Bruce""s intentions were to steal the rock fragment from Luthor, not just to keep it from him or to destroy it, but to weaponize it in his own war against Superman - to kill him:Bruce: That son of a bitch brought the war to us wo years ago.The name of the character Hollis Mulwray was a clever anagram for "Mulholland".The evil character of Noah Cross was a reference to the Biblical Noah (and the torrential flood that devastated mankind)." A close-up of Jiminy Cricket as he peeks in reveals that he is a homeless hobo or carpetbagger - a raggedy insect with an ill-fitting hat, shoes with open seams, rags for clothes, satchel, and a coat, and an umbrella, and a voice like Benjamin Franklin might have had." He confessed that he had been fired (and banished) from many previous news jobs for alleged libel, for cheating with the boss"" wife, and for drunkenness:Tatum: I""m a pretty good liar.