And now to the big surprise announcement:
Zack Snyder is introduced. He seems a bit confused and out of sorts, to be honest. He has no script and is kind of rambling. It felt as though whatever he was about to say was VERY last minute.
He explains he’s going to have Harry Lennix come up and read a passage from a book that people might recognize. He assured everyone it wasn’t the material that was being adapted, but that people would definitely know what the common element was and the spirit of things.
I’m not quite sure what that means, and it was definitely confusing, muddling the marketing message that DC and Warner Brothers should have had honed to perfection.
Here’s the quote:
Yes. That’s Batman, kicking Superman’s ass in The Dark Knight Returns.
Then, as we’re left wondering, “How does that all fit together?” They flash the logo on the screen:
They’re making a Superman/Batman movie. It’s not clear if it’s going to be billed as Man of Steel 2 featuring Batman, if it’s going to be Superman/Batman, Batman/Superman, World’s Finest…. nothing. The script, according to Snyder, is still being written, so even they’re not sure.
But… We got this logo.
And it seemed to jazz some people up.
I’m excited to see the possibility, but my favorite renditions of Batman and Superman haven’t been under the watch of Nolan and Snyder.
And it seems like DC is desperate to catch up to Marvel, but they have no real long term strategy, they aren’t building to anything, no one is in charge, and it shows. Read my recaps of the Marvel panels later and you’ll see what strong leadership in this worlds brings to Comic-Con.