[Movies] Zack Snyder Calls Man of Steel the 'Serious Version of Superman'
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 11.12.2012
They took the story seriously...
Zack Snyder says that Man of Steel takes its lead character and story seriously. Snyder told the LA Times that he wanted the film to be respectful to the character.
"It's a more serious version of Superman," he said. "It's not like a heart attack. We took the mythology seriously. We take him as a character seriously. I believe the movie would appeal to anyone. I think that you're going to see a Superman you've never seen before. We approached it as though no other films had been made. He's the king-daddy. Honestly that's why I wanted to do it. I'm interested in Superman because he's the father of all superheroes. He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What was it about him that cracked the code that made pop culture embrace this other mythology? What we‘ve made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes. I wanted to be sure the movie treated it respectfully."
The film stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Michael Kelly, Richard Shiff, and Russell Crowe and opens on June 14th, 2013.
