# When the hell are they going to have a decent Superman movie?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 19, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-they-going-to-have-a-decent-superman-movie/543815 "2010-06-19T22:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-they-going-to-have-a-decent-superman-movie/543815/81 "2010-07-28T03:35:15Z")

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> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> My suggestion for casting would be Joseph Gorden-Levitt as Clark/Supes, and maybe somebody like Zoey Deschanel as Lois Lane (the single worst thing about the last movie was that department store mannequin they had playing LL).
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Yes, she was awful, and absolutely the wrong choice for the world-wise career gal. Brandon Roush channeled Reeves pretty well however.

More Bad Things about the 2006 gawdawful travesty- Supes as a stalker.:eek: Supes being able to pick up a island of Green Kyrptonite.:mad: Supes jr.:rolleyes:

There have been several good Animated Supes, however.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-they-going-to-have-a-decent-superman-movie/543815/82 "2010-07-28T03:47:33Z")

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Yeah, i’ve always thought that _any_ intelligent person could’ve spent _five minutes_ with the **Supes Comes Back** script and made it twice the movie it was. Recast Lois Lane (older and tougher), and apply some basic physics (and logic), and you’ve got a … _super_ movie.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-they-going-to-have-a-decent-superman-movie/543815/83 "2010-07-28T14:39:22Z")

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I’ve always wanted to see a movie about when Lex Luthor is elected President. Supes feels duty-bound to follow his orders but is uneasy about what Lex is really up to, and starts digging around to find out. Could make for a good political thriller with a superhero gloss.

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**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-they-going-to-have-a-decent-superman-movie/543815/84 "2010-07-28T17:47:08Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> I’ve always wanted to see a movie about when Lex Luthor is elected President. Supes feels duty-bound to follow his orders but is uneasy about what Lex is really up to, and starts digging around to find out. Could make for a good political thriller with a superhero gloss.

As long as Batman doesn’t show up. The Dark Knight Strikes Again was terrible.

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