This Failed Superman Pitch Was Way More Controversial Than Zack Snyder’s Take

Superman being the Last Son of Krypton is critical for thematic resonance in his stories. It makes it so that Earth truly is his home, because no one else from Krypton survived — unless you’re counting his cousin, his dog, a Kryptonian monkey named Beppo (yes, really), and pretty much the entire House of Zod, including anyone else who was in the Phantom Zone. But aside from all that (depending on the continuity), Superman exists on his own, so it would have been interesting to see what audiences thought if Krypton lasted a little longer. 

While Matthew Vaughn has worked with Marvel in the past, he’s yet to write or direct anything for DC. But by the sound of it, that could change in the near future. The DC film universe is getting mostly rebooted under new heads James Gunn and Peter Safran, and while he didn’t have anything concrete to reveal, Vaughn mentioned on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he’s been in touch with the pair. It’s safe to say his Superman pitch won’t be the basis of this new take on the character, as Gunn is doing his own thing. But there are plenty of other projects in the pipeline for Vaughn to work on, including «Supergirl: World of Tomorrow» and «The Authority.» 

Vaughn’s next film is the spy thriller «Argylle,» starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and Henry Cavill — so at least he gets to work with a Superman actor in some capacity.