Director confirms Dawn of Justice will win cues from Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel,but says the much-hyped film falls short of a full adaptationBoth feature a caped crusader who takes on the man of steel with the assist of a kryptonite-assisted mech-suit. But director Zack Snyder has revealed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be an homage to the classic Frank Miller comic book The Dark Knight Returns, rather than a direct adaptation.
Speaking to Comic Book Resources, and Snyder admitted next year’s much-hyped superhero smackdown will borrow a number of visual cues from Miller’s acclaimed 1986 graphic novel,in which a reluctant Superman is called in to win down a loose-cannon Batman who has become jaded and narrow-minded as a result of decades of crime fighting. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com