Christopher Nolan reveals his plans for rebooting Superman

*The Deadman* · 03-10-2010, 02:39 PM

http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/christo...an-talks-s.php

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The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who will "godfather" a new film version of Superman, is speaking for the first time about the project, remaining coy about some details and offering up his take on the venerable franchise. He also confirmed that Dark Knight story guy David S. Goyer will be drafting the script.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog, Nolan said:

"It's very exciting, we have a fantastic story," Christopher Nolan said while sipping tea in the sleek editing suite that fills the converted garage adjacent to his Hollywood home. "And we feel we can do it right. We know the milieu, if you will, we know the genre and how to get it done right." ...
The Internet flurry that included reports that, according to [Nolan's wife and producer, Emma] Thomas, might be better described as fan fiction. The dispatches revealing that the film will be called "Man of Steel" ? and feature Lex Luthor and Brainiac? Or the one about it being a period piece with something like a low-fi version of the hero?

"I don't know where this stuff comes from," Thomas said with a chuckle, although, as with any good poker player, it's hard to say where the bluff starts and ends. ...

Christopher Nolan (left) directing Aaron Eckhart on the set of The Dark Knight

Nolan wouldn't say who will direct, though speculation centers on his brother and collaborator, Jonathan Nolan.

Nolan added, though, that this new movie will stand on its own.
"A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that's what I know how to do," Nolan said, emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the Man of Steel would assure the integrity needed for the film. "Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other."

Still, it was a frustrating moment in the Batman franchise that led to this new Superman revival. Nolan and Goyer, a key collaborator on both Batman films, were at a story impasse on the third Batman film (which is now picking up steam as well) when, as a distraction, Goyer gave the filmmaker a daydream version of how he would tackle a story about the last son of Krypton.

"He basically told me, 'I have this thought about how you would approach Superman,'" Nolan recalled. "I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I've never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way."

Aaagh, so vague! We'll be watching this closely, though. What do you think? You have faith in Nolan?

*Candy Kappa* · 03-10-2010, 03:07 PM

had it not been for superkid in returns I'd just been happy with a sequel rather a reboot.
I love lex luthor, but I'd be nice to see a villain matching superman in a fight again

*Turo602* · 03-10-2010, 03:32 PM

I want to see a better Superman, Lex Luthor as the side villian and Metallo, or Braniac, or Zod, then later Darksied and Doomsday Now that would make a better Supes series.

~~Leo656~~ · 03-10-2010, 08:48 PM

Cautiously optimistic. There sure are worse people who could be working on it.

Let's hope it doesn't take another ten years to get it done.

*Spitfire* · 03-11-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Cautiously optimistic. There sure are worse people who could be working on it.

Let's hope it doesn't take another ten years to get it done.

There couldn't be better people working on it. This is a great idea. I'm behind Nolan 100%. Yet to see a film of his I didn't like. I'm pretty sure I've seen all his movies.

*Krutch* · 03-12-2010, 04:36 AM

I really liked Superman Returns. I love all of Bryan Singer's films. But yeah, Superman having a kid doesnt work for me. Still, I'd rather a sequel than a reboot. The tone was perfect for a Superman film and Routh did a great job.

I cant help but wonder how he'll feel when he sees the newly casted Superman on the big screen.

*The Stryker* · 03-12-2010, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Krutch

I cant help but wonder how he'll feel when he sees the newly casted Superman on the big screen.

I got a feeling that he won't care at all.

Returns was okay I guess. The biggest problem with it was that it was a sequel to the Original Reeves movies. Been there done that, Four times.

**Venom** · 03-12-2010, 06:10 AM

Warner better get this on the fast-track before they lose the rights to Supes. Only, what, a year left to go?

*ZariusTwo* · 03-12-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Krutch

I really liked Superman Returns. I love all of Bryan Singer's films. But yeah, Superman having a kid doesnt work for me. Still, I'd rather a sequel than a reboot. The tone was perfect for a Superman film and Routh did a great job.

The "tone" was frickin' miserable. That isnt what Superman is about. At all.

*Krutch* · 03-12-2010, 07:56 PM

I beg to differ. Superman was in a crappy situation himself and when he was getting beat down by Lex's lackeys it got intense, but the tone was light and fun throughout. Every scene in the planet had fluffy jokes, Superman's save in the baseball stadium along with his joke about flying safe... I thought it was very well done. Even every scene with Luthor had some comedy to it.

*The Stryker* · 03-12-2010, 08:14 PM

Totally, The scenes with Supes staring at his ex while she hangs out with her new guy while looking depressed were just uplifting.

*Krutch* · 03-14-2010, 04:13 PM

I can argue this all day and get nowhere, so I'll just forfeit now

~~Leo656~~ · 03-15-2010, 08:37 AM

I loved it. The whole movie was supposed to be a bit more melancholy. It was all metaphor; a movie about Superman trying to find his place in a world that's passed him by, being made and released in an era where the entire character of Superman is considered passe' by a good segment of the population.

Plus comic movies have gotten darker in general the past decade. If Superman Returns had been all light and goofy like the Fantastic Four flicks, people would have sh*t on it even more than they do. Superman 3 had more than enough bad comedy for an army of Superman flicks. Still, I do think Superman Returns was more a Christmas-season movie than a summer action blockbuster type movie. People are generally more melancholy and nostalgic around the holidays, that movie could have made twice as much money on a holiday release, I've always felt.

With regard to character, acting, music, effects, and comic book authenticity, it was a great movie (the kid notwithstanding, it was by far the closest thing to comic canon any Superman movie has ever been). I didn't even hate the kid, b/c I know what Singer was trying to do, it just wasn't very necessary and pretty much made sure there wouldn't be a sequel even though there was apparently supposed to be.

I don't think it was the tone or the kid that "sank" Superman Returns, it was that the crappy X-Men 3 All-Star Mutant Jamboree Slugfest came out like right before, and the only complaints I heard from anyone that summer about Returns was that "Superman didn't even fight anybody".

So I'm guessing it was just too "different" for most comic book movie fanatics.

As much as I loved it, though, I'm looking forward to a new one. I'll never know why Hollywood acts like it's so hard to do a Superman movie, there's only what, about 20 years of solid, post-Crisis John Byrne/Dan Jurgens/Geoff Johns/etc Superman stories to rip off. Just keep the suit and powers the same and stay true to the source material and you're f*cking done. It only seems hard when morons like Burton get in their head that "changes" need to be made for the sake of "their vision". Next thing you know Supes is wearing black leather with an S shield that turns into ninja swords.

Oh, and the new movie should absolutely have nothing to do with Smallville (aka, "The Only Superman Origin Reboot That's Somehow Worse Than Mark Waid's 'Birthright'"). It would just make things needlessly complicated, and that show ultimately has nothing at all to do with the real Superman. Just sayin'.

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Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	I want to see a better Superman, Lex Luthor as the side villian and Metallo, or Braniac, or Zod, then later Darksied and Doomsday Now that would make a better Supes series. __________________

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The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Totally, The scenes with Supes staring at his ex while she hangs out with her new guy while looking depressed were just uplifting. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

03-10-2010, 08:48 PM	#4
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Cautiously optimistic. There sure are worse people who could be working on it. Let's hope it doesn't take another ten years to get it done.

03-12-2010, 04:36 AM	#6
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	I really liked Superman Returns. I love all of Bryan Singer's films. But yeah, Superman having a kid doesnt work for me. Still, I'd rather a sequel than a reboot. The tone was perfect for a Superman film and Routh did a great job. I cant help but wonder how he'll feel when he sees the newly casted Superman on the big screen.

03-12-2010, 06:10 AM	#8
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	Warner better get this on the fast-track before they lose the rights to Supes. Only, what, a year left to go?

03-12-2010, 07:56 PM	#10
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	I beg to differ. Superman was in a crappy situation himself and when he was getting beat down by Lex's lackeys it got intense, but the tone was light and fun throughout. Every scene in the planet had fluffy jokes, Superman's save in the baseball stadium along with his joke about flying safe... I thought it was very well done. Even every scene with Luthor had some comedy to it.

03-14-2010, 04:13 PM	#12
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	I can argue this all day and get nowhere, so I'll just forfeit now

03-15-2010, 08:37 AM	#13
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I loved it. The whole movie was supposed to be a bit more melancholy. It was all metaphor; a movie about Superman trying to find his place in a world that's passed him by, being made and released in an era where the entire character of Superman is considered passe' by a good segment of the population. Plus comic movies have gotten darker in general the past decade. If Superman Returns had been all light and goofy like the Fantastic Four flicks, people would have sht on it even more than they do. Superman 3 had more than enough bad comedy for an army of Superman flicks. Still, I do think Superman Returns was more a Christmas-season movie than a summer action blockbuster type movie. People are generally more melancholy and nostalgic around the holidays, that movie could have made twice as much money on a holiday release, I've always felt. With regard to character, acting, music, effects, and comic book authenticity, it was a great movie (the kid notwithstanding, it was by far the closest thing to comic canon any Superman movie has ever been). I didn't even hate the kid, b/c I know what Singer was trying to do, it just wasn't very necessary and pretty much made sure there wouldn't be a sequel even though there was apparently supposed to be. I don't think it was the tone or the kid that "sank" Superman Returns, it was that the crappy X-Men 3 All-Star Mutant Jamboree Slugfest came out like right before, and the only complaints I heard from anyone that summer about Returns was that "Superman didn't even fight anybody". So I'm guessing it was just too "different" for most comic book movie fanatics. As much as I loved it, though, I'm looking forward to a new one. I'll never know why Hollywood acts like it's so hard to do a Superman movie, there's only what, about 20 years of solid, post-Crisis John Byrne/Dan Jurgens/Geoff Johns/etc Superman stories to rip off. Just keep the suit and powers the same and stay true to the source material and you're fcking done. It only seems hard when morons like Burton get in their head that "changes" need to be made for the sake of "their vision". Next thing you know Supes is wearing black leather with an S shield that turns into ninja swords. Oh, and the new movie should absolutely have nothing to do with Smallville (aka, "The Only Superman Origin Reboot That's Somehow Worse Than Mark Waid's 'Birthright'"). It would just make things needlessly complicated, and that show ultimately has nothing at all to do with the real Superman. Just sayin'.