Post-Credits Scenes That Were Cut From The Movie

With the release of «Man of Steel» in 2013, the DC Extended Universe was born. Along with the arrival of this franchise, countless questions were up in the air. In the time before Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman or the debut of a solo Aquaman movie, comic book geeks everywhere wondered what the future of this interconnected saga could look like. A credit scene of some kind for «Man of Steel» could’ve offered these die-hard fans a glimpse of what was to come, much in the same way that a post-credits Nick Fury cameo made people realize an Avengers film was on the horizon. However, «Man of Steel» dropped into theaters with no credit sequence in sight despite the wishes of Warner Bros. 

Per The Guardian, Warner Bros. repeatedly inquired to director Zack Snyder about the possibility of «Man of Steel» containing a light-hearted scene during its credits. Producer Christopher Nolan, though, stepped in to dismiss that idea immediately. Nolan recalled that he told Snyder that «Man of Steel» shouldn’t try and chase other cinematic trends, like the credit scenes during Marvel movies. Thanks to Nolan’s post-«The Dark Knight» clout with Warner Bros., these requests went nowhere, and «Man of Steel» arrived in theaters devoid of any credit sequences. Nolan and Snyder got to stick to their creative vision, and in the process, DC fans were left in the dark over what the future of the DCEU would look like.