Zack Snyder dished more than his Batsuit encounter details during his Forbes interview.
In Mark Hughes' latest interview with the "Batman vs. Superman" director, Snyder also talk about his original vision for the "Man of Steel" franchise and the reaction he received from fans.
"The thing I was surprised about in response to Superman was how everyone clings to the Christopher Reeve version of Superman, you know," Snyder told the Forbes film blogger. "How tightly they cling to those ideas, not really the comic book version, but more the movie version... if you really analyze the comic book version of Superman, he's killed, he's done all the things - I guess the rules that people associate with Superman in the movie world are not the rules that really apply to him in the comic book world, because those rules are different."
"It's just funny to see people really taking it personally... because I made him real, you know, I made him feel, or made consequences [in] the world," he continued. "I really wanted to show the violence is real, people get killed or get hurt, and it's not fun or funny. And I guess for me, it was like I wanted a hero in Superman that was a real hero and sort of reflected the world we live in now..."
As for Snyder's thoughts of DC's rival franchise Marvel, the "Batman vs. Superman" director revealed he's a fan, but the two comic book inspired universes shouldn't be compared.
"Look, I'm a fan of the Marvel movies... and the thing that's awesome is, we make a different movie," Snyder told Forbes. "We have a different product than them, although they both exist in sort of the superhero world, which is great. I think that those are the opportunities. That's what you get at the movies, you get a chance to go to all these different worlds."
"From my point of view, we definitely don't have any animosity or anything of that nature," he added. "We're all in this big business together, and we hope people are interested in the adventures that we put up on screen. And I do believe it's infectious, and the next weekend you're like, 'You know what? Let's go do that again, that was awesome. We saw a cool movie, maybe we'll get another cool movie.'"
"Batman vs. Superman" will be release to theaters on May 6, 2016.
