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And if so, I hope Brandon Routh has fans in high places.
Chris Nolan is prepping Batman 3 and will mentor a new Superman film
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I think Donner's Superman still holds up very well, but to each his own. As for a new Superman film, I think it's obvious that it's going to be a top to bottom modernization. The fact that Superman Returns, with its quasi-sequel status, underperformed makes that a certainty. Just because Nolan has expressed admiration for Donner's work on Superman is a rather thin rationale for thinking that he'd want to follow in Singer's footsteps in adhering to what Donner created, or that the studio would sign off on such an approach this time around.
I think Donner's Superman still holds up very well, but to each his own. As for a new Superman film, I think it's obvious that it's going to be a top to bottom modernization. The fact that Superman Returns, with its quasi-sequel status, underperformed makes that a certainty. Just because Nolan has expressed admiration for Donner's work on Superman is a rather thin rationale for thinking that he'd want to follow in Singer's footsteps in adhering to what Donner created, or that the studio would sign off on such an approach this time around.
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From the quoted article:
Anyway, it's nice to see that a third Batman movie is in the works.
From the quoted article:
Well, the first two movies were excellent, and the latter two were awful, so I suppose they average out to "mediocre" but I sure hate seeing that word used with regards to the wonderful 1978 film.
Anyway, it's nice to see that a third Batman movie is in the works.
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A lot of people made the same point in the story's comments section. The text of the story has been changed, presumably in response to those comments. That section now reads:
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What if Chris got his brother to take a crack at writing and directing it
What if Chris got his brother to take a crack at writing and directing it
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Nolan strikes me as the kind of filmmaker who can show variety with his work. Just because he's tended towards darker, psychological fare so far doesn't mean that's all he's capable of. Tim Burton, on the other hand, really just sticks to one thing in his movies: weird Gothic stories centering around a misunderstood outsider with father issues. I enjoy some of his work, Big Fish in particular, but he definitely tends to bend previous works to his own preferences, rather than try to understand the character and approach the story from an angle true to the original's spirit.
Nolan is unproven in this area, but I'm willing to wait and see what he does in a mentoring role.
Nolan strikes me as the kind of filmmaker who can show variety with his work. Just because he's tended towards darker, psychological fare so far doesn't mean that's all he's capable of. Tim Burton, on the other hand, really just sticks to one thing in his movies: weird Gothic stories centering around a misunderstood outsider with father issues. I enjoy some of his work, Big Fish in particular, but he definitely tends to bend previous works to his own preferences, rather than try to understand the character and approach the story from an angle true to the original's spirit.
Nolan is unproven in this area, but I'm willing to wait and see what he does in a mentoring role.
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I am just happy a damn Superman movie is going foward at this point.
I am just happy a damn Superman movie is going foward at this point.
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This is interesting news and when an official announcements comes from DC Entertainment (maybe their upcoming planned announcements that I read was going to happen earlier in the week) I'll be thrilled. I'm curious though why some of you assume that Nolan will have direct involvement in the development of a new reboot and why he would make it dark just because his previous films have been in that tone. I'm sure he's not stupid and understands that Superman is fundamentally different than Batman and will endeavor to adapt a film that echos the lighter tone of Superman. Like he did with the source material for "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" and of course "Batman 3" he probably read material that reflects this as well.
This is interesting news and when an official announcements comes from DC Entertainment (maybe their upcoming planned announcements that I read was going to happen earlier in the week) I'll be thrilled. I'm curious though why some of you assume that Nolan will have direct involvement in the development of a new reboot and why he would make it dark just because his previous films have been in that tone. I'm sure he's not stupid and understands that Superman is fundamentally different than Batman and will endeavor to adapt a film that echos the lighter tone of Superman. Like he did with the source material for "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" and of course "Batman 3" he probably read material that reflects this as well.
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Superman with a raspy voice
"I can do those things because I'm not a hero, unlike Turpin. I killed those people. That's what I can be."
Superman with a raspy voice
"I can do those things because I'm not a hero, unlike Turpin. I killed those people. That's what I can be."
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I thought Aragorn would beat you to the obligatory Dark Knight jokes. Well done.
I thought Aragorn would beat you to the obligatory Dark Knight jokes. Well done.
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^
Lex: "I Swear to God!"
Superman: "Swear to me!"
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Lex: "I Swear to God!"
Superman: "Swear to me!"
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As I pointed out earlier, that part of the story has been revised.
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Hehe. "Land, Ms. Teschmacher"
Hehe. "Land, Ms. Teschmacher"
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New article about Jeff Robinov, the studio boss who will be making big decisions about DC movies:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/business/media/10warner.html
New article about Jeff Robinov, the studio boss who will be making big decisions about DC movies:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/business/media/10warner.html
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Why can't they just officially announce Nolan's involvement in the next Batman film? I'M GOING CRAZY HERE!
Why can't they just officially announce Nolan's involvement in the next Batman film? I'M GOING CRAZY HERE!
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I never said I assumed his approach would be dark. What I said was that I think a Superman movie could be done well if it incorporated aspects of Nolan's Batman style not including the darkness -- i.e. if it were done with a similar urban realism and psychological depth while at the same time retaining the intrinsic optimism of Superman. I only mentioned the darkness to make it clear that I wasn't including that in the list of qualities from Nolan's Bat-films that I'd like to see applied to Superman.
I never said I assumed his approach would be dark. What I said was that I think a Superman movie could be done well if it incorporated aspects of Nolan's Batman style not including the darkness -- i.e. if it were done with a similar urban realism and psychological depth while at the same time retaining the intrinsic optimism of Superman. I only mentioned the darkness to make it clear that I wasn't including that in the list of qualities from Nolan's Bat-films that I'd like to see applied to Superman.
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Everyone's talking about Superman, but this right here, "Batman 3" for lack of a better term, is what I'm really interested in right now. And they basically did sort of announce he was working on that, so that's something at least.Why can't they just officially announce Nolan's involvement in the next Batman film? I'M GOING CRAZY HERE!
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If it's true that Nolan will mentor a new Superman film (and Deadline Hollywood scoops are rarely wrong, so I assume it is true) then that leads me to think that James McTeigue may well end up in the director's chair (his name has been in the mix as a potential director for a Superman reboot film for awhile). Most established directors wouldn't work under the mentorship of another director, but McTeigue made V for Vendetta and Ninja Assassin under the guidance of the Wachowskis, so it's a working relationship he's clearly comfortable with.
If it's true that Nolan will mentor a new Superman film (and Deadline Hollywood scoops are rarely wrong, so I assume it is true) then that leads me to think that James McTeigue may well end up in the director's chair (his name has been in the mix as a potential director for a Superman reboot film for awhile). Most established directors wouldn't work under the mentorship of another director, but McTeigue made V for Vendetta and Ninja Assassin under the guidance of the Wachowskis, so it's a working relationship he's clearly comfortable with.
