What's up, CBM-ers? Inverted Spidey here, with my newest and very first article here on ComicBookMovie.com. I'm here today to share with you why I think there is definitely kryptonite in Man of Steel and how it is most likely an easter egg for the upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie. I'll just jump off into it and you guys can decide for yourselves.
We all know that there wasn't any kryptonite used in Man of Steel. But what doesn't seem to be getting any attention is the fact that there was a giant ship-sized piece of it floating in space that no one's seemed to have noticed. What am I talking about? It's simple: When Zod's ship first arrived to Earth in orbit around the moon, it brought a lot of rocks with it. What kind of rocks? I would guess the irradiated-by-getting-dragged-through-the-universe kind. I.E. Kryptonite.
I mean ... after all:
Everyone can agree that there wasn't any kryptonite used in the movie, but that doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't there. If you don't remember it, watch the movie again. A miner's dream pulled through that wormhole when Zod and his crew first arrived to earth. It's there and it seems to be entirely unnoticed.
Phantom drive + ripping holes in the universe + dragging chunks of your home planet through space = "giant irradiated pieces of your home world."
(Ugh ... Superman Returns.)
When Zod finally did move his ship and started his world-ending scheme, those rocks had to move somewhere, and they are probably what's going to be
falling out of the sky in 2015's Batman vs. Superman.
What do you think?
Leave your comments below and let me know what your take is on the possible Man of Steel kryptonite easter egg and Batman/Superman spoilers.
UPDATE: I didn't think about it when I wrote the article but some fellow CBM-ers asked me to clarify where and when in the movie you can see Zod's ship surrounded by kryptonite. The scene took place during Clark and Zod's conversation of how Zod got to earth in which a scene flashes to Zod's ship entering Earth's solar system and you can clearly see a large quantity of rocks following behind it. There you go CBM-ers. Kryptonite in Man of Steel.