Zack Snyder talks realism of SUPERMAN reboot, working with Christopher Nolan and XERXES
Zack Snyder has been doing press for Sucker Punch this week. Through his various press outings he's revealed some details about Superman: Man of Steel and briefly touched on the 300 prequel Xerxes, which he has not decided if he will be directing or not. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder talked about the realism of the Superman reboot:
“Superman will be a documentary compared to this,” said Snyder. “I’ve stretched this world of abstract reality so far that the awesome thing about Superman is that Superman lives in the real world. And it probably will be the most ‘real’ movie I’ve made. It will more real than even Dawn of the Dead.”
These comments are very similar to what Snyder said earlier to Manny The Movie Guy:
"Because Superman takes place in a more realistic world, I think it will be a slight departure for me just visually because I think you’re going to go to a more real world. I’ve never made a movie that wasn’t stylized. All the movies I’ve made have been stylized worlds. Who knows? I mean, who knows, we haven’t started shooting it yet."
Deborah Snyder (Synder's wife and producing partner) has also commented that Superman will “be a definite departure from the things he’s done because the idea is to make him relevant in our world today.” This type of character will be nice change of pace, and one that audiences will relate to.
In an interview with Spinoff Online, Snyder talks more about his approach for the character:
“I think, in the end, our big challenge is making Superman relevant, making him relatable and interesting. Dimensional. I want people to be able to go, ‘I would have done that if I were Superman. That’s right.’ In the sense that I can empathize with him as a personality, I can empathize with his decision-making in the same way that you can with characters in the movies that you love. Part of it is, you get why Superman feels the way he feels because you would have felt that same way.”
Here is what he had to say about working with Christopher Nolan from ComingSoon:
"Yeah, I feel like Chris and I, we actually get along really well and Chris is a really interesting guy and he’s been incredibly helpful and incredibly supportive. I think he just treats me the way he would want to be treated as far as he just has a lot of respect for other filmmakers. He’s an incredible resource on the other hand and he’s super-busy but we see each other quite a bit, and it’s kind of fun and I think we have a pretty good time."
Snyder confirmed that filming would begin in August 2011, and that he is unsure if the film will be released during the 2012 Holiday seasons, insisting that “I’m just going to make the movie and let them determine when they’re going to put it out. It is Superman after all.”
Snyder briefly revealed to MTV that he's finished writing the 300 prequel screenplay Xerxes with 300 co-writer Kurt Johnstadt. He is still very hesitant to confirm that he will be directing it himself.
“We’ll see, if I have time…”
Check out the inteview below: