A string of releases this weekend could not push past the combined force of '500 million friends'. The reference is of course to The Social Network, a loose story about the founders of Facebook, that continues to remain on the top of the US box office for the second week in a row. Katherine Heigl starrer Life As We Know It came in second, earning $14.6 million during the weekend. The big news of the past week though is the announcement of the new director for the next Superman movie - Zack Snyder. While his latest movie Legend of the Guardians fell to the fourth spot and has definitely not brought in the bucks the studio would have expected, Snyder has a past, albeit a short one, to fall back on. His directorial debut was the horror flick, Dawn of the Dead, released in 2004 that earned $102 million worldwide, and considering the limited budget of the movie, was a financial success. Snyder however really caught the attention of the public when he made 300 semi-clad men shout battle cries in the middle of the night with fury and defiance. 300 was released in 2007, and was a major success earning $457 million worldwide and making "We are Spartans!" a cult war cry. The year 2009 saw the release of the much awaited Watchmen, again based on a comic series. The movie however did not raise too much interest and could manage only $184 million in worldwide collection. Before he begins his work on the Superman movie, Snyder's Sucker Punch will be released on March 2011. Back to R-rated work, this action packed film has an interesting trailer doing the rounds. Despite how that goes, with the Superman movie, Snyder will not be able to get away easy. A lot is expected of this series, especially with Christopher Nolan at the realm of things. Snyder knows he has a tough battle at his hand. Anything short of greatness would be massacred by the fans. Will he be able to give the Man of Steel his due? I hope so. Let us wait and watch....
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