Zack Snyder’s Justice League | Behind-The-Scenes Following the release of Man of Steel in 2013, director Zack Snyder outlined his vision for the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), consisting of a five-film arc including Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and a Justice League trilogy. Snyder’s original intention was for Batman v Superman to be the darkest in the franchise, and have subsequent films become lighter in tone. However, Batman v Superman was poorly received, with critic

Man Of Steel | Behind-The-Scenes Tyler Hoechlin(who would later play the character in the Arrowverse and Superman & Lois), Matthew Goode, Armie Hammer, Jamie Dornan, Joe Manganiello and Colin O’Donoghue were all considered for the role of Clark Kent/Superman. Manganiello was subsequently cast as Deathstroke in Justice League. Henry Cavill who was previously cast in Superman: Flyby, which was ultimately shelved, and was also considered for the role in the 2006 film Superman Returns, but lost to B