5. The Man Of Steel Ending Will Hang Over The Film
At the same launch event previously mentioned, Zack Snyder threw us another tidbit to chew on concerning the ending of Man Of Steel where we saw thousands of people die. He stated, "It's a real world problem. I think the effect on Superman, it is a deeply difficult decision for him to make," said Snyder "It's not a thing that he takes lightly, and you can see it affects him pretty profoundly. And maybe we'll see the repercussions of that in the next film. How that's affected him, making that decision... Maybe". This is excellent news. Henry Cavill plays brooding and tortured very well, and there are many directions that he can take the character in this respect. It also grounds Superman in the 'almost real world' context that the Batman and Superman reboots have so far operated under. Every action has a consequence, and it would certainly make sense for it to be weighing on Superman's mind having ended Man Of Steel having made the ultimate sacrifice and murdering Zod; It'd just be unrealistic were he sitting over coffee with Lois Lane like nothing had happened. It also gives us a clue as to the relationship between Batman and Superman that the film may depict. Batman and Superman both vowed never to use their powers to take a life. Now that Supes has crossed that line, it would suggest that he and Batman will begin the film opposed to each other before probably joining forces, as opposed to the other way around.