There has been a number of Superman films so far. But if you think about it a bit, there's stuff which should have happened by now. But somehow hasn't.
Since, Godzilla vs Kong is out, i was watching some Kaiju stuff on Youtube, when i realized, how has Superman not fought giant robots so far? In comics they are like the go to villains, to show him doing Superman stuff. As far back as the Fleischer shorts, its clear that its epic as hell. I remember when as a kid, i saw Superman fight one in episode 3 of Superman TAS. As an introduction to Superman it was unforgettable.
Are they always trying to make him grounded? Or perhaps they had one in the Reeve films. I haven't watched Parts 3 and 4.
The second thing which seems obvious, but somehow has never been attempted is Krypto. I know Krypto doesn't do much in the comics. But come on. He's a dog! People seem to care for dogs then people nowadays. So much so, that if John Wick goes on a rampage to revenge his dog, its totally righteous and understandable. You have problems in making him feel human to the audience. The character feels distant. Easy peasy. Give him a dog. The comic book writers seem to have a handle on this. They went overboard with too many super pets. But on any given day Krypto makes a great addition to the Superman lore. I am pretty sure about 50% of complaints about Superman being unrelatable will be gone just by giving him Krypto.
What do you think? And is there something else which you think is pretty obvious? It should have happened. But somehow hasn't.