If you guys have been listening to the last few Comic Shoppe broadcasts, the consensus is that graphic novel writer Geoff Johns has the right idea with his current interpretation of the Superman mythos. Johns' present writing stint with his return of Brainiac arc in Action Comics, should be proof positive that an authentic Superman celluloid reboot is possible-if the Hollywood suits were to actually take a look at the source material. And low and behold, the director of the first Superman movie, Richard Donner seems to feel the same way. Check out this snippet from a recent Donner interview, courtesy of the LA Times:
Like so many people, I was a huge fan of Donner's 1978 "Superman" film and, in fact, I wrote a lengthy piece for the Los Angeles Times back in 2006 when the filmmaker got to go back and re-cut the sequel, "Superman II," which reached theaters in 1980 in a very different form than Donner planned. There's been a lot of talk lately about the future cinema life of the first and greatest superhero, so I had to ask Donner what he thought of the talk that Warner Bros. would like to take the Man of Steel into darker terrain.
"I do think you could probably take Superman into some other areas today. I think maybe it's ready to break the mold slightly and bring a little greater sense of reality into it. Not contemporizing it to like today. Just making the heavies -- and the situation that is the tension piece -- a little more broken away from the comic-book character. It would take some tricky writing, some good acting and some good directing."
Bryan Singer's 2006 film, "Superman Returns," felt like a valentine to the Donner work on Superman and the older director received it with fondness. "I totally enjoyed it. I saw it just that once. I went to the theater not knowing anything. Bryan and I had spoken many times before but I didn't want to know anything about the film. I went as the audience. And I thought, 'Wow, he really nailed it.' There's that one scene, when that piano slid across the floor on the boat? I was startled. It was great."
What would Donner like to see next for the Last Son of Krypton? He didn't hesitate. "I'd like to see Geoff Johns take a crack at the Superman...I think he would be startling. Did you read his comics? There it is. It's there on paper." Johns is a star writer in comics, of course, but before that, the Detroit native worked in Donner's office as an assistant to the filmmaker. Once again, Donner thinks the smart way to do business is to put a premium on loyalty and good ideas. "The studio hasn't gone to him and said, 'Give us a screenplay.' That would be the smart thing to do, but that's show biz. Right? Show biz, that's our life."
Now let's see if Tinseltown actually gets it right. Next up, on the political front....take a gander at the video below and tell us what you think. Is Reverend Arnold Conrad speaking in tongues as it pertains to Senator Obama and the Muslim world, if God doesn't choose McCain? What say you?
Congrats to fellow conservative of color and BlogTalk host, Kevin Ross (of 3BAAS Media) for winning Fox News Radio's Battle of the Blog Talkers contest. BlogTalk Radio, if you haven't noticed, is gaining greater notoriety and is frankly....blowing up. Click on the link below for more info regarding the contest and to hear Mr. Ross on Fox:
Battle of the Blog Talkers Fox News Contest
And lastly, if McCain loses, I see acting in his future. Seriously. Check out this clip, as The Maverick channels his inner Norman Bates. He's quite good. Seriously.
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