Man of Steel (film) asked Professor Craig Detweiler of Pepperdine University to "create a Superman-centric sermon outline for pastors titled 'Jesus: The Original Superhero.'" Paul Asay of "The Washington Post" writes that the "religious themes keep coming: Free will. Sacrifice. God-given purpose. "Man of Steel" isn't just a movie. It's a Bible study in a cape. The messages are so strong that its marketers been explicitly pushing the film to Christian audiences." "Man of Steel" was released as a single disc DVD (feature film only), on two-disc DVD with bonus features, and respective Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D combo packs on November 12, 2013, and
Man of Steel (film) for us that's what I know how to do," emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the "Man of Steel" would assure the integrity needed for the film. "Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other." Nolan, however, clarified that the new film would not have any relationship with the previous film series. Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, spoke to "Entertainment Weekly", and allowed a peek over the wall of secrecy surrounding their DC Comics