I was reading an editorial, on CBM, on reasons why the new Superman film will be the best one to date and something really urked me.
The editorial stated that since Christopher Nolan is involved, it will be a success.
"But any true Nolanite would be thrilled to see the guy bring in significant creative influence into the screenplay of the latest Superman film. Considering Nolan's near-perfect track record in creating excellent stories, and with David S. Goyer (who co-wrote Batman Begins and conceived the story for The Dark Knight), we can safely say that the script will likely be awesome..."
I will say I too am a Nolanite, but I am also a believer that Superman is one of the toughest superheroes to effectively portray on the big screen with a story that it truly worthy of the hero. (Bryan Singer knows this first hand too.)
I am not a fan of all of Goyer's work (Blade III, Jumper, Crow II, Dark City, etc.) and even though he co-wrote "Batman Begins" and pitched a part of the story of "The Dark Knight" to Nolan—Chris was still actively involved in the writing process since he was credited as co-writer and writer of both Batman films. Goyer has more misses than hits in the writing department in my personal opinion.
Bottom line is Nolan is the key to "The Man of Steel's" success, not Goyer and not Zach Snyder, but ONLY if he is proactive in the writing process. Nolan's impeccable track record of screenwriting speaks volumes, but currently he is directing "The Dark Knight Rises." Followed by editing it and then all the publicity tours for the TDKR, so it appears he won't have time to write. Boo.
If he is only the producer of the film, then I do not see big things from the reboot regardless of the fact Nolan is producing it.
If there is not a good story, then the film will fail in my eyes. Perhaps it will still be a box office hit, but that is not saying much if the story is not solid...cough...Transformers films...cough, cough.
Anyway, I hope Nolan is more than "creative influence" and he takes Goyer's script and works his own magic into it after Goyer is done. He is the producer and has the power to do it—I just hope he has that type of extra time to do it.
In the end, I will still see it (because I'm a sucker like that) but will it be as good as Nolan's Batman films or The Prestige or Inception or Memento?
My take on that question is only if he get major writer credits in "The Man of Steel."
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