A New Superman Movie Should Be The Polar Opposite Of The Batman
In a few weeks, Robert Pattinson will introduce a new Bruce Wayne to the DC Extended Universe. Based on its trailers, Matt Reeves’ The Batman looks like a quintessential dark and brooding take on the Caped Crusader with neo-noir visuals, plenty of brutal action, and a deep dive into the Bat’s disturbed psychology. The new Bat-reboot is set on the DCEU’s “Earth-Two,” a parallel universe opposite the timeline that includes Affleck’s Batman, Henry Cavill’s Superman, and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman.
This multiversal pretext for a new big-screen Bruce Wayne opens the door for a whole new version of the DCEU with its own version of Superman separate from Cavill’s established take. There have been rumors of a non-Cavill-related Superman movie for years, linked to such revered blockbuster talent as Michael B. Jordan and J.J. Abrams. Any potential Earth-Two Superman reboot should avoid the mistakes made by the last Superman reboot to ride the coattails of a Batman franchise: Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.
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With Man of Steel, Snyder emulated the gritty, realistic style of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. But that tone didn’t work for Superman. The success of Batman Begins inspired gritty reboots for just about every major superhero, but a dark, edgy reinvention didn’t suit all of them. Fant4stic and The Amazing Spider-Man movies stumbled because Spidey and the Fantastic Four aren’t grisly antiheroes; they’re goofy, wholesome role models. Some heroes work much better in a lighter context – and Superman is a perfect example.
From the gruesome violence glimpsed in the trailers, The Batman is shaping up to be an even darker and edgier vision of the Bat’s mythos
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