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December 8, 2004: Dan Harris Says “Superman” Bigger Than “X2”

Dan Harris, one of the writers of Bryan Singer's upcoming Superman Returns movie, told SCI FI Wire that the film promises to be larger in scope than director Singer's last movie, the X-Men sequel X2, which Harris also co-wrote. "I thought that [X2] was a big movie, but this scope is another step bigger," Harris said in an interview. "It's [being shot on] a permanent backlot. It will be like a permanent New York City-slash-Metropolis."

Harris is co-writing the newest Superman movie with Michael Dougherty and Singer and has relocated to Australia for preproduction. The movie stars relative newcomer Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman. Harris said that the film is scheduled to begin shooting in Australia as soon as March. "We're shooting in March, but we're there this early because it's such a big build," he said, referring to the time needed to construct the movie's massive sets. "They are building a portion of Metropolis, like a major backlot that's amazing. It's, like, three intersecting city blocks, and everything is four stories tall."

Harris added that Singer insisted on his participation in the early development of the film. "Bryan Singer works with writers all the time, start to finish through post-production," Harris said. "Because they built so much art-department stuff [in Australia], the art department has to be there, and because [Bryan] has to be there, we have to be there." Superman Returns is eyeing a 2006 release.



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