Peters subsequently requested more action in the script while Warner Bros. set about finding a director.
But after Burton signed his deal, it turns out he wasnt too crazy about Smiths script after all.
The studio also wasted no time in finding a new vision, settingJ.J.
Abramsto pen the script in February 2002.
Casting began, but proved difficult.
McG subsequently returned to the film and continued casting, withRobert Downey Jr.set to play Lex Luthor.
Hes happily married, living a quiet life, when The Jokerthought deadkills Waynes wife with a poison dart.
Abramsdelivered the script forSuperman Flyby, and the studio had to decide which movie to move forward with first.
Just that the love itself was constructed by the Joker to break [Bruce].
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But onceSuperman Returnsactually hit theaters, Warner Bros. was less bullish on sequel prospects.
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