Sometimes the best thing that a writer can do is take a break.
The Big Picture Sometimes writers hit road blocks in spite of their titanic momentum, and when that happens, the absolute best thing to do is to use that energy to write something else, which is exactly what superhero screenwriter David S. Goyer did when he conceived Man of Steel during a one-week writing break from The Dark Knight Rises alongside Christopher Nolan.
What Were the Problems on ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ That Led to Writer’s Block? Writers are in a constant state of writer’s block. Just ask Aaron Sorkin. Ideas are hardly easy to come by and with so many eyes on a particular project’s release , every decision needs to be tried, tested, and proven a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
How Was ‘Man of Steel’ Born From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’? It’s no secret that Warner Bros. initially wanted to marry Man of Steel into Nolan’s established universe, though the Oppenheimer director pushed back at every chance he got — and for the better! However, the similarities between the two in tone cannot be understated, as both focus on establishing a similarly heavy, character-led atmosphere for the world’s finest.
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