Smart Boy

Thankfully at least Brandon Routh seems to get it. Via here:

"IESB: A lot of people don't think Superman can be that dark, or that you could make such a dark Superman film.

Routh: I don't know, I don't think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in Superman Returns, and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that's one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don't know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that's a way to do it. But I don't think Superman himself needs to be darker. He definitely has to struggle, how does Superman be a part of the world? And does he have to make sacrifices to be a part of that world? To fit in and what purpose does he really play in the world? Those are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don't think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that's not is nature. And that's now what people what to see."

Let's hope everyone involved behind the scenes gets it too. Also... that they get a better script than the last one. That'd be nice. And perhaps getting a new Lois Lane wouldn't be the worst of ideas...
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