Jonah Nolan Is the Frontrunner to Direct The Man of Steel; "TV Star" Looked At For Superman
Thu, July 15, 2010 
Our pals at Movie Hole have an update on the "Jonah Nolan directing Superman" item that resurfaced a few days ago. That rumor originated from yours truly. But since the original story is nowhere to be seen now, I'll merely point you in the direction of Team Morris and Screen Rant.
According to their source(s), Nolan is not fully onboard to call the shots, but "it looks like he will get the job." That's a benefit of having your older brother (Christopher Nolan) and sister-in-law (Emma Thomas) serving as the producers. It also helps they're coming off successfully rebooting the Batman franchise and have another potential money-maker about to open with Inception. Reminds me of how Spielberg championed Bob Zemeckis early on.
It's a mixed bag. Although Jonah is obviously a very good (if not great) writer, I'm drawing a blank on any potential directorial skill he’s shown in the past. He’s been writing with his brother for years. So it’s not hard to imagine that itch has hit him too. For all we know, he has a slew of student films he made back in the day collecting dust at home. *Shrugs* I'll go with it either way. Peter Jackson took a risk on Neill Blomkamp and look how that worked out.
As for the approach of the new movie, apparently this isn't going to be a full-on reboot or even a "requel" like Bryan Singer's Superman Returns:
"This Superman is neither a reboot or a sequel. It's just a Superman film. The basic elements of the storyline are: BIG action, BIG set-pieces, witty dialogue, playful romance, a light-hearted feelgood mood juxtaposed with derring-do and danger, top-notch cast, epic feel, sci-fi background (sounds a little like Donner, right?) BUT with some sort of huge twist on the legend."
So essentially they’re going in the old-school James Bond approach. Loose continuity, rarely (if ever) directly reference earlier installments, interchangeable cast, etc. Hey, that has worked for Eon for almost fifty years, before hitting the "reboot" button on Casino Royale.
The biggest question of all, of course, is who will be done the red-and-blue suit come Christmas 2012? Although being coy, here's a morsel of info:
"Also, it is a TV star that they're looking at for the lead - but, despite what that article says, I don't believe anyone has actually tested."
Well...there are a couple of cats this could definitely be. It's obvious who Clint is talking about: John Krasinski.
Reader Comments (6)
Jamie D9 did not cost 200mil to make and we still don't know that Nolan has directed anything before.
John Krasinski as Superman...hmmm. Why not?
John Krasinski? I think I'd rather have Routh back.
John Krasinki?....Bring back Routh please.
Jamie is kidding about Krasinski...
Oh, OK. (sigh of relief) LOL
Sorry for the knee-jerk reaction.