X-Men Director Says Christopher Nolan's Style Of Comic-Book Movie Is Dead — cinemablend.com

In an interview with SFX magazine, the director of X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass said that everyone is over all those dark comic book movies. In the same breath, he also praised Marvel’s proven formula for making over their comic canon into mainstream hits. Vaughn said: If Vaughn’s statement about the current state of this genre is to be believed, though, then it kind of sucks to be Superman. While Christopher Nolan has said he won’t be directing another superhero movie — at least not anytime soon — he did consult on the screenplay for Man of Steel and has returned to executive produce its follow-up, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Both of these titles are establishing this cinematic universe as a no-jokes-allowed playground for the Justice League characters. We did see a few jokes cracked here and there, but for the most part Zack Snyder’s Superman movie was all dark and brooding, action-packed fun. This was one of fans’ biggest grievances, and hopefully Batman v Superman will learn from the first go around.

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