Superman reboot based off Secret Origin?
While there will be many films released in 2012, Zack Snyder’s The Man of Steel is one fans remain the most skeptical on. Fans are expecting something great after being let down by Brian Singer’s Superman Returns four years ago, but much of the news surrounding this reboot has left fans wondering if the film will be the worth while. We’ve already heard the film is being rushed into production (here), and the recent news that Christopher Nolan has left the project (here) all together has many worried.
However, screenwriter David Goyer (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) has possibly revealed that he’ll could be taking ideas from what fans call a “definitive” telling of Superman’s origins, Superman: Secret Origins. In the latest issue of Secret Origin, Goyer printed a forward that hints at the film’s story.
Here’s an excerpt (via Comic Book Movies):
“As I write this, I am midway through my first draft of a new Superman screenplay. It’s a task that has stymied many talented filmmakers in the years since Richard Donner’s film. And for all I know, it will end up stymieing me as well. But I’ve got one advantage that the screenwriters who came before me didn’t have– and that’s access to all the wonderful Superman stories written by Geoff Johns– first and foremost being the Secret Origin issues reprinted in the very volume you are now holding.”
Secret Origin chronicled how Clark Kent went from Smallville to Metropolis. Snyder has mentioned before that his film won’t be based off any particular storyline (here), but what Goyer and Jonathan Nolan have probably done is take ideas from Secret Origin, which is what they did with Nolan’s Batman films. This would explain the recent news the film would be headed to Vancouver, Canada where CW’s Smallville was filmed (here). While the story is a favorite amongst the fans, many could be upset that we may see another origin story. Although, it’s really too early to know anything official on the plot just yet.
The Man of Steel is scheduled for a release in December of 2012.
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This is looking more and more like it will be a perfect fit for Welling to transiton to the big screen from the smallville series. Geoff Johns Secret origin is extremely similar to the smallville series in many respects…he also has written for Smallville in the past….I feel Goyer and the other production staff is writing the storyline specifically to allow Welling to transition without any confusion for the viewing public…