
Goyer spoke about the film's alternate ending, in which Clark Kent didn't kill General Zod. But the movie could have ended another way.ĭuring a panel held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, Man of Steel screenwriter David S. The ending of Man of Steel was highly divisive - with some feeling that it was " ridiculous," others arguing that worked against Superman's morals, and some stating that it actually made sense in the grand scheme. The biggest jaw-dropper of Man of Steel? Its ending, which found Superman (played by the dashing Henry Cavill) being forced to kill General Zod (Michael Shannon), the Kryptonian who wanted to reform Earth into a new Krypton and serve as its ruler. While some found fault with the film's stop-and-start pacing, its arguably joyless tone, and the general lack of fun that's often associated with comic book movies, the frequent, excessive violence is what had many viewers squirming in their seats. and DC Entertainment unleashed director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel unto the world in June 2013, Superman fans were. A Man of Steel by any other ending may have been less controversial.
