So terrible news for Superman Returns fans.  The fate of Superman hangs in the balance and it doesn't look good.  Variety is reporting that director Bryan Singer may not come back to direct the sequel.

Speaking of DC Comics pics, it is highly unlikely that Bryan Singer will return to shoot the next Superman movie. (The director is finishing up Tom Cruise's Nazi film Valkyrie, and prepping The Mayor of Castro Street). The next Superman we will see on the big screen will not be Brandon Routh, but a younger Superman among a cast of youthful superheroes in The Justice League. That movie will likely not be shot, however, until after the WGA strike is resolved. Warners is so happy with Dark Knight that their fondest hope is that Nolan will return to do another Batman.

This is terrible news.  Superman Returns was a great film.  I know that a lot of people out there didn't like it all that much, but I did.  I admit, for a comic book film, Superman Returns did deliver, HOWEVER, as a film, it was very good.  If you look past all the action and look at the heart of the story, it really was very good.  So if Singer doesn't return, what about Brandon Routh.  He's perfect as Superman!

What are you thoughts on this trouble?

-Phil