The Superman reboot is in the hands of Zack Snyder from this point forward, confirms Christopher Nolan…
As the casting rumours continue for who will be playing The Man Of Steel in the upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise, the man who has done plenty to bring the character back to the big screen is now stepping away from the project.
Christopher Nolan has been the ‘godfather' of the new Superman film, having overseen the new story and script (penned by Jonathan Nolan and David S Goyer), and brought a director, Zack Snyder, onto the project. But now? Almost inevitably, as he ramps up to shoot The Dark Knight Rises next year, Nolan is taking a step away from the Superman project.
Emma Thomas, Nolan's producing partner, confirmed of the film that "we are handing it off to him", with the him being Snyder. From this point onwards, to be clear, Nolan and Thomas are away from the film, having got it to the screenplay stage.
Snyder is currently putting the finishing touches to Sucker Punch, meanwhile, and then will embark on the new Superman film, which is due to shoot next summer...
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