The Official Choose A Director Thread

[DorkyFresh]

from a technical standpont yes. the question is how would the tone be?



2 days ago i watched Back to the Future again. someone needs punch Zemeckis into a coma. then after he wakes up someone needs to hypnotize him to stop making CGI movies and to direct superman.

Zemeckis from the 90's is 99% perfect for superman.
-tone
-spectacle
-action
-tension
-emotion
-humor
-scope
-experience with practical and CGI effects

Zemeckis WOULD be awesome for Superman, if he would get out of the CGI fixation he's in. that's why i thought about Ron Howard, because even though they have different styles...they're also kinda similar in the sense that the majority of their movies have a timeless feel. the only thing i have against Zemeckis (other than his obvious obession with CGI) is that he's never directed a live action fantasy movie. Ron Howard, on the other hand, has done Willow and the Grinch Who Stole Christmas....both of which are family friendly films. on top of that, he's done some VERY excellent films as well (Apollo 13, Ransom, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Frost/Nixon).

 

[Sawyer]

Someone needs to knock some sense into Zemeckis and get him back to reality.

 

[matrix_ghost]

Bowman didn't direct mummy 3, he did the first x files movie, and reign of fire as mentioned earlier, you're thinking of rob cohen, who could actually portray some spectacular flight sequence, evidenced by the movie stealth.

Right . Dunno why i mixed up those two
But yeah...still i'm not that impressed with Bowman. As for Cohen , i'll admit that Stealth had some cool flying moves. But those were aircrafts. It's a whole different thing when you're actually having a CG human doing all those moves. Plus the guy ruined The Mummy. How the **** can you ruin something that simple

 

[Webhead2006]

i wouldnt mind synder but didnt he go on record before saying he wouldnt want to direct superman film or soemthing?

But yea i am getting settled it might as well be jonah and if so i hope he can deliever a solid, good film. Now things could change and we have jonah announced and we starts working on things and all that. But then wb changes their plan like what happened with berlanti on gl to campbell. Then they give jonah some smaller picture to work on.

 

[Dark Knight]

Maybe. He seems to prefer darker stories. I remember an interview with him in which he said he liked Watchmen because of all the sex and blood. He's also said in the past that he thinks Superman is too too innocent (I can't remember the exact word he used) for the modern era. So I think Snyder could conceivably change his style to suit Superman but I doubt he'd want to.

Thats where Nolan as the Producer would come into play to offer Snyder some tips on pacing and easing up on the use of slow motion.

Personally I think they would make a great filmmaking team. Plus working with Nolan would help Snyder grow into a better director and hone his skills.

 

[matrix_ghost]

Thats where Nolan as the Producer would come into play to offer Snyder some tips on pacing and easing up on the use of slow motion.

Personally I think they would make a great filmmaking team. Plus working with Nolan would help Snyder grow into a better director and hone his skills.

Snyder doesn't need Nolan's skills to make himself as a better director because he has his own style to make movies. That's like saying PT Anderson should give Nolan some tips on how to make his movies more oscar worthy.
Snyder has made his mark in Hollywood and no other director is going to change him.

Look at Ridley Scott and Spielberg. Both have different styles when it comes to making movies . They have discussions about making movies in general though Spielberg doesn't give tips to Scott to better his style or vice versa.

 

[romeogbs19]

I'm already prepared to hear that it's Jonah. At best, it could be co-directed by him and a more experienced director such as Chris Colombus, but I don't see that happening.

Chris likes to keep a tight ship, and as his first movie with him as producer, I doubt he wants Superman to ruin his chances at permanently branding the film name, Nolan, with quality and goldmines. It's an opportunity for his name to embody the kind of "wow" that Spielberg and Bruckheimer can carry as producers.

It'll be Jonah. Chris will essentially be shadow directing.

And you know what? That's fine with me. Few directors in Hollywood are as comic-savvy as the Nolans and Goyer. They read the books, they know the mythos, and that's already two steps ahead of Singer (who never read a single Superman comic book).

I'm already optimistic that MoS will trump Returns by a margin greater than the distance Superman can throw Darkseid with one arm tied behind his back.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea as i said back a page i am waiting to see it does end up being jonah. But who knows like i said jonah could be announced start working on stuff as director. But then say maybe 3-5 months before filming starts, things change and a different director comes in. but jonah still remains as writer and maybe even producer credits too.

 

[Comicfan]

i wouldnt mind synder but didnt he go on record before saying he wouldnt want to direct superman film or soemthing?

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Yeah, but that was 2 years ago, maybe things have changed, And who know maybe the possibility of working with the Nolans might interest him

 

[Webhead2006]

possible but yea we never know how things could be. People can always change their mind/views on things. But as of right now i dont see synder being a logical choice.

 

[DorkyFresh]

my thoughts on Snyder...



...he's definitely a visionary director in the sense that he makes great eye candy and i would eventually like (but don't need) to see his take on Superman, however, at this point it's simply too risky for someone like Snyder to hand the reigns over to. this movie needs to be classy and transcend people of all ages, races, genders, and cultures. Snyder's movies, while great, will be dated in 10 years time because of how stylized they are. WB just can't afford to hire a director with such an extreme style right now. maybe in 15 to 20 years when this potential series has made it's run, but certainly not at such a pivotal moment in Superman's cinematic life.

 

[dark_b]

i wouldnt have a problem with Snyder's sueprman if a new superman movie would come out 3 years after with a fresh director. since this will not happen and would never happen i must say no.

this movie is our last hope and Snyder is a to big risk

 

[GreenKToo]

Synder would be great if you want a slo mo superman.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

so yeah...any development on getting a director on superman? wasn't there speculated to be a big reveal or something at some point this summer? gotta say, i really hope it's not the nolan brothers. not because they're not capable, i just someone with more of a visual flair, sure, the nolans are masters of suspense and intrigue, but i want someone with a more energetic visual sense.

 

[MiddleSuperName]

things have been quiet with raimi, i would be ok with him directing

 

[MiddleSuperName]

i know i make many posts and people dont read all of them. sorry on mistake.i really want to see what people think? should wb go after raimi? imagine raimi and nolan together!!!!!!! the amazing superman ha jk. seriously though raimi should be a thought.

 

[El Payaso]

i know i make many posts and people dont read all of them. sorry on mistake.i really want to see what people think? should wb go after raimi? imagine raimi and nolan together!!!!!!! the amazing superman ha jk. seriously though raimi should be a thought.

No, thanks. I didn't like Raimi's Spiderman movies very much. Too much cheese on them.

 

[Timstuff]

The "inbreeding" mentality that makes people want Raimi to direct TMOS is the same thing that ruined Superman Returns. A director being right for one hero does not guarantee that they'll be right for another one. In fact, if Nolan was directing TMOS and not just producing I would be fairly skeptical. I think we need to bring in a fresh director who hasn't made a superhero film before but has some experience with action, scale and special effects.

 

[ChickenScratch]

how's this for a left field suggestion, Timur Bekmambetov!

 

[LaraLane]

http://themovieblog.com/2010/08/jonah-nolan-not-directing-superman-reboo
http://www.**************.com/

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

It's fake.

Hi.

 

[Showtime]

 

[Showtime]

Hi.

Tell the The Movie Blog, "welcome to two weeks ago." Then tell them, two weeks ago this article was fake and the website was bad, nothing has changed.

 

[treeringralph]

Tell the The Movie Blog, "welcome to two weeks ago." Then tell them, two weeks ago this article was fake and the website was bad, nothing has changed.

What in particular is fake? The screentest, Jonah, or...the whole bit?

 

[LaraLane]

What makes info from there any less relevant than what guys say on internet message boards? It is worth discussing imo.