Singer Interested in "Batman Vs. Superman"?

**RebelMan** · 07-06-2006, 03:41 PM

Source: MTV
July 6, 2006

Superman Returns director Bryan Singer told MTV that he would consider directing a Batman vs. Superman movie, but only after the Man of Steel establishes his identity more thoroughly.

"I've thought about it for a long time — even a longer time ago, actually," the director revealed. "But I don't know who would be the villain. I guess Batman would be the villain, but then he can't be too bad, because he is Batman. So not quite yet. ... I think Superman needs to have his own movies for a little while before that happens." Either way, Singer insisted that "everybody's excited to do more ... and I'm sure we'll do another one."

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Now that Superman has returned, what menace will he battle next? That's the big question in Hollywood this week, and since Brandon Routh was discovered in casting sessions for a once-planned "Batman vs. Superman" flick, rumors of the blockbuster smackdown have been resurrected. "I was at a party recently; Hugh Jackman had a benefit at his house," "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer said. "I went there, and Christian Bale was there, and I suddenly felt like Brandon should be there too. I had all these superheroes around me." Routh added that while he enjoyed sparring verbally with "Batman" star Bale recently at the MTV Movie Awards, he'd prefer to see the two heroes work together. "I don't think we should go toe-to-toe, unless one of us is deranged somehow by some mind-altering drug," he laughed. "We shouldn't be fighting each other; we should be combining forces." Singer said he'd consider directing a "Batman vs. Superman" flick, but only after the Man of Steel establishes his identity a bit more thoroughly. "I've thought about it for a long time — even a longer time ago, actually," the director revealed. "But I don't know who would be the villain. I guess Batman would be the villain, but then he can't be too bad, because he is Batman. So not quite yet. ... I think Superman needs to have his own movies for a little while before that happens." Either way, Singer insisted that "everybody's excited to do more ... and I'm sure we'll do another one." And Routh had this word of warning for Bale: "I don't think Batman really, really wants to go and mess with Superman."

**i_survived_disturbia** · 07-06-2006, 07:29 PM

That would be a cool, but kind of weird movie. I hope they were join forces and not fight each other. Although, I would be wanting Superman to win, because I like him better.

**RebelMan** · 07-06-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by smallvilleisdabomb

I hope they were join forces and not fight each other.

Well, it goes back & forth between them. Half the time they work together & the other half they fight each other.

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Originally Posted by smallvilleisdabomb

Although, I would be wanting Superman to win, because I like him better.

Well, Batman knows who Superman really is & Superman knows who Batman really is. Plus Batman has from time to time used Kryptonite on Superman either if they were working together & definitely when they were fightning each other.

rlm · 07-06-2006, 07:51 PM

supes and the bats should team up and take one some kind of menace. a major supervillian. maybe have lex and the joker in it but not be the actual supervillians in the story, just supporting characters.

SilverSpoon · 07-06-2006, 08:20 PM

I think any fighting that happens between then should just be verbally, since both of them have such different ways of dealing with things and have different ideals. Though it's interesting that no matter how much more of a villain Batman may seem, and how frightening he could be, both will never resort to killing. But Batman will beat you to an inch of your life, then let the paramedics take over.

**RebelMan** · 07-06-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rlm

supes and the bats should team up and take one some kind of menace. a major supervillian.

There's always General Zod, Darkseid, Doomsday, Bizarro, Brainiac, Parasite, Gog, Metallo, Ultraman, The Kryptonite Man, & Livewire.

Yes, I realize most of them are not supervillians, but just normal villians.

SilverSpoon · 07-06-2006, 08:50 PM

Darkseid or Brainiac would be awesome since they're more universal bad guys than hero specific bad guys.

Doomsday is a ***.

rlm · 07-06-2006, 11:45 PM

and many of these villians have such long backstories that it would take a good writer to present them properly on the big screen.

although i would enjoy a good scene with the joker and lex luthor trying to plot something evil. could you imagine those two.

SilverSpoon · 07-06-2006, 11:51 PM

The great thing about these two characters is that they're under the same studio, so it's so doable. Unlike the Marvel movies that are with Fox and Universal and Sony and whatever else, so it's harder to do anything special with crossovers. I mean, they all live in the same universe, but the FF can never mentioned Spider-Man.

darko. · 07-07-2006, 12:14 AM

hell no. it would be lame as hell. what the hell does he need batman for? unless hes beaten by kryptonite, he needs NO ONE. he flies at like friggin mach 539785935845. he doesnt need slow ass batman lagging behind.

this isnt the comics where batman is like a super genius and superman is a whimpy baby who is always insulted by batman, who somehow manages to fly through the city on a rope at 500 mph. f that. superman would wink really hard and the force would send batman through a wall \m/

in short, movie superman > comics superman

and batman = lame in every medium.

Riz · 07-07-2006, 06:45 AM

If it did happen, Chris Nolan should write/direct it instead. He's much better than Singer, yo.

solo1 · 07-08-2006, 07:39 PM

Batman would kick Superman's ass. He'd have to. Any time these guys meet in the comics, Batman kicks his ass.

The reason he has to is because Superman has superpowers, so in order to balance things out to maintain some sense of tension, Batman has to have some advantage. And if Batman has any kind of advantage at all, it's a thing of nothing to crank that advantage up a notch and kick the crap out of the other guy.

SilverSpoon · 07-08-2006, 08:04 PM

Kryptonite ring!

I bet the first time Batman learned of Superman's weakness he made the ring. He has a way to defeat every villain and hero. I'd love to see him take on Deathstroke.

rlm · 07-08-2006, 10:58 PM

wasn't there some story where it was superman that gave batman the kryptonite just in case. lets say supes went bad so with batman having the krypto he could stop him.

SilverSpoon · 07-08-2006, 11:04 PM

Seems like something he'd do. In the Superman/Batman story I just read, Superman had his own Kryptonite ring inside his belt buckle. I'm not sure how he thought that would ever come in handy.

annieHARTNETT · 07-10-2006, 08:25 AM

i relaly would wanna watch this if it comes out but i thought batman and superman teams up. and superman verses spiderman

SilverSpoon · 07-10-2006, 09:19 AM

Ahhh, Superman vs. Spider-Man. Those were the good old days of the Marvel/DC team ups.

farsighted · 07-10-2006, 03:10 PM

I think this movie would be stupid. I could never think of a premise in which batman would win, therefore my favorite superhero dies. That's stupid.

Superman Spiderman would be more interesting, because both are truely superpowered.

SilverSpoon · 07-10-2006, 03:17 PM

I think making it "versus" would be bad, but doing a team-up would be better. And instead of fighting each other with fists, they'd have problems with the team-up. You know, maybe there's some case that Batman's on, but Superman gets all into saviour mode and decides to take care of it himself, but Batman's like "No way, fool, this is my town. Go have sex with Lois." The best representation of Batman versus Superman was in Kingdom Come, where it was really about opposing views. Dialogue between these two characters is always way better than any action they're thrown into, because they both have such enormous respect for one another, yet they don't like the way the other handles things.

darko. · 07-10-2006, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by solo1

Batman would kick Superman's ass. He'd have to. Any time these guys meet in the comics, Batman kicks his ass.

The reason he has to is because Superman has superpowers, so in order to balance things out to maintain some sense of tension, Batman has to have some advantage. And if Batman has any kind of advantage at all, it's a thing of nothing to crank that advantage up a notch and kick the crap out of the other guy.

yeah well comics are dumb. no way batman could ever beat superman. superman hears and sees everything. super strength,super speed, flies...are you nuts? just because the gay writers like making batman seem like hes some sort of incredible guy doesnt mean anything. hes just a human! they just likemaking superman seem like a whimp. superman could eat batman for breakfast.

07-06-2006, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,942 My Profile	Singer Interested in "Batman Vs. Superman"? Source: MTV July 6, 2006 Superman Returns director Bryan Singer told MTV that he would consider directing a Batman vs. Superman movie, but only after the Man of Steel establishes his identity more thoroughly. "I've thought about it for a long time — even a longer time ago, actually," the director revealed. "But I don't know who would be the villain. I guess Batman would be the villain, but then he can't be too bad, because he is Batman. So not quite yet. ... I think Superman needs to have his own movies for a little while before that happens." Either way, Singer insisted that "everybody's excited to do more ... and I'm sure we'll do another one." \/ Full Article \/ Now that Superman has returned, what menace will he battle next? That's the big question in Hollywood this week, and since Brandon Routh was discovered in casting sessions for a once-planned "Batman vs. Superman" flick, rumors of the blockbuster smackdown have been resurrected. "I was at a party recently; Hugh Jackman had a benefit at his house," "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer said. "I went there, and Christian Bale was there, and I suddenly felt like Brandon should be there too. I had all these superheroes around me." Routh added that while he enjoyed sparring verbally with "Batman" star Bale recently at the MTV Movie Awards, he'd prefer to see the two heroes work together. "I don't think we should go toe-to-toe, unless one of us is deranged somehow by some mind-altering drug," he laughed. "We shouldn't be fighting each other; we should be combining forces." Singer said he'd consider directing a "Batman vs. Superman" flick, but only after the Man of Steel establishes his identity a bit more thoroughly. "I've thought about it for a long time — even a longer time ago, actually," the director revealed. "But I don't know who would be the villain. I guess Batman would be the villain, but then he can't be too bad, because he is Batman. So not quite yet. ... I think Superman needs to have his own movies for a little while before that happens." Either way, Singer insisted that "everybody's excited to do more ... and I'm sure we'll do another one." And Routh had this word of warning for Bale: "I don't think Batman really, really wants to go and mess with Superman."

07-06-2006, 07:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
i_survived_disturbia Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,025 My Profile	That would be a cool, but kind of weird movie. I hope they were join forces and not fight each other. Although, I would be wanting Superman to win, because I like him better.

07-06-2006, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,097 My Profile	supes and the bats should team up and take one some kind of menace. a major supervillian. maybe have lex and the joker in it but not be the actual supervillians in the story, just supporting characters.

07-06-2006, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	I think any fighting that happens between then should just be verbally, since both of them have such different ways of dealing with things and have different ideals. Though it's interesting that no matter how much more of a villain Batman may seem, and how frightening he could be, both will never resort to killing. But Batman will beat you to an inch of your life, then let the paramedics take over.

07-06-2006, 08:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	Darkseid or Brainiac would be awesome since they're more universal bad guys than hero specific bad guys. Doomsday is a ***.

07-06-2006, 11:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,097 My Profile	and many of these villians have such long backstories that it would take a good writer to present them properly on the big screen. although i would enjoy a good scene with the joker and lex luthor trying to plot something evil. could you imagine those two.

07-06-2006, 11:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	The great thing about these two characters is that they're under the same studio, so it's so doable. Unlike the Marvel movies that are with Fox and Universal and Sony and whatever else, so it's harder to do anything special with crossovers. I mean, they all live in the same universe, but the FF can never mentioned Spider-Man.

07-07-2006, 12:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
darko. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: shlums 'o shaolin Posts: 2,126	hell no. it would be lame as hell. what the hell does he need batman for? unless hes beaten by kryptonite, he needs NO ONE. he flies at like friggin mach 539785935845. he doesnt need slow ass batman lagging behind. this isnt the comics where batman is like a super genius and superman is a whimpy baby who is always insulted by batman, who somehow manages to fly through the city on a rope at 500 mph. f that. superman would wink really hard and the force would send batman through a wall \m/ in short, movie superman > comics superman and batman = lame in every medium.

07-07-2006, 06:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Riz The Inner Light Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 398 My Profile	If it did happen, Chris Nolan should write/direct it instead. He's much better than Singer, yo.

07-08-2006, 07:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
solo1 Heartless Bastard Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,673 My Profile	Batman would kick Superman's ass. He'd have to. Any time these guys meet in the comics, Batman kicks his ass. The reason he has to is because Superman has superpowers, so in order to balance things out to maintain some sense of tension, Batman has to have some advantage. And if Batman has any kind of advantage at all, it's a thing of nothing to crank that advantage up a notch and kick the crap out of the other guy.

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SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	Kryptonite ring! I bet the first time Batman learned of Superman's weakness he made the ring. He has a way to defeat every villain and hero. I'd love to see him take on Deathstroke.

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07-08-2006, 10:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,097 My Profile	wasn't there some story where it was superman that gave batman the kryptonite just in case. lets say supes went bad so with batman having the krypto he could stop him.

07-08-2006, 11:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	Seems like something he'd do. In the Superman/Batman story I just read, Superman had his own Kryptonite ring inside his belt buckle. I'm not sure how he thought that would ever come in handy.

07-10-2006, 08:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
annieHARTNETT I heart Joshtopia Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,835 My Profile	i relaly would wanna watch this if it comes out but i thought batman and superman teams up. and superman verses spiderman

07-10-2006, 09:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	Ahhh, Superman vs. Spider-Man. Those were the good old days of the Marvel/DC team ups.

07-10-2006, 03:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
farsighted Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 580 My Profile	I think this movie would be stupid. I could never think of a premise in which batman would win, therefore my favorite superhero dies. That's stupid. Superman Spiderman would be more interesting, because both are truely superpowered.

07-10-2006, 03:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,567	I think making it "versus" would be bad, but doing a team-up would be better. And instead of fighting each other with fists, they'd have problems with the team-up. You know, maybe there's some case that Batman's on, but Superman gets all into saviour mode and decides to take care of it himself, but Batman's like "No way, fool, this is my town. Go have sex with Lois." The best representation of Batman versus Superman was in Kingdom Come, where it was really about opposing views. Dialogue between these two characters is always way better than any action they're thrown into, because they both have such enormous respect for one another, yet they don't like the way the other handles things.