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Aug 5,2007-Aug 12,2007 |
The Man of Steel returns to the big screen
Bryan Singer directs Superman Returns with Brandon Routh
By Angela Baldassarre
Originally Published: 2006-06-18
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Director Bryan Singer.
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One of the most volatile projects in recent movie history is Superman Returns, the latest in a series of films about the Man of Steel. Since the accident that caused the injury - and eventual death - of Christopher Reeve, the movie has undergone upheavals of every kind, including the casting and choice of director. Actors have ranged from Nicolas Cage to Barry Watson, Paul Walker and Keanu Reeves; while potential helmers have included Brett Ratner, Michael Bay and M. Night Shyamalan.
In the end the job went to director Bryan Singer (X-Men) who hired Brandon Routh as the new Superman. A 25-year-old unknown from Des Moines, Iowa Routh has appeared on the TV soaps Undressed and One Life to Live, and his only previous film credit is Karla about the Paul Bernardo murders.
After the battle with General Zod and his gang of Kryptonian super-villains, Superman (Routh) mysteriously disappears for six years. After searching for more possible survivors from Krypton and finding none, Superman returns to Metropolis to re-assume the identity of Clark Kent. Once he returns, he discovers that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) is in a relationship and also has a son. Superman also discovers that Metropolis has learned to live without him, causing him to lose his motivation to fight and protect. To make matters worse, Superman's old nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has devised a plan to defeat the Man of Steel, for good. Superman must put his troubles behind him in order to protect his lost love, and the city who lost faith in him.
Tandem talked to Bryan Singer about Superman Returns.
Why were you so interested in Superman?
"I am adopted and I'm an American, and I'm an only child, and Superman was these three things except what interests me is that he is the ultimate immigrant and he carries it with pride. And the suit, in the sense of the suit, he's very idealistic. Unlike Wolverine [who] is very cynical, Superman is extremely idealistic and kind of represents a bit of what America is and the pitfalls one experiences in their idealism, so I very much like the character. I find him very pleasant. I'd like to think that there were people like Superman or aliens like Superman that existed. Plus, he can do anything."
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