Chris Nolan is prepping Batman 3 and will mentor a new Superman film

[Christopher]

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Well, I'm of the Richard Matheson school of thought that the best way to handle fantasy is with as much realism as possible. You include only what fanciful elements you need for the story and keep everything around them as grounded and believable as you can -- and treat the fanciful elements in a grounded, matter-of-fact way too so that they feel real for the duration of the story. I'd be very interested to see Superman handled within a naturalistic context, sort of an urban-fantasy approach.

 

[Captaindemotion]

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Apparently at one stage Greg Berlanti was to direct Green Lantern, having turned in a script for it. Then WB got cold feet because of his inexperience and hired Martin Campbell instead. If this is true, it seems odd that they would offer the even-more-crucial Superman movie to Jonah Nolan, who, like Berlanti, is an experienced writer but novice director.

Berlanti has apparently been given The Flash as a consolation prize. What's the odds that Supes goes to a better known director but Jonah gets Wonder Woman instead?

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Re: Chris Nolan is prepping Batman 3 and will mentor a new Superman fi

Apparently at one stage Greg Berlanti was to direct Green Lantern, having turned in a script for it. Then WB got cold feet because of his inexperience and hired Martin Campbell instead. If this is true, it seems odd that they would offer the even-more-crucial Superman movie to Jonah Nolan, who, like Berlanti, is an experienced writer but novice director.

If there have been discussions that Chris Nolan will be a very hands-on producer and that this is more a case of Superman being made by the Nolan Bros then the decision doesn't seem that odd.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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From IGN:

That Christopher Nolan is the new apple of Warner Bros.' eye is no secret, and was made all the more clear to us Feb. 17 at Warner Home Video's celebration of Clint Eastwood and the release of their new DVD box set Clint Eastwood: 35 films 35 years. We spoke exclusively with Warner Bros. topper Alan Horn there about the studio's DC plans, including the rumors of Nolan rebooting Superman. Horn equated Nolan with Eastwood, an artist the studio has managed to keep happily in their stable for years.

"Well, I can say the DC library represents a repository of very, very important assets to us and we are, especially as Harry Potter finishes its now decade-long run here at Warner Bros., we're excited about ramping up the DC properties. I thought the first Superman -- Superman Returns -- was actually a pretty good film, and Chris, of course, has done a great job with the two Batman films," Horn said. "So we expect him to be a big part of our future going forward, including with our DC properties. But I guess we think of DC as lining up planes ready to take-off on the runway. A number of properties we're very excited about and you'll be hearing about them shortly. ... I think we're going to be announcing something in the next couple of months."

 

[Bad Bishop]

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Apparently at one stage Greg Berlanti was to direct Green Lantern, having turned in a script for it. Then WB got cold feet because of his inexperience and hired Martin Campbell instead. If this is true, it seems odd that they would offer the even-more-crucial Superman movie to Jonah Nolan, who, like Berlanti, is an experienced writer but novice director.

If there have been discussions that Chris Nolan will be a very hands-on producer and that this is more a case of Superman being made by the Nolan Bros then the decision doesn't seem that odd.

It's still wiser to have veteran directors for both movies. Let's say that the next BATMAN and SUPERMAN are both to be released in Summer 2012. If so, there's a fair chance of overlapping production timelines. Christopher Nolan could find himself running back and forth between movie sets, as he actively directs BATMAN and looks over the shoulder of rookie director Jonah on SUPERMAN. Anyone else see a potential problem here?

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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It's still wiser to have veteran directors for both movies. Let's say that the next BATMAN and SUPERMAN are both to be released in Summer 2012. If so, there's a fair chance of overlapping production timelines. Christopher Nolan could find himself running back and forth between movie sets, as he actively directs BATMAN and looks over the shoulder of rookie director Jonah on SUPERMAN. Anyone else see a potential problem here?

The studio would presumably avoid setting release dates and a production timeline that would entail the two films shooting at the same time.

 

[Bad Bishop]

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It's still wiser to have veteran directors for both movies. Let's say that the next BATMAN and SUPERMAN are both to be released in Summer 2012. If so, there's a fair chance of overlapping production timelines. Christopher Nolan could find himself running back and forth between movie sets, as he actively directs BATMAN and looks over the shoulder of rookie director Jonah on SUPERMAN. Anyone else see a potential problem here?

The studio would presumably avoid setting release dates and a production timeline that would entail the two films shooting at the same time.

That's right. They could also avoid the problem by delaying one of the films until 2013. Is this alright with everyone? I wouldn't want to wait that long for one of the movies.

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

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Ahh it'll go by just like that. I mean it's already 2010, TDK didn't seem like it came out that long ago

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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That's right. They could also avoid the problem by delaying one of the films until 2013. Is this alright with everyone? I wouldn't want to wait that long for one of the movies.

I wouldn't mind waiting until summer 2013 for the Superman reboot if they moved ahead with other DC films, like The Flash for example, in the meantime.

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

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I also wouldn't mind a Nolanized dynasty overseeing a lot of the DC property, especially with the main two in Supes and Bats. Ever since Begins and especially TDK he's been WB's little darling and if they annoint him the king and ruler of those franchises sans Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, but maybe as a consultant on those. But if he, Jonah and Goyer were in charge of Bats, supes and JLA and throwing him a bone and give him some passion projects in between those, then consider me on the bandwagon

I enjoyed Memento, Insomnia was well I guess I should watch it again since it's been a while, The Prestige was awesome, way better than the Ed Norton one, which name escapes me at the moment and I'm really stoked for Inception, so if all this turns out to be true, I'll be a happy camper. It would give this property a great chance at being credibile as a quality, epic masterpiece of a film and not just a comic book summer movie blockbuster, which I think it deserves. It will also really pose a challenge to Marvel's team, plus I'm really curious to see how there take of realism can translate with properties like Superman and the rest of the JLA

 

[Bad Bishop]

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I'm afraid that WB has literally fallen in love with Chris Nolan. They were just as "in love" with Bryan Singer after his success with X2. These love affairs never last.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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I'm afraid that WB has literally fallen in love with Chris Nolan. They were just as "in love" with Bryan Singer after his success with X2. These love affairs never last.

Their love affair with Clint Eastwood has lasted for 35 years.

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

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You could be right but we shall see, I think he's been a little more consistent than Singer has. Having a way to make even small intimate stories somewhat grandiose in some fashion much akin to the Coen Brothers. I dunno I can't explain it, maybe it's my fanboy goggles.

Like with Singer I think the general consensus is Xmen was good, while X2 was better, which is rare when the sequel turns out better than the original, still somewhat curious to see what he would do with a SR sequel, it could be the same case, but ever since i heard this rumor, now I'm even more curious to see what the Nolan Bros can do

 

[Bad Bishop]

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I'm afraid that WB has literally fallen in love with Chris Nolan. They were just as "in love" with Bryan Singer after his success with X2. These love affairs never last.

Their love affair with Clint Eastwood has lasted for 35 years.

Er, Clint must have really, really liked his office at the studio.

But I'm still concerned that WB's Nolan love has led to nepotism, which is no way to select a director.

 

[Christopher]

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I wouldn't mind waiting until summer 2013 for the Superman reboot if they moved ahead with other DC films, like The Flash for example, in the meantime.

They can't afford to delay production on a Superman film, because they'll lose the movie rights to the Siegel & Shuster estates if they don't get a film in production by a certain deadline (which I think is 2011). That's part of why this project is suddenly moving ahead so fast. So if they have Man of Steel and another DC property clashing in the schedule, it'll be the other one that gets delayed.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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They can't afford to delay production on a Superman film, because they'll lose the movie rights to the Siegel & Shuster estates if they don't get a film in production by a certain deadline (which I think is 2011). That's part of why this project is suddenly moving ahead so fast. So if they have Man of Steel and another DC property clashing in the schedule, it'll be the other one that gets delayed.

A summer 2013 film with the kind of generous schedule Warners generally employs would usually start production in early 2012, perhaps with some second unit shooting starting as early as late 2011. Depending on the exact legalities they have to meet and the timeline thereof, the 2011 deadline doesn't necessarily preclude a summer 2013 release.

 

[Christopher]

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^Maybe, but I wasn't challenging the specific date, I was responding to the idea that the Superman film could be postponed in favor of a different DC film. My point is that if the two came into a schedule conflict, it wouldn't be the Superman film whose production got delayed.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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^Maybe, but I wasn't challenging the specific date, I was responding to the idea that the Superman film could be postponed in favor of a different DC film. My point is that if the two came into a schedule conflict, it wouldn't be the Superman film whose production got delayed.

Well, the specific dates are central to the issue. They can plan out a schedule whereby they release Batman in summer 2012 and then Superman in summer 2013, avoiding shooting the two films at the same time, while still meeting the necessity of having a Superman film in production before 2011 elapses. That was my point.

 

[Christopher]

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But my point is that would entail moving the other film up, not moving the Superman film back. What I'm saying is that there's a time limit on getting the Superman movie into production, something that wouldn't be the case with other DC properties.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

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But my point is that would entail moving the other film up, not moving the Superman film back. What I'm saying is that there's a time limit on getting the Superman movie into production, something that wouldn't be the case with other DC properties.

No, it wouldn't entail moving the other film up. Summer 2012 has been considered the most likely release window for the next Batman film for some time. I get that there's a time limit for Superman and not for other DC properties, but that time limit doesn't preclude a summer 2013 release since - from all available information - the time limit deals with when the next Superman film is in production, not when it's released. If the legalities involved called for a film to complete production within 2011 that would be a different story, but as far as I know a film would just has to have started production by then. So you could start production in late 2011 for a summer 2013 release.