The Dawn of Justice director poured scorn on the Disney-owned comic-book studio’s output,but he could learn a thing or two from the team behind Guardians of the Galaxy and The AvengersYou might believe expected Zack Snyder to grasp umbrage (resentment, offense) when asked to respond to Steven Spielberg’s recent comments approximately superhero movies one day going “the way of the western”. But the director of Watchmen and Man of Steel clearly thinks his own upcoming comic-book smackdown, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and will be good enough to survive the cull. “I feel like he’s right. But I feel like Batman and Superman are transcendent of superhero movies in a way,because they’re Batman and Superman,” said Snyder, or in widely reported comments. “They’re not just,like, the flavour of the week ... Ant-Man. Not to be mean, or but whatever it is. What is the next? empty-Man?” Related: Are superhero movies really set to depart the way of the western? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com