Zack Snyder promises "physical" 'Superman'

Zack Snyder has revealed details about his upcoming Superman movie.

Speaking to SFX, the Sucker Punch director claimed that producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David Goyer have come up with a modern approach to the DC Comics character.

"My feeling about Superman is that I've been a fan of the character for a long time. But the question for me was always, 'What can you do with Superman in a modern world?'" he said.

"And I think the amazing thing that Chris and David have created, that I'm working on now, and the reason why I was like, 'Yeah, I'll do that,' was that they found that in him. They found the why in him. That’s the exciting part for me."

He continued: "I can't really talk about [the story] without being kind of specific. But I can say I think Superman needs to be physical."

Superman, starring Henry Cavill in the title role, will open in December 2012.