Movie release date: December, 2012. See also: Mayan apocalypse.

Warner Brothers just can't seem to do a good Superman film to save their lives.

Meanwhile, Marvel Studios keeps pumping out product...

Well, DC keeps pumping out product, too — Jonah Hex, The Losers, RED, etc. It's just that Marvel's product seems to be, on average, a lot better.

Oh, dear lord. Cast a gay and/or British dude as Superman, Kevin Costner as Pa Kent (at least he's not dead, I guess), Diane Lane (age 46) as Ma Kent, a redhead as Lois Lane, and now... General Zod.

What little enthusiasm I had when they announced Snyder as director is eroding fast.

It's a remake of Superman 2, just like the first one was a remake of 1. It, too, will suck.

It's a remake, not a reboot? WTF? Did they learn nothing from the last one.

And Superman II had the worst problems. Story telling and character flaws.

The "rebooted" Supes 3 will probably feature Chris Rock in the role of a computer hacker.

Superman Returns was a sequel to Superman 2, a retcon of 3 and 4. Lois got pregnant during the period Supes was de-powered in 2.