Man of Steel (film) move the final battle with Zod away from the heavily populated Metropolis, as the character did at the end of "Superman II". The success of "Man of Steel" started Warner Bros. plans of a cinematic universe featuring other DC Comics characters. In June 2013, Goyer was hired to write the sequel to "Man of Steel", as well as a "Justice League" script, with the previous draft being scrapped. In July 2013, Snyder announced at San Diego Comic-Con International that the sequel to "Man of Steel" would have Superman and Batman meeting for the first time in the next film. Cavill,
Man with the Steel Whip release. Special effects by the Lydecker brothers. "Man with the Steel Whip"'s official release date is 19 July 1954, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. This was followed by a re-release of "The Phantom Rider", re-titled as "Ghost Riders of the West", instead of a new serial. The next new serial, "Panther Girl of the Kongo", followed in 1955. Man with the Steel Whip Man with the Steel Whip is a 1954 Republic Movie serial. It uses considerable stock footage from previous Republic serials "Zorro's Black Whip", "The Painted Stallion" and