Marvel to ‘explode’ Superman and Batman universes

Zack Snyder says the ‘Man of Steel’ sequel  »explodes » the Superman and Batman universes.

The 48-year-old star – who is helming the follow-up to 2013’s adventure – is excited about letting the iconic superheroes  »lose » in the forthcoming film and is thrilled they’re not tied to the  »mythology » from which the characters originated.

Talking to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, he explained:  »[The movie] literally takes the ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘Batman’ universes and explodes them. You’re not as tied to the mythology. In ‘Man of Steel’, we had to create an origin story, a mythology, and there’s a lot of energy into that, which we love doing. Don’t get me wrong. But when you think about how fun it is too — now that you’ve got these characters — to now let ’em loose. That’s fun! »

Snyder is  »very excited » about the project, which will see Henry Cavill reprise his role as Superman alongside Ben Affleck as Batman, and plans to begin filming in the next few months.

He added:  »We’re getting ready to start shooting in a month or so. It’s going great. I’m very excited. It’s very fun to get into this world with different heroes coexisting in the same universe, but a lot of balls in the air as they say. »