The keen eyes over at
Slash Film, have once again spotted CBM news overshadowed, now involving the Zack Snyder's revival of
The Man Of Steel. New York Magazine's
Vulture may have revealed minor details behind the script, written by David S. Goyer and supervised by Christopher Nolan.
In Vulture's article, focused on recent
reports of Twentieth Century Fox offering
Wolverine 2 to Darren Aronofsky, they state,
"Until last weekend, though, Aronofsky was far more interested in directing WB's original take on Superman — in which Clark Kent is a journalist traveling the world trying to decide if he should, in fact, even become Superman — than doing a sequel like Wolverine 2."
(Sidenote: This travelling journalist idea would seem to follow DC's limited comics series called
Superman: Birthright which modernized Superman's origin story somewhat. In that comic, freelancer Clark is a newbie reporter in his early twenties covering international news. While covering an ethnic conflict he uses his super powers on an assassin, resulting in an internal conflict whereby he returns home to learn more about his alien heritage--and eventually forming his character as Superman.)
And while Zack Snyder was announced & confirmed to director last Monday, Vulture includes the following eyebrow-raising info;
"We're told by knowledgeable insiders the reason Warner Bros. picked Snyder for Man of Steel is that the script by David Goyer was rushed, is still a bit of a mess, and that Warner Bros. needs someone who won't spend months or even years trying to get it just right (i.e. Aronofsky), because time is the one thing they don't have."
The site further claims,
"We're told that Snyder was not really Warner's first choice to direct Superman. And privately, even Snyder has confided to agency sources that the current Superman script needs work, but clearly Warner Bros. believes he can get it done faster than Aronofsky."
It's well known that Warner Bros. must have a new
Superman movie in production by 2011, to avoid potential lawsuits by the superhero's creators. And
that fact is the only thing making this news plausible, therefore take this with a grain of salt. But whether its true or not, General Zod is speculated for the villain of the film, which is targeted for a 2012 holiday release.