The word on the streets is that Superman has a new director — and according to Deadline Hollywood Daily, it’s that wunderkind of comic adaptation himself: Zack Snyder.
I’m surprised, if only because I had heard from multiple sources that Snyder had grown gunshy of comic book movies. The lukewarm reception to Watchmen had taken its toll.
Personally, I like Snyder, so I’m not sorry he’s jumping back into DC waters. I’m thrilled. Snyder and Christopher Nolan certainly know their source material, and the combination is formidable. Surely, they’re equal to the task of rebooting the Man of Steel.
Nevertheless, now is the time you can make your Superman speedramping jokes. For me, I won’t hate on this until I find out who they’re putting in the cape and tights ….
ETA: Snyder confirms that he’s set to direct via Twitter. And THR’s Heat Vision spilled the beans on a plot point — the villain will be General Zod.
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Anything is an improvement on Bryan Singer but Snyder is still a disappointment to me. A broad, slick, and competent Superman is nothing to sneeze at but no ground will be broken. Superman will save the day, the surface unscratched. I hope they don't make it the same continuity with Christopher Reeves Superman, I'm done with that shit.
There is nothing left in the superhero genre. It's been dead for some time, and I'd say it's sad to have his talent filtered through yet another boring version of well-tread territory but that would be presumptuous. Hopefully he's following his muse and not simply picking low-hanging fruit.
Watchmen haters be damned. It's Snyder's best and most accomplished film to date and he has no reason to be ashamed of it. I bet that he took the offer just to shut up the haters and prove once and for all that he, along with Nolan, have some of the biggest balls in Hollywood and aren't afraid to use 'em. This is great news and has actually made me excited for a Superman movie. If anything, we can at least expect it to be a visual tour de force. But with Nolan pulling the strings behind the scenes, I bet we get a great story as well. This just shot up to my most anticipated film next to the final installment in Nolan's Bat-trilogy.
Snyder and Nolan should do something involving Luthor becoming president. It would be a great way to set up a new over arching storyline for multiple films, with Luthor being an Emperor type villain throughout the series, while Supes deals with some other physical villains we haven't seen in any movies yet, i.e., Metallo, Brainiac, Bizarro, etc.
Best news of the week. And it's only Monday.
That is fabulous news! Love his work.
Nice! I'm excited.
can you buy SDCC| 11 tickets already ???
Not really a fan of Snyder's work but I trust Nolan so I'm staying optimistic. Not having Luthor as the main villain (wonder if he'll appear at all…) is definitely a step in the right direction. Please cast Jon Hamm as Kal-El!!!
Superman starts to punch. Freeze frame. Ultra slow mo. Superman starts to fly. Freeze frame. Ultra slow mo. Superman starts to run. Freeze frame. Ultra slow…ahhh, fuck it, fade to black.
I don't hate Snyder, but I do believe that he is so faithful to the material because he doesn't get it. Ozy in Watchmen being scrawny and sinister instead of beautiful and heroic? Gee, wonder if he's the villain. Superman has yet to be really ABOUT something, and Singer dropped the ball going from X-Men (totally about being gay) to Superman (totally about… super-stalking?). Superman can be about something, certainly (my vote is for the American way — interventionism, pride, even immigration), but I think we can only count on Snyder doing a faithful adaptation of a specific story that everyone claims to love. He won't understand it himself, but he'll give the people what they want.
Oh, and fuck your verification system in its many asses!
Routh
Brandon Routh as Supes. That is all.
ZOD!!!
Mickey Rourke for Lex Luthor. No one will ever out-Hackman Hackman so let's see something different! I want Rourke in a white suit with his head shaved!
Wow, going straight for Zod huh. They better get the casting right on that one. Going to be hard to top Terrence. Bollocks to Luther. Give him a rest til they have a good idea. And leave the protracted super-hero comics continuity bullshit out of it. Nobody but the worst nerds want that shit because it vindicates their years and fortunes wasted on buying and reading a lifetime's worth of pap. Look what it did to Iron Man 2.
I love Zak Snyder as a director. I loved everything he's done with the exception of the Dawn of the Dead remake which was passable (I also haven't seen the Guardians of whatever the hell, but that somehow seems like a fake Synder film). However, I must say that I'm disappointed by this announcement. Maybe my hopes were raised too high with talks of Aronofsky being in the running, but Synder's muscular speed ramping style just doesn't seem to match the material to me. Superman is an earnest and boyscout-like hero. Snyder's style seems to lend itself more to masculine bravado and kick-assery. Of course, what the hell do I know? The man pull this one off in a grand fashion and totally surprise us all. Here's hoping.
Starro the Conqueror!!!
The only thing that has me remotely interested is the role Nolan's influence will play. Snyder's a nice guy, but I'm already bored of his stable-but-empty style. If they cast the Mad Men guy, I won't bother seeing it.
Count me in as disappointed. Watchmen didn't work. Sure he made a very literal translation of the comic, but it had no soul. It was like watching Gus van Sant's Psycho. 300 was enjoyable the first time, but it doesn't hold up. Strangely… Dawn of the Dead is the only film of his that I really enjoy, and I hated the thought of a remake of the original.
@robotpals:
I couldn't agree more. In fact, you echo my own criticism of Watchmen: his slavish devotion to the source material (except where it really counted) betrayed a lack of confidence in his own understanding of the material. That movie is starving for a sense of absurdity akin to the tone of Dr Strangelove, but with more pathos.
As far as Superman goes, I don't think Snyder has the emotional faculties to understand the core appeal of Superman, and having Iceman Nolan in charge isn't going to help that.
Two emotional retards behind possibly the most sympathetic superhero ever.
Personally, I think the only thing that could make a Superman film work today is a period piece. That character belongs in the 30's and 40's.
Formidable indeed!! Snyder was my pick out of the 5 or 6 by last count. Watchmen is a spectacular comic book film from a particularly challenging book. Nolan is a smart mofo and made the 'perfect' choice for director in Snyder. And we get the revenge of General Zod to boot!! Now to complete the circle and 'do-the-right-thing' is to recast Routh and then I will believe a man can fly. Great news today!!! Rob
Nolan!
Snyder!!!
ROUTH!!!!!
PLEASE!!!!!!!!
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