Christopher Nolan Said Zack Snyder Is The Blueprint Of Superhero Science-fiction Film

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Christopher Nolan said Zack Snyder is the blueprint of superhero science-fiction film…

Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan became close friends after Snyder was hired to direct Nolan’s story for Man of Steel in 2010. Nolan had previously argued that Snyder’s divisive film Watchmen was a superhero team-up movie ahead of its time. Amid the release of the critically panned Rebel Moon, Nolan went on to state that Zack Snyder has influenced all modern superhero and sci-fi films.

Snyder’s career has long been divisive, and that continues with the release of “Rebel Moon.” The Netflix original earned largely negative reviews upon its release, with Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman calling it a “‘Star Wars’ knockoff” and “insanely derivative” in his review. The film stars Sofia Boutella as a former soldier who has to recruit warriors from across the galaxy in order to fend off the tyrannical Imperium. The movie debuted to 23.9 million views over its first three days of availability on Netflix.

Snyder fans couldn’t be any happier after one of the greatest filmmakers hailed the Sucker Punch director’s influence. One fan compared Nolan’s praise for Snyder to that of one King recognizing another King. A comment stated that only the Tenet director understood Snyder’s superhero blueprint. However, some critical comments noted that the Interstellar director was merely supporting his friend after the poor reviews for Rebel Moon.

“There’s no superhero science-fiction film coming out these days where I don’t see some influence of Zack,” Nolan said. “When you watch a Zack Snyder film, you see and feel his love for the potential of cinema. The potential of it to be fantastical, to be heightened in its reality, but to move you and to excite you.”

Nolan has been quite praiseful of Snyder amid the rollout for “Rebel Moon. He previously tipped his hat to “Watchmen,” Snyder’s divisive 2009 comic book adaptation. Nolan said he’s “always believed ‘Watchmen’ was ahead of its time. The idea of a superhero team, which it so brilliantly subverts, wasn’t yet a thing in movies. It would have been fascinating to see it released post-Avengers.”