Earlier today we brought you a selection of new images from Man of Steel, taken from the latest Superman-centric issue of Entertainment Weekly, and now EW has dropped some quotes from Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros., who has been speaking about the upcoming reboot serving as a launch pad for a cohesive DC movie universe.
“I think you’ll see that, going forward, anything can live in this world,” said Robinov. “[Christopher Nolan’s] Batman was deliberately and smartly positioned as a stand-alone. The world they lived in was very isolated without any knowledge of any other superheroes. What Zack and Chris have done with this film is allow you to really introduce other characters into the same world.”
After declaring Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy as standalone, Robinov then stated that the rumours about Christopher Nolan signing on to produce the long-rumoured Justice League movie were inaccurate, with EW then confirming with Nolan’s reps that the filmmaker is focusing solely on his upcoming sci-fi Interstellar, and has no involvement with the planned superhero team-up.
Warner Bros. has been holding its DC plans firmly close to its chest, and while it’s been speculated that the studio would make a decision on Justice League once Man of Steel’s box office figures come in, Robinov went on to suggest that we might see some kind of movement before the release of Zack Snyder’s reboot: “We’ll announce something in the next several weeks that will hopefully position the DC characters and the movies we’re going to be making.”
So, could this announcement be the Justice League movie, or might we see the studio announcing a new slate of solo movies, adopting the same approach as Marvel Studios on the road to The Avengers? Let the speculation begin…
Originally published April 11, 2013. Updated December 13, 2019.
