The only explanations are that his movies tend to make money or that he could have threatened someone. Many fans chose to believe that he was only a figurehead during the course of Superman Returns (and it at-least proves that he was willing to change his mind on certain bad ideas if not all) but I really think Warners should do something about him. He started working on a Superman film in what? 1994? It came out in 2006. WB needs to do the math.

Maybe they will. In the animated series from the '90s, Brainiac was responsible for the destruction of Krypton, and the death & return sagas could easily lend themselves to a really epic film.

I'm 90% positive about this. I mean, Christopher Nolan changed the game when it came to superhero movies. His Batman felt much more "real" than anything before in superhero films and if people stop looking at "dark" and "light" then I think we just might be looking at a Superman that transcends the "superhero" umbrella to become legitimate sci-fi or even just a more intense action/adventure pic.

That's how I would feel if I knew exactly what he was doing. What do they mean he's gonna serve as a "mentor" or "godfather?" I mean, what director wants to submit to such a "mentor"ship? If he's producing it, why not just announce him as a producer?

Whatever. This is good news. Hopefully, it means no deadbeat dad Supes. My one hope is that it won't be what some fans obviously want, which is just a big middle-finger to the old Superman films. Superman: the Movie was, itself, a "reboot" from the standpoint of retelling his origin and not continuing on from, say, the old serials or TV show (which had a pilot that was theatrically relased) so it's not a disservice to them the way it might be for Star Wars or Indy; but I just don't want them to be vilified like some people seem intent on.