Man Of Steel 2 Prospective Director Once Courted A Colorful Superman Film
It looks like Warner Bros. is not wasting any time with its plans to revive the Man of Steel [...]
It looks like Warner Bros. is not wasting any time with its plans to revive the Man of Steel films. The first film originally debuted years ago under Zack Snyder, and it welcomed Henry Cavill's take on Clark Kent into the DC Extended Universe. Now, DC Entertainment has green-lit a sequel to the origin tale, and the hunt for a director is reportedly. Earlier today, news broke that Warner Bros. was eyeing Matthew Vaughn to take on the role, and the director has let fans know about his Superman obsession in the past.
Years ago, fans learned that Vaughn had been in the running to take on a Superman film. When Man of Steel was still in development, the director told MTV News he had approached Warner Bros. with a pitch for the film.
"That sort of all got blown out of proportion. I had a very brief chat with them and that's all it was. From a 30-second chat, it's become this huge thing," Vaughn said. "It hadn't gone [as far as casting], we just had an idea for a story for Superman — that was it."
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However, it looks like Vaughn's time to shine may be coming. The director, who has handled films like X-Men: First Class and Kingsman: The Secret Service, is reportedly in preliminary talks with Warner Bros. for the position. Collider stressed no deal has been mention as of yet, but Vaughn is certainly on the studio's radar.
For fans, Vaughn may be just the director they have been looking for. While Snyder's take on Man of Steel was agreeable to many, critics and DC Comics diehards criticized the film's dark, drab aesthetic. Reviews lamented the film's lack of colorful and hoped Man of Steel would adapt a brighter tone in the future.
Apparently, Vaughn is on-board with that idea. Or, he was, at least.
In his previous interview with MTV News, Vaughn told the site he hoped Snyder's Man of Steel would not mimic the gritty look of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies.
"I just hope they don't make it too serious," Vaughn said. "I think that's the one thing not to do with Superman, trying to do the serious 'The Dark Knight' version. Superman is about color and fun, or it should be, for me."
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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.
