Just a few days ago superhero fans were treated to a trailer of “Superman – The Next Generation,” which was created by Aussie fanboys. In an exclusive interview with International Business Times, Australia – Director Kacey Baker explained his vision for the film and the comic book characters he loves.
International Business Times: There are so many superheroes to choose from, What made you choose Superman?
Kacey Baker: When I was 4 years old my Father took me to see ‘Superman 2’ at the movies, Christopher Reeve as Superman left an eternal imprint in my mind and heart. He carried the role of Superman with a natural elegance and charisma which I think [Zack] Snyder has intentionally removed from his take of Superman. Snyder has been put in a very awkward spot after recent versions of the character on the silver screen by Bryan Singer and Richard Donner. I can only imagine that Snyder embarked on MOS and BMvSM DOJ with the mindset, ‘let’s just visit the darker, brutal, thuggish version of SM that only comic book readers would be familiar with, that will be how we bring something new to the character and big screen’.
