Christopher Nolan To Mentor New ‘Superman’ Movie

Once again Deadline.com has a big scoop regarding a super hero movie. This time it concerns the ‘Man of Steel’, and Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor the development of a new ‘Superman’ movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie. Our insiders say that the brains behind rebooted Batman has been asked to play a “godfather” role and ensure The Man Of Steel gets off the ground after a 3 1/2-year hiatus. Nolan’s leadership of the project can set it in the right direction with the critics and the fans, not to mention at the box office. Besides, Nolan is considered something of a god at Warner Bros and has a strong relationship with the studio after the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

There is also mention of the new ‘Superman’ film not being a sequel to Superman Returns, which was released in 2006, but will be a reboot of sorts. This is a great move on the studios part to even have Nolan involved in the project when you consider the success of the ‘Batman’ reboot. I’ll be curious to see just how much influence Nolan has on the film. I guess we can add this to ever growing list of comic movies getting reboots.