2014 Movie News Archives

March 31, 2014: Darren Aronofsky Wanted to Direct "Man of Steel"

Darren Aronofsky With his film "Noah" sailing to the top of the Box Office this past weekend, director Darren Aronofsky revealed to MTV that he would have "absolutely" taken on the job of directing "Man of Steel" if circumstances had fallen his way.

    "Superman's one of the holy grails. It's Superman. It's the best superhero," he said. "Batman is great, of course, but it's Superman. He's the same level. That possibility was great."

    Aronofsky said he took "a few conversations" with "Man of Steel" producer Christopher Nolan and others at Warner Bros., before the job ultimately went to Snyder.

    "I thought Zack was a great choice, and I loved his 'Watchmen' movie," said Aronofsky. "I thought it was great. I thought that as a fan of the comic, you couldn't hope for a better interpretation. I liked the orthodoxy of it."

    "It was interesting to add the pathos that they put into the character," the "Noah" director added of how "Man of Steel" turned out. "It's a hard one to do. You look at what Christopher Reeve did, and it was perfect, because it captured that 'good old boy' thing. But to try and redo that again and bring that for a modern audience is tough in a post-'Batman' and 'Wolverine' world. It's hard to do that."

Source: MTV.com.



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