Looks Like Zack Snyder Knows His Superman

Zack Snyder has had plenty to say about what he’s planning to do with his new version of Superman but, recently, he’s mostly done his talking through casting. He’s grabbed Diane Lane and we’ve heard rumors of Kevin Costner and Viggo Mortensen being up for roles. In talking to Sci Fi Now, Snyder talked about keeping his title character relevant as well as his cultural importance.

You’ve got to keep in mind that they look at Superman as passé because that is the way he’s been approached in the movies. It’s not like the movies have done anything to fight that, so all I can say is that Chris [Nolan] and David [Goyer] address that in their story. I think the challenge is to make him relevant – figure out how we can make them care about him. That is the challenge.

He continues:

Superman’s the king daddy; he’s the shit. If you can make him work, in the end there’s nobody else in the superhero world. For me, Watchmen was the exact opposite of Superman in that now that I’ve deconstructed the superhero world — I tore the curtain down — maybe I’m the right guy to put it back up. It’s like participating in the Olympics. I know that’s a weird metaphor, but, you know, there is definitely a historical aspect that is beyond you. The character is bigger than you and you have to keep that in mind. And the character will continue when you’re done. I feel pretty good about that now.