Metropolis: 10 Things The Superman Prequel Must Include

3. Classic DC Iconography

One thing Gotham definitely has going for it is its set-design; the city looks like it's been ripped straight from the comics, boasting a quasi-Burton-BTAS aesthetic that divests from the real world vibe of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy.

It's a vibe that Metropolis should work with too, although there are challenges in doing so. Gotham City has always been a European locale trapped by American geography - an aberrant hodgepodge of gothic architecture less utopian, more dystopian in nature.

Metropolis, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. It's meant to be the City of Tomorrow, and a place where no Dark Knight would ever be needed. It's grand, all-encompassing and the exemplification of DC's brightest elements, and while it does have a nasty underbelly, the visual connotations of the DCU's most famous locale are there for all to see.

As such, Metropolis has a lot to live up to. The Daily Planet has to have its ridiculous globe atop its building, skyscrapers need to fan out as far as the eye can see and, most importantly, it has to feel abstract.

It's all well and good having a city and calling it a Metropolis, but if it's one only in name, then it just won't be the same.