weblogs.variety.com - 8/28/2008
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Clearly, Warner Bros. is abandoning the idea of sending Superman into a movie with other superheroes, like a Superman/Batman movie or Justice League, because as Warner prexy Jeff Robinov admits in this long interview with The Wall Street Journal about his studio's future strategy, right now Warners doesn't know who Superman is. Wanted: a new model Superman.
Figuring out how the iconic DC ...
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Hollywood Clip Joint for Thursday, Aug. 28
Scene-Stealers —
... on to another Batman movie … Bryan Singer is still in for another Superman film, but only with a seriously more badass villain (I liked “Returns;” ...
The Power List: 20 Movers And Shakers In Science Fiction [2008 Power List]
io9 —
... are being bandied about. 3. Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. He championed the idea of giving indie director Chris Nolan the reigns of the Batman films He's been a key figure in getting movies like Watchmen on the screen. (And he killed the Wonder Woman movie, reportedly because he doesn't think women can carry action movies. But this is the "power list," not the "people we agree with" list.) Up next: He's in charge of the umpteenth big-screen reinvention of Superman. 4. James ...
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