re: Superman officially getting the reboot

Damned shame actually. SR was a good movie, but it was too much of an homage to the Donner film and it alienated the fanboys. I thought Routh did a fine job and was counting on Singer to deliver a much punchier second act (similar to how X2 was such an improvement over X-Men).

The problem is that Superman is not, nor has he ever been, a "dark" character. You might recall they tried such a departure in III, but that was such a damned disgrace generally, people forget about that part of it.

Just because you are the worlds greatest superhero, that does not mean that your movies will be the most successful.