One of the prominent filmmakers, Christopher Nolan, is known for giving several blockbusters to Hollywood, including The Dark Knight trilogy starring Christian Bale. However, the trilogy is not the only DC movie series he has been associated with, as he has also served as the producer of Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe. Nolan was the one who pitched David S. Goyer’s concept for the 2013 movie Man of Steel and also hired Zack Snyder as its director.
However, he was not able to give much of his time to its production as he was busy working on the final film in The Dark Knight trilogy. When Snyder was asked during an interview if Nolan liked the movie, he shared that the Oscar nominee seemed a bit relieved to see the final cut.
Christopher Nolan’s Reaction to Man of Steel’s Final Cut
Zack Snyder’s 2013 film, Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill as Superman, is considered to be one of the best DC films. While the movie was initially pitched to be under Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight film series, the idea was later dropped. Despite being the producer of the film, he was not able to give it much time, as he was busy working on The Dark Knight Rises.
During an interview with Total Film, Snyder revealed that he had frequent discussions regarding the production with the Oppenheimer director, but he was not able to visit the set that often. Talking about his reaction to the final cut, he said that Nolan seemed “a bit relieved.”
“He was like, ‘Wow, amazing.’ He really was excited, and I think that, and maybe a bit relieved,” he said. The Rebel Moon director further shared he couldn’t actually tell what Nolan thought of the movie, as “he is hard to read as a person.”
However, he believed that it would have been “quite the thing” for the filmmaker as it was the first movie he worked on that was not directed by him. While Snyder was unable to read what Nolan felt about the movie, he later stated that Man of Steel is a remarkable take on Superman, saying that he was confident people would love Snyder’s work in the 2013 film.
Christopher Nolan Gave Zack Snyder Full Freedom
Zack Snyder has shared that the Man of Steel producer was involved in the production of the film, but he was not able to visit the movie set frequently. When the cast of the movie was asked about Christopher Nolan’s involvement, Henry Cavill shared that he did not personally meet the filmmaker while working on the movie.
Amy Adams, who portrayed Lois Lane in the DCEU, shared that Nolan was heavily involved with the pre-production, and he always wanted it to be a Snyder movie.
“He was really involved with the prep process, and I know in the development of the character,” she said before adding, “But he wanted it to be a Zack Snyder film.”
Adams also stated that he only visited the set a couple of times and gave the Watchmen director complete freedom with the project.
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Source: Total Film
