I’m Glad James Gunn Has Already Explained How DCU's Superman Movie Is Set To Avoid The Biggest Mistake Of Henry Cavill’s Man Of Steel

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David Corenswet"s Superman movie will be able to avoid repeating a Man of Steel mistake regarding Henry Cavill"s version of the DC hero, and it bodes well for the start of the new DCU. It is common knowledge that a huge aspect of the reboot of DC"s shared movie universe is due to how the previous iteration of the franchise had many divisive entries. While not all of the DCEU"s movies were bad, as some would lead to believe, a lot of the franchise"s releases were indeed controversial.
One of the biggest projects to fall in that category is Man of Steel. The movie introduced Cavill"s Superman to the world. I felt like most of the DC film worked, but there were some notable choices that I simply did not believe to be good based on how Superman acts in the comics. Cavill is now out, with the DCU"s Superman movie recasting the role. I have wanted Corenswet to play Superman since I first saw him in 2019"s The Politician, and based on the movie"s trailers and James Gunn"s recent comments, he will likely avoid a DCEU mistake.
I Think Superman Killing Zod Is Man Of Steel’s Worst Choice There Were Other Controversial Moments In The DC Movie Close The first movie in the DCEU timeline, 2013"s Man of Steel, made a few choices that I did not think were particularly fitting for Superman. Yes, I understand that director Zack Snyder had a plan for the hero to start out doubting himself and slowly finding his hopeful persona from the comics, which was not completed due to behind-the-scenes changes. That said, I"m convinced that Man of Steel could still have gone for a darker tone with a Superman who is learning to be a hero without having him kill Zod.
Superman is one of the heroes who should absolutely never kill. That is portrayed in several live-action and animated projects, as well as video games, DC Comics, and more. The idea of starting a cinematic universe with a movie that ends with Superman snapping Zod"s neck was a confusing choice. Superman did not have to display his Boy Scout persona in Snyder"s DCEU film, but the hero could have easily found another way to dispatch Zod. A better solution would have been to send the villain to the Phantom Zone, which multiple DC projects have done before to great success.
James Gunn Confirms The DCU Superman Will Be Different David Corenswet's Superman Is Unlikely To Kill Villains For A Key Reason Close Before he was ever cast as Superman, Corenswet spoke about how he wanted to see the next version of the hero after Cavill"s go back to Clark Kent"s classic, brighter tone from the comics. I also wanted to see that happen, with a Superman who does not kill, but instead sees all life as precious. During a recent interview with Fandango, Superman director James Gunn explained how that is the direction they are going with the hero"s debut in the DCU. According to Gunn, the hero"s focus is on not letting anyone die, ever. Check out the full quote below: