Pilot director Lee Toland Krieger reveals how past Man of Steel movies visually inspired the new Arrowverse drama.

“All of that stuff felt good.

It felt like it was fitting.

Superman & Lois

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“We wanted aDaily Planetthat looked more like the DonnerDaily Planet,” Krieger tells EW.

We got as close as we could.

Just because of COVID, nobody was there and we got to shoot in there.

Krieger also revisited Zack Snyder’sMan of Steelwhen he stepped on to helm the CW drama’s first two episodes.

But the intimate moments of that movie I think are really beautiful.

We certainly looked at, in particular, the [movie’s] suit.

I think now it sort of seems like the gold standard.

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Superman & Loispremieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. on the CW.