Since the production diaries for Superman Returns have been lacking ever since November of last year, we have given added attention to Bryan Singer and his interviews on the film. The latest interview covers Marlon Brando, Singer's feelings towards X-Men 3, BlueTights and the current status of the film.
Bryan Singer Talks Superman Returns
In a recent interview with TV Guide, Bryan Singer answers a few production questions on Superman Returns plus gives the current status of the film.
TVGuide.com: What's the current status of Superman Returns? Singer: I have a cut of the film that I like. I'm now trimming it and completing the 1,500-plus visual effects.
TVGuide.com: You did video journals throughout the production on Bluetights.net. Why is it important for you to keep the fans involved in the filmmaking process? Singer: I think there's a kind of theater when you're making a film that's very exciting. To not afford fans access to that would be a crime. If I could have them come visit and observe the shooting in person, I would do it, but it's difficult... and so far away.
TVGuide.com: So basically, you have a computer-animated Marlon Brando in the movie?
Singer: Yeah, I guess you could call it that. The challenge is that when you have an actor, you can scan them using a cyberscan and a lumispheric scan to re-create them all the way down to the pores on their tongue or the hair on their ears, but since we didn't have Brando, we didn't have the actor. All we had was reference photography and film footage, so we had to reconstruct him in a computer. It was very challenging.
Bryan Singer goes on to discuss the X-Men franchise and other decisions he has made around Superman Returns. Check out the entire report over at TVGuide.
Superman Returns will fly into theatres on June 30, 2006.
For movie clips, movie stills, the teaser trailer, movie info and synopsis, go to the Superman
Returns Movie Page.
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