Proof That Jurassic World 2 Director Is Doing Man of Steel 2?

HasMan of Steel 2finally locked down a director? The sequel is most definitely in the works at Warner Bros., but not a lot has been said about where it is at in the development stage. However, it looks like the studio may have found a man to helm theMan of Steel sequel, if you follow the trailer of circumstantial evidence that has been laid out before us. So, who is this potential director?Jurassic World 2helmer J.A. Bayona.

It isn’t necessarily any one thing that leads us to believe thatJ.A. Bayonacould be the man directingMan of Steel 2. Rather, it is several things that, when added together, seem to point in that general direction. Let’s start with the latest bit of evidence, which is some eyebrow-raisingTwitteractivity. First off, Warner Bros. man in charge of the DC Extended Universe, Geoff Johns, recently followed J.A. Bayona on Twitter, and Bayona followed him back. That may not seem like a lot, but similar activity has been a precursor to big announcements in the past. So that is definitely something to look at.

Additionally, even though J.A. Bayona is currently filmingJurassic World 2, his banner image on his Twitter profile is a still of Christopher Reeves from the Richard DonnerSuperman. Again, that doesn’t mean much on its own, but when looked at as part of the package, it lends some more credibility to the idea that he could be helmingthe Superman sequel. Lastly, earlier this year the director did a Reddit AMA and, one of his answers gives us the final clue that he may be the man tackling theMan of Steelsequel for Warner Bros. He revealed during the AMA thatSupermanwas the first movie that he ever saw as a kid and it helped him decided that he wanted to be a filmmaker.

“The first movie I saw in my life was Superman. I was three years old. The first memory I had was Christopher Reeve flying in the suit. Directing a Superman film would be great. I always wanted to be Superman. That’s the film that made me want to become a director.”

Man of Steel 2is reportedly a major priority for Warner Bros., so they will want to get the right director for the project. J.A. Bayona, especially considering that Universal is trusting him withJurassic World 2, seems like the right kind of guy for the job. Also, there have been plenty of examples of directors being able to sort of will a project into existence. Recently, Denis Villeneuve seemingly accomplished that with his upcomingDuneremake, so it is possible that Bayona expressing, at least vaguely,public interest in Man of Steel 2put him on Warner Bros.' radar.

Zack Snyder directed the firstMan of Steel, which came out back in 2013 and kicked off the DCEU. Sadly, Snyder recently had to leave his gig onJustice Leaguedue to personal tragedy, so it seems even more unlikely now that he will helmMan of Steel 2. As far as J.A. Bayona goes, his schedule is clear afterJurassic World 2is done, so that could work out well in terms of timing for the project. For now, this is mostly speculation, but there does seem to be just enough evidence in play to suggest this may happen. So don’t be surprised if you hear his name in connection toMan of Steel 2in a more official capacity at some point in the future. For all we know, Superman might show up inShazambefore he returns in his own sequel the way the DC cinematic universe is going.