Entertainment Weekly: Five things you need to know about 'Superman Returns'

2. 'Superman Returns' Should Have Been 'Superman 3'
While technically not a sequel, director Bryan Singer's film picks up five years after the events of Superman 2. (Consider those embarrassing Supermans 3 and 4 forgotten.) ''It puts the first two films in a vague sense of history,'' says Singer, whose respect for the first Superman film is such, he sought director Richard Donner's blessing before taking the job of relaunching the franchise. He even plans to incorporate unused footage of Marlon Brando's performance as Jor-El, Superman's Kryptonian daddy.

This was nice news to read, considering one of the previously-named directors had badmouthed that classic. And then there was this quote

"I want to make a movie that in the future, someone can pop in a disc — or a crystal or something — and not go, 'Wow! This must have been really interesting back in the early aughts!'"

Yes! Published reference to this decade's unofficial title! I'm not alone!