Movie News (8/19/2008): With The Dark Knight breaking every record known to man, and the fact that it’s a sequel of a franchise “reboot” (Batman Begins being the poster child), the executives at Warner Bros. are in turmoil of what to do with their other famous superhero, Superman. Superman Returns was highly regarded as a noble misfire with very mixed reactions and only moderate box-office numbers and the rush to put out a sequel has long since been delayed and while the studios are hard at work figuring out what the next move will be, one exec at Warner Bros. was quoted as saying, “…it might be better to start from scratch…”

I remember seeing Superman Returns and enjoying myself, but not being totally blown away. The fan boy in me was willing to give it an automatic 4 stars just because I wanted to see the man in the red cape again, but the movie itself with its topsy-turvy script and an underwhelming performance by Superman himself, was nothing to write home about.

Are you eagerly awaiting a sequel? Does it deserve a sequel or a franchise reboot? What would a franchise reboot look like? Who would re-play Superman?