
What's more the idea was presented to him by frequent collaborator David S. Goyer, during a roadblock in figuring out what to do with the current Batman line of films - the third of which Nolan revealed, is also in it's initial stages.
Speaking on Goyer's Superman idea, Nolan recalls; “I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting.”

"As a kid watching Superman, it seemed enormous and I realized later by looking at it that a lot of that was actually the casting, just having these incredibly talented people and these characterizations. And Marlon Brando is the first guy up playing Superman’s dad. It’s incredible.”
As a 'fan-boy' himself, the care Nolan has for these characters is shown when his attention turns to the future of Gotham. After the amazing success of The Dark Knight, many would line up a range of sequels to milk the resulting box-office benefits. Not Nolan though - he wants just one.

With the key actors of the previous films all set to return for the final instalment of the 'Bat-trilogy', Nolan manages to evade the big penguin in the room - who will be the villain of the piece, although in the process he does sink the chances of one of Batman's best; “It won’t be," he said, "Mr. Freeze.”
Nolan on Superman?!? I can't really see that, but he's done such a marvelous job on the Bat-Films, he deserves the benefit of several doubts.
ReplyDeleteYeah - I'm thinking it's going to be a stretch to go from the darkened alley's of Gotham, to the golden skies of Metropolis too - but like you say, who knows!
ReplyDeleteIf he can put the same human heart into things, and then ramp up the fantastic, Superman could be right back on top again.