Kevin Spacey will return as Lex Luthor in Superman: Man of Steel, Variety reported. Superman director Bryan Singer met with Spacey in New York while the latter was appearing on Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's recently wrapped Moon for the Misbegotten.Singer was about to pitch his Man of Steel sequel to Warner Brothers. Superman Returns co-writer Michael Dougherty is now writing the screenplay, the trade paper reported.After Singer completes Valkyrie and The Mayor of Castro Street, he plans to start production on Man of Steel next year, for a 2009 release.