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Man of Steelincludes a subtleWatchmenEaster nut that everybody miss . Director Zack Snyder is well known for his attention to detail , and as a result every one of his pic fares very well under a rewatch . In late months , he ’s been attempting to advance his fanbase by conducting lookout man parties , and this workweek he pick out to work throughMan of Steel .
The experience was a delight for fans , with Snyder taking the time to discuss some of his favorite Easter testis - admit some that had gone antecedently unnoticed . One of his favorites , for example , was the shattered moon of Krypton , intended to foreshadow the presence of Doomsday in the nascent DCEU . Another , even more surprising , Easter egg is found in a abbreviated view feature Alessandro Juliani , who played an officer helpingDr . Emil Hamiltonlook for a Kryptonian ship . Juliani is an alumni of the prequel seriesSmallville , where he spiel Hamilton himself .
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It turn out there ’s another grade of profoundness to that Easter egg , though . On close examination , the character ’s screensaver is an paradigm of the surface of Mars . This was a careful reference to Snyder’sWatchmen , where Juliani played the NASA scientist who spottedDr . Manhattanon the surface of Mars .
This subtle contingent indicates just how much thought process Snyder arrange into his films . As he explained later in a fan Q&A , he contribute thousands of Easter eggs into his movies , and they all symbolize his attention to detail and his honey of the dealership he is working with . In this face , the Easter egg works on several unlike level , more than even the most attentive fans had realise .
AlthoughWatchmenis technically another DC attribute , in the comics it exists in a separate universe to the mainstream DC Comics . Oddly enough , the two became intertwine in Geoff Johns ' pop " Rebirth " relaunch , which revealed a dark force was responsible for ' stealing ' five yr of lifespan , dear , and hope from the heroes . TheDoomsday Clockevent ultimately revealed this force was none other thanDr . Manhattan himself . Thus theWatchmenreference becomes even more ironic in light of the comics published sinceMan of Steelreleased in 2013 . Snyder quipped that he even consider having Dr. Manhattan visible on the screensaver , but he rightly decide not to go with that . As even Marvel Studios has learned , an sick - thought - through Easter egg can stimulate lasting problems when your moving-picture show is part of a partake universe .
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