Exclusive: No Zod in Superman Returns 2? Brandon Routh talks superhero sequel
For all the lush visuals and emotional intensity of Superman Returns, a sizeable slab of its audience grumbled about its lack of balls-to-the-wall action, with complaints going something like, “If I wanted to watch a man lift increasingly heavy objects, I’d hang around my local skip.”
Well, Supes himself, Brandon Routh, gave us a few hints as to what we can expect from the sequel. And it seems a proper Scary Bad Guy (no offense, Lex) is very much on the cards…
“It’s going to be a lot more in that genre. In the first one, the obstacle was Superman’s love for Lois and his son, and Luthor using that against him. I just know that in the next film there will be a lot of action and I’m gonna get to fight something, or someone. An enemy with real physical power might be worked in there, definitely.”
Hmm… But what of a rumour that’s been floating around of late, that the next Superman flick will feature a certain outlaw from Krypton, a villain with immeasurable strength, a baddie whose love of baggy V-neck tunics is only matched by his fox-like cunning. In short, will Superman soon kneel once more before General Zod?
“I don’t know,” laughs Routh. “I don’t know how much we want to reprise characters that have appeared in the series before, since we’ve reset and used the first film to pay homage to all that’s come before. Now I think Bryan (Singer) might want to go somewhere new with it, which I think will be exciting.”
It’s early days for the project — Routh says he has two films lined up to shoot later this year (one a romantic comedy) before he dons the cape again, possibly in early 2008 — and aside from a bad guy, there’s something else missing: a title. “Yeah, I don’t think they’ve settled on one yet,” says Routh. “I suggested that Bryan call it Superman Returns Again, but I don’t think that will happen. They’re about to begin the pre-production process, so there’s a lot of ideas in the air and a lot of discussion about what’s going to happen with it. I promise a lot of excitement!”
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I, for one, am looking forward to the follow up to Superman Returns!
I hope Singer is able to start work on the movie soon.
Superman Returns finale is set up for what could be thrilling sequels!!!!
For example
i). Singer can explore the fact that Superman has a kid and Lex Luthor knows about it. How does Lex harm Superman using his kid?
ii) Bryan - if you are reading ,,, pls dont bring Zod back. You have the chance to bring back two new super villians..... a lot more compelling than Zod.
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I am surprised that there is going to be another superman movie, as 'Superman Returns' hardly lived up to the hype, however I would personally go to the cinema to watch it. I just hope that they get a new Lois Lane, Kate Bosworth was such a bore! ... Read More
Thanks Shane123 for the correction and you are correct but the point I was really trying to make is that Darkseid is so powerful in the DC Universe that Thanos was created in the Marvel Universe and Darkseid was the inspiration. But with that said is it my imagination or are they making Supes seem weaker and weaker. As powerful as he is I figure the only vilians that should be able to make him bleed are Darkseid, Doomsday, Matallo only because of his kriptonite core and Brainiac onl... Read More
I actually don't think Zod should be in another film, I think we should see an evil Captain Marvel or Darkseid, or they could just whack a jedi in there for the hell of it.
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YAY!! I have to say I am wetting my pants at the thought of another Superman film!!
My personal opinion is that there is no one better than Superman, and Brandon Routh did an awesome job!
However I'll have to wait a bit more patiently I think LOL. ... Read More
