"I said, ‘I want to do for Batman what Dick Donner did for Superman,’ " Christopher Nolan humbly states in the opening of his nearly half-hour conversation with the director of the original "Superman." And what follows is a great talk between two directors who have made some of the most enduring movies about The Dark Knight and the Man Of Steel of all time.
The conversation sees Nolan and Richard Donner peppering each other with questions about their respective productions, how they approached such beloved characters, and much more. It’s a fascinating discussion, with the pair going deep into their process. The talk is is part of "The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition" if you want to own it, or you can check it out below.
Donner (and his wife) have had a hand in some pretty impressive and well known stuff. But it\’s when I look back and see his name attached that blow me away. Like the segments of Danger Island on the Banana Splits that I used to love. Think he did a few episodes of Combat! too.
Richard Donner is the man. Mindblowing the same man made The Omen, Superman and Lethal Weapon.
YOU FUCKIN CUNTS!!! The volume is sooo low when Chris and Richard are talking that when the commercials (suck it for having commercials, BTW) come on they are SO LOUD that I had my earbuds on and practically blew out my eardrums!!!
PISS OFF!!!!
So good.