Indeed, a new promo clip released ahead of the film’s big-screen debut in November drops one of DC’s most iconic traits, implying that a version of the DC Universe does indeed exist in the MCU. Watch the clip of the featurette itself:
Yes, you heard that right: “Dad, that’s Superman in the cape and you shot laser beams out of your eyes.”
That’s the son of Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos who likens Ikaris (Richard Madden) to the Man of Steel himself.
“I’m not wearing a cape,” Madden replies dryly.
It’s a pretty massive namedrop, but what does it mean for the future of the MCU? Again, nothing in terms of DC and Marvel characters actually crossing over onto the big screen. It doesn’t happen in this movie or any other.
But the Easter egg is doing suggest that MCU characters’ understanding of what a superhero is has been at least somewhat informed by DC characters like Superman. It opens up the MCU to the possibility of its characters having DC comic books on their pull lists at their local comic stores. Maybe MCU characters are even queuing up to watch Man of Steel in theaters and fondly reminisce about the era of Christopher Reeve.
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