Superzoom Development Mentioned Again [CR2]

We've received another mention about the development of a new superzoom. We weren't given the focal length & range of such a lens. We also weren't told if this would be a direct replacement for the EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS.

We are wondering if this development is for the Cinema EOS line and not for the stills crowd. I have a hard time believing the EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS was every popular enough to warrant further R&D dollars for a new version.

On a side note, we've been receiving a lot of nonsense lately from a certain group of people, and a couple of other sites are having the same issue. We know who they are and are working to filter out the “rumors” they're sending in. A few things in the last week or so that we have posted, have turned out to be from them.