Two days ago, a rumor started that Chris Columbus was being offered to direct the next Superman movie. Now, Collider has received word from trusted sources that Warner Bros. is NOT pursuing Chris Columbus.
The next Superman movie, tentatively titled "The Man of Steel," is being written by David Goyer (Batman Begins) with Christopher Nolan producing. In the beginning of June, Nolan said that Goyer had finally cracked the script:
“It was the first time I’ve been able to conceive of how you’d address Superman in a modern context. I thought it was a really exciting idea. What you have to remember about Batman and Superman is that what makes them the best superhero characters there are, the most beloved after all this time, is the essence of who they were when they were created, when they were first developed. You can’t move too far away from that.”
Warner Bros. is shooting for a release date sometime between summer 2012 and summer 2013. It would be interesting if it came out summer 2012, since Batman 3 is being released around that time.
