SDCC '13: Jonathan Nolan Says He Won't Be Involved With 'BATMAN VS SUPERMAN'

SDCC '13: Jonathan Nolan Says He Won't Be Involved With 'BATMAN VS SUPERMAN'

"The Dark Knight Rises" screenwriter Jonathan Nolan says he won't be involved with Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" sequel which will introduce a new Batman. Were you hoping that he would join the creative and team-up again with David S. Goyer?

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By MarkJulian - Jul 22, 2013 10:07 PM EST
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The lone creative contributor within Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy has stated that despite a sequel that will include Batman, he won't be involved with the project. Speaking at SDCC to promote his CBS show "Person of Interest", screenwriter Jonathan Nolan made it clear that he won't be joining his brother (producer) or David S. Goyer (screenwriter) on the "Man of Steel' sequel. Said the younger Nolan sibling, "The fun thing about working with such an iconic character is you know when you're doing it that at some point you're going to wrap up your story and see what the next fella down the line has to say about it, so I'm very excited to see what they do with him." In these very early days of the project, it currently appears that Goyer and Snyder will handle writing duties on the project by themselves. There's been a sizable amount of nitpicking at the amount of straightforward exposition in "Man of Steel" and Jonathan Nolan's name has been brought up on quite a few message boards and comment threads as a missing ingredient from "The Dark Knight" recipe.

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Running Time: 2 hrs 23 min
Release Date: 14 June 2013 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner,Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff, Harry Lennix
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Christopher Nolan (story), David S. Goyer (screenplay)

"Man of Steel follows the Last Son of Krypton on his epic journey to become mankind's shinning beacon of hope for a brighter future. With the beliefs and values instilled by his adoptive parents Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, a young Clark (Henry Cavill) sets out to find his place in the world. But when the nefarious General Zodd (Michael Shannon) arrives on Earth, Clark will have to choose between being a normal human or Kal-el,son of Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and humanity's greatest protector and champion. Filmed in IMAX and shot in Vancouver, Chicago and Plano, Illinois, Man of Steel will be released on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) with a screenplay by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) the Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) produced feature film will surely be the summer blockbuster of 2013."
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AlanWarlock
AlanWarlock - 7/22/2013, 10:32 PM
Smart move, Mr. Nolan. Steer clear of this project.
xRelentlessx
xRelentlessx - 7/22/2013, 10:33 PM
Someone other than Goyer please. he's not the best screenplay writer.
TonyChu
TonyChu - 7/22/2013, 10:34 PM
I would like to see Johnathan Nolan do some sort of DC property.
MJPETTY7
MJPETTY7 - 7/22/2013, 10:34 PM
FINE. BY. ME.
TonyChu
TonyChu - 7/22/2013, 10:35 PM
David Goyer is good at creating stories but when it comes to screenplays he tends to drop the ball at times.
Tevii
Tevii - 7/22/2013, 10:35 PM
THANK YOU. Ill be glad when the Nolan era is over
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 7/22/2013, 10:36 PM
Thank [frick]
doctorhorrible
doctorhorrible - 7/22/2013, 10:38 PM
why is batman first in the title?
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 7/22/2013, 10:39 PM
^ because he's Batman.
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 7/22/2013, 10:39 PM
Yeah, Batman BETTER be Bruce Wayne. No stupid John Blake BS.
GoILL
GoILL - 7/22/2013, 10:40 PM
Just get the guy who wrote the Green Lantern movie to help out.
doctorhorrible
doctorhorrible - 7/22/2013, 10:42 PM
i thought it was world's finest not a dark knight returns movie Adaptation
thebearjew
thebearjew - 7/22/2013, 10:43 PM
ya WB/DC have this .....clingyness to creators when they find someone who makes thier stuff work they DO NOT want to let go happened with burton bruce timm the nolans goyer n theyre kinda doing it with snyder
but i like this creative team but they really do need to branch out
Demongod20
Demongod20 - 7/22/2013, 10:43 PM
I can't wait to see Snyder's take on Batman when it comes to his action sequences and his visuals. The only thing I'm worried about is Goyer's writing. I just want someone to help co-write with him.
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 7/22/2013, 10:43 PM
Am I the only one who can't think of a good name for this movie? It better not be called Batman vs. Superman or Superman vs. Batman both of those sound terrible, anything with a "vs." in the name sounds bad really
RocketRaccoon
RocketRaccoon - 7/22/2013, 10:45 PM
Passing on the torch to the other guy nice! Just hope Goyer goes with him as well but most likely he won't which is sad! Goyer did say he was writing the story with Zack Synder, so lets hope its just the story and not the screenplay!
SuperSam
SuperSam - 7/22/2013, 10:45 PM
Almost anyone is better than Goyer :/
Darkknight23
Darkknight23 - 7/22/2013, 10:45 PM
He knows it can't compete with Marvel
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 7/22/2013, 10:47 PM
Not good news. But it's not the end of the world.
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 7/22/2013, 10:47 PM
I hope the Batman they use is similar to the one in the Arkham games where he can beat up like 20 people at a time and just an all around badass. Batman in a way could possibly be sort of a villain in this movie probably til the end when he alearns that Superman can be trusted.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 7/22/2013, 10:47 PM
@demongodzo That's why he has Snyder co-writing with him.

....that's not good news.
Nivekian
Nivekian - 7/22/2013, 10:48 PM
Yeah, I'm actually excited to see Snyder's Batman. The Nolans films, especially the last one, just seemed to miss essential pieces of the Batman character. Like him obsessing over a childhood girlfiend, letting that standoff with harvey go down like it did, and most importantly quitting being Batman.
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 7/22/2013, 10:51 PM
So long as one Nolan is involved, the other doesn't have to be :]
TheIlluminati
TheIlluminati - 7/22/2013, 10:53 PM
Son of a Bitch!!!!!!!!!
whoa123
whoa123 - 7/22/2013, 10:55 PM
For the story I don't have any complaints with Goyer/Snyder writing it, but for the screenplay, I hope someone helps them with it.
TheSuperguy
TheSuperguy - 7/22/2013, 10:56 PM
I don't know if they should use the name Superman vs Batman or Batman vs Superman. Since this is still the Man of Steel sequel, featuring Batman, they should call it something like Man of Steel: The Dark Knight.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 7/22/2013, 10:56 PM
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
seantwakafilmyguy
seantwakafilmyguy - 7/22/2013, 10:57 PM
Sounds like he's trying to say something to Goyer with that comment.
FordEl
FordEl - 7/22/2013, 10:59 PM
I dont think Goyer's a bad writer but he is always better with help. I think the supposed script problems with MoS is exaggerated. He came up with some pretty memorable lines like the Krypton scenes, Supes childhood, The whole relationship with his 'parents', his whole arch of him finally steeping out. The only problem i had were a few lines such as 'Are they gone?' 'I think so' and 'Are you f'n stupid' (like no one says that). Other than that it was fine. However I think they should have Paul Dini work with him.
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 7/22/2013, 11:00 PM
Superguy15

Though Batman will be featured i don't think he should be in the title...If so, they should go with the classic Worlds Finest as the title, if not then maybe something along the lines of just MOS:2 or Last Son of Krypton
Luigi
Luigi - 7/22/2013, 11:02 PM
Yeah, he's right! Let's see what the next guy has to say about Batman (hint, hint, Goyer)
DCNY
DCNY - 7/22/2013, 11:10 PM
Goyer is a comic geek. As is Snyder. They're perfect for the story.

But get a professional screen writer.

Please.
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