SUPERMAN - SUPERMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN

Following a court decision giving certain copyright rights to the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, Siegel's widow Joanne has reportedly signed a deal with Marvel Studios that will bring a Superman vs. Spider-Man movie to the screen by 2012, according to Daily Variety. According to the trade publication, the film will have two directors, Bryan Singer and Sam Raimi, with Singer directing the Superman sequences and Raimi, the Spider-Man ones. The website JoBlo.com, citing three unnamed studio sources, said that Jake Gyllenhaal will replace Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. (The item may be an April Fool's spoof.) As for Superman -- speculation is that CGI animation may be used to give the character the looks of the late Christopher Reeves. (That too may be an April Fool's spoof.)

01/04/2008