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Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new Superman movie, which Christopher Nolan is producing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures....   >>>

Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new Superman movie, which Christopher Nolan is producing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.



Snyder, who directed "300" and "Watchmen," had been on the list of helmers ensconced in meetings with Nolan and Warners execs, who in recent weeks have talked to Darren Aronofsky, Ben Affleck, Matt Reeves and Tony Scott. The job was so coveted that even Robert Zemeckis, retired to the world of performance capture, considered returning to live-action filmmaking for the gig.



The studio began negotiations with Snyder on Monday.



A new Superman movie is one of the studio's top priorities: Not only will it serve as linchpin for WB's line of DC superhero-based films but also because Warners wants to be in production on a Man of Steel pic before it potentially loses copyrights to the heirs of creators Joe Shuster and Jerry Seigel. (That litigation is pending.)



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