Earlier this week, Mark Millar posted on Millarworld,
"Financially, it makes so much sense for us to do one of our own properties next, either Nemesis or American Jesus or whatever. But Matthew [Vaughn] and I talk all the time about the notion of revamping Superman for a new generation (and YES, 30 somethings, that DOES mean an origin to explain where the Hell he came from to my daughter and her pals). Obviously, there’s some legal shit to sort out but anyone who thinks Superman is gone is just plum crazy. Should we pursue this aggressively, especially given the buzz on Kick-Ass is just astronomical and Matthew is being offered pretty much anything he wants to do?
We had so much fun casting around on all this, just idle chats in the pub as we scribbled our notes. Imagine Daniel Craig as Lex Luthor, Clint Eastwood as Pa Kent, Daniel Day-Lewis and Julianne Moore as Jor-El and Lara. And the idea one of our production team had for Jimmy Olsen is just GENIUS! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. What do YOU guys think? You wanna see the Kick-Ass team REALLY go after Superman or develop something else?"
Sounds pretty confident eh? And why shouldn't he be. He's a fantastic writer, and
Kick Ass looks to be something special too. If these guys are passionate about doing it, throw their names in the hat with James McTeigue and see if DC and Warner Bros pay some attention.
A slightly less inspiring tweet from Brian Bendis here..
"for those who asked, of course i would and could write spidey 4. in a heartbeat. i know exactly what that movie should be. & it should be 3d"
Woah. No arguing with that Brian! How about telling us something about what plot you would go for maybe? I guess he's keeping that to himself for fear of offending anyone currently working on said script.
So what do you think? Could the team behind Kick Ass deliver the goods on
Superman? Should Bendis put his money where his tweet is and tell us his ideas?