Director of the upcoming film “Superman vs. Batman” Zack Snyder revealed the comic book film would break new ground in both characters’ mythos and take their heroic friendship to new levels Tuesday.
In particular, Snyder has written into the film a sequence of casual flirtations which lead to an inevitable kiss scene, and possibly more.
While many in the film community feel that this is a much needed step forward for both characters, who have repeatedly displayed extreme levels of sexual tension on previous collaborations, others are angered over the new direction.
“It’s just not right,” comic enthusiast and filmmaker Kevin Smith said. “In the 1986 miniseries by Frank Miller, ‘The Dark Knight Comes-Out,’ Batman was secretly involved with the Flash, not Superman. Superman and Batman had a friendship which time and again held them back from taking things further. It’s literally one of the defining characteristics of their partnership together: knowing that they want to be together, but never can because of Superman’s conservative upbringing in Kansas, not to mention his homophobic and religious father, Jor-El.”
Many more feel that this has been a long time coming, especially considering how excited fans were when a rumor cropped up in early 2011 that Superman might make a guest appearance in the Green Lantern movie, bringing the two’s longtime relationship to the big screen. Of course, this was not to be, leading the film to self-destruct at the box office amidst a massive cloud of fan resentment.
At press time, it has also come to light that Ben Affleck was cast as Batman for just this reason, given his previous experience with the film “Chasing Amy,” as well as his role as a closeted U.S. serviceman in “Pearl Harbor.”
