James McTeigue Thinks The Next Superman Movie Needs To Be Darker

James McTeigue Thinks The Next Superman Movie Needs To Be Darker

The new Superman ... Excuse me, the RUMORED new Superman director has told MTV how he thinks the troubled franchise should go with the next movie..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 24, 2009 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: splashpage.mtv.com



"I think that the culture has sort of changed a little bit around Superman," McTeigue suggested regarding a "Superman Returns" follow-up. "If you're going to do something with Superman, I think people would probably like something a little darker."

As we know, if they make a new movie it will be without Krypton's mention.

"I think it's good that they just had a court case where, basically, if you make another Superman movie, you can't touch Superman growing up—that's part of the story that you can't touch any more," he previously said. "That wouldn't be a bad thing. I think everybody's a bit sick of seeing the origin story."

"You need to take it and retool it," he said. "Make it something that appeals to audiences now a little more.

McTeigue will not confirm or deny his involvement with a new Superman movie, but he seems to be talking about it quite a bit these days! The darker tone? If that means some more action and super powered fist fights I'm all for it, but Superman is not and never was a dark character. I hope these guys don't start thinking "Well, TDK was a huge success" and completely miss the point of the character!
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jimthefan
jimthefan - 8/24/2009, 6:33 PM
holly hood
jimthefan
jimthefan - 8/24/2009, 6:35 PM
there gonna try to hard and fail
there never gonna hit the mark with supes
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 6:36 PM
DOOMSDAY IS DARKER!!!



No Brainer! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 6:37 PM


RETURNS is good enough!!!

Crossover characters would so work in a DOOMSDAY movie!

Reboot an FAIL!
lc
lc - 8/24/2009, 6:39 PM
turn the f*ckin ligths out then it would be darker init lmao .:)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/24/2009, 6:40 PM
DARKER? SUPERMAN IS NOT DARK..YOU CANT RECREATE ANOTHER DARKNIGHT IN SUPERMAN, HE'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE..NO DONT MAKE HIM DARK, YOU NEED TO GIVE HIM A CHALLENGE, MAKE THE CIRCUMSTANCES GRIM, DOOMSDAY...DARKSEID, KRYPTONIANS..HECK SUPERMAN 2 WAS A SUCCESS BECAUSE HE WAS FACING 3 KRYPTONIANS WITH HIS SAME POWERS, AND HIM COMING ON TOP WAS WORTH SEEING..IF YOU CAN CAPTURE THAT APPEAL, THE MOVIE WILL WORK
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 6:41 PM
Friggin' sweet WB cant use the ORIGIN! though they might not think it but it will only make their movie more successful not going over old ground!

Cool vid @ ROR!

Lc @ Bed, now lol.

GUN @ DOOMSDAY would be perfect an if they go that way its gotta be DARK!

Throw in PETER JACKSON, damn we got a EPIC in da making!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 6:45 PM
Multi @ Hell yeah! All these crappy reeboot/remakes have gotta stop an they should make decent comic book movies!

throwing the S heh heh!

Hey, thats a big GUN multi! ; D
AvengingAngel1022
AvengingAngel1022 - 8/24/2009, 6:56 PM
whatever
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 6:57 PM
Multi @ wiv you there bro! ; )
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 6:57 PM
Reboot, skip the origin, dive right into Superman's career as a hero. Bring Routh back!

This is my beef with the "darker" concept: Superman is NOT a dark character. They can't make him dark. That ruins his whole purpose as a beacon of justice. As Batman so perfectly put it in the JL animated series, "You showed me that justice doesn't have to come from the darkness," That sums Supes up perfectly. The villain can be dark, the fights can be serious, the stakes can be high, but Superman should never be dark.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:04 PM
LOBO's cool! But LOBO's getting his own movie!

FRAG IT! ; D

Damn, whats going on??? I agree with everything TYLER just said! Heh heh.
Misterfan
Misterfan - 8/24/2009, 7:05 PM
Bring Routh Back, Skip Origin story, but don't make Supes darker.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:06 PM
Villain should definitely be Brainiac. Luthor as secondary villain.
answer
answer - 8/24/2009, 7:06 PM
I've just remembered it was "Throwing the S" that got me onto this site!!

When the hell was that?!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:07 PM
Misterfan @ ; )

Okay @ I knew TYLER would F it up an spoil it and talk crappy ideas straight after, lmao!
ironknight27
ironknight27 - 8/24/2009, 7:09 PM
If they want to go darker use friggin Darkseid then and/or Doomsday. But Supes himself should not be a darker because that would ruin the character.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:09 PM
I'd go with Darkseid for the Justice League film. It would make sense for the heroes to have to team up against Darkseid and his invasion.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:09 PM
HINKLEY @ How about DARKSEID and DOOMSDAY!!!

After all, it could all be DARKSEIDS doing! ; )

I think we've waited long enough for DOOMIE!!!

Screw the crappy smallville version, should never of been allowed to use the character in that series!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:14 PM
OZY!!! Heh heh! YO!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:14 PM
Doomsday is cool and badass and all, but he shouldn't be in the first film in a new series IMO. For one, he isn't a particularly deep villain. Two, the audience wouldn't have had enough time to bond with Superman as a character and connect with him, thus losing any emotional impact his death should have. I mean, Supes died at the very end of Superman Returns and I didn't give a rat's ass. Eventually, yes, Doomsday should be brought in, but not in the first film to kick off a new continuity.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:15 PM
TYLER stick you new continuity up your A$$!!!

; D

Sequel baby! BIG EPIC DOOMSDAY SEQUEL!!!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:18 PM
They backed themselves into a corner with SR, so I say no to a sequel. The f*cking kid, the lame James Marsden character, etc. It's better to go with a reboot without going through the origin than to make a sequel from a crappy movie that backed the series into a corner.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:21 PM
They can LOSE the kid an you dont need much LOIS in a DOOMSDAY movie!!!

Anyway, what kid lol???? That was a dream! : D

Just think of all the cameos of other DC characters you could get in a DOOMSDAY movie!!!

EPIC!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:22 PM
Plus, Supes "died" in SR. It would be lame to have Supes "die" again, and eventually come back to life again.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:24 PM
He didn't die in SR???? He was taking a rest! : D

Plus,,, in the DOOMSDAY movie, he actually dies and don't come back!!!

Well maybe till the next one anyway, he stays dead, dark, done and dusted! WHAM! ; D
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:25 PM
I think you do have to have Lois in a Doomsday movie. She's Superman's greatest love, she would be the connection from the audience to Supes's death and would be the key to bringing emotion to it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:27 PM
Read the DEATH OF SUPERMAN comics, you don't hardly see LOIS, till SUPES is dying in her arms!

Way to go!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/24/2009, 7:30 PM
I was saying what I think should happen. They don't have to follow the comics panel for panel. It's like a common complaint fans had with Watchmen the movie. They didn't show all the death and bodies in the streets, just the decimated city, and a lot of people said it didn't have the emotional impact it did in the GN.
DDD
DDD - 8/24/2009, 7:33 PM
Clark Kent was raised on a farm in Kansas by 2 parents that were together till the end so Supes grew up in a stable loving family enviornment. His motivation is from that stable point of view. He is not a dark character or ever should be!

Batman grew up in huge dingy corrupt Gotham (Standing in for New York.) He saw his parents killed right before his eyes. His was not an entirely stable environment or up-bringing so he is a bit twisted.

Superman Returns got Supes' persona ALL WRONG! He is not a stalking deadbeat dad. It should just be thrown out of the continuity! It stank like horse manure! The only and I say ONLY good thing about it was Routh!

Bringing Doomsday right in to a new version of Supes in a reboot that is in-line with Supe's actual persona would be confusing. The first movie in the reboot series should be someone else other than Doomsday and please not Luthor for the billionth time as the main bad-guy...that's getting really really old!

SUPvsBAT
SUPvsBAT - 8/24/2009, 7:34 PM
I think doomsday as a main villian and lex as a secondary villian it will be prefect
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/24/2009, 7:35 PM
DDD @ Hell yeah!

DOOMIE & ROUTH!!! ; )

I didn't say without LOIS, just friggin' not much her lol.
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