The show was developed by David S. Goyer, who co-wrote The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy and Man of Steel.

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That being said, Christopher Nolan is producing the film and his Dark Knight trilogy was incredible, quite possibly the best superhero films ever made.

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After all, successfully mixing pyrotechnics and narrative is how the most satisfying genre features of recent years -- such as Peter Jackson's "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy and Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" -- have found artistic, as well as commercial, favor.

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