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Zack Snyder (Dawn of The Dead, 300, Watchmen) has been confirmed as the new director for the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel film.
I am very excited about this. Snyder rejected the offer when he was asked to do Superman Returns. He didn’t have a clear vision for how he would handle it. I mean, Superman is the biggest and baddest superhero ever. Now that some time has passed and he has seen what David Goyer (writer) and Jonathan Nolan (writer) have come up with as far as a script, he is comfortable taking on such a huge project.
Snyder spoke with Deadline and had this to say:
“I’ve been a big fan of the character for a long time, he’s definitely the king of all superheroes, he’s the one. It’s early yet, but I can tell you that what David [Goyer] and Chris [Nolan] have done with the story so far definitely has given me a great insight into a way to make him feel modern. I’ve always felt he was kind of awesome. I’ll finish ‘Sucker Punch’ and get right at it.”
Snyder has been a part of some pretty great films, artistically speaking. 300 was a very unique and visualy pleasing film. So was Watchmen. They both had a fresh look to them that hadn’t been seen much in films before.
It will be fun and interesting to see what Snyder means when he says he wants to make Superman feel more modern. New costume perhaps?