Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan & Saudis Set To Bring Back The SnyderVerse (Exclusive)
Matt McGloin
November 16, 2025
Saudis emerge as frontrunners to buy WBD, with insiders saying Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan could restore the SnyderVerse under new ownership.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is officially up for sale, and it’s no coincidence that Zack Snyder has been posting nonstop DCEU images and liking fan content on Instagram that compares the performance of his films to James Gunn’s struggling DCU projects. The timing lines up with what we have been told: if WBD is sold, James Gunn will be out as head of DC Studios.
This comes from the same insider who told us Daredevil: Born Again was being completely retooled — months before The Hollywood Reporter confirmed it exactly as we reported. It’s the same source who has been accurately filling us in on the WBD sale and David Zaslav’s plans before the trades caught up. Their track record speaks for itself.
Regarding DC, the message from our insider is clear: the SnyderVerse is back in play — fully. That means Zack Snyder returning to DC, not just for a one-off Elseworlds title, but for an actual revival of the universe he started.
We’re told Christopher Nolan is also part of the plan to return as executive producer. That’s the same Christopher Nolan who backed Snyder on Man of Steel and helped shape the original vision for DC before WB derailed it with studio interference. According to what we have been previously told, it was also Nolan’s decision to hand over DC to Snyder.
While Snyder has publicly said he wanted to end his DC career with an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, we’re now told that the impending sale of WBD has shifted everything. He is pivoting toward restoring the SnyderVerse outright.
If that happens, it implies the return of Ben Affleck as Batman — who publicly rejected working with Gunn’s DCU after its announcement — and Henry Cavill as Superman. Fans remember Cavill’s widely-seen interview with Josh Horowitz confirming his comeback, only for Gunn to immediately upend it. Gal Gadot has also been visibly active supporting SnyderVerse posts. None of this is accidental. Even Ezra Miller is making some sort of Hollywood return…