Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics, expected Routh to reprise the title role from Superman Returns before his contract for a sequel expired in 2009. Routh expected filming to begin in early 2009. Singer still listed the sequel as a priority in March 2008, saying that the film was in early development.
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike pushed the release date to 2010. Filming was then pushed to March 2008, but writers Dougherty and Dan Harris left in favor of other career opportunities. was projecting for the sequel, as Superman Returns cost $209 million.įilming for the Superman Returns sequel was to start in mid-2007, before Singer halted development in favor of Valkyrie. " $175 million was the maximum budget Warner Bros. We should have had perhaps a little more action to satisfy the young male crowd." Singer reacted incredulously to the studio complaints, saying, "That movie made $400 million! I don't know what constitutes under-performing these days. Horn explained that Superman Returns was a very successful film, but that it "should have done $500 million worldwide. and Legendary Pictures were disappointed by the film's box office return. Although Superman Returns received mostly positive reviews, Warner Bros. Due to his commitment, Singer dropped out of directing a remake of Logan's Run and an adaptation of The Mayor of Castro Street. Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Sam Huntington, Frank Langella, and Tristan Lake Leabu were to reprise their roles. announced a mid-2009 theatrical release date for a sequel, with Bryan Singer reprising his directing duties. In February 2006, four months before the release of Superman Returns, Warner Bros.
Superman becomes a pariah and investigates the innards of Brainiac's ship. Superman aids USAF fighter jets in an action scene previously planned in the first movie. Brainiac disagrees and begins to interact with various nations, eventually causing wars to break out. Superman explains he has sworn not to interfere with the natural progress of human society. Brainiac deceives Superman by appearing to be an ordinary Kryptonian survivor like him, asking why he has not re-educated Earth's natives to improve their lifestyle. When Brainiac's spacecraft arrives Superman greets him.
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