Routh expected filming to begin in early 2009. Singer still listed the sequel as a priority in March 2008, saying that the film was in early development. The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike pushed the release date to 2010. Filming was then pushed to March 2008, but writers Dougherty and Dan Harris left in favor of other career opportunities. was projecting for the sequel, as Superman Returns cost $209 million.įilming for the Superman Returns sequel was to start in mid-2007, before Singer halted development in favor of Valkyrie. " $175 million was the maximum budget Warner Bros.
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We should have had perhaps a little more action to satisfy the young male crowd." Singer reacted incredulously to the studio complaints, saying, "That movie made $400 million! I don't know what constitutes under-performing these days. Horn explained that Superman Returns was a very successful film, but that it "should have done $500 million worldwide. and Legendary Pictures were disappointed by the film's box office return. Although Superman Returns received mostly positive reviews, Warner Bros. Due to his commitment, Singer dropped out of directing a remake of Logan's Run and an adaptation of The Mayor of Castro Street. Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Sam Huntington, Frank Langella, and Tristan Lake Leabu were to reprise their roles. announced a mid-2009 theatrical release date for a sequel, with Bryan Singer reprising his directing duties. In February 2006, four months before the release of Superman Returns, Warner Bros. Brandon Routh as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman.Also, the bank robber who shot Superman in the eye around the middle of the first film would turn out to be John Corben, a.k.a. He would have followed Superman back to Earth from the remnants of Krypton during his five year trip. The sequel would have centered around Brainiac who would have originally been from Krypton. The project was cancelled and evolved into the 2013 action-oritented "reboot" called Man of Steel. Superman: The Man of Steel was a planned sequel to Superman Returns.