Batman V. Superman Director & Producer Explain Difference Between DC And Marvel Movies

07/29/2015 11:38 am EDT

Of all the supposed "competition" between Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment's approach to comic book movies, it seems that the people least concerned by the rivalry are DC themselves.

According to Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Deborah Snyder, Marvel's method of making movies is the least of their concerns. "I can see how people would want to make it this big, intense rivalry," she told Empire Magazine. "Listen, they are so great. I loved Guardians of the Galaxy...our films are a bit more serious. They deal with things that are a little darker. Things that place them in our world."

Batman V. Superman and Justice League director Zack Snyder (who is married to Deborah) reiterated the remarks, adding that since the bedrocks of DC and Marvel are so different from one another, the only sense of rivalry exists in fans' heads.

"Right from the beginning it is different tonally from where those movies are," Snyder said. "You know, DC is an ancient world in a lot of ways."

And DC's specific tone, according to Snyder, all stems from Christopher Nolan's realistic approach to superhero movies with the Dark Knight franchise. According to Snyder, his and Warner Bros.' slate of DC movies are the spiritual successors to Nolan's efforts.

"We live in gratitude to those movies," Snyder said. "Chris set a tone for the DC Universe, and separated us from Marvel in a great way. We are the legacy pf those movies."

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