UPDATE: I have decided to repost this in light of Snyder being chosen to diect The Man of Steel!
With Nolan now the "godfather" of the Superman film series, the franchise will be going into a new direction. According to various sources on the web, Warner Bros. is aiming to release The Man of Steel in Christmas 2012...meaning that Nolan and WB will have to find a director for the movie soon. We all know that if the movie does indeed come out in Christmas 2012 than Nolan will not be able to direct it since he will be doing the 3rd Batman movie which is set to come out in the summer of 2012.
Now before I had even seen 300 I had no clue who Zack Snyder was at all. I had seen Dawn of the Dead but I had no idea that it was directed by Zack Snyder. After 300's box office success, many critics called Snyder a "possible redeemer in movie making". When Warner Bros. was marketing Watchmen they acclaimed him as a "visionary" director...and I completely agree. The man has pulled off one of the most difficult CBM's to ever make (Watchmen) and he is the best one for adapting the source material to the big screen.
Now like some of you know, the man has yet to make a original movie. Dawn of the Dead, 300, and Watchmen were all non-original films. Dawn of the Dead was a remake and 300 and Watchmen were graphic novels. His next film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole which comes out this September is also based on a book. However, he has started work on a original movie, Sucker Punch, that comes out March 2011. He also wrote the script himself which took 6 years to write.
Snyder also has a good relationship with WB. They approached him to direct Watchmen because they were impressed with how he directed 300. They also greenlit Sucker Punch because they were happy with how Watchmen turned out. Sucker Punch also comes out in March 2011...which would be the ideal time for Nolan and WB to hire a director for The Man of Steel. Imagine, Nolan and Snyder working on a CBM together. This would be a dream come true to many of us CBM fans, having these 2 brilliant directors working together. Yes, Snyder would have to tone the film down and make it PG-13 but I believe he could since Nolan would help him out. He would also have to lay off the sex scenes for this to. I don't really care if he would use his trademark slow motion fight sequences in this but one thing's for sure: Snyder would give us a REAL Superman villain. Not just Lex Luthor again, he would give us Brainiac, Metallo or some other cool villain.
Snyder would also make the movie darker just like WB wants the reboot to be like. He would develop the characters and make them look great, just like in 300 and Watchmen. Snyder has proven time and time again, that he makes the actors become the characters in his movies. He can capture the mood of his movies and the feel and grittiness of them. Nolan would help him direct this of course and maybe give Snyder some tips.
Well, thats all I have to say. I'm not trying to change your opinion, I'm just trying to tell you why Snyder has all of the qualities and why he is capable of directing The Man of Steel. Please vote and comment below, I look forward to hearing what you have to say ;)