QUESTION:
What did you find unique and/or fresh about this latest Superman-Batman vehicle?

TIM DALY:
What's interesting about the relationships in this film is that Superman and Batman are really on the same page. They are united and they only give each other a very modest amount of grief, whereas at other times they've been a little more at each other's throats, and more dubious about the other one's methods.  And Kara is, perhaps, Superman's last surviving relative. So he feels very protective of her, and sort of glad to have someone who has had or is about to have a similar experience as he's had coming to a different planet.  So it's kind of touching, really. He's very paternal towards her. He really wants her to do well and to stick around.

It's nice to see his powers used in connection with something personal. He's not saving the planet, he's not saving Metropolis. He's not saving Lois. He's saving a blood relative. So it's that kind of deeply personal feeling. I do enjoy that in the script.

QUESTION:
If Batman is a loner, how would you classify Superman?

TIM DALY:
I think Superman's a loner. Without a doubt. I think he recognizes that he has this responsibility, because of the power that he has, and that he has to bear it by himself. And to make sure that he is using it for good and not for evil. He has to keep in check his human emotions, though he's not really a human – because those are the things about living on Earth that can get us in trouble. Greed, power, love -- all those things that take us off the tracks. In this script, Kara asks him if he's ever regretted having his power, and he has a one word answer: no. We actually spent quite a bit of time trying to find the right level of “no” to play, because I don't think Superman is 100 percent sure about that answer. Or he hasn't always been. He's been through a lot, finding out how different he was from everyone else, and having to essentially live a double life.

QUESTION:
As different as they are, what is it that you think creates the dynamic for Batman and Superman to essentially be each other’s best friend?

TIM DALY:
I think part of it is that they're both super heroes, so they share that in common. They understand and forgive the other one for living a double life, because they both essentially have to do it. And more often than not they're on the same side. Batman, despite his darkness, is essentially a power of good.  It's interesting -- it's kind of like sometimes you wonder why big movie stars are best friends with huge movie stars. I think the answer is that they live such a specific life that's so odd and so difficult that they tend to gravitate toward people who have an understanding of that, and forgive the fact that they have to be private or have to wear disguises, or come in the back door of the place so there's not a big fuss made over them. I think that's sort of the same kind of relationship for Batman and Superman.

QUESTION:
So when you and Kevin Conroy to go dinner in Manhattan...

TIM DALY:
No one gives a damn. No one could care less (he laughs).

QUESTION:
Do you see these Superman-Batman pair-ups as buddy films?

TIM DALY:
I think maybe in a bizarre way. I mean, when you think about great buddy films, like  Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, these guys are willing to die for each other, and yet they're constantly giving each other a hard time. And they frustrate each other to no end. Think about a movie like 48 HRS. Ultimately that's a buddy film, but it starts out with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy beating each other up and abusing each other in all kinds of different ways. I think these Superman-Batman films are part of that genre. The oil and water who become inseparable.

QUESTION:
How do you interpret Superman's perception of Batman?

TIM DALY:
I think Superman likes Batman. In his own private way, he gets a kick out of the fact that he can count on Batman being cynical and pessimistic, and that he sort of relies on that probably in the way you rely on certain friends or family members to do certain things that you shake your head and go, “Oh, jeez.” It's sort of comforting. And in this script, he's come to trust Batman to have his back. And he has a genuine concern for him. So I think he likes him fine.