Zack Snyder Addresses DC Movie Rumors and Spielberg's Thoughts on The Death of Superhero Movies

Last week, Steven Spielberg predicted that superhero movies would eventually go "the way of the western" and see a major drop in popularity. Zack Snyder, who has directed superhero films Watchmen, Man of Steel, and the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (and a two-part Justice League also on his schedule), spoke with Yahoo to respond to Spielberg's comments:

"He might not be wrong. I think it puts more pressure on us, the filmmakers, to not just crank out superhero movies for the sake of it. To me, the one thing I love working in the DC universe is that Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman are American mythology. It’s not about making a superhero, it’s a mythological universe that we live in. That I hope stands the test of time. They stood the test of time. That’s hopefully the sort of magic bullet. But who knows what audiences will want in the future. ... To me it’s about the drama, the humanity of it. Those are like Shakespearean characters, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, they have inherent drama built into their makeup."

Snyder has a point. I wonder if audiences will always want films about our main mythological icons, but if the style will change over the years, so instead of mega-budget, special effects driven blockbusters, we'll maybe get smaller, almost indie-sized films about Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman a couple of decades from now. Who knows? 

The director also chimed in with some thoughts on the crazy amount of rumors that are surrounding the DC Cinematic Universe films in development right now:

"There are so many, it’s insanity. It’s funny because every now and then someone will touch on something that’s kind of true, but the next thing they say makes me realize that they took a wild guess. They’ll say something and I’ll say “Oh snap, they must have seen the script.” And then they’ll say, “And this happens!” And then I’ll go, They have no idea what they’re talking about. It’s fun for everyone to speculate and take shots and think of things and try to sell it. There’s an industry in selling your guess. [People think], “I’m going to make a fake script and look like I read the real one.” What length are you willing to go?

There’s a rumor that my son is [playing] Robin. It’s not true. Now there are all these images of him that people have made where he’s dressed like Robin. It’s fun to hear and see them."

Some interesting stuff there. So if Snyder is to be believed, his son isn't actually playing Robin, but some of the rumors that have leaked are true (or close to true). Let the guessing game begin about which ones are legit and which ones aren't in the comments below.