MOVIES: Smallville is in the Outback?

Good news and bad news about the upcoming Superman movie.

Good news first: according to this item on IMDb, talentless hack extraordinaire McG, who inflicted the two Charlie's Angels films on an unsuspecting public, has backed out of (been fired from?) the project, citing the production's move to Australia (Australia??) as a reason.

Bad news: IMDb now lists ADHD poster child and reigning King of the Hacks Michael Bay as the director. This is the man responsible for Bad Boys II, people. He is pure evil. Michael Bay is, in fact, the devil, and anyone who suggests otherwise is in all likelihood a minion of hell, and should be dealt with accordingly.

Also, why does everyone keep calling this a sequel? It's starting over from scratch, not picking up where this damn thing left off.