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Bryan Singer Says Leaving 'X-Men' Was 'Traumatizing,' Admits 'Superman Returns' Was "Too Reverential"

  • By Kieran McMahon
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  • March 23, 2013 10:15 AM
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  • 9 Comments
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Currently on a publicity tour for "Jack the Giant Slayer" and working to bring together "X-Men: Days of Future Past," the next leg of the reinvigorated X-Men franchise, Bryan Singer has spoken of how difficult he found it letting them go the first time around, when he departed the franchise (of which he directed the first two installments) in favor of rival superhero picture "Superman Returns."
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More: Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Superman Returns

Too Romantic? Bryan Singer Made 'Superman Returns' For The 'Devil Wears Prada' Crowd?

  • By Edward Davis
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  • March 25, 2011 8:15 AM
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  • 11 Comments
Ahh, "Superman Returns," the prickly, uncomfortable thorn in the comic book movie geek's side. Far better than say, half of the 20th Century Fox films -- "Daredevil," "Elektra," "Fantastic Four," "Ghost Rider" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" -- or half the super hero movies ever made including "Punisher," "Catwoman," "Jonah Hex," "Swamp Thing," "Batman Forever," "Batman & Robin," etc., etc. The film is admittedly uneven and somewhat unsatisfying, but there's something about its DNA that really riles up some particular comic book movie fans.
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More: Films, Bryan Singer, Zack Snyder, Super Hero Films, Superman Returns, Man of Steel

What Might Have Been: 'Superman Returns' Co-Writer Talks Loosely Planned Sequel

  • By Christopher Bell
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  • November 6, 2010 8:38 AM
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Writer Michael Dougherty Discusses The Sequel That *Could* Have Been; Zach Snyder Reiterates Zod Won't Be The Villain In 'Man Of Steel'With all the talk about the new iteration of "Superman: The Man of Steel," some story info was bound to leak on the sequel that never was, the follow up to Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns."
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More: Films, Super Hero Films, Superman Returns, Michael Dougherty

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