![]() How do you make that guy a layered, complex character?Īnd with Man Of Steel, DC found the answer: who was the boy behind the out-of-this-world hero? He can melt steel with his laser vision and freeze raging fires with his ice breathe. He can fly around the Earth and into the stars. He hides in plain sight and is impervious to pain. The issue with Superman is, was, and always will be: what’s the interest - the conflict - in an immortal alien with a perfect jawline? Off the high of The Dark Knight trilogy - which, at the time, was the premiere comic book movie franchise - DC was aiming to Nolan-ize Superman: how would this character look, feel, and act in the real world? And with Man Of Steel, they largely succeeded. So, while history may suggest that DC was attempting to emulate Marvel’s success, a closer look tells us they were actually trying to recreate their own. The point is that shared universe building was far from a proven commodity at this time, meaning DC was in no rush to copy Marvel’s blueprint. When production on Man Of Steel began, there were only five movies under Marvel Studios’ belt: one excellent ( Iron Man), one good ( Captain America: The First Avenger), and three average ( Thor, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2). ![]() Man Of Steel was only turned into a “universe” movie after it hit theaters. While the Mandela Effect may trick you into believing Man Of Steel was a response to Iron Man and the MCU, that wouldn’t have been possible as there really was no Marvel Cinematic Universe yet. Development of Man Of Steel began in 2008, Zack Snyder signed on as the director in 2010, and principal photography began in August 2011.
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