Aint It Cool News scored an interesting "Constantine" review today which was bookended with a great little "Superman" tidbit - get your porsches and big dogs ready, a certain "Armageddon" director is coming to town:

"I heard tonight from a WB friend at the screening, that McG is out of SUPERMAN and Warner's wants to make it a mandate to get Michael Bay. Apparently he's looking for something big, as he's having trouble getting the budget he wants for his "Island" project at DreamWorks.

Apparently part of the reason Moritz came on-board Supes was that Bay was attached to direct "I Am Legend" for him and former partner, "Harry Potter" franchise and WB-based producer David Heyman. With Adelstein gone from Original, and Sony having inked a deal with DeLuca (which pissed Neal off), he and Heyman are mulling re-teaming up. It doesn't hurt that Neal has close ties to potential Lex Luthor Vin Diesel and was shooting "Stealth" in Australia, where WB wants to do "Superman".

I know for a fact Neal loves Australia, and he's been trying to convince studios to shoot a lot of his productions there. Heyman, like every other producer on the WB lot, has been trying to get on Supes. Aside from the Potter films, what's going to put him where Joel Silver can't get, is his relationship with Neal and they're combined relationship with Bay". See AICN for more details.

Meanwhile, Superman-V.com is reporting that the reason McG may have left the film is that he failed to go on a location scout in Australia. The site hears that Sandy Collora [“Batman: Dead End”] may be in talks to join the flick in some capacity.

Thanks to 'Darren' & 'Antoine'