Originally posted by hofftensen
Perhaps the next superman movie ...after MAN OF STEEL could be THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN ...thus bringing in some of the JLA since they were there in the DEATH OF SUPERMAN storyline
For continuity's sake that would only work if they cast Routh and Bale as their respective characters in the JLA movie, or did an entire reboot of the Superman film franchise. Preferably the first option.
On the issue of villains though; Metallo would be plausible (and more interesting than simply Luthor again) considering there's bound to be some remnants of the moutain of Kryptonite from Superman Returns, although Brainiac seems like a pretty good option.
And with the declaration that one of the villains would be "alien", I had the strange (and very disloyal to the comics) idea of having Superman's son be some kind of sick, twisted creation of Luthor's; making him a product of a Kryptonian-Earthling cross-breeding artificial insemination experiment.
Throw in accelerated growth of some kind, a way for Luthor to make him hate Superman (the experiments could have resulted in weakened inhibitors and emotions making him susceptible to brain washing, or simply continuous psychological trauma under the guise that Superman was responsible for them. A break down in the relationship between Lois and her boyfriend/fiance/husband/partner, who the boy acknowledges as his father, would help. Or his death), training in how to use his powers (Luthor hacked the Fortress of Solitude, which is where Superman learnt how to become Superman, once: he can do it again. As for the speed in which the kid learned...enhanced memory and information retention as a result of the experiments?) and as a result of the experiment's failure: gradual degradation of his mind and body.
Namely: Bizarro. And back to my original point he would be considered alien due to the fact he's half Kryptonian. Well I thought it might make for an interesting twist 😛 .