DC Comicsin sarjakuviin perustuvat elokuvat näyttävät viimeinkin lähtevän niin sanotusti lentoon. Alkusyksystä saatiin onnistunut The Suicide Squad, ja tulevaisuus tuo muassaan uuden Aquamanin, Batmanin, Black Adamin, The Flashin ja useita lupaavia TV-sarjoja.
Mutta entä se perinteinen Teräsmies eli Superman? Hyvä juttu on ainakin se, että Henry Cavill on edelleen valmis hahmoa näyttelemään. Hän kertoi vakaumuksensa The Hollywood Reporterille. Man of Steel -elokuvan lopussa Superman tappaa kenraali Zodin, ja on sen jälkeen todellakin se viimeinen Krypton-planeetan asukas.
"There is still a lot of storytelling for me to do as a Superman, and I would absolutely love the opportunity. The killing of Zod gave a reason for the character never to kill again. Superman falling to the ground and screaming afterward — I don't think that was originally in the script, but I wanted to show the pain he had. I did far more emotional takes they didn't choose; tears were happening.
He just killed the last remaining member of his species. That's the choice he made in that moment, and he'll never do that again. There's an opportunity for growth after that, to explore the psyche of Superman as a deep, seemingly invulnerable god-like being but with real feeling on the inside. As I always say, 'The cape is still in the closet.'"