Zack Snyder Talks About Making A "Relevant" SUPERMAN Movie

Love Zack Snyder, excellent director with a aspiring respect for source material, that being said, I'm no Superman fan, in fact I hate his character, but I gotta go see it for Zack.

Yay, more Superman stuff!

Still don't trust this guy, he has Burton tendencies and gets wrapped up in his visuals

zak SNyder makes visually striking eye candy movies that irritate us because, in the end, they are not good.

Superman!

Yes, the glasses aren't the best way to hide an identity, but they are part of the lore of Clark Kent's persona, so I still see them as important.

@Marvel87 Well that, and the reason there is in no way, shape or form that anyone can relate to him. And I know that's the point, he's what we strive to be, perfect, but that's not good literature, you need a character that has realistic problems. I mean, the only reason Smallville was successful was they turned him into [frick]ing Peter Parker!

I'm very unsure about this movie.

Zack might be a little hit and miss as a director. But what Zack does excel at is some pretty brutal fight scenes which Superman needs desperately. His stylized look his def his signature as well and let's face it, superman could use a little style.

Superman is indeed very compelling if done right.

He's a fish out of water. He has no family, and everyone depends on him to always be perfect. He's looked at as a weapon, not as anyone with feelings.

Yes Batman is more intriguing, but give Superman more credit. His loneliness is stuff to work with

@ToughGrappler Countless of friends have gave me series to read, it's not that he's too powerful, for God sakes I love Thor, Galactus, Apocalypse, Silver
surfer, and countless others. It's just he's so goddamn boring a read. Even when Straczynski wrote him (One of my fav. writers) in Earth One, I failed to see how people found him amusing. He's just a bland 2D character, I'm sure your reply will be filled of issues and series's where you felt sympathy for him, but I just can't, especially since I grew up reading Spider-Man and X-Men, that by the time I read Supes I just scoffed and went back to Jim Lee's run on the X-Men or even Liefield's unproportional adventures on the most over-rated dumbass in the 616 universe, Deadpool, cause well, atleast he was semi-entertaining.

Here's a small list of the ass-load of Superman shit I've read.

1. Earth One
2. All Star Superman
3. Superman Doomsday (Shit)
4. New 52 (super-duper shit)
5. Dozens of Public Enemies/World's Finest stuff (excellent, but because of Bats)
6. Superman Confidential
7. An unprecedented amount of JLA comics (Everytime I read those comics, I just wish I read the better team who I shall refrain from stating because you already know who)
8. And of course Kingdom Come and tons of single issues.

Superman never did it for me. But I'm still going to see this movie, and I have high hopes. 300 was a masterpiece and I liked Watchmen also. Sucker Punch, though, was without a doubt one of the worst movies in recent memory. Though Snyder wrote that, so I'm crossing my fingers since he didn't write Man of Steel that he'll focus a bit more and produce a quality film.

the only thing that has to be realistic in the movie is the characters and how they react.

@thewonderer You are spot on with your comment. Though I don't think Bats is more intriguing just different.

Some other Supes conflicts would include guilt (even surviors's guilt). Touched upon slightly in Donner's motion picture with choosing which missile to go after first. Everyone expects Supes to save the day but he can't (just ask Pa Kent).

Another direction could be absolute power corrupts absolutely, unless you have Supes' moral compass to hold it in check. The struggle to remain "a boyscout" when you could choose so many other tatics. Doing the right thing isn't often the easiest thing.

Lastly, they could examine being the apex hero. Meaning being Supes means you are the biggest target (Shane - every gunslinger wants to test their mettle against you).

@intruder
yeah i hope though by the end that everyone does love superman, because thats what makes him different. Superman's cover is the 'nerd' and he recieves love as 'superman'. Batman's cover is the 'rich guy' and he recieves love as 'bruce wayne'. The reason spidey is so popular is because he is a hybrid of both. He recieves love from the general public, but is hunted by the police, his cover is 'the nerd' but hes got a hot girlfriend and he can be himself as spiderman also. The reason i never think hulk does well at the theater and people who aren't fans dont really take an interest, is because his 'hero' side has no personality, and when he saves the day, it doesnt matter. he gets no credit for doing anything good, and so i think avengers will make him more popular now that he is in a reputable group.
Sorry I got off track, but what I mean to say is that I think superman needs to be loved by the public because it's inspiring to see the public cheer for him. The way they know nothing about him; that hes a complete stranger, but they put their faith in him at the drop of a hat, makes him stand out as more than a superhero, but a saviour. If you take that away, you get batman and hulk, and thats not who he is. Yes he is a lonely character, but what keeps him going is the love for and from the people of Earth.

@razor
hahaha exactly

"when he becomes Superman, things are propably going to be so wild and out of control, that extremely few if no people will have the chance to sit and take a closer look at Superman's face."

So you are saying that in this film there won't be any media or press coverage on Supes? No photos? No TV coverage? Lois, Jimmie, Perry White and the Daily Planet are all going to be very disappointed. :-P

Okay, so... so far we know there will be no red tights, the cape is super long, the blue in his suit is pretty dark, no s curl (which I always loved), a weird slicked to the side hairstyle as Supes and now there's a good chance we are getting a Clark Kent without glasses?!? Some of the changes to my all time favorite superhero I let go - because Cavill is THE PERFECT choice to play Superman in and out, he is how Superman would look if he were real - BUT, when is it too much? When do all the changes change the character itself?

People seem to always get his disguise thing wrong. The glasses are not the one and ONLY part of his arsenal but part of an entire outfit; messed up hair, baggy clothes to hide his farm boy muscles and a slight change of posture (the voice change and clumsy, pussy shit was made up by Reeve and always irked me). These things make the physical Clark Kent. And ALL of these DRASTIC changes are beginning to bother me, not only about this character but of the many other characters in this film; I mean c'mon, Zod with NO facial hair?!? -_-

When does it become enough? I wanted Zack Snyder to be the director because the man can tell a story, I love his visuals - something Superman always lacked in his films - and of course with his track record of sticking as close to the source material as possible. But all of this seems like a waste!! We have finally found the PERFECT man to play Superman, I'm sure the story and visuals will all be amazing but the characters will not look like we have always imagined them growing up! It just feels like a waste, and quite certainly - I am just disappointed. smh.

I have supported this movie and I will continue too - mainly only because of Cavill, I'm sure the story will be great and of course the striking visuals that will drive me crazy in the theater. But I can't let these things go any longer and I had to let it out.

Sorry for my rant. But its the truth - IMO anyway.

@JULEZ13 Thank you so much for that on point and heartfelt comment. Cavill truly is perfect for this role. I care about Superman, too, and am nervous about what Hack Snyder will do to him. If this film succeeds, it will be despite the director, not because of him.

I love his movies and can't wait for Superman. Never heard him interviewed, seemed cool

By the way, Snyder didn't exactly say that Clark wouldn't be wearing glasses, but you do get a sense of that by his tone; revealing his feelings about the glasses being a disguise. Does that necessarily mean that he won't have them? No, but we will have to wait and see how this works out.

Maybe he'll won't wear glasses until near the very end of the movie. Maybe he won't even be at the Daily Planet until then as well. Not to say that's the case ,but this could just be focusing on Clark traveling the world, connecting with people, secretly helping people while he tries to figure his life out, at that sametime, Zod comes and he wreaks havoc, so we may get a Superman Earthone based reveal.

This is all speculation, but we can't jump to the conclusion that he is not wearing glasses just yet. Unless Zack officially says that and we don't see it in the movie, then it does beg the question of how Clark is actually going to hide his identity.

@ShadowlordSavage: I hope Clark does wear the glasses sometime during the film. But judging by his tone of voice and ALL of the many changes he has already made to the character(s) I think its safe to assume that there's a very good chance that he won't wear the glasses. But still, hopefully he'll keep that aspect of Clark's character.

The point is that it seems Zack is putting so much emphasis into making Superman new and relevant that it feels like the main goal of the film. To make sure we see something new while still retelling the origin. In a way I understand the reasoning behind that.

On one hand,there are fans who are tired so seeing the origin all over again, yet with a reboot it usually starts out with one anyway. So they do what they can to make this new interpretation unique and different from the previous ones.

This means they are going try and figure out what they feel is relevant, modern, hip, cool and different from anything that has been done with Superman before. At the same time it feels like there is so much focus on it that they are strip-mining the character.

At this point however, my main concern is that they don't change so much that the core of these characters aren't even there.

Well, thank you Snyder, for saving me a few bucks in 2013 already. You know what's ridiculous? You're spray on abs and overuse of slo mo scenes you [frick]ing hack!

Just look at Gary Oldman. He looks quite different with glasses on than without them on. Also not many people see what Superman really looks like cause he is always in action.