J.J. Abrams Reminds Us He Wrote A Superman Movie
Fri, March 22, 2013 
You want to know the influence of Superman: Flyby to The Man of Steel? We'll stick with just two things: Henry Cavill and that suit. They both originated from the J.J. Abrams-penned attempt to revive the Big Blue Boy Scout to the silver screen. Everyone be nice and say, "Thank you, McG!"
Someone was bound to ask Abrams his thoughts as Star Trek Into Darkness and The Man of Steel approach in the coming months. That someone is Empire:
"'The thing that I tried to emphasise in the story was that if the Kents found this boy, Kal-El, who had the power that he did, he would have most likely killed them both in short order,' Abrams told Empire. 'And the idea that these parents would see – if they were lucky to survive long enough – that they had to immediately begin teaching this kid to limit himself and to not be so fast, not be so strong, not be so powerful.'
'The result of that, psychologically, would be fear of oneself, self-doubt and being ashamed of what you were capable of. Extrapolating that to adulthood became a fascinating psychological profile of someone who was not pretending to be Clark Kent, but who was Clark Kent. Who had become that kind of a character who is not able or willing to accept who he was and what his destiny was.'
'The idea in the movie was that he became Superman because he realised he had to finally own his strength and what he’d always been. I don't know if that’s what Zack and Chris [Nolan] are doing, but it looks like that’s part of the idea and I could not be more thrilled to see that movie. That to me was always the way to go.'"
I must confess I'm surprised they didn't throw a "Story by" credit Abrams' way. Add to the nerd/general public cred that began with last summer's teaser trailer. By the way, the official promo tour kicks off next week with Henry Cavill in Japan. So for those of you still bitching about the lack of marketing, shut the Hell up. It's coming.
Reader Comments (1)
It is dangerous to wait until the last minute to market your reboot in a crowded Summer. It may be bitching but it's not needless bitching. If WB's marketing is so flawless why didn't Superman Returns open with more than it did? Forget the legs, they couldn't even get a Superman movie over 100mil in five days. And Batman Begins opening wasn't great either.
It's foolish to not question the marketing for a WB Superhero film.
I didn't like the last film, show me goods, convince that this one is going to be better.