Now the battle is to keep fascists out of power and freedom in sight. Even the Daily Planet suffers at the hands of the villains, who fear the truth of their exploits will be exposed and therefore go after Lois and the free press. The struggle is to keep Brainiac from overtaking the world via mindless technology while trickster Lex Luthor works in tandem, to fool everyone into believing they need protection from a false enemy, while he shields the sun and becomes the lone source of energy for sale…”
Kevin Smith may have accidentally created our current timeline.
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/kevin-smith-reveals-coverage-on-his-superman-lives-treatment-fro/
Chris Cocca 