Ratner NOT Leaving Superman After All

Ratner NOT Leaving Superman After All
Okay, enough with the crap WB, get this movie started already
Source: Sci Fi Wire

Superman Rumors Denied

Directors Michael Bay and Brett Ratner denied persistent rumors that Ratner has left the proposed fifth Superman movie and that Bay is in line to replace him, Variety columnist Michael Fleming reported. “This is 100 percent false,” Bay told Fleming. “I haven’t spoken to anybody at Warner Brothers about Superman. I have no idea how this rumor got started. Isn’t Brett doing Superman?”

Ratner added, “This is the most ridiculous rumor I’ve ever heard, and it starts with Web sites that have gone from supportive cinephiles to [being] gossip mongers. The studio is spending multiple millions of dollars making test deals with the actors I want. They’re paying me, my [director of photography], my [assistant director], my editor, my props guy.”

Ratner speculated on the reason for the widespread rumors. “The whole hiccup here has been our search for Superman,” he said. “I’m at [Creative Artists Agency], just like Michael Bay. I make as much money as he does. They would not jeopardize pissing me off by negotiating behind my back. I’d know.” But Ratner confirmed rumors that he has spoken with both Josh Hartnett and Jude Law about the role. The hangup? Committing to a long-term franchise. “As much as I’ve told Jude and Josh my vision for the movie, I’ve warned them of the consequences of being Superman,” Ratner said. “They’ll live this character for 10 years, because I’m telling one story over three movies and plan to direct all three if the first is as successful as everyone suspects.”

Ratner also denied rumors that the film’s budget is more than $200 million. “North of $200 million is a lie. We won’t have a budget for three weeks,” Ratner said.