Zack Snyder Explains Why He Made Batman V Superman Instead Of A Proper Man of Steel 2

Summary

• Zack Snyder made Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice instead of Man of Steel 2 to explore Batman's response to Man of Steel's events.
• Snyder felt portraying Bruce Wayne's take was crucial in a world with Superman, hinting at the importance of Batman in the DC Extended Universe.
• Man of Steel 2 was planned to follow Justice League, potentially introducing Brainiac as the main villain, and was teased as recently as 2022.

The director of Man of Steel, Zack Snyder, has explained why he made Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the DCEU instead of a straight sequel. Before its demise, Snyder was one of the DCEU's main players, directing every DCEU movie that starred Superman and Batman, while also producing Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Ultimately, his tenure was marred by the mixed reactions to Batman v Superman, which immediately followed the largely well-received Man of Steel instead of Man of Steel 2.
In an interview with GQ, Snyder revealed his reasoning for the move, suggesting that he couldn't hold off on depicting what Batman's response to the events of Man of Steel would have been. This also explains why the movies preceding Justice League did not include a solo DCEU Batman movie, which would otherwise have had to have been a prequel or occurred during the events of Man of Steel. Instead, Man of Steel 2 and a solo Batman were slated to follow Justice League. The full quote is as follows:

Once you talk about the fact that Bruce Wayne exists in the same world as Superman, right? Then you are into a Batman concept. You have to finish that thought. Now, Man of Steel 2, if you were to make it, you know with Brainiac or whatever you're gonna do, which it certainly could have been...and maybe that's it, you hold it off for a movie, and that's possible. I just felt like I needed to know what Bruce's take on this was, like, Bruce's take on the near-destruction of the world. And it really depends on how important you think Batman is in the Trinity.

The "Trinity" to which Snyder refers comprises Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman - DC's three most popular characters and co-founders of the Justice League.


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