The Snyderverse may be dead, but its chief architect may not be completely out of the superhero game yet.
In a new feature about his new sci-fi movie, Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder revealed that while the chances are extremely slim, he would consider returning to DC and making a new superhero film for the studio under the condition that he’d be able to adapt what is widely regarded as one of the best Batman series of all time, The Dark Knight Returns, written by Frank Miller and released in 1986.
Here’s what Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter, who, apparently, is also open to working with Marvel, although Star Wars seems to be a no-go:
…Snyder says that chapter of his life is now closed, and it would be difficult to coax him to reopen it. If his buddy Gunn called and invited him back to DC, he might consider doing a Dark Knight Returns adaptation (but only “a true representation of the graphic novel”). If Marvel rang, he might think for a beat about a Daredevil and Elektra movie — maybe adapting Frank Miller’s Elektra Lives Again (“But that’s it,” he insists). What about Star Wars? (“Nah, I don’t think so,” he says. “Those guys have a handle on the brand.”)
…but again, the chances of Snyder delving into the superhero genre again are slim, as the director claims he’s bored of them now, seemingly more interested in arts and crafts these days:
“We’ve been on the treadmill — it has not evolved. I don’t have the excitement for it that I used to have,” he says of the genre before giving a tour of his new pottery studio, where row upon row of his creations — mugs and bowls, mostly, plus some bunnies for his 12-year old daughter — line the shelves. (He says he has a secret plan to make 100 mugs and sell them at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. He’s not joking.)
As for Rebel Moon, Netflix subscribers will be able to check out the first part of Snyder’s new film (A Child of Fire) beginning December 22, while a second part, The Scargiver, is scheduled to premiere in April 2024.
Netflix says that it spent $165 million on the film, and while it was only originally supposed to be PG-13, Snyder was able to get the streamer to agree to an additional, R-rated cut.