‘X-Men’ chief to revive ‘Superman’

Tue., July 20, 2004

Associated Press

After a couple of false starts, “Superman” is ready to leap to the big screen again with a new director: “X-Men” filmmaker Bryan Singer.

The role of “Superman” himself, however, has not yet been determined.

The Man of Steel hasn’t been the star of a feature film since 1987’s “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace,” despite aggressive efforts by Warner Bros. to resurrect the series.

Tim Burton, who re-imagined “Batman” in the late 1980s, took a run at a re-imagined “Superman” around 1996 with star Nicolas Cage, but the movie fell apart in pre-production.

Recently, “Charlie’s Angels” director McG dropped out of the current “Superman” project, clearing the way for Singer to take over.

Singer, who has proven adept at comic-book adaptation with “X-Men” and “X2: X-Men United,” said the original Christopher Reeve “Superman” movie “was my day-to-day inspiration in shaping the ‘X-Men’ universe for the screen.

“I feel that ‘Superman’ has been late in his return, and it is time for him to fly again.”

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