
12 years ago, Blade and Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer penned Man of Steel, the Superman movie that got the DC Extended Universe going. Earlier this month, the DC Universe franchise kicked off its film side with a Superman movie too, which was written and directed by Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad’s James Gunn. Goyer is among the many people who’ve gone to see this new offering on the 2025 movies schedule, and while sharing his thoughts about it, he brought up an analogy involving The Dark Knight that made a lot of sense.