Zack Snyder Talks About Superman Canon and Nolan

He's already got his telescope out to spot the Man of Steel. 

For all you Superman fans out there chomping at the bit for any updates about the up and coming project, Zack Snyder has just thrown you a bone. He discussed the film in an interview with the Los Angeles Times and a few interesting things to say. Check out this quote:

“Literally, the one thing that everyone can start to think about is that we’re making a movie that finally goes with the approach that there’s been no other Superman movies. If you look at  ‘Batman Begins,’ there’s that structure, there’s the canon that we know about and respect, but on other hand there’s this approach that pre-supposes that there haven’t been any other movies.  In every aspect of design and of story, the whole thing is very much from that perspective of respect the canon but don’t be a slave to the movies.”

I could honestly do a Defending Your Movie for Superman Returns, but if you’re going to reboot the entire franchise I think Snyder is saying all the right things. Respect the source material, but don’t worry about what any of the films before you did. It seems like a simple idea, but often times this very concept is what trips up filmmakers joining a big franchise like this. It appears Snyder is going to keep the fanboys happy, while putting his personal stamp all over this one.

Snyder also talked about Christopher Nolan’s involvement, something that has gotten a lot of people excited about the project. Here’s what he said about their working relationship: 

“It’s been really great. Chris is awesome. He’s super-respectful but super-helpful, too. You can’t imagine a more generous [collaborator] … once he sort of got what I want to do with it, he was like, ‘OK,’ and once he said, ‘You know what, that’s awesome,’ now he’s 100%. If I say, ‘What do you think of this?’ he’s like, ‘That’s awesome,’ and then there’s a great give-and-take about it, a great conversation that we can have about it and making it better every day.”

There had been reports that Nolan was actually taking a step back from the Superman movie, but it sounds like he’s still a major creative influence, which is definitely a good thing. I’ve got pretty high hopes for this one considering the talent involved. Let’s hope they reach all the towering expectations that have been set for them.