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03 July 2008 With "Wanted" already causing a storm at the Box Office on either side of the Atlantic, and plans afoot to reel out a sequel, life is pretty good for graphic novel author Mark Millar. But it would seem that Millar is not content to stop there. In an interview with the Daily Record, Millar declared his wish to reinvent the "Superman" franchise.
"Since I was a kid I‘ve always wanted to reinvent Superman for the 21st century…I‘ve been planning this my entire life. I‘ve got my director and producer set up, and it‘ll be 2011. This is how far ahead you have to think" Millar said. "The Superman brand is toxic after that last movie [Bryan Singer‘s "Superman Returns"] lost $200 million, but in 2011 we‘re hoping to restart it" he added.
Millar was being tight–lipped as to who exactly is said director or producer but it‘s a bold claim indeed to offer us a release date for his passion project. Millar did go on to clarify on his message boards that; "a very well known American action director heard about my love of Superman, approached my and asked me to team up with him and his producer to make a pitch for this. We‘ve been talking for several weeks now and, if this is going to happen, we‘ll know by Christmas".
Meanwhile Bryan Singer is still in the early stages of developing a sequel to "Superman Returns". |