Zack Snyder Talks Serious ‘Man of Steel’ and Why He Took the Job

Ever since Watchmen and 300 director Zack Snyder was brought aboard Man of Steel by producer Christopher Nolan, fans have been wondering if it would be a more action-packed over-the-topp, slow motion frenzy that we’re used to from Snyder, or if Nolan’s influence would keep the film grounded, gritty and a bit dark. The two teaser trailers seemed to give us our answer (and the Comic-Con footage showed us more of that), and now Snyder has spoken out about his serious approach to Superman and why he felt like he should take the job, even after he initially resisted Nolan’s offer to direct the DC Comics reboot. Read on! Snyder almost didn’t direct Man of Steel. The director explains to Hero Complex: “It’s funny, when Nolan came to me and said, ‘Do you want to do Superman?’ I was like ‘No!’ That’s a difficult one. But I felt like I knew the …