Breaking news: Zack Snyder, director of 300, Watchmen, and the upcoming Sucker Punch, has been chosen to direct the next Superman movie.

The search for a director to helm the new "Superman" film is over.

As reported by Deadline, Snyder himself has confirmed that he will be moving into development stages behind the long awaited next installment of Warner Bros' Superman, working with both Producer Christopher Nolan and writer David Goyer.

"I've been a big fan of the character for a long time, he's definitely the king of all superheroes, he's the one. It's early yet, but I can tell you that what David and Chris have done with the story so far definitely has given me a great insight into a way to make him feel modern. I've always felt he was kind of awesome. I'll finish Sucker Punch and get right at it."

While the choice of Snyder landing the job is not at all surprising, it sure as hell ain't no mean feat. It has been well-documented lately that Producer Christopher Nolan (famed for his seminal work on 2008's Dark Knight and this year's Inception) had a short list of potential director for the film that read like a Who's Who list of Hollywood. Big names that were dropped in favor includes Tony Scott, Jonathan Liebesman, Duncan Jones and Darren Arronofsky.



Source: Deadline