The folks over at The Playlist asked Nolan if Man of Steel fits into the superhero universe that he crafted with his Dark Knight Trilogy, to which he responded:
“Well, somewhat. But I wouldn’t want people to think we’re doing for Superman what we did for Batman.”
Nolan praised Snyder’s take on the material discussed how it has to be different from Nolan’s Batman:
“It’s very much Zack’s film and I think people are going to love what he’s done. I think it’s really remarkable to take on that character. Superman is a completely different character than Batman. So you can’t in anyway use the same template. But David Goyer had this, I thought, brilliant way to make Superman relatable and relevant for his audience. Zack has built on that and I think it’s incredible what he’s putting together. He’s got a lot of finishing to do on that. Superman is the biggest comic book character of them all and he needs the biggest possible movieversion which is what Zack’s doing. It’s really something.”
(vía Collider)