Zack Snyder is one of the most talented directors in the Hollywood industry, known for his unique vision for comic book superhero film adaptations. He is known for his different take on superhero stories and the movies, that have been already made. The director became a prominent name with his Henry Cavill film, Man of Steel, and has given numerous other box office hits over the years. The director believes that DC Studios needs to have a unique take on its superhero films to compete with the success of MCU.
300 movie directors realized it years back that DC movies can only be successful if they leverage the mythological stories of the superheroes, instead of copying the strategies of Marvel films.
Zack Snyder snaps at DC Studios for duplicating MCU strategies for success
In an interview with the New York Times, the director shared his views on the superheroes of DC Extended Universe. On being asked about the grandness of these superheroes in the future, he shared,
“It’s obvious I take these characters and their mythology really seriously. I want them to be fully realized as characters, existing in that world. I don’t think that it’s cool to have fun at their expense. And there was a vision that we had, a complete universe, fully fleshed out, that we really wanted to take all the way.”
Army of the Dead director also shared that Marvel is way more successful due to its strategies. He said that he knew that Marvel was putting heart and comedy into their movies, which has led to its massive success. The director shared,
“I knew it before BvS when we made Man of Steel. Marvel is doing something else. They’re doing, at the highest level, this popular action-comedy with a heart. And they have that nailed. An effort to duplicate that is insanity because they’re so good at it. What DC had was mythology at an epic level, and we were going to take them on this amazing journey. Frankly, I was the only one saying that.”
Snyder was associated with DC Extended Universe till 2021 when he released Zack Snyder’s Justice League on public demand.
Fan reaction to Zack Snyder’s comment on DC copying MCU strategies
Zack Snyder is known for being vocal about his thoughts despite receiving backlash. He shared in the interview that he knew DC would not be as successful as MCU if they tried to duplicate Marvel’s ideas.
Numerous fans of DCEU took to X (former Twitter) to express their opinions.
One said,
“Sure. But Snyder and DC should have stuck to adaptations of the comics. He was good at that. When he significantly diverged from that the quality of his films nosedived.”
Another said,
“Say whatever you want about Snyder but he at least tried to differentiate DC from Marvel he wanted to do something unique with its world and characters.”
See tweets here-
He nailed it.. he’s 1000% right. Why would they try to emulate what marvel perfected? I’ll never understand why ppl didn’t get it
— Brody (@MrHah8) August 25, 2023
Mythology and epic scale doesn’t mean grim, grit, or muddy characterization. I agree with the quote/intention, but just didn’t dig the execution.
— NOEL (he/him) (@MrBartocci) August 24, 2023
Cause and effect, he warned them🤷♂️
— Alex Miranda (@SDRx01) August 24, 2023
“Frankly, I was the only one saying that.”
That’s heartbreaking AF
— KalEl of Krypton (@AbsolutSuperman) August 24, 2023
So Zack Snyder took inspiration from the very marvel Snyder cultists make mockery of🤦
— DREAM Boy Carti𓃵3027 (@DreamBoyCarti) August 24, 2023
Zack Snyder is back with a new original story for the film Rebel Moon. The film is slated to release in December 2023.
Source- Twitter
