten as well. She's awesome.
This is going to be a trainwreck by ennui	Dec 11th, 2008 07:41:17 PM
Bryan Singer is vastly overrated, usual suspects is a good flick, but the x films were mediocre and superman was just lame. I am really going to enjoy watching two overrated hacks (cruise and singer) get what they have coming when this thing bombs.
Peculiar thing about "Valkyrie" by ufoclub1977	Dec 11th, 2008 07:49:21 PM
"Valkyrie" was odd in that all the "Germans" had English accents except for Stauffenberg who had an American accent... but it was pretty good, tense, and kept you engaged for the duration... much better than his superhero ventures (in my opinion)... back to form like "Apt Pupil".
DWAYNE JOHNSON / ALL-STAR SUPERMAN by sarajevobot	Dec 11th, 2008 07:49:38 PM
Put Le Rock in a movie based on Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman. Or at least something written by Grant Morrison. For the love of all that is holy.
I saw Valkyrie a week ago by Mattyboy122	Dec 11th, 2008 07:51:54 PM
It's pretty mediocre, unfortunately. What can you say about a film that has the right ingredients, but just doesn't work? I thought it was basically a misfire, an average film, rather than a great one. Pretty much the same feeling I had with The Last Samurai, I think.
Brandon Routh is... by Kal Reeve	Dec 11th, 2008 07:59:31 PM
the Superman for this generation. He gave a graceful, soulful performance in "Superman Returns." We should respect that.
Step into my office. Why? by MapMan	Dec 11th, 2008 08:00:13 PM
BECAUSE YOUR FUCKIN' FIRED!! Singer deserves credit for "The Usual Suspects" and ushering in the modern era of super-hero films with his great "X-Men" films. But he screwed up big time in "Superman Returns" and the franchise cannot risk another kick at the can by him. Otherwise the franchise will be dead for several years. Sorry Mr. Singer but you screwed up. It's time for a new start with a new cast, vision and writer with love for the source material. In other words, another Christopher Nolan type.
Singer is NOT in the running for SUPERMAN. by Bob Cryptonight	Dec 11th, 2008 08:05:57 PM
I love SUPERMAN RETURNS for what it is (the long lost SUPERMAN III that Donner never made), but obviously it's embarrassing to Singer because he tried hard with RETURNS but it didn't really become a blockbuster. The studio respects him enough not to completely rule him out in their press talk concerning the next flick. But he will not be back.
Superman Returns had a good looking guy in tights. by Amy Chasing	Dec 11th, 2008 08:06:22 PM
It was as cheesy as the other movies.
The Dark Knight by technotranceporter	Dec 11th, 2008 08:06:48 PM
So I have been thinking a lot about that movie since it came out and I figured the whole thing out, mostly becaue I'm a genius. Nolan says that he won't make another Batman film until he finds a good story. Right? How about he makes a Batman movie? Not Batman Begins or the Dark Knight but just Batman. Not everything was tied up at the end of the last movie. The peolpe of Gotham hate him now and they need him back to set things straight. We need hin back. I need him. Maybe they could call it The Dawn Of Batman. Hells yes son!! Sorry. I love that movie. All geeks need to Call to arms and demand it.
Saw This Movie Already Posted Anaram by spidermanfreak20	Dec 11th, 2008 08:14:25 PM
I sent this to Harry but apparently he no like Video reviews. http://tinyurl.com/6cbcoe I thought the film was real but not interesting. The Germans were more like Russians. But still well made like U571
reboot the franchise by I am the most horrible	Dec 11th, 2008 08:15:14 PM
I beg of you.
Can't wait for Valkyrie by Gungan Slayer	Dec 11th, 2008 08:22:40 PM
Been waiting for this one for a good while now. Also, as always, good interview Quint.
Yeah now that a his Superman Origins is out of the way by FILMFUNK	Dec 11th, 2008 08:24:58 PM
A superman sequel might be good if they get an actress with a bit of screen presence to play Lois Lane and Terrence to play Zod and just have all out Superhero war! instead of Baldy boring Luther!
Nice interview by Charlie_Allnut	Dec 11th, 2008 08:27:16 PM
I do wish Singer would do an original thriller...I think an original espionage thriller by him would be amazing. My only reservation w/ this movie is the whole story is well known...Hitler lives Tom's character dies.
Just keep the John Williams music always for Superman by Drath	Dec 11th, 2008 08:28:38 PM
That's the ONLY thing I don't want lost in a reboot. Otherwise, they need to lose Alex Lane. And Kate Bosworth. And seriously consider John Hamm for Superman. Also great as Spacey is, Terry O'Quinn for Lex Luthor and as a rich evil business man rather than an amusingly scheming crook. I was okay with the rest of the movie...but make James Marsden's character be Hal Jordan instead and spin it off to Green Lantern. Also feature Brainiac and Metallo and villains who can give us a superfight but not just be Superman 2 again (though Terrance Stamp back as Zod would still be kind of fun). Oh yeah, and pace it better. And include more of the characters from Superman's world of Metropolis--look how good it was including so many of Batman's supporting cast. By the way, that was a puny as shit blurb on Superman, not worth mentioning at all in the headline.
X-Men to X2 by enderandrew	Dec 11th, 2008 08:48:58 PM
X-Men wasn't fantastic, but X2 made a huge leap. That is the primary reason I think he should get another shot at Supes.
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Bring back Brandon Routh by doubledown44	Dec 11th, 2008 08:53:09 PM
He was excellent in the role. It seems like Singer is already gone, though.
Rick Astley is still around? by Amy Chasing	Dec 11th, 2008 08:57:35 PM
never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna turn arouuund and desert you... ummm... yeah, superman... woo...
Why do i get the feeling that.... by Maegnarval	Dec 11th, 2008 08:59:29 PM
Tom Cruise will be playing General Zod in the next Superman, in the first part of the movie dealing with Krypton's past & it's dealings with Brainiac. Leading to whatever it was that caused Gen. Zod to go renegade & maybe conspire with Brainaic to capture a city & shrink it for whatever purpose Brainaic had in mind...perhaps manipulating Gen. Zod that he was trying to help preserve a piece of Krypton......
superman returns by darthwaz1	Dec 11th, 2008 09:14:08 PM
is fucking unwatchable and an insult to a classic character. Although I love Singer's X movies, he needs to be kept away from any supes movie. It needs a reboot ala hulk/punisher. He seems like he got all his supes info from the donner movies but never read a comic and had no understanding of the character.
OT, But RIP Bettie Page... by jesuschrist	Dec 11th, 2008 09:14:52 PM
http://latimesblogs.latimes.co m/lanow/2008/12/bettie-page-th e.html
SAVE ME XENU!!!!!!!! by medicinaluser	Dec 11th, 2008 09:17:14 PM
None cares about this movie we all here chatting about Superman ffs that should say it all. Lol Singer still thinks he is the running to make another Superman movie, fuck you homo you never getting near that franchise again...ever
Kal Reeve... by MR. MURDOCH	Dec 11th, 2008 09:28:43 PM
"Brandon Routh is the Superman for this generation. He gave a graceful, soulful performance in 'Superman Returns.' We should respect that." Fuck you. I don't have to "respect that" -- Routh was mediocre in the one chance he had at great stardom. He'll be toiling in $5mil indie movies for the rest of his career. I could write a book about all the problems of Superdud Returns -- and that's just the finished product. The way the production handled itself was beyond "egotastic." Whatever -- the movie blew, it didn't create a franchise (don't you think Warners would be well into production by now if they planned on continuing this at all?) and it seriously damaged any goodwill that Singer had in this industry, and Valkyrie has probably destroyed the rest. Respect of an audience's intelligence and ability to accept new interpretations is all I care about -- and this "movie" shit on it by force-feeding us a 20 year-old mythology with hackneyed characters and a bitchy, awful Lois Lane. Respect Routh? I'd respect him more if he refused that script.
Excuse me... by MR. MURDOCH	Dec 11th, 2008 09:31:27 PM
30-year old mythology!!
so he NEARLY did Superman V with General Zod! by Maniaq	Dec 11th, 2008 09:32:39 PM
damn that would have kicked the shit out of the bullshit Death of Superman we got served up instead! I had always (ok at least since the 80's) envisioned Superman V was going to be General Zod Gets His Powers Back. There was supposed to be a teaser campaign with the shape around "S" logo dissolving into a "V" - and GENERAL ZOD!! why oh why did you NOT get Terence Stamp on board for your Superman movie Singer??? he was RIGHT THERE!!! yes - whoever said the question should have been why did you make your Superman movie suck so hard - you got it right on...
Was the interview conducted while in Singer's lap? by FilmCritic3000	Dec 11th, 2008 09:35:18 PM
C'mon Quint...you couldn't have asked any Scientology questions or questions about Germany initially balking at the filming, as another poster stated? It's the ten ton elephant in the room, good sir. And sorry, the days of me paying to see a Tom Cruise film are long over, and many others feel that way. I'll not place a dime into the coffers of Scientology.
I'm with you FilmCritic3000 by TimBenzedrine	Dec 11th, 2008 10:07:54 PM
Spread the word, "No money for Scientologists!"
Weak. by Dr. Strangelove	Dec 11th, 2008 10:20:04 PM
The only thing lamer than Bryan Singer's movies is Bryan Singer talking about movies. I think I lost consciousness just after he compared himself to Kubrick. Fortunately, I had already skipped ahead to read his embarrassingly convoluted non-answer to the only question I cared about. He should probably prepare a more polished statement since he will probably be asked some form of that question for the next however many years it takes to get Superman back on the big screen. (At least a decade, I predict.)
I'VE GOT THE NEED ... THE NEED FOR SIEG!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 10:42:52 PM
Heil!!!!!
ADOLF HITLER BEGINS by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 10:52:23 PM
"I'm Batmein."
Superman Returns was so disappointing, it hurts... by NivekJ	Dec 11th, 2008 10:53:32 PM
Not only did Singer choose Superman over the X-Men franchise he built, his version of Superman betrayed core conceits of the character. On a conceptual level, the movie was wrong. Superman would never, NEVER leave Earth. In doing so, his upbringing by the Kents was nullified. Meaningless. Abandon the woman he loves? Sounds like Superman to me. It's funny: 'Returns' portrayed him as so alienated, when in the comics, Superman's most important power is his empathy and his connection to humanity, which Singer stripped him of. Keanu emoted more as Neo in the Matrix films, no offense to Routh. Singer changed so much of Superman's visual iconography, the strange 3-D 'S', the 'S'-less cape, the 'S'-belt. It felt like an impostor overcompensating with his appearance while disregarding its template at the same time. To this day, my favorite part of the movie is the first five minutes. Because after that John Williams score, it wasn't Superman any more. It was Keyser Soze vs. Bizarro (weird Soap-Opera-Boy Bizzaro). I hope VALKYRIE kicks my ass unrelentingly, because after the letdown of "Returns" (and as far as battling Nazis go, Indy IV), I could use some dead Nazis.
CARICE VAN HOUTEN FOR CATWOMAN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 10:55:24 PM
She's in the Top Ten Hottest Bitches Alive.
THE RETURN OF ZOD? ARE YOU SHITTIN ME? by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:01:05 PM
I'd rather have a Will Smith remake of the Richard Pryor programmer. Time for something new!!! Try reading the comic books for some ideas.
Mr. Murdoch... by Kal Reeve	Dec 11th, 2008 11:01:13 PM
Scrap the hostility, you Net Nazi and try something constructive like learning how to construct a sentence without including obscenities. "Superman Returns" has its flaws, but Routh gave an terrific performance that I'm allowed to defend. Try to develop some tolerance. A little goodwill toward your fellow man would go a long way toward eroding that hostility of yours.
I HATE X-MEN AND X2 ALSO by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:02:42 PM
Way to emasculate Cyclops. He was my favorite X-Man. Fuck Wolverine with an adamantium dildo.
Superman: Birthright by darthwaz1	Dec 11th, 2008 11:03:11 PM
an amazing graphic novel that would translate beautifully to film as a reboot of the franchise. I wish they'd use that book as a point of reference. Superman Returns is unwatchable
I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRANDON by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:04:37 PM
He needed a better director, supporting cast and story.
Stop retreading Supes by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:06:30 PM
Enough Luthor, enough General Zod and his DEVO outfit, get some new fucking villians and story lines. Fucking dimwit douchebag. How hard is it with 70 goddam years of a comic book to come up with a good idea from one of them????? Fuck you Brian Singer! You're lucky Bill Nighy is in this shitty Nazi movie or I might not see it!
MAYBE SINGER SHOULD HAVE TOLD KATE BOSWORTH by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:06:37 PM
to remove the stick from her ass, and she might've been a better Lois Lane. Better yet, make Carice Van Houten the next Lois.
SUPERMAN RETURNS WAS COMPLETELY MISCAST by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:10:09 PM
Even Eva Marie Saint was shitty as Martha Kent. Phyllis Thaxter was far better, and I don't think she was even a professional actress.
And!!! by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:10:33 PM
No more eating disorder 25 year old chicks playing 30 something superstar reporters ok! Bosworth and her eating disorder teeth ruined louis Lane! Charleze (sp?) Thieron IS Louis Lane!
Better yet, make Carice Van Houten the next director. by Dr. Strangelove	Dec 11th, 2008 11:11:51 PM
She's probably cheap, couldn't screw up the franchise any more than the last guy, and would make the behind-the-scenes DVD extras at least watchable.
I HATE TO SAY IT BUT McG MIGHT MAKE A GOOD SUPERMAN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:14:14 PM
judging from the Terminator trailer. Now excuse me while I go flog myself for having such impure thoughts.
I KNOW WHAT I'LL BE DOING WHEN VALKYRIE PREMIERES by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:15:28 PM
Watching Black Book.
JERRY MAGUTENSTEIN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:17:44 PM
You had me at hallo!
BSB by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:17:57 PM
After "We Are Marshall" and The "Terminator" trailer I am willing to accept McG doing it. I think he's getting his shit squared away. Anyone but Singer.. How did quint get that interview anyway? Wasn't yesterday supposed to be Singers day off?????
CORRECTION: WATCHING BLACK BOOK WITH MY PANTS DOWN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:19:01 PM
Carice! Van!! Houten!!!!!!!
I wonder if the Nazi solders in Valkerie by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:21:39 PM
will all be wearing low rise, straight leg pants with skinny cut shirts and fashionable shoes? Can he fuck up Nazi attire like he "Castro'd" supes uniform???
TURD - EXCEPT McG MUST USE HIS PROPER NAME by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:22:42 PM
Having "Directed by McG" in the flying credits sequence would kill the movie before it even started.
Joseph McGinty is Way fucking cooler than McG by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:26:45 PM
Why doesn't he use his real name now? It's a cool name and Irish guys get tons of pussy, just look at Colin Farrell... Anything is better than McG... Jesus it sounds like a part of a password "McG1234" woo hoo now I can ebay!!!!
THIS MOVIE LOOKS MORE LIKE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:27:05 PM
than any of the M:Is.
Yeah "Your Mission, if you choose to accept it by Turd Furgeson	Dec 11th, 2008 11:29:20 PM
is to make more than 70 million at the box office....
rent A TWIST OF FATE instead by lynxpro	Dec 11th, 2008 11:30:40 PM
Even though A TWIST OF FATE was a fictionalized version of these events, I can nearly guarantee that Ben Cross's performance in that little flick from nearly two decades ago would be far more fulfilling than watching Cruise Control in this flick.
"YOUR MISSION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT" by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:31:57 PM
"is to rescuscitate Tom Cruise's career." Bryan Singer: "That's a damned tall order."
NOT CRAZY ABOUT A TWIST OF FATE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:34:09 PM
Except for Scatman Crothers as an angel it was a pretty weak movie.
Why should we have to settle for McG? by Dr. Strangelove	Dec 11th, 2008 11:34:37 PM
After seeing what an intelligent director like Christopher Nolan has done with Batman, why should anyone settle for a mediocre hack like McG for the cornerstone franchise of the DC Universe? Sure, he may be okay... at least an improvement over Singer. But really, shouldn't be aiming a bit higher here? This kind of cynical compromising is why Superman movies have sucked since Donner got fired.
Superman Returns had its flaws, but by doubledown44	Dec 11th, 2008 11:35:29 PM
Routh was not one of them.
PAUL GREENGRASS SHOULD DIRECT SUPERMAN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:53:48 PM
"Look! It's Superman!" Camera shakes, then zooms in on Superman
I COULD GO FOR A ZACK SNYDER SUPERMAN MOVIE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 11th, 2008 11:57:43 PM
He does wonders with small sets and green screens. Imagine what he can do with big sets. And he has a real gift for getting great performances out of the actors and putting out great dialogue.
Carice is hotter than the sun, I'll give you that, by Dingbatty	Dec 12th, 2008 12:00:27 AM
but Black Book is a shitty, embarrassing movie.
Ugh please Bryan. No. Enough already. by Se7en	Dec 12th, 2008 12:18:51 AM
Leave Superman alone asshole.
ZU FRUH!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 12th, 2008 12:32:02 AM

BLACK BOOK. EMBARASSING? NO. by BringingSexyBack	Dec 12th, 2008 12:36:50 AM
But it was definitely shitty!!!!
It wasn‘t just scientology by quintana007	Dec 12th, 2008 12:42:01 AM
That too, but the filming location Bendlerblock is an important memorial place and some politicans just tried to protect it from being overrun by hollywoods careless mob. check wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendlerbloc k The Ministry tends to restrict access to the Bendlerblock due to its historical significance and lingering sensitivities about Germany's role in World War II. Filming permission was granted to a movie studio in 2003, but the Ministry of Defence was displeased with the result. The Ministry hesitated to grant permission for scenes of the Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie, about the July 20 Plot, to be filmed there. However, the permission was eventually granted, and filming for the movie (entirely photographed in and around Berlin) was allowed. Cruise led the film crew in a minute of silence before filming began in honour of those who were executed on the site in 1944."
PLAAAAAAAANT!!!!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 12th, 2008 01:15:19 AM
Planty McPlant.
Props for not using too much CGI by Xiphos_2	Dec 12th, 2008 01:21:53 AM
Thanks, Mr. Singer, for doing actual stunts with actual physical planes and people.
Yeah, thanks. by Dr. Strangelove	Dec 12th, 2008 01:25:36 AM
Too bad you couldn't do an actual coherent story with actual characters and logic.
Dr. Strangelove by Xiphos_2	Dec 12th, 2008 01:56:33 AM
When did you see the movie?
I Interviewed Chris MacQuarrie Once for a friend by Brody77	Dec 12th, 2008 02:30:19 AM
She ran a project here in Scotland and managed to get him to agree to an email interview - he came across as one cool guy. After reading this interview I'm totally creaming my load to see Valkyrie!!!
Whoa! by DocBosch	Dec 12th, 2008 02:48:45 AM
This whole entire Bryan Singer Talkback and NOBODY has used the word "gay" or even "fag". Not in reference to Singer or even as a put down to something else. I am so proud of us/all of you. [There was the one guy who called him a "homo" but whatever.]
MR. MURDOCH by MonkeyManReturns	Dec 12th, 2008 03:15:16 AM
I salute you sir. Correct...everything you said was correct!! Returns was made by someone who had no idea - NO IDEA - of what was required from a Superman movie...and what surprises me, is that WE all know what we want - but Hollywood's writers don't...crazy crazy!
From James Cameron, director of ALIENS and T2... by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 12th, 2008 03:31:12 AM
...comes the next milestone in motion picture history: AVATAR - Fucking your eyeballs in 2009!
His Superman response by masteryoda007	Dec 12th, 2008 03:38:42 AM
.......Was fuckin retarded. Spit it out man, stop mumbling and stuttering!
Give him another chance on Superman by tensticks	Dec 12th, 2008 03:43:54 AM
RETURNS was too long, but it was more right than wrong, and I loved Routhe as Clark/Supes. WB, PLEASE give Singer the chance to "go Wrath of Khan" on a followup. DO NOT REBOOT IT!
I think he should do the next Superman film by Power_Girl	Dec 12th, 2008 03:51:24 AM
Just look at the quality difference between X-Men and X-Men 2. Though even then I still admit that the guy is a pretty lousy action director.
X-men 2 by Power_Girl	Dec 12th, 2008 03:57:36 AM
The great thing about that film is the way all the story threads climax together when they are all running around at the end. That film doesn't even have much action in it. So maybe him not doing another superman film is a good thing? It could go either way. On the other hand I really don't want another Superman origin story.
Tensticks: More right than wrong...? by MonkeyManReturns	Dec 12th, 2008 03:59:03 AM
Were you watching the same movie as the rest of us??? It was a faulty soiled product from the first scene onwards....poor poor....
Wow, his "answer" to the Superman thing... by Ravetin	Dec 12th, 2008 04:02:55 AM
...made me uncomfortable just being in the same room as the monitor displaying his words.
Quick Read 'Synopsis' Version by quantize	Dec 12th, 2008 04:58:17 AM
* Slurp on Tom Cruise's dick * flog Valkyrie * completely avoid the suckfest of Superman Returns
DONT BE FOOLED!!!!!!!!!! by alice 13	Dec 12th, 2008 05:51:44 AM
TOM CRUISE JUST LIKES YOU FOR YOUR GNORPHLYNCTIC SYNGYOTRLYZOR!!!
Wanting to go 'Wrath of Khan' shows he just DOESN'T GET IT. by Se7en	Dec 12th, 2008 05:58:07 AM
Leave. Superman. Alone. Asshole.
Don't need another jesus with tights and cape... by quintana007	Dec 12th, 2008 06:08:16 AM
pretentious and boring. There must be a good, loud and entertaining Superman story somewhere...
what fuck was that about Superman? by Judge Briggs	Dec 12th, 2008 07:05:35 AM
That was the most confusing fucking answer ever!
Superman Returns... by sonnyfern	Dec 12th, 2008 07:08:22 AM
Routh was great. But look...Superman should know by now Luthor is going to have some kryptonite somewhere...so put a couple of cops with GUNS on your back when you go to confront him. Problem solved. The movie was directed beautifully...but ummmm the fact that Superman had a kid was perhaps THE MOST RETARDED THING EVER. Not only that...but the fact that he was so damn emo. I get what they tried to do...but who wants to see Superman like that? It's really NOT THAT HARD to make a Superman movie with heart. Just put the humans around him in peril do up some amazing effects (besides Superman lifting shit..we get it...he can lift stuff) and go and do the damn thing will you?
Brian Singer IS... by perromaldito	Dec 12th, 2008 07:12:39 AM
...chef Bobby flay´s twin brother, you know this to be true.
my two cents worth... by robamenta	Dec 12th, 2008 07:25:07 AM
if they make another Superman film,,they need to get new music..as much as i love Williams score...and it is fantastic...it is tied to the Reeves films too much, the new series needs its own identity.
hey im kinda curious here by robamenta	Dec 12th, 2008 07:29:20 AM
when i watch the original films, im not sure which i hate more superman 3 or 4..i think its 3..there is nothing more painful to watch than a comedian who is painfully NOT funny...and in 4...well the shole thing is just so strange and cheap....what do u guys think?
Valkyrie by Aquatarkusman	Dec 12th, 2008 07:32:25 AM
Would it be terribly gauche if I re-titled it "The Littlest Nazi"? Oh, and I guess I should comment on the theme that is dominating 97% of the comments: DESTROY! SUPERMAN!
THE DARK KNIGHT follow-up needs SUPERMAN by JDanielP	Dec 12th, 2008 07:42:37 AM
...if there is to be any hope of topping what Nolan has already done.
Jon Hamm Isn't Superman... by Sean38	Dec 12th, 2008 08:15:43 AM
...but he IS Jack Ryan.
Don't support Valkryie by scottishnutjob	Dec 12th, 2008 08:18:41 AM
Enough with this pathetic tolerance of Scientology. Singer needs to get off Cruise's dick. 'Tom Cruise is a nice guy to all my friends'. Yeah yeah. Guess who else was a nice guy? Hitler, according to Chamberlain. I'll watch it when Tom Cruise is long dead.
I'm astonished by the rampant Routh love. by Mosquito March	Dec 12th, 2008 08:46:00 AM
He was a male model doing a charmless Chris Reeve impersonation - nothing more. He was a blank, a great big zero. The only part of his performance that I semi-believed was when he was crying while getting his ass handed to him by Kevin Spacey and Kumar - and that was just wish fulfillment on my part. Singer has no idea what he's doing with Superman. They need to shit-can that guy and let somebody who's read a Superman comic at least once take a crack at it.
Sue me, I liked Superman returns by I am_NOTREAL	Dec 12th, 2008 08:59:50 AM
Yes, it was basically the plot of Superman The Movie with a few new frills and better effects, and it doesn't really hold up on repeated viewings, but I enjoyed it overall. It didn't have me looking at my watch in the last 15 minutes like The Dark Knight, what can I say?
Does he ever finish a sentence? by DoctorWho?	Dec 12th, 2008 09:14:02 AM

I hated Superman Returns by Animation	Dec 12th, 2008 09:24:29 AM
The casting was horrible. Superman is not a wooden, elfin stalker, but thanks for trying. I didn't like Lex either ... to me I just kept going "why is Kevin Spacey bald in this scene?" Blah. The thing was a travesty. Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was more entertaining, and that movie was terrible.
Where's all the Tom Cruise hate? by DoctorWho?	Dec 12th, 2008 09:36:26 AM
Gee, such tolerance on the site. Where's the Scientology rants, jumping on couch jokes and Katie Holmes comments? You punks are dropping the ball. Everyone from the biggest actors/celebs to the lowliest grip says TC is a genuinely cool guy and yet paeople love to pile on because of his beliefs or whatever else. Losers. I can't wait to see this and a handful of other cool movies coming out this month. Haven't been able to say that in a long time.
John Hamm as Supes set in the 40's ! by smddoc	Dec 12th, 2008 10:03:56 AM
They should go old school with the next super man set in Metropolis in the 30's or 40's like the old George Reeves series and let John Ham take over the supes role.
And his track record is good with superhero sequels. by Evangelion217	Dec 12th, 2008 10:15:18 AM
He's only done ONE superhero sequel, and it wasn't that great. It was solid at best.
Lisa McPherson by ArcadianDS	Dec 12th, 2008 10:20:49 AM
Shorty McMidget's goofball cult killed her before she could be examined properly by an independent physician. Autopsy said she had roach bites on her face. google it.
There were only three things wrong with Superman Returns by Snookeroo	Dec 12th, 2008 10:50:32 AM
• The story • The actors • The director The title sequence was pretty cool, except Krypton's sun doesn't blow up (unless the only Superman mythology you know is Donner). Which was apparently the case.
bring back routh and singer for superman 2!!!!!!!!!!!! by FleshMachine	Dec 12th, 2008 11:07:54 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!!1
uhh...emm... err.. ugh... bastardkid... er.. superjesus 2...umm by Se7en	Dec 12th, 2008 11:23:42 AM
Seriously. HANDS OFF.
Superman Returns is a master piece. by Smashing	Dec 12th, 2008 11:42:28 AM
Most of the hate directed towards it seems to also not understand the film, its an classic slice of cinema, Kitty even gives us a clue at the beginning, "its freaking gone with the wind". Epic.
SUPERMAN response was HILARIOUS by Mullah Omar	Dec 12th, 2008 11:44:46 AM
Least comfortable answer I have read in any interview over the past few years. Looks like a real sore spot for the guy. I think you would have gotten a more level-headed and coherent answer if you asked him if he snorted coke off gigolo dicks.
He... you know... yeah... oh.... I can... hey.. what? by Damien Chowder	Dec 12th, 2008 12:44:33 PM
So... I... I dunno... I... can't... seem... I can't seem... I can't seem to know... I mean can't seem to understand any... anything uh... that went on in that stupid interview.
Leave it to a Bryan Singer interview to bring out bitter Talback by Lovecraftfan	Dec 12th, 2008 12:48:44 PM
The level of hostility is really quite funny.
to Motoko Kusanagi by sherlock_junior	Dec 12th, 2008 12:56:14 PM
I totally agree dude! Keep it up! There's plenty of folks with ya!
Bryan Singer: "I LOVE TO FUCK ENGLISH MEN" by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Dec 12th, 2008 12:57:54 PM

There was only 1 REAL thing wrong with Superman Returns by SomaShine	Dec 12th, 2008 02:33:06 PM
Everything in between the opening and closing credits. Other than that I thought it rocked
Carla Gugino for Lois Lane role. by Dingbatty	Dec 12th, 2008 02:49:34 PM

I am_NOTREAL, my lawyer needs your address.. by quantize	Dec 12th, 2008 03:11:35 PM
you have no fucking taste whatsoever..
Dingbatty by unionJACKass.webs.com	Dec 12th, 2008 03:25:20 PM
I love the idea of Carla Gugino as Lois Lane. I would love the now retired Jaoquin Phoenix as Superman too.
Lex Luthor was done right? by AnakinsDiapers	Dec 12th, 2008 04:39:46 PM
Who said that? Really? The swarmy real estate crook who gets his money by wedding elderly death bed women is Lex Luthor done right? Oy! Where's Clancy Brown when you need him?
Mullah Omar, your coke-snorting line... by vaudeville villain	Dec 12th, 2008 06:31:43 PM
has to be the funniest thing i've probably read on here. well played, sir.
Superman Returns had a lot of problems by Joker Gordon Levitt	Dec 12th, 2008 07:07:44 PM
Even if you loved the movie, you have to agree with the following mistakes. The writers/director really dropped the ball when: They cast Kate Bosworth as Lois. In the script, Lois has been a reporter for at least 6 years, not a freshman-year college student. ...Superman grabs the wing of a spinning airliner to prevent it from spinning. That was dumb. Why would he do that? Was he trying to rip the wing off? Supes should be smarter. ...what was the last one again... oh yeah.. Superman doesn't father bastards.
unionJACKass... right about Joaquin Phoenix by Damien Chowder	Dec 12th, 2008 07:08:32 PM
not as Superman though but the god damn best Lex Luthor in the multiverse!
BUT REMEMBER USUAL SUSPECTS!!!! by Timahh	Dec 12th, 2008 09:15:58 PM
KEYSER SOSE?? Remember how good that movie was? does brian singer even remember how good that movie was? i doubt think he does.
i dont think he does* by Timahh	Dec 12th, 2008 09:17:27 PM
don't toke and talkback kids...yeah i said it...am i banned like mira?(insert winking emoticon)
Superman no more by High_Plains_drifter	Dec 12th, 2008 10:04:56 PM
Please no more superman movies unless someone,anyone can come up with a way to make him even remotely interesting,the movies suck becuase superman is the blandest of all superheros.They killed off captain america and they need to do the same with superman
High_Plains_drifter by MR. MURDOCH	Dec 13th, 2008 04:05:39 AM
They already killed Superman -- where were you in 1992? In fact, Tim "I'm Helena's bitch" Burton nearly adapted that story for a WB production in the late 1990s. I wonder if it would have been worse than Singer's movie. That should be a rhetorical question, but it's not. Well, that's ok, because Singer's movie might have effectively "killed" Superman on its own, for a long while... What do you want DC to do -- "shoot" Superman like they did Cap? A fat lot of good "Death" does to stop a comic book character -- see you in 2010 for Captain America on the big screen. Superman is wildly interesting in so many ways; other people have explained it all much better than I. He just needs the right STORY. Why is it so hard to modernize this character? Well, someone's doing it -- on television -- despite it receiving just as much split-vote attention as the recent "movie", the show -whether you love it or hate it- has lasted 8 years(!) on a mediocre network, sells millions in DVDs worldwide, and has an international fanbase that rivals and exceeds many current "troubled" shows such as Heroes. Seems to me like a perfect synergistic franchise material, but what do I know? I think that ship passed a while ago... They need a clean start, no Donner, no CW-influenced style, no glasses-wearing when you're still a teenager in Smallville, no Williams, and most of all, no NOSTALGIA, and no ICE CRYSTALS. START OVER, as you should have done in 2004.
Sorry, monkeyman & other SR bashers... by tensticks	Dec 13th, 2008 06:35:38 AM
But I liked Superman Returns in SPITE of its flaws (which I fully acknowledge, and most of which have been brought up here). Hey, we disagree. Sue me. But I think the "wrath of khan" approach is heartening if you look at SR as TREK I--boring, slow and stilted despite its virtues--and then Khan comes along and knocks it out of the park. I have enough faith in Singer, and--sorry again!--one of the things I LIKED about SR is that it existed within the Donner mythology. Because Donners film(s), whatever its/their flaws, got FAR more right than wrong, and I just can't see anyone improving on it. Sorry, Smallville fans. (Great on TV but it just wouldn't work for me as a movie, anymore than Lois & Clark would...) But...we'll see. The fact that Singer can even give THIS kind of a response when we'd all been led to believe he was off the project and WB was going for a total reboot gives me hope that he'll get another chance. I believe in you, Bryan! (And Brandon!)
This from tensticks : by Se7en	Dec 13th, 2008 07:10:23 AM
"I believe in you, Bryan! (And Brandon!)" I rest my case.
Thanks Quint by Marker in the Sand	Dec 13th, 2008 07:35:02 AM
that was a good interview
Tom Cruise is positively fabulous. by JackPumpkinhead	Dec 13th, 2008 08:12:50 AM
Did Singer put "that medicine for my sinuses" in his nostrils often during the interview?
Hey Quantize by I am_NOTREAL	Dec 13th, 2008 08:53:21 AM
It's 123 Up Yours Street, You're an Idiot, OK 45678.
jeepers.... by dingleberryjerry	Dec 13th, 2008 11:19:55 AM
I'm glad I didn't listen to this is "Sound-0-Text" otherwise I..would...have to..listen ..to..someone..speak.. like..this..all..day..long..
Until Cruise stops funding the Scientology CULT I will continue by workshed	Dec 13th, 2008 11:27:46 AM
in my outright condemnation of the nutter. This kind of arse-licking and side-stepping around the issue (that a nutter controls a major studio) is what let's Quint down time and again. Shit, the REAL Quint would have kick his ass and used him for shark-bait for taking his name in vain. And why didn't he question Singer about how he fumbled the ball on Supes Return..? Spineless.
Superman, Captain America, Cyclops, etc. by AnakinsDiapers	Dec 13th, 2008 01:02:30 PM
Are "white bread" characters to those who don't really follow the characters and/or are hack writers. Angst ridden anti heroes like Wolverine are easy to write. It takes skill to write for a character who on the surface, is a clean cut squeky clean type of persona. You have to dig deep to find the complexities. And they do have complexities, the lot of them. On another note, if anyone believes Steve Rogers was killed with no plans of him ever returning, i have a bridge to sale them.
Returns was great, but not for the ADD generation by Mr. Moe	Dec 13th, 2008 01:12:36 PM

Singer and Superman? Not again, please by CeeWulf	Dec 13th, 2008 01:16:30 PM
Seriously, do we really need another Singer Superman flick?
this looks good by Genre_Baby	Dec 13th, 2008 03:24:06 PM
I hope to see Valkyrie in the cinema. Great interview Quint.
Routh must be Superman again by pumaman	Dec 13th, 2008 06:53:15 PM
and holy fuck ,if Stamp was onboard for a sequel it would be amazing.
Superman... oh poor Superman... by Oldnewbie	Dec 13th, 2008 07:39:46 PM
We'll be talking about this for another 20 years, when finally WB will again RE-MAKE the Chris Reeves movie and then wonder why it didn't live up to expectations. Just make a good old action picture with Superman Vs a serious adversary (no more Luthor) and be done with it!!
Routh was ok - as Clarke Kent by Maniaq	Dec 13th, 2008 08:34:37 PM
in fact, in terms of going for the Reeve/Donner manifestation, he NAILED it! ...only problem was, when he was Superman, he still had the whiny nasally voice - no doubt Routh's ACTUAL voice? THAT was my biggest problem with the kid - I totally bought him as a geek, but a superhero - not so much...
Please, no more Routh, Singer, or anyone by Dingbatty	Dec 14th, 2008 12:59:05 AM
else from Returns on the next Supes flick.
Singer better not even think about fucking up Supes again...... by P2Rock	Dec 14th, 2008 03:49:07 AM
Or I'll put my god damn foot up his ass!! But he might want that to happen?! But seriously fuck this guy and that peice of shit he made. I got banned from talkback for speaking my mind about the abomination that was SR. That was the absolute height of arogance as a film maker to basically ignore the source material (i.e. the comics) and make up his own horrendous story line, with supes "son". Just a horrific polt black hole. I think a total reboot is necessary. Not a Dark Supes (i suspect Singer if given that mandate by WB would do emo gay supes) but a Superman set in the real world where the villians are formidable and intelligent. The tone of the movie will be different to Bats simply through the persona of Supes and the persona of Metropolis as a city. It is crucial they play it straight. Jon Favreau did a good job with Iron Man and Louis Letterier was not terrible with Hulk. They got the tone right and were talented enough to pull it off. the pallet of the movie should be different from bats, brighter with metropolic being a city of light as opposed to the the dark of Gotham. I actually liked Routh and thought he was the only bit of inspired casting and maybe spacey woulda been good if Luthor was a serious character. But routh needs to hit the goddamn gym ala Bale in Batman and BUlk way up. But otherwise a reboot. NO SINGER!!!! YOU GOT THAT!!!!!!! DONT DO IT!!!!!!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD NO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PS. Xmen movies were overrated
Mr Murdoch: "no Williams" by Big Dumb Ape	Dec 14th, 2008 05:28:01 AM
Mr Murdoch, you said: "They need a clean start, no Donner, no CW-influenced style, no glasses-wearing when you're still a teenager in Smallville, no Williams, and most of all, no NOSTALGIA, and no ICE CRYSTALS. START OVER, as you should have done in 2004." Hey, say what you will about SUPERMAN RETURNS or how a future movie should be done, but the ONE thing you should keep is the John Williams main theme. Why? How about because it's the single greatest fucking superhero theme ever composed, THAT'S WHY!!!
Well Se7en by tensticks	Dec 14th, 2008 07:10:37 AM
I don't believe in you. So let's agree to disagree....
SINGER = SCIENTOLOGIST. by dr.bulber	Dec 14th, 2008 08:28:52 AM
its really wonderful and thrilling and awesome. and thrilling.
Two things... by UltimaRex	Dec 14th, 2008 09:06:20 AM
One: Superman left earth before (exile) and two: Superman will have kids (any Superman story that gets that far). READ. THE. COMICS. BEFORE. SAYING. SOMEONE. ELSE. DOESN"T.
after Returns, The Williams theme is totally unnecessary. by Se7en	Dec 14th, 2008 02:17:33 PM
Total Reboot. Jump right in. The whole world knows his origin. Tell his origin through the opening credits (ala Superman 2, but with fresh new ideas and footage). Start with a fantastic opening scene, a conflict where Superman really shows who he is and where he stands.
Superman reboot: Set it in the 1930's by uberman	Dec 14th, 2008 03:24:48 PM
Use the old Max Fliesher cartoons as your template. Lazer guns. Giant robots. Mafia goons. Dont even bother with the origins crap. Get a man-a square chin, broad shouldered, old hollywood style dude to play the part-not a GQ young 20 something. Get a guy in his 30's or early 40's. And BTW: Singers Supes was the ONLY supes that depicted the powers of Supes in a believable way, i.e. the flying, the bullet in the eye. I love the old Superman II but by and large Donners superman movie was Boooorrrriiiing. And lame. Supes is not a goody two shoes. He's an old soul thats an battle axe.
Cruise kills Valkyrie by Time Duncan	Dec 14th, 2008 03:53:45 PM
Every time Cruise opens his mouth, it takes me out of the film. Just really wrong-headed casting. Look at this latest trailer and see if you agree: http://tinyurl.com/6k6vfy
Supermans Powers... by uberman	Dec 14th, 2008 07:44:22 PM
I agree with Melvin_Pelvis that you need to set a limit on what he can/cannot do. If I recall, he can LEAP a building-not fly over one. If he is basically indestructable save for kryptonite, then whats the point? He should always be the 'Man of Steel', but not able to do anything. He has superpowers, but he's not God.
It's Superman! by sanzaru	Dec 14th, 2008 09:40:15 PM
Tom De Haven's novel needs to be filmed. He fleshes out all the classic Superman elements in a way that's both plausible and fun. Uberman up there has got it right on the casting, the time period and the tone. Hopefully somebody will make this happen...
SINGER STAY AWAY FROM SUPERMAN! by ThaJackaL	Dec 15th, 2008 02:19:34 AM
If you know whats good for your career! You are the wrong person to direct SUPERMAN!
Singer already knows by wash	Dec 15th, 2008 10:45:10 PM
that there's no way he's going to do another Superman. It's pretty obvious from reading his response.
Wait he had Terance Stamp and didn't cast him as Magneto? by chien_sale	Dec 17th, 2008 05:25:19 AM
What a douche!

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