In honor of WONDER WOMAN's release.
Man of Steel (2013)
>Ben Affleck, Darren Aronofsky, Matt Reeves, Duncan Jones and Jonathan Liebesman were approached to direct the movie before Zack Snyder was hired, reportedly in part because he was willing to work with WB's deadlines.
>Early drafts featured an extended sequel of Faora and Nam-Ek destroying Hong Kong to pressure Superman into surrendering to them, which was cut due to budget.
>Early drafts featured Zod being exiled to the Phantom Zone in the final battle, but Snyder and Goyer preferred to have Superman kill him. Nolan objected to the idea, but Snyder persuaded him it was necessary to justify Superman's no-kill code to the audience.
>Early cuts opened with Clark Kent arriving at the Daily Planet, with the plot unfolding through three interlocked sets of flashback sequences, but this was changed after being poorly received by test-audiences.
>Snyder planned to include a post-credits scene featuring a shipment of Kryptonite being delivered to Wayne Manor, but Nolan objected to the idea of overtly teasing a sequel.
>Joe Manganiello, Matthew Goode, Colin O'Donoghue and Armie Hammer auditioned for Superman before Henry Cavill was cast.
>Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Emmy Rossum, Charlotte Riley, Dianna Agron, Kaya Scodelario, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kristen Bell, Lake Bell and Mila Kunis auditioned for Lois Lane before Amy Adams was cast.
>Diane Kruger, Rosamund Pike and Gal Gadot auditioned for Faora before Antje Traue was cast.
>Viggo Mortensen was approached for Zod before Michael Shannon was cast.
>Daniel Day-Lewis, Clive Owen and Sean Penn were approached for Jor-El before Russell Crowe was cast.
>Julia Ormond and Connie Nielsen were approached for Lara before Aylet Zurer was cast.
>Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Quaid and Kurt Russell were approached for Jonathan Kent before Kevin Costner was cast.
>Sela Ward and Elisabeth Shue were approached for Martha Kent before Diane Lane was cast.