After year after year rolling in development hell in the aftermath of 2006's Superman Returns, it seems that the Man Of Steel's journey back to the big screen is finally, finally getting somewhere.

Earlier this year, Warner Bros made what looks like an inspired decision to recruit Christopher Nolan to oversee the Superman franchise in some form of ‘Godfather' role. Given that Nolan has rebooted Batman in a manner that you'd assume was beyond Warner Bros' wildest dreams a decade ago, it was mighty smart thinking on the studio's part.

And now one of Nolan's regular collaborators, David Goyer, appears to have signed up to write Superman: The Man Of Steel.

Goyer quit as showrunner on ABC's FlashForward TV show a few weeks back, with the assumption being that he was working on the script for Christopher Nolan's next Batman movie. That may still be the case, but according to Latino Review, he's the man holding the quill that looks to bring Superman back.

Furthermore, it's reported that Goyer is looking to do a take on the character that takes the franchise back to the John Byrne mini-series of the 1980s. Byrne's Man Of Steel comic book series was regarded as a reboot for the character, and Goyer is reportedly looking to take that as a basis for a film that's "Modern. Believable. FUN!".

Further details posted at Latino Review suggest that the film will indeed be called Superman: The Man Of Steel, and that Brandon Routh will definitely not be pulling the blue tights on again. It's very unlikely, too, that Bryan Singer is getting asked back to the director's chair, although given that he's reportedly working on a Battlestar Galactica movie, that's not a huge surprise.

The story Goyer is looking to put across won't be an origin story, and will include Lex Luthor and Brainiac as its villains. It's also taking place in a world where the Daily Planet is under threat from Internet pressures. Blimey. Bloody websites, eh?

You can read the full report over at Latino Review here, and we'll keep you posted as to how this develops. Our views thus far are this: Goyer is a terrific writer (less successful as a director), and if he's left to explore this properly, this is easily the most positive Superman movie news in a long, long time...