Chris Columbus to Direct Superman?

Rumors Are an Offer has Been Made

Warner Bros. trusted Chris Columbus to direct the first two films in their Harry Potter film franchise and they may be looking for him to reboot Superman.

The Superman Homepage is reporting insiders claim that "an offer has been sent out to Chris Columbus to direct the 3D Superman reboot for December 2012." The new film will be produced by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins), from a script by David Goyer. The site also offered this tidbit about Goyer who directed Blade: Trinity and The Invisible:

"David Goyer really wanted to direct but nobody from either studio think[s] he's good in that arena," reveals the studio insider. "He's great at coming up with story and ideas, like George Lucas. It's his execution where he's weak which is why people like Chris and Jonathan Nolan and Guillermo Del Toro have had the best results with his scripts."

We'll have to wait and see if these rumors are true, but with San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, I don't think we'll be waiting long.

[Update 07/11] A number of sites including Collider have received word that Warner Bros. have yet to offer Chris Columbus the project, and do not have any intention to. Rumor debunked.