Christopher Nolan Searching Directors for SUPERMAN Reboot

“About Superman… I’m going to say something really cheesy; Can’t talk about it, but an honor to be on the list. Interesting times!”

The next director is Jonathan Liebesman, a guy who we may be hearing more about after his next film Battle: Los Angeles hits theaters next spring. Liebesman has previously directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and has just signed on to direct Clash of the Titan 2. With Battle Los Angeles and Titans 2, Liebesman is getting his experience with big projects, so maybe Superman would be in his reach.

The third director on the list is someone you probably have been reading about on this site rather frequently. His name is Matt Reeves and he is the director of Cloverfield and Let Me In, which opens in theaters this Friday. Reeves broke on the scene with Cloverfield, and early reviews say Let Me In holds up to the original Swedish film that it is based upon. Reeves is in Texas for Fantastic Fest where he had this to say about the news:

“I really have no idea if any of that is true. It’s certainly an amazing project, but I would be surprised…”

Tony Scott is someone who doesn’t need an introduction. The director of True Romance, Man On Fire, Top Gun, and the upcoming movie Unstoppable, Scott has been on the scene for decades. We know he can make great action movie and that he can deliver top performances from his actors, but I don’t know if he is the right guy to take on a project like Superman. Scott has a tendency to shoot his movies with style over substance, and that may not work with an iconic character like Superman.

Last but not least is Watchmen and 300 director Zack Snyder who’s next project is the movie Sucker Punch. Snyder is a director who makes dark, violent, over-the-top spectacles, that are visual eye candy. He proved to be a big deal with 300 but Watchmen left many people on the fence with Snyder who failed to entertain audiences like did so well with 300. With next spring’s Sucker Punch, Snyder is taking badass action, cgi, and hot girls and putting it together in an action-packed spectacle. I will give the guy credit, he sure has a vision. Would he be a good choice for Superman? I think he could make it visually spectacular, not sure about anything else.

Right now Christopher Nolan is only overseeing the early stages of this Superman project. I would assume any of the above directors would want to work on this project, epecially with Nolan attached. What director do you think would be the best choice? Leave your comments below.