Warner Bros. Reportedly Eyeing X-Men: First Class Director For Man Of Steel 2

03/13/2017 02:33 pm EDT

Warner Bros. is reportedly eyeing X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn to direct Man of Steel 2, the sequel to the Zack Snyder Superman movie that launched the DC Extended Universe.

According to Collider's sources, Warner Bros. is in preliminary talks with the Kingsman: The Secret Service director about helming the Superman sequel, but they have not yet reached the point where they're hashing out a deal.

If Vaughn does pass on directing Man of Steel 2, sources say that Warner Bros. will continue to court him for another DC Extended Universe movie.

Vaughn's X-Men: First Class is beloved by some for being the most colorful and "comic book-y" of all the X-Men movies. Should he sign on for Man of Steel it could signal a drastically different direction for the film when compared to Zack Snyder's muted and pensive Man of Steel.

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What may be equally exciting for Superman fans as the idea of Vaughn directing Man of Steel 2 is simply the news that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with the film in any measure. Man of Steel was released in 2013. Henry Cavill reprised the role in 2016 to share the screen and title billing with Ben Affleck's Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Cavill's Superman is expected to return again in Justice League this November. Man of Steel 2 has been promised by Warner Bros, but there's been little news about its development until now.

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In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay by Chris Terrio, from a story by Snyder and Terrio, and stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen and J. K. Simmons.

Justice League opens in theaters Nov. 17.

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