For someone who moves faster than a speeding bullet, Superman sure has taken his sweet time returning to the big screen. Finally, though, the long-running and frankly wearisome saga that is the development of a new Supes flick took a turn for the better today, when it was announced that Warner Bros. is in talks with producers, Neal Moritz and Gilbert Adler to oversee the flick for a late 2004 start.
As ever for Superman fans, there's good news and potentially bad news. It's been that way ever since Warners revived the character with designs on a big-screen revamp. Good news? Tim Burton is directing, from a Kevin Smith script. Bad news? Nic Cage is Superman.
This time, it's no different. Moritz and Adler may have a track record of success, but it's commercial rather than critical, with the likes of Starsky & Hutch, xXx, and The Fast and the Furious on their collective CVs. And yes, the Charlie's Angels-mangling McG (pictured) is still the most likely choice of director for the film's Australia shoot, which normally would not be cause for celebration. Although after the big lug came clean about his love for the character this week I have a lot of respect for that character and I definitely want to see it hit the big screen," he said. "Its something that Im very passionate about and I was raised on that character." we're willing to believe that a man can fly
again.
