Superman Director Found

[Octoberist]

the latter? or later?

 

[Alonsovich]

the latter? or later?

Oh... now I doubt... sorry... english is not my first language...

 

[Anita18]

Well if Jonah is indeed the one for the directing gig with Chris "mentoring" him then why doesn't WB's just make the final directing title for the Man Of Steel be:

The Nolan Brothers.

Much like The Wachowsi Brothers, (or The Wachowski Siblings is probably more accurate now actually)

I don't think Chris "I wear a suit and vest every day" Nolan would go for that title exactly, but I wouldn't mind if it was indeed the case.

And sure, Jonah COULD be a good director, but we have no idea. He's definitely helped out on set for Chris's films before, but being in charge is entirely different. And having his very first gig be a $200-million budget action adventure is waaaaay too much to ask. I'm sure both brothers know it. I mean, going from $30-million movies to a $150-million one was already unspeakably huge for Chris.

 

[Doctor Jones]

If only Robert Zemeckis ditched the damn CG movies and went back to his magic from Forrest Gump and back to the 80's he'd be a damn fine choice.

 

[romeogbs19]

We've had experienced directors already in this franchise... Tim Burton, Oliver Stone (yes... he was set to direct that William Wisher script, though everybody forgets him), Wolfgang Petersen, Brett Ratner, McG and Bryan Singer... and we're still talking a reboot... I say give it to Jonah Nolan... if he fails it's not like there wasn't a bunch of directors that failed before. But if he doesn't then he'll put a LOT of people to shame... and somehow I have the feeling it's going to be the later...

Well said. I agree; give Jonah the director's chair -- with Chris helping out, Superman should turn out fine.

As for Singer being more experienced -- that doesn't really mean a thing -- it's what KIND of experience he has. I thought Singer would be a great choice and then I remember reading a Variety interview where he said he'd never read a Superman comic book in his life, and then I knew -- gut feeling -- that Superman Returns was going to be horrible. And what do you know? Singer absolutely destroyed (or ignored) everything about Superman that makes him Superman.

Jonah and Chris are comic book junkies at heart; they know the characters they deal with and have demonstrated great deference to the material to find out what makes characters tick. That, and with Geoff Johns and the DC team now integrated into the process, I'm cautiously optimistic that Superman Reboot 2.0 will be much improved over Returns.

I even remember that Nolan was not happy when it was suggested that his Batman was going to be used for a Justice League movie. Both Chris and Jonah can easily keep both Superman and Batman in separate realities.

Sure, I remember Nolan saying that but that was a long time ago. Chris isn't a politician so he's entitled to flip-flop without much consequence. Also, the landscape of the DC/WB world has dramatically changed. The WB is facing stiff competition from the likes of Marvel and Disney and it knows that unless it pushes its superhero films forward that its staple of characters could take severe hits in the mindshare dept. It makes sense now to get Nolan on board and put DC at the forefront of its plans.

I like the Avengers, but the Justice League would be an awesome movie to behold, and having Nolan oversee the coming together of this makes logistical sense. Now, I just hope all this doesn't go to his head and he starts making wild changes to the characters -- he has to remember that staying true to the material and tying it with a reasonable vision is what made Batman so great. Now, do it for Superman and the rest of the DC-verse, and DC's characters will probably out-shine Marvel/Disney's.

 

[Webhead2006]

well we do know this is going to be a more studio controlled picture so who ever is the director will probably have their say in certain things like directors should and do get. But the studio and if its jonah chris/david and their DP will all probably help along and make sure the film turns out to be what the studio wants to see this time around.

 

[8Diagrams(WU)]

Jonah is a huge comics fan. I have no worries about them getting the characters and the movies done well. This is Jonah's intro to the Superman/Batman: Search for Kryptonite TPB. Its pretty cool

"They're strange drinking pals, these two. Neither of them drinks, first off: Superman because he's too decent, and Batman because, welll ---- would a sledgehammer drink? Other than that, they have almost nothing in common. One of them is a god: the other is just a seriously angry mortal. One of them pretends to be a farm boy; the other pretends to be a wealthy bachelor. They're born heroes, but one of them dresses the part and the other dresses, to be honest, like a villian.

Full disclosure: I'm a little biased. I get a paycheck working for one of these guys, and it's not the Boy Scout. (I'm going to take Michael Green at his word with that Lance, the bottle-blond Batman, is no dig at any film set I've ever worked on.)

My preference aside, it's good to see these guys palling around together. Frankly, if they weren't friends with each other, I'm not sure either of them would have friends. Besides, they complement each other nicely, the idealist and the pragmatist -- the national mascot and the vigilante.

Who else could the Man of Steel turn to for help ridding the earth of the only substance that can harm him? And who else would help him, even knowing, as Bats surely does, that it's an impossible task?

Impossible? Well, even if someone else wasn't hoarding kryptonite -- no, I'm not spoiling it, and so you'll have to keep reading -- there's always that one last nugget, sealed in a lead box, buried under a desk at DC Comics.

The ultimate betrayal? Sorry, Superman. But how the hell is anyone supposed to write stories about a guy without a single solitary weakness?

Now that the Man of Tomorrow has any right to complain -- he's in expert hands here. Artist Shane Dvis could give you a concussion with that pencil of his. I recommend borrowing a car to read the sequence where Superman gets punted through a corn elevator -- you're going to need the seatbelt. Michael Green and Mike Johnson know both of these heroes to a T. Want proof? Skip to the moment that Superman, still recovering from getting worked over, complains that no one ever seems to get the drop on Batman. Or skip to the last panel. Or just take my word for it.

World's finest? Damn straight. My only regret? We don't get a chance to see these guys tussle with each other a bit.

But I guess we all know who'd win that one.

--Jonah Nolan July 2008"

 

[gillberg2k1]

If only Robert Zemeckis ditched the damn CG movies and went back to his magic from Forrest Gump and back to the 80's he'd be a damn fine choice.

Zemeckis has always been my first choice for Superman. I think he'd be the perfect choice.

Jonah is going to do just fine, assuming this pans out. He'll have an incredible team behind him to support the project, similar to how Batman was done. Besides, Chris will be "ghost directing" anyways so I don't see how anyone could view this as anything but a positive in the long run. Also, with guys like Lee and Johns there to provide support at DCE, this thing is destined to do well and simultaneously be the proper reboot this franchise desperately needs. WB knows they can't screw this one up, so it's going to be done right.

As for a JLA Nolan film, I wouldn't put all those eggs in the basket JUST yet.

Regardless, I do, however, think we're very lucky to be getting top treatment for two of the most iconic heroes in history, and it looks like Superman is finally going to be done right. These next couple years are going to be very, very exciting for DC fans.

Looks the long wait is finally going to have a big payoff with a fresh, modern Superman and one of the most anticipated sequels of all time.

 

[Motown Marvel]

is it possible that jonah could do a good job directing. yes....it is possible. but with a project like this, it'd be a bet that im entirely uncomfortable to make for the most obvious reasons.

my friend is jack white's brother. he hangs out and works with incredible musicians all the time. but i would not be comfortable with him filling in for jimmy page at a zeppelin concert.

 

[Cain]

Jonah is a huge comics fan. I have no worries about them getting the characters and the movies done well. This is Jonah's intro to the Superman/Batman: Search for Kryptonite TPB. Its pretty cool

A lot is quite wrong with that, I got into details a couple days ago too late to do it now but any seriously fellow hardcore Batman or Superman fan will know exactly what I mean. That actually worries me if he picks up the helm for this and is in no way a sound endorsement unless in the 2 years since he has learned a hell of a lot more about Superman like how he's not a "GOD" or "pretends to be a farm boy". I already knew he didn't have a very great grasp on Batman already though I appreciate what he and his brother did despite the fact that they don't fully get the character or his world nobody else in hollywood came as close as they did so far.

 

[Alonsovich]

is it possible that jonah could do a good job directing. yes....it is possible. but with a project like this, it'd be a bet that im entirely uncomfortable to make for the most obvious reasons.

my friend is jack white's brother. he hangs out and works with incredible musicians all the time. but i would not be comfortable with him filling in for jimmy page at a zeppelin concert.

Point is... that wouldn't be your decision to make but Zeppelin's... and when they think he could fill in and your friend is up to the challenge... wouldn't you take that in a heartbeat if they offered it to you? Think about it... nothing to lose, and a lot to be won...

 

[Motown Marvel]

Point is... that wouldn't be your decision to make but Zeppelin's... and when they think he could fill in and your friend is up to the challenge... wouldn't you take that in a heartbeat if they offered it to you? Think about it... nothing to lose, and a lot to be won...

i get that its not my decision, theres nothing i can do about that. but my opinion and point still stands. and as for my friend, i can speak on his behalf to tell you that he would decline it in a heartbeat, for all of the right reasons. sometimes, no matter how incredible the opportunity offered to you, you need to decline it because you rationally know you're not best suited for the job. taking that back to jack white and zeppelin: jimmy page wanted to tour with zeppelin but plant didnt want to. being the good friends with jack that he is, jimmy offered jack front man duties for a zeppelin tour. could jack have done this? yes. but, jack respectfully declined for the reasons i just stated. and it was the right choice to make.

 

[Alonsovich]

i get that its not my decision, theres nothing i can do about that. but my opinion and point still stands. and as for my friend, i can speak on his behalf to tell you that he would decline it in a heartbeat, for all of the right reasons. sometimes, no matter how incredible the opportunity offered to you, you need to decline it because you rationally know you're not best suited for the job. taking that back to jack white and zeppelin: jimmy page wanted to tour with zeppelin but plant didnt want to. being the good friends with jack that he is, jimmy offered jack front man duties for a zeppelin tour. could jack have done this? yes. but, jack respectfully declined for the reasons i just stated. and it was the right choice to make.

With all due respect dude... it's never the right choice to make if you're going to regret it 20 years later... specially if your life doesn't go as you planned.

 

[8Diagrams(WU)]

A lot is quite wrong with that, I got into details a couple days ago too late to do it now but any seriously fellow hardcore Batman or Superman fan will know exactly what I mean. That actually worries me if he picks up the helm for this and is in no way a sound endorsement unless in the 2 years since he has learned a hell of a lot more about Superman like how he's not a "GOD" or "pretends to be a farm boy". I already knew he didn't have a very great grasp on Batman already though I appreciate what he and his brother did despite the fact that they don't fully get the character or his world nobody else in hollywood came as close as they did so far.

I dont see anything wrong with that. It clearly shows he understands the foil each character is to each other.

 

[Motown Marvel]

With all due respect dude... it's never the right choice to make if you're going to regret it 20 years later... specially if your life doesn't go as you planned.

what? who's regretting anything 20 years from now? this discussion requires recognizing the information available to us in the here and now, not a completely hypothetical situation of your choosing two decades from now.

 

[Cain]

I dont see anything wrong with that. It clearly shows he understands the foil each character is to each other.

Not to sound like a pompous ass but if you don't see what's wrong with that foreword then I have no business talking Superman or Batman with you.

 

[Webhead2006]

i truly hope things will work out for the best this time for this film. for the character and for wb/ and dc.

 

[Alonsovich]

what? who's regretting anything 20 years from now? this discussion requires recognizing the information available to us in the here and now, not a completely hypothetical situation of your choosing two decades from now.

The information available here and now is... the opportunity of your life comes... would you take it or not? I'd take it... look man... I study classical music in a big european music faculty... piano to be more concrete. Everybody here practises 8-10 goddamn hours daily, and I know there are colleagues of mine that are more capable... but if an exec of Deutsche Grammophon comes to a recital of mine and offers me a contract, I'd take it RIGHT NOW. I wouldn't give a damn about my goddamn colleagues, because I also work as hard as them, despite not being as capable as some of them... most careers aren't made because of people being the best... most careers are made because of being at the right time, at the right place and with the right piece of work. If Bryan Singer screwed up, was fired and Nolan was there to take the chance... well... guess what... it's fair and reasonable that if he feels up to the challenge and and the studio wants him, that he makes the movie. And that's the point of all this. We've had experienced directors attached to this franchise since 1993... what has that brought us? I'll tell you: Nicholas Cage as Supes, the Gilroy script, Lexiac, Superman Scissorhands, Kryptonian Lex, Kryton not blowing up, Ty-zor, Superman getting killed by Batman with a kryptonite arrow, peeping tom Supes, Superkid and the list goes on... let Jonah make his goddamn movie and then when you see it complain about experience or capability. Until now experience and capability have only brought ******edness, failure and an overall DISASTER for the last 17 years.

 

[Motown Marvel]

its only right to take the opportunity of a life time if you're actually prepared for it. in my opinion, someone who has never directed a film before is not properly prepared to direct something like superman. to blindly accept the offer of a lifetime simply because its offered to you is foolish.

 

[Alonsovich]

its only right to take the opportunity of a life time if you're actually prepared for it. in my opinion, someone who has never directed a film before is not properly prepared to direct something like superman. to blindly accept the offer of a lifetime simply because its offered to you is foolish.

Where you see foolish I see daring and ambitious... and fortune only favors those people. People that think they're not prepared are just people that are insecure... not that they're actually not prepared. If somebody that big offers you a chance, it's because you're prepared for it, period. You say no, never see that chance again... even when you DO think you're prepared.

 

[Motown Marvel]

Where you see foolish I see daring and ambitious... and fortune only favors those people. People that think they're not prepared are just people that are insecure... not that they're actually not prepared. If somebody that big offers you a chance, it's because you're prepared for it, period. You say no, never see that chance again... even when you DO think you're prepared.

you're trying to romanticize this whole thing rather than looking at it objectively. the dude has never directed a film before! i dont care who's brother you are, or what else you've done in hollywood. if you've never directed a film before, you are not qualified to direct something as big and important as SUPERMAN!

 

[Daybreak_st]

If anyone on this board was given the chance i'm pretty sure they'd take it. anyway it's only a rumor at present. Also i doubt WB would be willing to let him do it if his brother wasn't involved. It's an insurrance policy of sorts. They know Chris won't let them down so he's there to make sure his brother delivers a top notch project. Hopefully everyone wins in the end.

 

[Alonsovich]

you're trying to romanticize this whole thing rather than looking at it objectively. the dude has never directed a film before! i dont care who's brother you are, or what else you've done in hollywood. if you've never directed a film before, you are not qualified to direct something as big and important as SUPERMAN!

I'm not romantizing anything... and Superman lost it's importance a long time ago to the hands of most of these "experienced" people... you're the one romatizing about preparation or whatever or importance of this character... I'm practical. He thinks he's prepared, WB thinks it... I trust their judgement over yours any second. Period. This character is right now in the crapper of second rate unfortunately... and as much as I hate the show... the only thing saving it's popularity to some degree is Smallville, a teenie series that makes it look somewhat cool. Superman needs a fresh view and to stay away from the goddamned Donnerverse that was cool in 1978 and is dated since mid-80s. This character hasn't been important since a long damn time ago.

 

[Excel]

Motown, you think Jonah is supposed to say

"Wow, I would DIE to do this, and could solidify me as a big time director. But I am not qualifed, so I have to turn it down".

C'mon now. He would be CRAZY to turn it down.

 

[Daybreak_st]

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