A Clue to the Direction of the Superman Reboot?

Secret Origin's is direction they r goin.....

Is secret origins any good?

It doesn't say that the movie will be influenced by Secret Origins other than how Clark is lonely when he is growing up. So all we know is it's going to be an origin story. Yay! take that origin haters.

Sounds cool. I really enjoyed the direction Secret Origins took with Superman. It was fun and classic Superman. Out of all the stories, it seemed most fitting for a movie.

I hope they combine elements from Secret Origins with Earth One, and throw in some Superman for All Seasons. As well as some Man of Steel back from the 80's.

@commanderhulk your spot on dude, they should definitely mix it up, pull bits from different stories like origins,earth one and birthright

I hope they somewhat do go that route instead of having Clark be all perfecky kryptony, the second he acquires his fortress of solitude, as if he was [frick]ing raised on that planet when in truth, aside from his DNA, he has NOTHING in common with his home planet's culture and way of thinking/acting. I hope they even include bits of Lois & Clark's portrayal of the character and have Clark ACTUALLY BE Clark and POSE AS Superman, being the perfect image of a boyscout people can aspire to. I'd hate having to watch another Superman that stick's out like a sore thumb, especially in a society he spent his entire life in. "Country Boy" is as ALIEN as he should be to Metropolis, period.

the origin...again...yay...

I never did care much for Reeve as Superman, but I also didn't care for Cain as Superman. Dean was pretty cheesy as well, plus he was just too wimpy looking for the Man of Steel for me. I hate to say it, but the one thing I do like about Welling is he does play the farm boy Clark Kent very well.

Wait, what's this?!?! Superman is the last remaining survivor of a doomed alien race? When did this happen?!?

@ Superkal: All your Douchebaggery was worth this article! Nice Find and just messing with you lol

I feel it may just be a portion of the film that is a flashback.

& @ Superkal & Shaman: I will 3rd that motion and I loved that Show! lol

@ LEE I Enjoyed Reeves but felt he took liberties in the performance and maid him goofy, Clark is generally Introvert and soft spoken but not Nerdy.

Another origin is boring, trying to put a spin on it when you know full well that it could just kill franchise if not accepted is a huge risk. If they are considering all this inner turmoil stuff then it makes it a safe bet that the origin is not just going to be a a flash back, but an actual real time part of the movie.

I have faith in a Geoff Johns story, but this is a poor idea for a reboot, just give us an adult Superman fighting a super villain, play it safe so we don't have to wait another ten years for another failed reboot.

Shaman@ It's all good. We generally see things the same way, but not in this case. I didn't care for Cain and by wimpy I mean in his size and overall persona. He acted Superman okay enough, but I thought he was too small to be believable as the Man of Steel. I think Welling looks more macho than both Reeve and Routh. I just don't know how he can do as Superman as we haven't seen him act the part of Superman yet. The whole Smallville premise is his coming to grips and accepting his role as the Man of Steel so he is not supposed to have the confidence and persona of Superman yet. We have to keep that in mind. There is a reason Routh made the cover of Advocate Magazine and Reeve's feminine side came out too much for my taste when he was Clark Kent. In Superman mode he was okay. I want a manly Superman this time around, whether he is in Clark mode or not.

padrejeff@ My sentiments exactly.

Where's Grif when we need a reality check?

I don't mind a little origin stuff as long as it's either a flashback or a prolouge -type of thing. apAnd with Snyder, I have confidence that we'll finally get the movie that we've all (or, at least, most of us have) been waiting for. That is, lots of action being held together with the story, characters & emotion; a-la, "300"!

BaneKill77@ I didn't imply Routh is gay. I know Routh isn't gay, but it does help substantiate the fact he isn't the most masculine guy and I prefer a more masculine Superman. So I will imply he isn't as macho looking as I prefer for the part. I have a number of friends who are gay who feel the same way and they would get a good laugh out of you insinuating I am bashing gay people by my comment. Gay people are the first to admit what guys are feminine in nature and look and which ones aren't. If you don't like that...so be it. I have brought up the cover maybe once or twice here over the past year, so I wouldn't say I have brought it up over and over again. If someone brings up the topic of "manliness" it definitely holds some relevance to the discussion.

There are some actors who are good at covering up their feminine side on screen and some aren't. There are a few very big name actors over the last few decades who are gay but don't appear to be gay unless you know them and see them off screen or camera. In some interviews it is even very obvious. They are married so the average person wouldn't even suspect it. Makes no difference to me as long as they can play their part well.

So..............

Superman: Dark of the Emo

Christopher Reeve:

Clark = too goofy.
Superman = too cocky and smug.

Dean Cain:

Clark = a completely believable and relatable character.
Superman = a true beacon of hope with real compassion for human life.

That's a nice guess. You have to be realistic and realize they are going to do whatever they want and more than likely not clue us in before it's shot.

Dean Cain? Ha...can I buy some pot from you?

@Shaman, TheMessenger07, LEEE777, Ranger14 and anyone else interested - You guys are missing the point! Christopher Reeve made the perfect SUPERMAN; his excessive goofiness as Clark Kent was addressed, if not resolved in Superman II!

Remember when Lois realized that Clark was Superman and stopped buying his act? That was the first time that we got to see the REAL Clark Kent! Mot the perfect samaritan from another planet nor the bumbling nerd with limited social skills, just Clark without any airs about him!

I've always felt that that moment was a major triumph in the eyes of the fans -- finally we weren't being patronized! Donner clearly demonstrated that after 40 years, it was time for Superman to grow with his audience! SMII gave the mythos an aura of sophistication for the first time and wasn't afraid to follow a train of thought through to its logical conclusion! While the first film deftly established the status quo in Superman's world, the second effectively shook that status quo to its foundation!

While I also liked Dean Cain's interpretation of Clark much better, Reeve played that aspect of the character as he was directed to by Donner so as to further dramatize the contrast between Kal-El's civilian identity and his noble alter-ego.

@Shaman- RIGHT ON BROTHA! Dean Cain ALL THE WAY!!!!!

@SkaarJones- I totally agree dude!

@BorntoRon- Agreed man!!!

Tom Welling
SUPERMAN

Ehh im not too interested in this movie :(

Wow! So their genius idea is to make a Clark Kent that doesn't want to be Superman?

That's awful, and not very original since Smallville's been doing it for a decade.

How about a Superman that doesn't want to be Clark Kent? Now that would be a fun movie.

i think it'll be a mix of the 3 origins we've gotten since 2006 in comic form. birthright, secret origins, and earth one. i like the fact that, if true, clark will be a reporter before he's superman, and not the donnerized "guy who can type fast, and has no college education, yet can get a job as a credible reporter"

i like geoff johns's work, but he was donner's assistant, and you can see in his superman work that the donner origins play a huge factor. i'm tired of the crystal technology. he's too enamored in donner's work for me. much like singer was, but johns is a better story teller.