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The Los Angeles Times chatted with Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas. While not revealing pointed details about the new BATMAN and SUPERMAN films they're orbiting, they do give us a sense of how both projects are being approached at the moment.

Regarding SUPERMAN:

“It’s very exciting, we have a fantastic story,” Christopher Nolan said while sipping tea in the sleek editing suite that fills the converted garage adjacent to his Hollywood home. “And we feel we can do it right. We know the milieu, if you will, we know the genre and how to get it done right."
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The Internet flurry that included reports that, according to Thomas, might be better described as fan fiction. The dispatches revealing that the film will be called “Man of Steel” ? and feature Lex Luthor and Brainiac? Or the one about it being a period piece with something like a low-fi version of the hero?

“I don’t know where this stuff comes from,” Thomas said with a chuckle, although, as with any good poker player, it’s hard to say where the bluff starts and ends.
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Nolan says he has no idea who will direct the Superman film (there has been conjecture that it may be his brother and frequent collaborator, Jonathan Nolan) but his role appears to be comparable Peter Jackson with “District 9,” which was directed by newcomer Neill Blomkamp but benefited greatly from imprimatur of the “The Lord of the Rings” auteur.

Regarding the status of his new BATMAN movie, Nolan indicates that it's currently being written by brother Jonathan (MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE, THE DARK KNIGHT) based on a story by David Goyer (who is now writing SUPERMAN). He goes on to say:

“Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story,” he said. “And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”

...says the L.A. Times HERE, in which Nolan re-empahsizes that he's viewing the upcoming BAT film as "an ending", and also reveals one villain we won't be seeing in the that movie.

There are many more details to be found in the article, including Nolan's assessment of whether or not Batman and Superman do (or should) co-exist in a project together & and some tidbits about INCEPTION. Be sure to CHECK IT OUT.

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