Izindaba ezithi i-Warner Bros. Ngayala uJay Jay ukuthi aqalise kabusha "Superman", wabangela izingxoxo ezinobudlova zabalandeli, noma kunjalo, kunzima ukuzibiza ngokuthi zihle. Le nto ukuthi iningi lababukeli afuna ukubona ukuqhubeka kwendaba ngokubamba iqhaza kweHenry Caville, futhi ngeke adlale umuntu omunye umuntu.
Kusukela isimemezelo sokuqala sephrojekthi, i-studio ayisenandaba noma iyiphi idatha esemthethweni, kepha kucatshangwa ukuthi u-Abrama nomlobi uTa-Nakhisi Cuates bafuna umlingisi omnyama kuyo, uMichael B. Jordan ubukeka njengomuntu othembisa kakhulu. Kuyaziwa ukuthi esikhathini esidlule, umdwebi wahola izingxoxo kanye nendima enobukhulu, ngakho-ke lo mcabango ubonakala ungaziwa ngokuphelele.
Futhi ngo-Eva wenethiwekhi, kwavela amahlebezi amasha, angafanekiselo lutho oluhle 'lwama-superman' amasha. Ngokusho komthombo othile, u-Abrama uhlela ukudala umlingiswa omusha ngokuphelele, futhi anganciki esithombeni esivamile seClark Kent. Abalandeli abakafiki ngombono ojwayelekile ngokubheka okusha kwe-superhero, futhi ukwehluleka kweCanon DC kuzobungatha kuphela ukwandisa izinga lokunganeliseki.
Ukusungulwa okuphelele komlingiswa osanda kwenziwa kwezenkolo kubonakala kungumbono wangaphambi, yize i-DC inolwazi ekwakheni okuthile okufanayo endabeni ka-Arthur Fleak (Hoaquin Phoenix) kusuka kuJoker. Yebo, kuphela i-prehistory ye-Clown-Prince of the Criminal World ibilokhu ihlala iqinile ngamabomu, futhi ngenxa yalokho kwakukhona isikhala se-fantasy. Kodwa ukuza no-zero we-superman entsha kubonakala kuyinqaba kakhulu, yize kunoma yikuphi ukuwuqala ukukuqalisa ukulungele ukulinda izindaba ezisemthethweni kusuka ku-warner bros.