Zack Snyder on why there’s “no winning anymore for Superman” in BvS

One of the common criticisms directed towards MAN OF STEEL had to do with the destruction of a large portion of Metropolis during Superman's battle with General Zod and the likely great loss of life that resulted. As we've seen in the various trailers for BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, those actions won't be forgotten and Superman (Henry Cavill) will have to answer for them. Zack Snyder spoke with DC All Access recently and revealed that Superman wont just be criticized for instances of large-scale destruction, but for every action he takes.

Over the last two years he’s basically been Superman as pop culture would know him. He’s been righting wrongs, there have been floods, mines have collapsed, bridges have collapsed, churches have caught on fire. He’s basically been a hero. When we find him, he’s been dealing with the everyday world of being a superhero, but there’s a paradigm shift happening in that the unintended consequences of some of those rescues are starting to come into fruition. He’s starting to see that every action has a reaction. Like, if you’re just taking a cat out of a tree, you can’t touch anything or the arborists will say, ‘He damaged the tree branch when he got the cat down.’ Or, ‘The cat wasn’t neutered, so now there’s thousands of cats.’ There’s no winning anymore for Superman.

Snyder continued by discussing how Batman's (Ben Affleck) initial views of the Man of Steel is what sparks the conflict between the two heroes.

It’s interesting to see how Batman perceives Superman, because he doesn’t know who Superman is. All he knows is the public face of Superman. And if you have an idea about someone or if you start to doubt someone’s intentions, you can always read in the media, you can always see the face that you want to see, based on how it’s reported. Batman’s seen the destruction of Metropolis. That’s the thing he knows for a fact. So if thousands die, is that okay? What next? Millions? Is everyone okay with that? Because I’m not. That’s Batman’s point of view.

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE hits theaters on March 25, 2016.