Man of Steel 2: Zack Snyder Teases Superman vs. Brainiac
Zack Snyder says Brainiac was considered to square off with Superman in Man of Steel 2.
Zack Snyder’s 2013 Man of Steel was always intended to kick off a shared universe of DC superhero movies. And watching it today, it still feels like a really solid foundation for exactly that. It’s a “first ” film in many ways, effectively showcasing how humanity reacts to someone more than human arriving in their midst, and Snyder’s signature style is tempered somewhat by an almost Nolan-esque patience and approach to the worldbuilding around Superman.
Unfortunately, Batman.
Of course, we would come to know that film as the even more divisive Justice League to the big screen.
“We talked about a Brainiac movie,” Snyder told got a proper look at one of Superman’s best baddies in live action.
Snyder may not have been done with some of Zod’s compatriots, too.
“But I do think that the Kryptonians that are in the Phantom Zone are probably still around,” he said. “And there was always a possibility for their return. Faora and whoever’s left. That was a thing that was always out there that we talked about as a possible sequel.”
Why the focus on extraterrestrial baddies?
“I just think it’s best to give Superman these extaterrestrial challenges because I think you’ve got to be careful with — other than Lex Luthor, because, of course, you have to continue with Lex, because Lex is his real nemesis — but I think you really have to look outside of the Earth for challenges for him because of how powerful he is.”
Snyder ultimately completed his thematic trilogy from Man of Steel to Batman v. Superman to his has other plans for the character, and Snyder’s time in the DCEU seems done. It’s unlikely that we’ll ever get to see Man of Steel 2 in any form…but it would have been fascinating to see.
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