Zack Snyder has compared his overhaul of the Superman franchise to that of Christopher Nolan's reboot of the Batman movies.
Snyder is set to direct Superman: Man of Steel, which sees Henry Cavill take on the role of Clark Kent, and he has revealed that there will be no link to any other Superman movies.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times the filmmaker said: "Literally, the one thing that everyone can start to think about is that we're making a movie that finally goes with the approach that there's been no other Superman movies," he said.
"If you look at Batman Begins, there's that structure, there's the canon that we know about and respect but on the other hand there's this approach that pre-supposes that there haven't been any other movies.
"In every aspect of design and of story, the whole thing is very much from that perspective of respect the canon but don't be a slave to the movies."
This is not the first superhero movie for Snyder, who directed Watchmen back in 2009. But before that Snyder is back in the director's chair next month with his new movie Sucker Punch.
Sucker Punch is his first live action movie since Watchmen and brings together a cast of Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone and Vanessa Hudgens.
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