by Neil A. Cole
Hot on the heels of the $113.1 million dollar record breaking opening weekend for "Man of Steel", a recent report indicates that Warner Bros. is hoping to have a sequel in theaters by next year.
An insider has allegedly claimed that the studio wants director Zack Snyder to begin work immediately on a sequel to his reboot of the Superman film franchise. The insider goes on to claim that Warner Bros. also wants the on again/off again Justice League film to be in theaters no later than 2015.
The studio has yet to either confirm or deny this rumor and other reports have indicated that, at the earliest, a sequel will not be in theaters until December, 2015 followed by a Justice League movie in 2016.
Despite mixed reviews, CinemaScore reports that "Man of Steel" has received an average grade of A- from audiences who have embraced the film. As a result, Dan Fellman (Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution) stated that he expects the movie to enjoy strong weekday business from families with older children and to hold up well against a number of coming competitors such as "World War Z," starring Brad Pitt, and "Monsters University," a prequel to Pixar's "Monsters Inc."
“Man of Steel” stars Henry Cavill as Superman in the film from director Zack Snyder. The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Fighter”) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”).
Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Julia Ormond, and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”). Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy.
“Man of Steel” is being produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers. “Man of Steel” opened nationwide on June 14th and is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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