Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming DC film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice“, recently commented on why DC is superior to Marvel, both in terms of characters and movie adaptations.
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“I feel like Batman and Superman are transcendent of superhero movies in a way, because they’re Batman and Superman“, said Snyder in an interview with Daily Beast before taking a blatant shot at Marvel’s cinematic universe. The filmmaker also mentioned that “Justice League” is a supreme and “knights-of-the-round-table” story that it would be interesting to reflect on what a separate “Man of Steel” film might be.
Collider: I think the reason why the Marvel movies are so good – especially Winter Soldier- is that Winter Soldier’s a ’70s political thriller that happens to star Captain America. When asked if he thinks the same as some critics who believe he will fail his character, Cavill said, “I’m sure he’ll be fantastic above all else”. That’s the one thing that’s cool to me about ‘Batman v Superman, ‘ it’s all about the mythology of these two massive icons. But I think only in that way, because you need to understand where Batman is with everything. The director pointed out that movies can’t be “just about big explosions” and should focus on “human stories”.
“Batman V Superman: Daw of Justice” features Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Caville as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Jessie Eisenberg as the popular supervillain Lex Luthor.
There has been a lot of conversation about what a “Man of Steel 2” would look like, and even whether or not there’s another stand-alone Superman film in the works at Warner Bros. We just won’t know for sure until Batman v Superman comes out next year.
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“At that point I was really into (Frank Miller’s comic) “The Dark Knight Returns, ‘” said Snyder of his early zombie wrangling days. What are these people feeling?” “But I don’t think I would realize what it meant to pop culture the way it has struck pop culture right now”, he shared. Jason Momoa will also be making an appearance as Aquaman.
