Director Bryan Singer has finally confirmed he is working on the sequel to 2006s Superman Returns.
It was heavily rumoured there wouldn't be a follow up to the superhero adventure, which starred Brandon Routh as the Man Of Steel, as it's perceived the film under performed at the box office - a suggestion that riles Singer.
"That movie made $400 million! I don’t know what constitutes under-performing these days...Look, I can understand, I suppose, what some people mean. Perhaps some people went in with the expectation of it being like an X-Men film (which Singer directed the first two instalments), and Superman is a tougher character than that. Especially bringing him back. It really goes back to the fact that you can only please some of the people some of the time.
"But, yes, I’m just getting back with writers after the strike. We’re just in the development phase. I’m starting to develop a sequel...with the intention of directing it."
While Superman Returns was slated by some critics for it's lack of of big action scenes, Singer has promised the sequel will more than deliver on that front.
"The first one was a romantic film and a nostalgic film. I’ll be the first person to own up to that without making any apologies for it. I knew it was going to be that from the outset. And now that the characters are established, there’s really an opportunity to up the threat levels...Clearly there’ll be a body count [laughs]. From frame one, it will be unrelenting terror! All those teenage girls who found the movie and mooned over James Marsden or Brandon? Well, I’m going to wake them up!”