Variety are reporting that
Bryan Singer will re-team with
The Usual Supects screenwriter
Chris McQuarrie for an original WWII ensemble drama that will be his first non-comic book movie since
Apt Pupil nearly ten years ago (it will be ten by the time it's released anyway). The film is the second to be produced by the newly formed United Artist's under the banner of
Tom Cruise and
Paula Wagner. The first being
Lions for Lambs, which will star Cruise himself alongside
Meryl Streep for actor/director
Robert Redford. What this means of course, is that Singer won't be filming a
Superman Returns sequel as his next project as previously thought. Personally I think this is the best way to go. I mean can you really believe the director of The Usual Suspects has been making comic book movies since 2000? The same goes for
Sam Raimi. It's amazing seeing these directors handle some of my favourite literary characters BUT why can't they do what
Christopher Nolan is doing? Make a killer superhero flick, then an awesome non-comic book movie, then come back to make another superhero movie. source -
variety