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<\/p>\nA side-by-side comparison of a line from the new Supergirl trailer and General Zod\u2019s speech in Man of Steel has gone viral, racking up over 60,000 views and more than 200 comments as DC fans argue over whether the new DCU is borrowing from Zack Snyder\u2019s playbook.<\/p>\n
Supergirl Line Fuels Man Of Steel Comparisons<\/p>\n
In the Supergirl trailer, Milly Alcock\u2019s Kara says \u201cI have no people.\u201d It\u2019s a line that immediately reminded fans of Michael Shannon\u2019s Zod in Man of Steel, who delivers a similar line during his broadcast speech to Earth.<\/p>\n
We posted an 8-second side-by-side video on Facebook showing the two moments back to back, and it didn\u2019t take long for the comments to erupt.<\/p>\n
Watch the clip:<\/p>\n
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DC Fans Clash Over Snyder\u2019s Influence<\/p>\n
A large portion of the response came from fans who see a pattern of Gunn\u2019s DCU pulling from Snyder\u2019s DCEU.<\/p>\n
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One of the top comments came from a fan, who wrote, \u201cJust like the comicbook? Tell me you\u2019re not a comics fan without telling me you\u2019re not a comics fan. Comic experts based on films.\u201d<\/p>\n Another added, \u201cAnd it looks like Guardians of the Galaxy,\u201d comparing the visual tone of the Supergirl footage to Gunn\u2019s Marvel work rather than anything distinctly DC.<\/p>\n Another fan took a more sarcastic approach: \u201cDid you know that Snyder and Gunn BOTH have a character named Superman in their films? Blatant copy I tells ya.\u201d<\/p>\n Another wrote, \u201cOh noooo, lines can\u2019t be coincidence or anything. Or in this case done better, thanks for being the example of don\u2019t do this, man of bland!\u201d<\/p>\n Others pointed to the visual quality gap, with one fan writing, \u201cThat\u2019s a real Superman suit right here\u201d about Snyder\u2019s version and calling the current direction \u201cpoor and ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n Others Say The Comparison Goes Too Far<\/p>\n Not everyone saw it the same way, and the pushback was just as vocal.<\/p>\n A verified commenter, broke down the context: \u201cIt\u2019s all about the context. Supergirl is referring to the current population of her people and Zod is referring to him turning his back on his race. Completely different.\u201d<\/p>\n Another fan kept it simple: \u201cIt\u2019s almost as if both characters come from the same planet.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A fan also pushed back on the idea that Snyder originated the line, writing, \u201cAs if this line was invented for Zod.\u201d<\/p>\n Another fan pointed out, \u201cThis line was in the comics bro.\u201d<\/p>\n Another added, \u201cSo the last daughter of Krypton can\u2019t say she has no people just because Zod said it in MoS? Ok\u2026 lol.\u201d<\/p>\n A different fan took a wider view: \u201cIt\u2019s almost as if both movies are made from the same comic stories about a character whose planet died.\u201d<\/p>\n A fan went also full sarcasm: \u201cOh no the same line was used in two different movies! It\u2019s like language is a universal thing. Batman said \u2018you\u2019 in Batman v Superman and John Wick says it in his movies also blatant plagiarism I tell ya!!\u201d<\/p>\n One commenter offered a different read entirely, suggesting the line could be a deliberate nod from the Supergirl filmmakers to Snyder\u2019s work, noting that James Gunn and Snyder are close personal friends.<\/p>\n The Snyder vs. Gunn Debate Isn\u2019t Going Away<\/p>\n This is the latest in an ongoing pattern. Every time new DCU footage drops, a segment of the fanbase immediately holds it up against Snyder\u2019s DCEU, and the debate plays out the same way every time.<\/p>\n It happened when the first Superman trailer drew comparisons to Man of Steel. It happened when Supergirl footage surfaced and fans compared it to Snyder\u2019s visual style. And it\u2019s happening again now over a single line of dialogue.<\/p>\n The split isn\u2019t going away. A large and vocal portion of DC\u2019s fanbase still sees Snyder\u2019s work as the benchmark, and they\u2019re measuring everything Gunn does against it.<\/p>\n The other side argues the comparisons are unfair, that these are comic book characters with decades of shared source material, and that overlap is inevitable.<\/p>\n Both sides showed up in force on this one, and judging by the 60,000+ views on an 8-second clip, the appetite for this debate isn\u2019t slowing down.<\/p>\n As we\u2019ve been reporting for months<\/a>, the tension between the Snyder and Gunn eras of DC may not stay a fan debate for much longer, with the Paramount-WBD deal still in motion and insiders telling us the SnyderVerse return is in active discussion<\/a>, these comparisons could take on a very different weight in the months ahead.<\/p>\n Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A side-by-side comparison of a line from the new Supergirl trailer and General Zod\u2019s speech in Man of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[38767,146,30918,85,46,12959,72648,77280,397,100208,58002,13818,58066],"class_list":["post-463347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-david-corenswet","tag-entertainment","tag-henry-cavill","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-james-gunn","tag-man-of-steel","tag-milly-alcock","tag-movies","tag-snyderverse","tag-supergirl","tag-superman","tag-zack-snyder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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