10 Movie Franchises That Have Backed Themselves Into A Corner

6. Not Having Any Other Superheroes Appear Already - DC Cinematic Universe

For what it's worth, it's probably important to note that Man of Steel was never originally planned to be part of any wider cinematic universe - at least, that's the way that it comes across when you sit down to Zack Snyder's movie, a film that doesn't seem to realise that it's part of a wider canon in any way, shape or form. Which means that it has been left to upcoming sequel Batman Vs. Superman to pretty much explain why - if there are other superheroes living on Earth during the events of Man Of Steel - none of them are mentioned or make appearances at all. And if such a thing is true, why is Superman treated as such an oddity to human beings? If Wonder Woman and The Flash already exist, for example, doesn't that make Superman a tiny little bit less exciting to the world at large? And then there's the problem of Batman, who - almost certainly - would have involved himself at some point in the events depicted across the span of Man of Steel. If - in Batman Vs. Superman - he is to be poised as an established hero residing in Gotham City, surely he would have been mentioned at some point? So expect a lot of awkward exposition come Batman Vs. Superman, as Warner Bros. attempt to explain why Man of Steel felt a lot like a movie outside of a cinematic universe (despite being the first film in one).