Last week, Christopher Nolan's brother Jonathan Nolan revealed that they are no longer involved in Warner Bros.' DC Comics movie universe, after The Dark Knight trilogy and last year's Man of Steel. In a new interview with Time Out, Christopher Nolan himself revealed that he doesn't see himself returning to the superhero genre, but he doesn't rule it out entirely.

"I think I had a great experience with the superhero genre and got to explore a lot of things, but it was a good decade of my life and I find it hard to imagine returning to it. But never say never."

When asked if his Dark Knight trilogy "spawned a monster" of non-stop superhero movies, the filmmaker had this to say, while commenting on the recently-announced slate of DC Comics movies.

"Ha! Yeah, I love working in that field and hopefully I've added something to it. I know to some extent we encouraged more of it. You don't want Hollywood to hit a saturation point with those things. But then Zack Snyder is now doing his part by bringing Batman and Superman into one film [for 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice], so that limits the number!

But yes DC Comics have just announced an enormous number of movies. Well, you know, as long as that's the ride people want, the studios will continue to offer it. I don't see it as a limited genre. If I did, I never would have worked for almost ten years in that genre. I think like any genre, like the Western, it has limitless opportunities. It's just about the audience's appetite. What's very important is that the studios be open to making other sorts of films at the same time."

CLICK HERE for Time Out's full interview with Christopher Nolan. What do you think? Do you want to see him tackle a different superhero? Or should he just move onto something new?