2008 Movie News Archives

January 16, 2008: “Superman Reborn” Movie Script Online

SupermanCinema.co.uk has managed to locate an unused Superman movie script written by Cary Bates, Ilya Salkind, and Mark Jones.

According to Superman Cinema, this script, titled "Superman Reborn" and written in 1992, was supposed to see Christopher Reeve return to the role of Superman/Clark Kent.

In a 2006 Superman Homepage exclusive interview, Ilya Salkind revealed that he'd written the story for "Superman V" (also known as "Superman: The New Movie" and "Superman Reborn") with "Superboy" writers Bates and Jones.

    "The script was frankly... the best one since [Superman] II or III," Salkind divulged. "It was Brainiac and the city [of Kandor] encapsulated. It was fantastic." In this un-produced script, Superman dies and is resurrected in the shrunken, bottled Kryptonian city of Kandor. The script for "Superman V" involving the Man of Steel's death and rebirth predates DC's "Death of Superman" storyline which began late in 1992.

    Salkind, Bates, and Jones developed a first and second script. Salkind even considered casting Reeve in the title role again. "I went to see Chris Reeve. We had lunch at the Carlisle in New York.... Chris was ready to do it."

    By that time, Warner Brothers developed a renewed interest in the DC Comics icons with the success of 1989's "Batman." According to Salkind, "Warners just started to [make] problems, constantly saying to DC that it ["Superman V"] wouldn't work." A spate of lawsuits arose. Salkind maintained Warner tried to stop "Superman V" and a fifth season of "Superboy" to pave the way for 1993's "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman".

You can download the first 38 pages of the 3rd draft script as a PDF file from SupermanCinema.co.uk.



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