BeUnequaled MagazineNews came in this week that Zack Snyder has been confirmed to direct the new Superman movie. I am extremely excited that he has got the gig. Snyder has directed/produced some amazing movies, more so the look of his movies are epic.
I became a fan of Snyder from watching his testosterone fuelled movie 300. That movie, in my opinion, was best visually created movie I have ever seen. Everything from the cast, script, sound to the battle scenes was immense.
Next up for Synder was Watchmen. I must admit, I didn't know anything about the Watchmen until I watched the movie, so I can't really compare it to the comic books. However from what I saw, it was a decent movie and a decent comic book adaption. I have certainly seen far worse than Watchmen.
Synder has 2 movies being released soon. The first is Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole and the second Sucker Punch. From watching the trailers both movies look visually stunning. LOTG is a completely CGI movie based around owls. When I first read about I was a bit put off by the idea. However watching the trailer it looks pretty cool. Then came along Sucker Punch. I didn't know much about this movie, however again from watching the trailer... it looks frickin' AMAZING! Sexy girls kicking ass in a fantasy world. Its like Alice in Wonderland meets Lord of The Rings and together taking ecstasy and redbull!! (I do not condone drugs... and they are bad and illegal) The Sucker Punch trailer can be found here:
From these movies Snyder has landed a huge movie in his lap. I am a huge fan of Superman, and I hope this don't mess up! I have been waiting years for a decent Superman movie to grace our screens. Finally, Superman Returns arrived on the big screen a few years back however it didn't do the franchise any justice. It wasn't a total disaster, however I considered it to be a let down. Most of the dialogue was taken from the original Superman movie. Yes I know it was more of a homage to Donner's movies, however for me it needed to kick ass in every department and for me it didn't. I thought it would bring in new fans and introduce them to The Man of Steel, however I think it lost more than it gained. With Batman getting a reboot and taking the box office by storm (both movies were great and original), Superman didn't. I could really go on about Superman Returns, but I'm not... ok 1 last thing. Superboy!? Where were they going to go with that!? Oh and one more thing, why change the LOGO!?
With Snyder I think we can expect Superman to return to his rightful place up on the super hero movie podium. We can definetley expect the movie to look visually great. I also think the movie will be darker, not as dark as Dark Knight, but it will have an element of it. Even though we've been hearing that the script has been rushed, I don’t think Snyder would have accepted if it was a rushed script. Also I think that if it was I’m sure he would iron it out. Another point would be that Nolan is overseeing the project and I don’t believe he would rush a movie as big as Superman.
I seriously believe this movie is going to be the Superman movie every fan hoped for and I think Snyder is the best director they chose. With General Zod returning to be the villain we can only expect the best. I just hope Brandon Routh is brought back to play Superman/Clark Kent because I thought he nailed the character in Superman Returns. I hope this movie lives up to the hype and I can’t wait!! What are your thoughts?
