Matthew Vaughn has played down rumours that he is to direct the new Superman movie.
Rumours had surfaced that Vaughn and Mark Millar had been in talks with the studio but the Kick Ass filmmaker claims that those rumours have been exaggerated.
In an interview with MTV the director said: "That sort of all got blown out of proportion," he said. "I had a very brief chat with them and that's all it was.
"From a 30-second chat, it's become this huge thing. It hadn't gone [as far as casting], we just had an idea for a story for Superman - that was it."
Despite not directing the movie himself Christopher Nolan, the filmmaker that brought us The Dark Knight, is working on the project with Christopher Goyer.
"I think they're both talented, so it's in good hands. I just hope they don't make it too serious.
"I think that's the one thing not to do with Superman, trying to do the serious The Dark Knight version. Superman is about colour and fun, or it should be, for me."
Matthew Vaughn has made a return to the big screen with his latest movie Kick Ass, a big screen adaptation Millar's graphic novel.
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