http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2008/07/taiwan-superman-poster.jpg
Today’s pitch is sort of a last chance grab at any possibility of Warner Bros. *not *rebooting the *Superman *franchise yet again and instead letting Bryan Singer, or someone else, simply move forward from the underrated Superman Returns](Superman Returns (2006) - Movie | Moviefone). I’m sure to be in my own boat here, especially since all the geeks are celebrating Christopher Nolan’s reported involvement with version 3.0 of the superhero on film (if we’re talking theatrical releases, isn’t this version 5.0? And if we’re talking all adaptations it’s like version 10.6.2). Still, I’m going to once again make the case for…
Superman Returns 2
Of course it wouldn’t be titled that. What an awkward title. But my point is that I’d like to see Singer’s installment get a follow-up rather than another reboot. As I noted in my take on the pseudo *Mr. & Mrs. Smith *reboot yesterday, and as some commenters agreed, sequels are usually more desirable than reboots. I know, go on about Nolan’s *Batman *franchise reboot. Well, a sequel can go in a new direction, too, without the lame connotations of a reboot. Or, it can be a combo like Singer’s movie was. Superman Returns continued the original *Superman *series while also rebooting it. I’ll admit I’m a wee bit torn on the idea, as I’d like to see Brandon Routh return but I could certainly do without Kate Bosworth – though, if Nolan can switch it up with the female lead in his *Batman *films, they can do it with this, as well.