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Should Superman Go Dark? We Ask Kevin Smith, Jeph Loeb And Other Comic Creators
MTV Movies Blog —
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Last week, Warner Bros. announced that they would be making some major changes with their film franchises based on the rampant success of “The Dark Knight.” However, despite mentions of “Batman 3” and the possibility of at least two new franchises starting up, the one topic that seems to be on everyone’s minds is “Superman,” and how Warner Bros. not only plans to reboot the franchise after the disappointing box office from “Superman Returns,” but to give the film a much darker tone and ...
Warner to explore Superman's dark side.
FilmChat —
... At any rate, this last detail has garnered a fair bit of attention and generated a fair bit of discussion. Today, the MTV Splash Page spoke to several comic-book writers -- including Kevin Smith, Jeph Loeb and Mark Waid, among others -- to see what they had to say about a darker Superman, and their comments are certainly interesting. ...
A Darker Superman–Comic Book Writers React
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... The MTV Splash Page (which is the page about comic related things attached to their movies blog) checked in with several well-known comic book writers/fans to get their reactions to the idea…and they were not good. ...
Reactions To Superman Reboot Franchise
FlicksNews.net —
... idea of making Superman "darker" chills me to the bone. Still, what Batman Begins did for Batman gives me confidence. I have enormous respect for Singer, for Routh, and for all the people involved with RETURNS, I really do - and I'm sorry the sound bites picked up for the MTV piece didn't really reflect that - but as much as I loved RETURNS, and I really did, I grudgingly accept that the general audience thought of it as a misstep and that a reboot is probably necessary."MTV also seeked out reaction: ”How stupid is that?” exclaimed “Hellboy” and ...
Comic Creators Respond to Warner Bros' 'Dark Superman' Idea
Cinematical —
... The wonderful geeks over on MTV's Splash Page chased down all the above, and asked them what they thought about the studio's latest plans for the Man of Steel. The funniest and most extreme reaction isn't Smith's, it's Golden's! "How stupid is that? That announcement made my head spin . . . Making a dark and gritty Superman movie because Dark Knight made a ton of money is incredibly stupid." Oddly, Smith is actually more tempered in his comments, and that he was all for a reboot. "You always have to always keep Superman very distinct from Batman ... ...
Kevin Smith Wants You To Think He Didn’t Direct ‘Red State’
MTV Movies Blog —
Kevin Smith isn’t just a director, but to a certain extent, a name brand as well — a very visible and vocal filmmaker sought out as much for his thoughts on film (like his opinion of the new “Star Trek” or Superman) as he is for his films themselves.
He’s well-known and out there. But his greatest hope for his new horror movie “Red State”? Would you believe to disappear?
“The dream would be to have people watch the movie and flat out not believe that I made it,” Smith told MTV News. “To pull that off would be cool.”
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