Darren Aronofsky Could Direct 'Superman'; Ben Affleck Won't, Though, If You Were Wondering

One more name to add to the list of candidates who may end up directing the latest attempt at bringing Superman to screens: Darren Aronofsky. According to Heat Vision, the Wrestler director, who's currently getting all kinds of clapping for Black Swan, is in active but early talks with producers Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan--who plans to play an active role in development in the hopes of making the phrase "like Dark Knight" actually apply for once. Curiously, Aronofsky's name has also come up as a possibility for Wolverine 2, so he's basically becoming the Ryan Reynolds of directors. It might be some time before we find out who ultimately gets the job, but I can tell you one guy who definitely won't: Ben Affleck. Apparently he had a meeting about the project last week but is no longer in the running. Would it really have been such a big deal to set Superman in Boston, Christopher Nolan?