Zack Snyder Discusses ‘Man Of Steel,’ Says It’s More ‘Violent’

Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, Man Of Steel, is now only a few weeks away, and in preparation for its release the director has been discussing the project.

With Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 looking set to eclipse the record toll grossed by The Avengers last year, Man Of Steel certainly faces a tough task in its attempts to beat the sum of money Robert Downey Jr’s effort has made.

Snyder, talking to SFX magazine, stated, “It’s a more violent experience. It’s raw. It takes effort to do it, and that’s what we were really going for. It’s almost like there’s this kind of Right Stuff quality to it.”

He then added, “He’s constantly booming around, accelerating. You think he’s going as fast as he can and then it’s like ‘Yeeaahhh!’ He’s always got an extra gear he can use.”

Snyder also revealed what Krypton looked like in his incarnation, remarking that he wanted it to “be this kind of special place that’s immersive and totally different from Earth, but not unbelievable.”

He added, “And ancient. I really wanted to give this ancient feeling to Krypton. I love technology that’s rusty because it’s so old. It’s so advanced, but it’s so old. That was the kind of world that I tried to create. A dying world that’s ancient and torn apart.”

Snyder also revealed his joy at Henry Cavill’s performance as Superman and Clark Kent, stating about his leading man, “God, he’s so Supermanish it’s crazy! There was a telling moment – we put him in the Christopher Reeve costume, because we didn’t have a suit yet, we just had the old spandex suit.”

He then added, “He stepped out of the trailer and no one laughed. It’s the difference between being Superman and dressing up like Superman. If I’m dressed up like Superman it’s like a Halloween costume. If you’re Henry it’s your clothes. It’s awesome. Watch the movie and you’re like ‘Holy s***, that’s Superman.” And it’s not weird or crazy, it’s just cool.”

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