This might just be the first of many much needed steps if Superman is to make it back to our screens as a solo character. Variety say that the writers of Superman Returns will not return for the next installment in the franchise, as they are pursuing their newly formed directorial careers. Their names are Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, both of whom have big movies behind the camera on the horizon... I Lucifer (Harris), Trick R' Treatk (Dougherty).
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The duo had formed a nice relationship with Bryan Singer who they had also worked with on X-Men 2, but this will give Singer and WB a chance to try something a little fresh for the next film which wouldn't be a bad idea at all. Variety claim some insiders believe the next Superman film will do a 'Hulk" and forget the last film ever happened and will break away from the continuity that was continued in the last movie and will just start a fresh. That may not be a bad idea at all (they should have done that in the first place) but trying to implement that when the audience will already be confused by a new Superman anyway in the Justice League of America movie, this maybe quite difficult. So obviously attention turns to Christopher McQuarrie, the guy who wrote The Usual Suspects and next year's Valkyrie. If he's a comic book fan, then he would seem to be the obvious choice at this point. Hopefully they won't go for someone like David Goyer, who I do like, but I'm sick of seeing his work on every superhero project under the sun. Big changes are needed for the next Superman film. This is the first good step... let's hope they find a hungry writer with a new take on the character.