MAN OF STEEL: Zack Snyder Says This Version Of Clark Kent Isn't "Fully Realized"

MAN OF STEEL: Zack Snyder Says This Version Of Clark Kent Isn't "Fully Realized"

We've seen plenty from Superman, but fans have wondered how exactly his alter ego Clark Kent would be handled in this movie -- will we see the bumbling, glasses wearing version? Read on to find out what director Zack Snyder has to say..

By MarkCassidy - May 30, 2013 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: Collider

The embargo has lifted on the Man Of Steel set visits so even though some of the info and details will be out of date, expect a few new tidbits here and there -- such as the following: How exactly will Clark Kent be handled in the movie? Obviously we've seen Superman out of costume as Clark, but what about the mild mannered civilian disguise he adopts once he begins working at the Daily Planet? All previous movie incarnations went with the awkward, glasses wearing office nerd type, but Snyder says they have gone a different route here, and suggests there's plenty of room for development of the character.



I’ll only say that I think in a lot of — well, definitely in the movies — he always jumps straight from childhood to Clark. Like, he jumps from sort of his teenage version of himself to the adult version of himself. Frankly, The Daily Planet Clark, that happens pretty quick. I just think that our Clark, he’s not fully realized and I think — by the way, that’s huge information — but I think that’s the big difference. That’s why there’s this talk about who Clark is. In a lot of ways, the movie really is about the why of Clark, not to say that this kind of bumbling — I don’t want to call him bumbling — his mocky, nerdy Clark is… But that’s not the Clark that we went after or are going after. We’re going after sort of a different, there’s a different take on Clark, how Clark is.


And what about those glasses? When asked how long he spent searching for the right pair, Snyder replies: "The ones that he may or may not wear could’ve taken or may not have taken some time to find. [Laughs]". For much more from Snyder click the link back to Collider below.


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blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 5/30/2013, 10:15 AM
Can not wait!!!!!!
TheDARKestKNIGHT
TheDARKestKNIGHT - 5/30/2013, 10:19 AM
HYPED!
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 5/30/2013, 10:28 AM
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Tony93
Tony93 - 5/30/2013, 10:36 AM
He'll have the glasses.. he better lol
Tony93
Tony93 - 5/30/2013, 10:37 AM
well when the elevators close I thinks the end of the film and credits begin to roll
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 5/30/2013, 10:39 AM
this movie...
TheClemster
TheClemster - 5/30/2013, 10:39 AM
makes sense he has to develop over the at-least 3 movies
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/30/2013, 10:40 AM
personally don't care about the glasses
Chaplin
Chaplin - 5/30/2013, 10:40 AM
i like that it's a continuous process.... i want CK/Supes to make mistakes and learn from them and grow alongside the franchise. I don't want a perfect goody two shoes type of hero because that doesnt work anymore. That's something that i loved from TAS, the fact that they didnt just jump right to his morally righteous side but that they allowed it to grow and made him make mistakes and be a little arrogant as all teens are, especially after losing a loved one. So at the end of the day i think that, even after the careful consideration of SNyder's words, i do get where he's coming from and agree with it wholeheartedly...process beats instant gratification and the journey beats the destination
DamienA
DamienA - 5/30/2013, 10:40 AM
He will wear them we've seen it in the comic con trailer.
ClarkKent420
ClarkKent420 - 5/30/2013, 10:43 AM
Yeah this movie gonna be epic!!! For some reason, this article reminds me of this...

wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 5/30/2013, 10:43 AM
If they're trying to take on a realistic approach to Superman which they keep saying they're going to do. How in the world is even possible for him to have the alter ego of Clark. Because if they're going for realism that glasses disguise simply cannot work LOL. I mean it was already the worst disguise ever, but if you want to be realistic it's even more ludicrous.
TheClemster
TheClemster - 5/30/2013, 10:44 AM
Clark Kent's glasses are Batman's batarang.

The Clemster
PhantomPunch
PhantomPunch - 5/30/2013, 10:46 AM
The glasses are gay
DamienA
DamienA - 5/30/2013, 10:46 AM
"wcwpoet- it's about a man who can fly. Realism is out the window.
jwmatlock
jwmatlock - 5/30/2013, 10:47 AM
Warby Parker, a glasses company, as Man of Steel inspired glasses and promotion going on: http://www.warbyparker.com/man-of-steel/men

So I think we'll see glasses.
marantaz
marantaz - 5/30/2013, 10:49 AM
Getting Clark Kent right is as important as getting Superman right. You can skimp on just about any 'true identity' from comics when doing a film except CK, Peter Parker, and maybe Bruce Wayne, but on film BW always seems to take a back seat eventually. I have to wonder why any director would not want to fully realize CK. Not as much of a bumbler as Chris Reeve played him, certainly, but he's got to be there to show Supes can be more than human but still one of us.
AlibiBreakfast
AlibiBreakfast - 5/30/2013, 10:53 AM
Clark's face will just be too recognizable to hide in plain sight after battling Zod's forces in the era of the Internet and cell phone cameras. Also, how could he realistically hide the Superman outfit under civilian clothes?
MisterBabadook
MisterBabadook - 5/30/2013, 10:55 AM
Maybe the new daily planet Clark will be a jerk so that nobody suspects this selfish dude is actually this selfless hero. Or maybe he pretends to be a wuss w/ soft feelings so that nobody suspects he's this uber macho dude. Either way, the need angle is outdated.
MisterBabadook
MisterBabadook - 5/30/2013, 10:56 AM
Nerd*
marantaz
marantaz - 5/30/2013, 10:56 AM
To clarify, not a problem with the approach, just concerned he won't have the time to develop CK if without CK it comes off as concentrating too much on Supes and lacks character... something Snyder is familiar with.
darkknightmare2012
darkknightmare2012 - 5/30/2013, 10:57 AM
they should have him act like a latino ... then that would throw the scent off.
DetBullock
DetBullock - 5/30/2013, 10:59 AM
@ClarkKent420: which is wrong on a simple fact: he may be alien but he was brought up by very terrestrial parents since he was a toddler, the man behind the "mask" is neither clark nor superman but something in-between, they are both faces of his own personality.

ImpulsiveForce
ImpulsiveForce - 5/30/2013, 11:04 AM
The Comics have always stated that Clark Kent is the character/person. Superman is just a costume and persona that he becomes. Yes it's a shout out to his roots etc. but he was raised a farm boy, and feels isolated.

Conversely Batman is the character/person. Bruce Wayne pretty much died the same night his parents did. He is batman 24/7 with the costume on or not.

Clark is cooler using his powers, but you need to see him as a regular person, with more abilities.
TheClemster
TheClemster - 5/30/2013, 11:06 AM
@ Supercat

I always thought that until I read a Batman comic where he was saying that Clark was easier to hide his secret identity than Bruce because he was wearing clothes too big for him, raising his voice of an octave and other stuff...

Let me come back too you I thought the way it was explained was awesome

If anyone remembers that please mention it
TheClemster
TheClemster - 5/30/2013, 11:09 AM
@ supercat

correction man :

The explanation most commonly offered is simply that, despite their physical resemblance, Superman and Clark are perceived as being too different in mannerisms and personality to be the same individual. Some comics note, in the words of Barry Allen, that "Clark slouches, wears clothes two sizes too big and raises his voice an octave," making him appear shorter and overweight instead of muscular
TerminalVoyd
TerminalVoyd - 5/30/2013, 11:11 AM
@wcwpoet - 5/30/2013, 10:43 AM

"If they're trying to take on a realistic approach to Superman which they keep saying they're going to do. How in the world is even possible for him to have the alter ego of Clark. Because if they're going for realism that glasses disguise simply cannot work LOL. I mean it was already the worst disguise ever, but if you want to be realistic it's even more ludicrous."

First, they're not going for a dead on realistic approach. It's a more realistic approach. It's the emotions and the psychology and the Earth reacting to first contact from alien life that's more realistic. It'll be the physics of the powers on Earth that'll be more realistic.

As for the identity, he's able to get away with it, oddly enough, for the same reason Luthor doesn't know it. It's the ability to fathom that Superman even has a secret identity. It's just hard to imagine that someone so god-like wouldn't want to revel in their powers 24/7 and bask in the glow of being Superman all the time.

The idea that someone like that would so desperately want be "one of us" is just not the most obvious conclusion to jump to, particularly if you don't know he's been among us all his life and has grown up rather humble. The world comes to see Superman as Superman, not the identity Clark develops in order to use his powers to help the world so he can go back to being Clark at the end of the day. That's the ludicrous notion, not the other way around.

ClarkKent420
ClarkKent420 - 5/30/2013, 11:12 AM
@DetBullock I can agree with that, but I dont think its completely wrong. At a young age, he had to learn to control his power therefore doing his best to "fit in" with everyone at that point.
kaput
kaput - 5/30/2013, 11:15 AM
As soon as he ends up at the Planet, with glasses as his only disguise, I'm out. That is, without a doubt, the worst of all superhero story lines. Make him a crabber or a fisherman or a homeless dude, just don't make him a nerd.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 5/30/2013, 11:20 AM
I think he'll be more like Dean Cain's interpretation of Clark Kent, just slightly different.
MJPETTY7
MJPETTY7 - 5/30/2013, 11:23 AM
Sounds like Superman: Earth One, Superman: Birthright, and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman's version of Clark Kent all combined into one, with a little bit of Smallville's in there as well. I'm perfectly okay with that.
TheClemster
TheClemster - 5/30/2013, 11:23 AM
@ Supercat

glad I could help man

Tony93
Tony93 - 5/30/2013, 11:23 AM
well his hair wont be gelled back, he will look like he just got out of bed with his bedhair so I think that would help alot..
Tony93
Tony93 - 5/30/2013, 11:27 AM
@NOMIS

that may be the smartest thing I read pertaining to Clark Kent.. your right.. it symbolizes that we wont pay attention to any average day reporter
Tony93
Tony93 - 5/30/2013, 11:31 AM
@Terminalvoid that too
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