DC’s Man of Steel is in a strange place right now. After kicking off DC’s current universe of movies, Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent has gone from unifying star to peculiar Justice League catalyst, then practically nowhere to be seen in Warner’s slate of upcoming DC movies. But while his cinematic future remains in flux, his earliest days are still being re-examined by the people who helped bring him to life.
DC’s Man of Steel is in a strange place right now. After kicking off DC’s current universe of movies, Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent has gone from unifying star to peculiar Justice League catalyst, then practically nowhere to be seen in Warner’s slate of upcoming DC movies. But while his cinematic future remains in flux, his earliest days are still being re-examined by the people who helped bring him to life. David S. Goyer reminisced about his process on writing Man of Steel and his writing career at large—from Blade to Batman Begins—as part of a new conversation with Backstory Magazine’s Jeff Goldsmith released today as part of San Diego Comic-Con’s virtual panels. But while Goyer could be candid, and rightfully proud, about the desire to do new things with comic book movies that led to the successes of Blade and Begins, returning to Man of Steel could only bring up two of the film’s most talked about moments: the sacrifice of Jonathan Kent, and Superman’s execution of Zod. “People have to remember that Clark was only meant to be about 17 at the time [of Jonathan’s death],” Goyer said discussing the long-repeated complaints as to why the young Kryptonian didn’t just bolt out and save his adoptive father with his superhuman abilities.
