Darren Aronofsky says he ’d be concerned in get to aSupermanmovie - but themother!director clarifies it would n’t be as part of the currently turn DCEU . Although he ’s best cognise for his dark and disturbing film , Aronofsky has a substantial mainstream presence thanks to Oscar hitsBlack SwanandThe Wrestlerand consistent   family relationship with the studios ; even the extremely - factious , arthouse - feelingmother!was a Paramount production .

Pre - date all of that , in the early-2000s the director was attached to aBatmanfilm that would adapt landmark source storyYear One , and a ten subsequently had a similar ladder - in withThe Wolverine-   all of which goes to show Aronofsky is n’t just aboutBiblical allegory . Even now , he ’s apparently still interested in tackling a superhero film - albeit for a different DC ikon .

talk withCinePOPfor the release ofmother!Aronofsky said he was concerned in directing a Superman movie , although admitted it would be unlikely to happen given the current direction of the lineament :

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" A lot of the great superhero titles are done . People have used them up . So now it ’s character that are n’t as interesting . But you never know . I mean ,   Superman   would always be interesting . But they ’re already cryptic into reinventing him , so that ’s not going to pass for a long time . "

The movie maker ’s obviously address hypothetically and so it ’s highly unbelievable he ’d ever pursue a project , but it vocalise like Aronofsky would want to do a top - down reimagining of the hero , not something that fit out into any broad share universe . Why it would interest him is pretty obvious given thelatent Christ parallelsand general mythic nature to the innovative perception of the Last Son of Krypton , which may also be why he ’ll never get to do it .

The present version of Kal - El   the conductor refers to is , of course , the Henry Cavill Supes who debut inMan of Steel , break down inBatman v demigod : Dawn of Justiceand will make his rejoicing tax return inJustice Leaguethis November . As Aronofsky alluded to , this Superman is already a major modern reinvention , so another take would be operose to spin . Besides ,   the futurity of this version is pretty locked up , withMatthew Vaughn in talks to direct some form of subsequence .

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In the same interview , Aronofsky discussed another concern with the intact genre , one that play a part in his previous failed attempts - expectation :

" I think with those pic you have to be careful because they are about transmit with as big an audience as you possibly can . Audiences who go to see those films expect a certain type of pic . "

Aronofsky makes Aronofsky films , and even with the allegedlydirector - lead DCEU ,   there ’s an expectation for these with child - budget productions to toe a specific rail line . Givenmother!famously has n’t connected with audience ( pull in an F CinemaScore ) , he does n’t quite fit that mold .

Jon Kent (AKA Superman’s Young Adult Son) with Kryptonite in the background

All that sound out , the current direction of the wider DC Movie enterprise could extend a answer to the barriers we ’ve raised . It ’s been   made clear that WB want a separate DC motion picture label alongside the Extended Universe that takes alone aspect at specific characters , with the disunited Joker prequel currently in fighting early ontogenesis ( allegedly using a fluctuation ontheYear Onepitch ) . An Aronofsky Superman would belike fit into that .

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