sorry, but i have to disagree. singer needed to continue for several reasons. another origin story would be redundant, the series didn't need a revamp like batman. everyone knows superman's story, even the ones who never read a comic or never seen the films. superman 1 and 2 are linked, superman 3 and 4 never feed off the previous two and seemed to be nothing more than a stand alone adventure. if you ever happened to catch an uncut version of superman 2 and see it the way donner had meant you would understand that there are many unanswered questions.
in the uncut version the fortress of solitude was destroyed by superman (we never see the fortress again in superman 3 and 4) and general zod taken away by the police (we presumed he was killed because of the theatrical version.) if you look at the new routh pic you will notice that the fortress looks like its in ruins. so i 'm hoping that singer is continuing some of what donner's original vision was.
of course... but i mean, it was 25 years ago, times have changed...
if it was donner himself, maybe i wouldnt mind... but its not him, its singer... imo he made a mess of x-men and i just dont want the same thing happening to superman...
from what i know of the plot i think singer has taken a good approach with the story. i like the fact that superman and lois aren't together unlike the comic with their peter and maryjane ripoff type marriage.
i didn't like xmen1 either, but i did enjoy xmen2.
The movie is still a good time away but rumors are out there. And about picking up from Superman 1 & 2 is bad because of the mistakes in the movies. Like Superman giving up his powers HOW THE HELL DO A MACHINE TAKE SUPERMAN POWERS I DON'T CARE IF IT IS KRYPTON STUFF IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! ALSO LEX LUTHER FINDING SUPERMAN FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE IS STUPID! And all the small but mistakes Singer is using in the new film. Like Lex show up again at Superman place also Lois and Superman may not be together but they may have a child and that is STUPID and all that is taking it to far. Also one thing I didn't like in the first movie was they killed off Superman Earth dad but I am OK with that because the comic books did that but they fixed it down the line, killing off his dad make no point. And the costume may be a little different but it still look like Superman suit so I can take that. But this is just what I think. Please be good Superman Returns because Batman Begins was.