Dan Gilroy is earning plenty of critical acclaim with Nightcrawler Roman J. Israel, Esq.
His Superman script was a little more difficult.
If Dan Gilroys name rings a bell to superhero fans, thats no accident.
Its that second Gilroy draft that came the closest to production under Tim Burtons tenure on the project.
Gilroy recalled in an interview withIndieWire, it was very far along.
His biggest fear is that hes an alien.
In theory, theres nothing at all wrong with this concept.
Hes even in therapy, with a disbelieving therapist unprepared to take Clarks confessions at face value.
Its easy to see why Nic Cage was cast for this version of the role.
Youll just have to trust me on this one.
Oh, and Brainiac will emerge periodically byactually splitting out of Lexs head.
This is, in fact, the second to last scene of the film.
That draft also featured Father Dick Donner presiding over Supermans funeral.
It is also completely unconcerned with seeding sequels or wider Superman or DC Universe mythology.
Ill have more on Wishers take on Superman soon.
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