The Brothers Nolan's Aggressive Expansion

Its been somewhat of an on again off again (and more recently on again) rumor that the director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan, was approached by Warner Bros. and  the newly formed entity of DC Entertainment to serve as a mentor for the Superman film reboot.

Yesterday we reported that Chris’ little brother Jonah was working alongside David Goyer on a script for The Man of Steel, which has already set the internet ablaze with the few details released about Goyer’s intentions for the flick.

Cut back to today. Now we’re hearing rumblings from over at IESB.net that they’re hearing rumors that Jonah Nolan, who has already done writing detail on The Dark Knight, Batman 3 and now Superman, may be setting up to rest his heels in the director seat for a major Warner Bros. film. Its one about an alien that makes his home on earth as an infant and grows up to don a pair of blue tights and a red cape.

Yep, that’s right. Rumor has it (emphasis on rumor) that Jonah will make his directorial debut in Metropolis. Again, with big brother overseeing the progressions.

Speaking of big brother, we know that Chris has already agreed to direct the third installment of the Christian Bale era of Batman movies (a little less emphasis on the patented growl please) but what’s next for him? Unconfirmed reports mention the possibility of Chris being a father figure to not only Batman and Superman, but Green Lantern and Flash as well in an attempt to cultivate them into the perfectly seasoned blend of what would be needed for a Justice League movie. Who would take on such an epic film as director you ask? Well, that would be Christopher Nolan as well.

Remember, its all rumor until we have confirmation, but our good pals over at IESB.net are knocking on every door they can to get the nod from Warner and/or DC Entertainment. We’ll keep you up to date as we learn more.