WB Superman Reboot 3.0: Christopher Nolan Edition

[JAK®]

Now that we know that Chris Nolan will be barely involved in the production of this movie, I have to wonder where the "Jonah Nolan as director of the Superman Reboot" came from

These rumors said that Chris would basically mentor Jonah on Set, which to me sounds like Chris would have been on Set quite often, if not most of the time.

So I guess these rumors were just BS?

It was more speculation than a rumour.

 

[gdw]

Or perhaps that was what Nolan wanted, but when they went a different way with the director and all, he sort of walked away. It's possible, but it's also all stuff we probably won't know anything about.

Unless they butcher Nolan and Goyer's idea(s) with Superman, and, after the next Batman, Nolan severs ties with WB and he decides to open up about it.

Of course, I doubt even that, as Nolan seems a bit more quite in general, I doubt he'd be one to bad mouth others like that.

Not that I believe any of the above, it's just theoretical speculation.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

Should this thread be renamed to the WB Superman Reboot 3.0: Zack Snyder Edition?

 

[raybia]

Should this thread be renamed to the WB Superman Reboot 3.0: Zack Snyder Edition?

Yes it should.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

so Chris Nolan is going to pull a Burton on this and just be a producer by name only? not at all involved?

don't know how i feel about this. him working alongside Snyder would have been perfect.

 

[ALP]

Well Nolan was involved in the story, but now that the script is done it's pure Snyder.

I like that Nolan is handing it over the Snyder and not being incredibly involved. They have completely different styles. Nolan's gonna sit this one out.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Next Superman film to be shot in Vancouver: sources

Marsha Lederman
Globe and Mail Update
Published Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 3:00AM EST
Last updated Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 3:14AM EST

Another high-profile, big-budget film is heading to Vancouver – not a bird or a plane but the next Superman movie.

"[Zack Snyder’s] next feature’s coming here," said Peter Leitch, chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC and president of North Shore Studios and Mammoth Studios.

Leitch would not name Superman: Man of Steel as the film in question, but a source has confirmed that the next film in the Superman franchise will be shot in Vancouver next year, with production likely beginning in the summer.

"It’s good news," said Leitch, who says the local production industry has been on fire thanks in part to the HST, but also because of the experienced film crews in Vancouver, the quality of life here and the city’s proximity to Los Angeles.

"I think it’s a great signal that we’re doing very well here and that we’ve got the quality technicians. ... We’ve got a reputation now that we turn out quality product here and I think that’s made the difference."

Tom Cruise is currently in Vancouver shooting Mission: Impossible 4. Leitch says a high-profile production like that, along with other features and close to 20 television series shot in the Vancouver area this year has helped bolster the city’s reputation in the industry. "It just gives credence to the fact that we’ve become one of the real world production centres here."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-be-shot-in-vancouver-sources/article1841715/

 

[Kal]

This just ads more fuel to the idea that Tom Welling might actually get a chance.. I'd say it's about 70% now

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

This just ads more fuel to the idea that Tom Welling might actually get a chance.. I'd say it's about 70% now

That ain't happening.

 

[solidsnake86]

I like how a shooting location some how determines which actor will be cast in the role. I'm surprised they didn't go for NOLA.

 

[HighFivingMF]

This just ads more fuel to the idea that Tom Welling might actually get a chance.. I'd say it's about 70% now

How does this news at all do that?

 

[Daybreak_st]

Interesting news. I wonder if they'd use any of the same locations as they use in Smallville? Like for the Kent Farm for Example.

 

[Superman2007]

Or the city of Vancouver doubling as Metropolis as it did on Smallville during earlier seasons.

 

[GreenKToo]

Looks like Metropolis to me...

 

[Superman2007]

Yup, I loved how much S:TM utilized NYC for Superman, and Chicago for TDK.

Metropolis needs to feel alive and real. Not like it was built inside a computer.

 

[GreenKToo]

I think it needs a few buildings added in, ie, Lex-corp, DP, and maybe star labs, but other than that it looks good. It's look reminds me of SR's video game Metropolis.

 

[Superman2007]

 

[steintym]

This just ads more fuel to the idea that Tom Welling might actually get a chance.. I'd say it's about 70% now

I don't see that happening.

 

[steintym]

Those shots do look a lot like Metropolis from the Superman Returns video game.

 

[Dark Knight]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-be-shot-in-vancouver-sources/article1841715/

Very important for some of the fanboys to read what was written on the front page of the Hype article regarding the possible Vancouver shoot.

David Goyer AND Jonathan Nolan wrote the script!

That should shut some of those people up who were whining and crying about David Goyer being the only one who wrote the script.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Nolan writing it with Goyer is old ass news.

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: IGN has heard from reliable sources that Tull is downplaying this report. Goyer is in fact on the project, but not only that -- his The Dark Knight co-writer Jonah Nolan will also be scripting Superman: The Man of Steel along with him. Nolan's brother Christopher is expected to only executive-produce, and not direct, the film. That said, he will be "hands-on" as a producer. Since the Superman film is under the gun because of the ongoing legal entanglements involving the property, Warner Bros. wants the pair to get started on their script on the double.

Our sources add that Warners is confident in the early work that Goyer and Jonah Nolan have done so far on Batman 3, and that as a result Superman has now taken on a higher priority status at the studio than it had since Superman Returns was released.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/107/1071879p1.html

 

[Superman2007]

Nolan writing it with Goyer is old ass news.

That's good, I really wanted Jonah on this film.

 

[Dark Knight]

Nolan writing it with Goyer is old ass news.

I know.

However, there seems to be a contingent of fanboys out there that don't pay attention and just think Goyer is scripting and that causes them to panic and say the film will suck.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Nolan also wrote Terminator: Salvation. So his being on-board doesn't automatically translate to "Oh yes, then it will be good"

 

[Superman2007]

Nolan also wrote Terminator: Salvation. So his being on-board doesn't automatically translate to "Oh yes, then it will be good"

Who didn't write Terminator Salvation?

Was he the final writer to take a pass at that script?

I'm sure he had less of an influence on that film than he did on Memento, The Prestige, and of course TDK.