Zack Snyder Announces Superman/Batman Combo Movie

Comic Con has come and gone, and some really big news has come out about both the Marvel and DC film universes that are quite noteworthy. But, the focus of this is the big announcement by Zak Snyder: the sequel to Man of Steel will be a combo film with Batman.

 

We've seen this a few times in the animated films. We have Public Enemies, Apocalypse, and the countless Justice League animated films. But this is the first time we're seeing this in a live-action film, and I think it's great to see the heroes interacting a little before Justice League is actually made.

Now the the troubling part...

Before the official announcement was made, Harry Lennix, who appeared in Man of Steel came out on stage and read a quote from a famous Batman comic:

"I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come. In all your most private moments. I want you to remember my hand at your throat. I want you to remember the one man who beat you."

First off, I have nothing against the quote. It's a great quote coming from one of the Batman's best story lines. By the way, it's from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comic. What's troubling to me is, that they decided to take this specific quote. Batman is saying it to Superman after defeating him in combat.  Superman became a government pawn who was convinced that Batman was dangerous so he went against Batman and lost.

This concerns me because it sounds like they're making it a vs. movie, a Batman vs. Superman movie. Not only do I not like that idea, but it makes it obvious that Batman is going to beat Superman in some way. Batman we'll come out the hero and Superman is made an adversary, thus making it a Batman movie all over again. I don't want that, I want a Batman/Superman collaboration where they work together to stop a true global threat.

Miller does not portray Superman well in his book and i hope that isn't the direction they're looking at. Making this a vs. film would only reinforce Millers poor treatment of Superman. Man of Steel reintroduced Superman as a hero to this generation, he needs to continue to do so when he partners with Batman and not be some government stooge. I want Batman and Superman working together. This is after all a Superman movie featuring Batman, not the Batman reboot.