Batman Vs. Superman

Batman Vs. Superman

Witness the epic showdown between Batman and Superman in Dawn of Justice, where Gotham’s Dark Knight and Metropolis’s Man of Steel collide in an unforgettable battle. Explore in-depth articles on the movie’s key moments, character dynamics, and how the confrontation sets the stage for the formation of the Justice League. From movie reviews to behind-the-scenes insights, this is your go-to hub for everything related to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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Watch: Batman Vs. Superman Cast On Conan O’Brien Clips

Watch a bunch of clips below from last night’s Conan O’Brien featuring the cast of Batman vs. Superman including director Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter and Diane Lane.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

CONAN Batman Vs. Superman Monologue

Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill’s Reactions To Being Cast As Batman & Superman

Ben Affleck Ran Into Christian Bale At A Costume Shop

Ben Affleck + Henry Cavill = Henjamin Cavfleck

Gal Gadot Has No Time For Online Haters

Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor Is Based On Nerd Rage

The Adventures Of Jesse Eisenberg & A Naked Michael Shannon Dummy

Laurence Fishburne Loves To Boss Around Superman

EXCLUSIVE: Batman Slept With Superman’s Mom

Amy Adams’ Girl Crush On Holly Hunter & Gal Gadot

Zack Snyder & JJ Abrams’ Star Wars / Batman Mashups

Amy Adams Wants To Read Minds

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Kevin Smith Changes His Tune For Batman vs. Superman

Well, that didn’t take long.

Following Kevin Smith blasting Batman Vs. Superman for not having any heart and comparing Ben Affleck’s Batman to Donald Trump, now Smith has changed his tune.

Kevin Smith happens to be directing an episode of The Flash and posted on Instagram that after watching Batman vs. Superman a second time, he has found the movie’s heart. Awe.

Anybody know where Smith’s spine is at?

Smith was also involved in promoting Batman Vs. Superman.

So to thank me for sneaking him into the @dccomics universe, Jay took me to see @batmanvsuperman again (my second time, his first). I liked the flick more on my second viewing (see 1 hour review on my #KevinSmith #youtube channel). I’d said the film didn’t have any heart, but after the second viewing, I actually found the heart in #batmanvsuperman: it’s in the viewer. And the viewer I watched the blockbuster with the second time was all agog, eyes as big as saucers. During the Knightmare sequence, we shared a moment that even elevated the flick for me: when the winged New Gods nasties attack #Batman and take him down, Jay (age 40) & I (age 45) simultaneously looked at one another and whispered reverently “ParaDemons.” It was a beautiful moment shared by two lifelong fanboys who were delighted to see their childhood flash before their eyes.

 

Meta-Mewes! The folks at @cwtheflash were kind enough to include a cameo for my hetero life mate @jaymewes in the episode of #TheFlash I directed. As a longtime lover of everything that ever aired on @thecw, Jay was ecstatic to have scripted lines in one of his favorite shows (plus, he got to visit the @cw_arrow sets across the lot). But I also found an opportunity to sneak #jaymewes into another scene as well – this time as a masked super villain. And even though he had no lines as the Meta and is unrecognizable, THIS was the role that reduced him to tears. I’ve seen #JayMewes cry twice in my life: one time it was about the birth of his only begotten daughter, the other time was after he wrapped his super villain bit on #TheFlash. Jay gave me a huge hug and said “You made my dream come true, Moves.” You see, Jay never planned for @jayandsilentbob; while he certainly inspired the cinematic duo, it was never his dream to play Jay in the movies – it was just something that happened to him. But this boy LOVES his comic books – so much so that I’ve never heard him say he’s ever read a bad comic book (and I know for a fact he went deep on the I’ll-fated @marvel “New Universe” titles back in the day). He doesn’t dissect superhero material, he just consumes. Analyzing is for academics: Jay’s just there to see his heroes come to life. So to thank me for sneaking him into the @dccomics universe, Jay took me to see @batmanvsuperman again (my second time, his first). I liked the flick more on my second viewing (see 1 hour review on my #KevinSmith #youtube channel). I’d said the film didn’t have any heart, but after the second viewing, I actually found the heart in #batmanvsuperman: it’s in the viewer. And the viewer I watched the blockbuster with the second time was all agog, eyes as big as saucers. During the Knightmare sequence, we shared a moment that even elevated the flick for me: when the winged New Gods nasties attack #Batman and take him down, Jay (age 40) & I (age 45) simultaneously looked at one another and whispered reverently “ParaDemons.” It was a beautiful moment shared by two lifelong fanboys who were delighted to see their childhood flash before their eyes.

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Batman Vs. Superman Pass $200 Million In U.S.

Following the news that Batman Vs. Superman passed the half a billion mark, now it’s learned Dawn of Justice has passed $200 million in the U.S.

Similar to Monday and Tuesday, Batman Vs. Superman now also holds the best performing box office numbers for a comic book movie on a Wednesday in March.

Last year saw Furious 7 pass the 200 million mark in eight days, Batman Vs. Superman did it in just six. 

It’s projected this weekend will see Batman Vs. Superman remain at #1 and bring in close to another $70 million.

It’s also learned that Batman Vs. Superman is seeing repeat business at about 30% more than a typical blockbuster, and the movie still remains the top-selling advance ticket sales at Fandango.

(via Deadline)

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Jesse Eisenberg Doesn’t Know If He Will Be Back For Justice League

Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman

Let’s see: Zack Snyder turned Superman into a killing machine, destroyed Metropolis, had Pa Kent commit suicide, killed Jimmy Olsen, killed Mercy Graves, killed Lex Sr., turned Jr. into a Mark Zuckerburg on Prozac, put Jr. in jail, closed LexCorp, killed Superman and Clark Kent, and did whatever he did with Doomsday. Am I missing anything?

So are the chances good for a return of Jesse Eisenberg in the near future as Lex Luthor? In Justice League? Not looking likely.

Business Insider caught up with Eisenberg to question the actor in regards to what’s next for Lex Luthor; however, Eisenberg doesn’t know.

“I don’t know if they are so settled on where my character goes,” Eisenberg said about Luthor showing up in future movies. “I only hope I have another opportunity to work with these wonderful people and play this interesting character.” 

Eisenberg does offer he does think about Lex potentially showing up down the road.

“The character has so many different faces,” Eisenberg said. “He has a public persona that appears charming and friendly and then a deeply disturbed private persona, so it will be interesting to see where he goes.”

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Dean Cain Reviews Batman Vs. Superman

Who better to ask about Batman Vs. Superman than the Man of Steel himself, Dean Cain?

Dean Cain (go Bills!) starred as Superman on ABC’s Lois & Clark: The Adventures Of Superman back in 1993 for four seasons.

THR caught up with Dean Cain to get his thoughts on the Dawn of Justice. Overall, it seemed like Dean Cain enjoyed the movie, but he did note his son hated it. Some excerpts:

Yes, my son and I went to see it. My son hated it because Superman died. It made me very happy that he took it so personally and that he has such a strong connection to the character (laughs). The movie obviously was so well made; the effects were incredible. It was too long, though, and I admit, I dozed off a tiny bit, but maybe that’s because I was tired after a lot of traveling. Ben was great as Batman and Henry is a very good Superman. This incarnation is so dark compared to the lightness of the Superman I’ve grown to know and love, as seen in the two versions that I grew up with — Christopher Reeve and myself. That’s the only difference to me. [This movie] inhabits a dark world and Superman is such an alien in that world. Wonder Woman is really easy on the eyes, and I love that they introduced the other guys, the Justice League, because those stories are very cool. I loved how they did that. But I don’t see how you have a Justice League without Superman.

The suit looks fantastic; the suit is amazing! I would call him lucky to get that suit instead of the Lycra that I had. Henry is a big, physical guy, and he looks “super,” if you will (laughs). I’ve met him before and he has that Superman special something. This is a different incarnation, as I’ve mentioned. My favorite of all time will always be Christopher Reeve. He’ll always be Superman in my eyes.

It’s odd for me to watch that because of that incredible strength that he possesses. Whenever I played him, I played Superman as if I had a secret that nobody else knew. That secret is that you could always win. It seemed that Superman didn’t have that in this film. That was different for me. I don’t like seeing him get kicked around so hard. But what I did like a lot is that Superman was so heroic in this film and sacrificed himself before anything or anyone else. That is definitely in tune with the Superman that I know and love.

Dean Cain also happens to play Kara’s father in CBS’s Supergirl.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Robin’s Death Details Revealed For Batman Vs. Superman (Video)

Not only do we find out what happens after Batman Vs. Superman with the fate of LexCorp, but now Zack Snyder reveals details on the death of Robin, which took place before Batman Vs. Superman.

In the following video, Snyder reveals to IGN that the death of Robin took place ten years before Batman Vs. Superman at the hands of a young joker.

In my mind it was that Robin died about ten years earlier during some run-in with a young Joker, and that was intersting to me, sort of a fun back story to play with. I felt like the whole idea was that there had been loss and there had been sacrifice. In a weird way he sacrificed everything to be Batman. He doesn’t have a life outside the cave. I thought by including Robin – a dead Robin –  was helping us understand that he’s been on quite a little journey.

There is actually an intersting theory being floated around that the Jared Leto Joker in Suicide Squad is from a scene in the past, and that Batman has since killed the Joker. Rumors also previously hit the regarding Red Hood.

Check out what Zack Snyder has to say about Robin and more:

Robin costume concept art:

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Batman Vs. Superman Flies Past Half A Billion Dollars


DIANE LANE, GAL GADOT, AMY ADAMS, BEN AFFLECK, ZACK SNYDER, HENRY CAVILL, JESSE EISENBERG, HOLLY HUNTER, TAO OKAMOTO and Producer CHARLES ROVEN from Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Photo Credit: Dave Allocca/Starpix/ TM & (c) DC Comics
 

WB officially announced yesterday that Batman Vs. Superman passed the half billon dollar mark as the movie has netted $501.9 million worldwide. Read the official announcement below. Expect the numbers a bit higher for today (to be announced later). Update: The current worldwide gross is $530.4 million.

 

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“BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE” FLIES PAST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS

 

Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” continues to win at the worldwide box office. Soaring past $500 million after only five days in theaters with a total of $501.9 million and counting, the film joins a very rare group of movies that cross half a billion dollars in their first week of release. The announcement was made today by Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

“We’re so proud that ‘Batman v Superman’ has become the must-see event film of the season for fans the world over,” Kwan Vandenberg stated. “These incredible numbers are building momentum for not only this movie, but for the upcoming slate of DC Super Hero films.” The domestic box office total now stands at more than $193.3 million, and the international figure is $308.6 million.

From director Zack Snyder comes “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” starring Oscar winner Ben Affleck (“Argo”) as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent in the characters’ first big-screen pairing.

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with each other, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it has ever known before.

Directed by Zack Snyder, the film also stars Oscar nominees Amy Adams (“American Hustle”) as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) as Lex Luthor, Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) as Martha Kent, and Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as Perry White; Oscar winners Jeremy Irons (“Reversal of Fortune”) as Alfred, and Holly Hunter (“The Piano”) as Senator Finch; and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. Snyder directed from a screenplay written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, based on characters from DC Comics, including Batman, created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, and Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film was produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder, with Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer serving as executive producers.

Snyder’s behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Larry Fong (“300,” “Watchmen”) and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos (“300: Rise of an Empire”), and from his “Man of Steel” team, editor David Brenner, costume designer Michael Wilkinson, visual effects supervisor John “DJ” DesJardin, and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”) working in conjunction with composer Junkie XL (“Mad Max: Fury Road”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, a Zack Snyder film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The film can be seen in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D, 3D and in 2D, and is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Batman Vs. Superman Scores Record UK Opening For A Comic Book Movie

Not only is Batman Vs. Superman kicking butt stateside, but it’s learned the “Dawn of Justice” is clobbering competition across the pond.

Batman Vs. Superman now has the biggest ever opening three-day weekend for a comic book movie at UK cinemas.

The UK’s Guardian has the numbers (which I’ve exchanged to U.S. dollars):

Batman Vs. Superman opened to $21 million for its three-day weekend; with Easter Monday added in, the film opened to a four-day total of $25.7 million.

The numbers pass Man of Steel and Nolan’s Batman movies.

Regarding the Marvel movies, it’s noted ignoring the Thursday night preview, Batman Vs. Superman performed better than The Avengers and Age Of Ultron (when preview days are added in, it’s a difference of 4 million dollars or so).

The article does note if the negative critic reviews have any effect on ticket sales, that Batman Vs. Superman in the UK can expect a “relatively rapid burnout”; however to date, the reviews seem to be having no effect as Batman Vs. Superman recently took the top Monday and Tuesday gross for March in the U.S. and has passed $500 million worldwide in five days.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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LexCorp Fate Revealed Following Batman Vs. Superman


Batman Vs. Superman Lex Luthor / Darkseid General Deleted Scene
 

Spoilers follow for Batman  Vs. Superman.
 

Not only did Zack Snyder release a deleted scene from Batman Vs. Superman, which helped explain what Lex Luthor was babbling about at the end of the movie to Batman (watch above), but now we learn what becomes of LexCorp following the movie.

During promotion of Batman Vs. Superman, WB launched a LexCorp viral campaign with web sites, video, NYCC promotion and social media networks. Now LexCorp has offered an update.

Spoiler Recap: After the heroes defeated Doomsday, a scene revealed that Lex Luthor has been put in prison (interesting if it was Arkham) and that while in prison, his head was shaved (is he up for he electric chair?). See images below.

Now as a result of Lex’s actions and imprisonment in Batman Vs. Superman, the LexCorp Industries Instagram account announces LexCorp is suspending their operations:

Due to unfortunate circumstances, LexCorp Industries will be temporarily suspending it’s global operations. When interviewed about his actions against a fallen alien, Lex Luthor responded with; “Ding, ding, ding, ding. Are we entering the second round?” We do not understand Mr. Luthor’s actions and LexCorp does not take responsibility for his actions. Thank you for being patient.

It would be intersting if they were actually paving the way for the return of Lex Sr., but a previous LexCorp promo did say he died. Maybe Lex Sr. simply disappeared?

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Batman Vs. SupermanLex Luthor prison images:

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Watch: Wonder Woman Smiles In Batman Vs. Superman Leaks Online

Check out an animated GIF leaked from Batman Vs. Superman of the Wonder Woman vs. Doomsday fight featuring Gal Gadot smiling as she takes on the Superman villain.

Regarding the Wonder Woman smile, Gal Gadot previously offered while discussing the Doomsday fight:

I did that. I remember after we did that take, Zack came to me and he said, “Did you just have a smirk?” I said “Yeah.” And he asked, “Why? I think I like it, but why?” Well if he’s gonna mess with her, then she’s gonna mess with him. And she knows she’s gonna win. At the end of the day Wonder Woman is a peace seeker. But when fight arrives, she can fight. She’s a warrior and she enjoys the adrenaline of the fight.

Following Batman Vs. Superman, Gal Gadot stars in Wonder Woman, which has a June 23, 2017 release and then in Justice League.

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Batman Vs. Superman Getting Repeat Business: WB Exec Comments

Though Batman Vs. Superman sits at a dismal 29% at Rotten Tomatoes (I’ve seen it there as low as 28%), it continues to buck the trend of lower-rated movies not performing very well at the box office.

Just today saw word that Batman Vs. Superman has netted over half a billion dollars — in five days.

Now it’s learned Batman Vs. Superman is performing even better than WB had expected, and it’s also seeing repeat business.

Fortune has an article offering forth various explanations for the success of Batman Vs. Superman where comments are made from Jeff Goldstein, WB’s executive vice president of theatrical distribution.

Performed Higher Than Expected

“That’s about $100 million more than we thought we’d ever get,” admitted Goldstein. “I can’t believe we hit a number that large.”

Goldstein also commented on the negative reviews, but who really cares what the critics have to say anyway, right?

“Some critics were unduly harsh,” said Goldstein. “But there’s no question the audiences felt differently. They made up their mind and voted with their feet. So there is a disconnect between what the audiences felt and the critics wrote.”

Goldstein also admits there was a pressure with launching the Justice League movie universe, but that they do believe in all the properties, which includes movies for Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg and Green Lantern.

“Going into this, we had such high expectations. We really believe in the property. And not just in Batman and Superman but the whole story arc of the DC Universe,” said Goldstein. “Did I feel the pressure of multiple movies? Of course! Here we are launching this movie and it’s the start of a whole story arc for a bunch of movies. And you go, ‘Wow, that’s a pretty bold move to do that.’”

Repeat Business

Regarding repeat business for Batman Vs. Superman, Fandango has the numbers offering it’s pretty high and better than most movies (Star Wars: The Force Awakens was around 42%).

“Fandango is seeing 30% more repeat business for Batman v Superman than the company sees for a typical blockbuster,” said Fandango’s vice president of communications Dana Henry Benson, “and sales for the movie continue to be strong today.”

Goldstein also offered that 5-10% of the opening weekend gross was a result of fans going to see Batman Vs. Superman numerous times.

“You can’t gross this kind of business without people coming back,” Goldstein said. “The math isn’t there.”

My Thoughts

I’m actually going to see Batman Vs. Superman myself for a second time tomorrow. I’ll admit, the movie is far from perfect, and I wish they did Superman right, but I was pretty happy with Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and the Justice League cameos. I also want to see what a second viewing does regarding Eisenberg for me, whose Lex Luthor performance seems to be the most controversial part of the entire movie. Plus, Zack Snyder let loose new details following the release of movie (I’ll talk about those spoilers below). I also think, in part, why Batman Vs. Superman is seeing repeat business is because of all the online chatter. Lots of fans have been arguing back and forth, the buzz is definitely there, and I’m hearing people are not only going to see the Dawn of Justice for a second, but even a third time and more.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is now in theaters.

Spoilers

With my first viewing of Batman Vs. Superman, I didn’t know that:

The photographer was Jimmy Olsen

Cyborg was created with a Mother Box

Lex saw one of Darkseid’s generals

Patrick Wilson voiced the president

I also want to watch the Superman vs. Batman fight again (I didn’t first realize Batman used lead-based gas grendades, etc.)

And honestly, I want to watch Gal Gadot in her Wonder Woman costume again (just being honest).

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Ben Affleck Has Written Batman Movie Script; Contracted For Two Justice League Movies

Following Batman Vs. Superman, it’s learned Ben Affleck is contracted on for at least two more movies with Justice League Part 1 and Part 2.

It’s also learned that Ben Affleck has written his own Batman movie script, though THR notes it’s only an option for Affleck and he is not contracted on a solo Batman movie.

“He’s contracted to do at least Justice League One and Two, so at least three times wearing the cape,” he says, adding, “there’s a script that he’s written that is a really cool [Batman] idea, so that’s out there as an option,” Patrick Whitesell, co-CEO of the talent agency, William Morris Endeavor (WME), said.

Ben Affleck recent teased he is working on something with DC Entertainment and comics writer Geoff Johns, which also has been speculated to be a new solo Batman movie.

Affleck will also be appearing in August’s Suicide Squad.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is currently in theaters also starring Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot.

Justice League Part 1 is due out November 17, 2017; Part 2 hits in 2019.

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Batman Vs. Superman Scores Best Monday & Tuesday March Screenings; Passes 500 Million

Though Forbes is trying to spin it as if this coming weekend will be the kryptonite to Zack Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman, so far there is no stopping the Dawn of Justice.

Following the record-breaking Easter weekend opening, it’s now learned Batman Vs. Superman has scored the best Monday and Tuesday box office for the month of March, passing The Hunger Games.

Monday saw Batman Vs. Superman net around $15 million domestically, with Tuesday bringing in another $12.2 million.

The Tuesday numbers also see Batman Vs. Superman outperforming comic book movie heavyweights (for a Tuesday) such as:  Spider-Man 2 ($12M), Guardians Of The Galaxy ($11.9M), Iron Man 3 ($11.3M) and even Deadpool ($11.56M).

Batman Vs. Superman is also nearing the $200 million mark in the U.S. as it currently sits at $193.27 million and is close to $500 million worldwide.

Deadline notes analysts are revising their Batman Vs. Superman estimates for this weekend as “word of mouth is overcoming any poisonous reviews.”

Update: The latest numbers released by WB have Batman VS. Superman at a worldwide gross of $501.9 million.

“These incredible numbers are building momentum for not only this movie but for the upcoming slate of DC superhero films,” Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, Warners’ president of Worldwide Distribution, offered in a released statement.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Hans Zimmer Done With Super Hero Movies Following Batman Vs. Superman

That’s all she wrote for notable composer Hans Zimmer and super hero movies.

Following a collaboration with Junkie XL on Batman Vs. Superman, Hans Zimmer tells the BBC he is retiring from doing any more comic book movies.

“I did Batman Begins with Chris [Nolan] 12 years ago, so The Dark Knight Trilogy might be three movies to you, to me it was 11 years of my life, Then I did [Man of Steel]. Then I did this one.” he said. “How am I supposed to say it? I have officially retired from the super hero business. This one was very hard for me to do, to try to find new language.”

Zimmer also disagreed with the notion that Steven Spielberg suggested the comic book movie genre will go the way of the Western eventually, which is disappear.

You can listen to Hans Zimmer’s “Their War Here” from the Batman Vs. Superman soundtrack below.

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Boot Zack Snyder From Justice League Petition Launches

Justice League begins filming in less than two weeks. Will it be without Zack Snyder?

That’s currently what almost 5000 fans are hoping for, as following Batman Vs. Superman, a petition has been launched on Change.org requesting Snyder be removed from Justice League.

The petition actually brings up a good point, which is not to have a movie that divides the fan base so much. Love it or hate it – Man of Steel or Batman Vs. Superman – it’s never a good thing when audiences are split, right?

That said, more than likely the petition will have little effect whether Zack Snyder continues on with the DC movie universe, but what obviously does is the money. This coming weekend should say a lot regards to the staying power of Batman Vs. Superman. As we saw with Man of Steel, the movie started off strong but ended with a whimper, which led to no Man of Steel sequel and Batman and the Justice League being added to the next movie. So what happens if Batman Vs. Superman peters out?

From the petition:

Zack Snyder is not the person to bring the Justice League to the big screen. He’s had two chances now to adapt DC characters and has produced middling results.

Even if you loved Man of Steel and BvS. There has to come a time when WB and DC want someone at the helm that can create something that WON’T divide people in such a way.

The building blocks are there for a great different set of superhero movies. Good actors and actresses and even directors. Zack Snyder is just not the guy that should be in charge of the biggest and most important films in the franchise. Especially with his track record now.

“Justice League” has a November 17, 2017 release starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gaot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

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Watch: Batman Vs. Superman Easter Eggs

Watch a video above going over the Batman Vs. Superman Easter Eggs from the Mr. Sunday Movies YouTube channel.

I think one he may have missed is a Watchmen reference when Martha Kent dies and her pearls fall slo-mo into the gutter, which may be similar to the Comedien’s death when the bloody smiley face falls with him from the window. 

One I missed was the lead-based smoke grenade Batman used to cloud Superman’s eyesight, enabling Batman to “disappear.”

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Max Landis Sounds Off On Batman vs. Superman; Pens Jimmy Olsen Post-Death Scene

A few days ago saw Max Landis release his reaction video to Batman vs. Superman.

Now Landis is back again on YouTube as well as Twitter making fun of the movie.

In the video below, Landis offers wouldn’t it have been a great idea if the movie played it out as if Bruce Wayne and Batman were separate people, and then gave a “big twist” that they were actually the same.

Landis continues with his sarcasm on Twitter, even penning a Jimmy Olsen post-death scene (Olsen was the unidentified photographer killed in Africa working for the CIA).

Warning: more than a few expletives below.

Lands is currently writing the Superman: American Alien comic for DC Comics.

 

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Batman Vs. Superman Scores Record IMAX Opening

Add another record Zack Snyder and Batman vs. Superman have broken as IMAX has announced the “Dawn of Justice” has scored the best IMAX March opening.

Batman Vs. Superman also was the best Spring and Easter opening.

Currently, Batman Vs. Superman has a worldwide gross of $468.54 million.

 

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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE SCORES RECORD-SETTING $36 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND IN IMAX® THEATRES WORLDWIDE MAR 28, 2016

Film Receives Widest-Ever Global Launch in IMAX, Resulting in Best IMAX Opening for a March Release

 

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened with a record-setting $36 million on 945 IMAX screens globally — the widest-ever day-and-date debut for an IMAX release — resulting in the best-ever worldwide launch for a film outside the summer and Christmas play periods, as well as the highest opening for a March release, surpassing Alice in Wonderland (with $15.3 million). Overall, Batman v Superman now stands as the third-largest global opening for IMAX behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens — which earned $47.5 million during opening weekend — and Jurassic World (with$44.1 million).

Domestically, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice also saw the highest IMAX opening in March, with $18 million on 388 IMAX screens, which translates into a powerful $46,000 per-screen average. The film kicked off the domestic weekend with particularly strong presales, continuing that momentum with sell-outs throughout the weekend.

International IMAX weekend results for Batman v Superman reached a benchmark $18 million (also a March record) on 557 IMAX screens, includingChina, where IMAX contributed an estimated $7 million on 272 screens. Other markets that saw notable results include: France, the U.K., the Netherlands,Brazil, Ecuador, Australia, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice represents the ultimate superhero movie showdown; given our rich history with these characters and Zack’s use of our cameras, we are pleased that IMAX fans around the world have responded to his version of The IMAX Experience® in this record-setting way,” said Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment. “We’d like to extend a huge congratulations to our friends and long-time partners at Warner Bros., Zack Snyder, Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder for this phenomenal achievement. We are honored to have been a part of this film in such a meaningful way and look forward to its continued global success.”

Director Zack Snyder captured several sequences of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice with IMAX’s extremely high-resolution cameras. As a result of this, only in IMAX® theatres do sequences filmed with IMAX cameras expand vertically to fill the entire screen, delivering IMAX audiences greater scope and breathtaking image quality.

The IMAX® release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was shown in its digitally re-mastered format, which includes the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

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Kevin Smith Wasn’t A Big Fan of Batman Vs. Superman

Kevin Smith, who was actually involved in promoting Batman Vs. Superman, apparently wasn’t a big fan of the movie, particularly in regards to the story and Superman.

Smith, who will be directing an upcoming episode of The Flash, goes on to say on his podcast (via Geek Tyrant) that while the visuals of the film looked good, Superman was off (which we agree with).

“Remember before when we were talking about Flash, and that it has heart, humor, and spectacle. The movie I felt like didn’t really have a heart. It was certainly fucking humorless, there was nothing funny going on in that world whatsoever, but it had lots of spectacle. Like you can’t take that away from Snyder. Boy, he knows how to like compose a frame and how to setup a shot. Beautiful visual stylist but you need more than just the pictures, you need like characterization and these characters seemed off character, particularly Superman.”

Smith is also a big Batman fan and went on to joke about Affleck’s portrayal comparing Bruce Wayne and Batman to Donald Trump. You can listen to the podcast below.

Garman: He just wasn’t that bright.

Smith: Certainly not the world’s greatest detective! More like Bat-Trump.

Garman: He was Bat-Trump. A rich guy with a bad attitude. Who really hated immigrants.

Smith: He hates immigrants in a big bad way! 

Garman: I’m gonna build a wall around Krypton, and I’m gonna make them pay for it. I’m going to build a wall around the Hall of Justice, it’s what I do. I build walls and they’re huge.”

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Gal Gadot & Henry Cavill Thank Batman Vs. Superman Fans

With Batman vs. Superman scoring the best opening Easter weekend ever, Wonder Woman Gal Gadot and Superman Henry Cavill have taken to their social networks to thank the fans for their support.

Up next for Gal Gadot is the Wonder Woman movie followed by Justice League.

Henry Cavill will also star in the Justice League movie, but in exactly what way remains to be seen.

 

You are all that matters… Thank you for being so supportive of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Your love is not being taken for granted! I’m already on my way to the Wonder Woman set

Posted by Gal Gadot on Monday, March 28, 2016

 

Thank you to you, the fans, for speaking so loudly. Hope lives on #BatmanvSuperman

Posted by Henry Cavill on Monday, March 28, 2016

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Deborah Snyder Talks Wonder Woman & Flash Cameo (Video)

Check out video below featuring producer Deborah Snyder talking about the Wonder Woman photograph in Batman Vs. Superman as well as adding in the Ezra Miller Flash cameo (watch here).

Regarding The Flash, Deborah Snyder lets it be known they were in the middle of filming Batman vs. Superman and working on the outline of Justice League, when Zack Snyder came up with the idea to add in The Flash in this way.

The Wonder Woman WW1 photograph (watch below) was created especially for Batman Vs. Superman and taken by one of Zack Snyder’s friends. Zack Snyder also made his way into Wonder Woman as an extra.

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Zack Snyder Confirms Another Batman Vs. Superman Darkseid Related Spoiler

Spoilers follow for Batman Vs. Superman.

 

One of the Justice League cameos in Batman Vs. Superman featured Cyborg (watch it here) with Victor Stone (played by Ray Fisher) on a slab being revived and brought back to life by some sort of object.

Now it’s revealed the object is a Mother Box.

“That’s the first glimpse of the Mother Box there,” director Zack Snyder told EW. “It was an agonizing birth. I really wanted to show Cyborg’s birth because I feel like he plays such a strong part coming up, and I really wanted to give a sense of him.  I really want [the audience] to know how far he’s come.”

In DC Comics lore, a mother box is a sentient computer that gives its user all sorts of vast powers ranging from teleportation, telekinesis, healing, energy manipulation and more. The Mother Box has been compared to a computer link to the gods and was created by the Apokoliptian scientist Himon the Artificer. In the New 52 comics, Victor Stone is injured by the energy of a Mother Box, with his father Silas using alien tech to save his son, which creates Cyborg.

The Mother Box would be at least the fourth Darkseid Easter Egg in Batman Vs. Superman as the Batman Nightmare scene featured the parademons and Darkseid omega symbol, and it’s thought the new Batman Vs. Superman deleted scene features Darkseid’s general, Steppenwolf.

The Batman Vs. Superman Cyborg cameo scene also features Cyborg’s father, Dr. Silas Stone, a scientist at STAR Labs, played by actor Joe Morton.

 

Say it loud! I’m BORG and I’m proud:) #BORGLIFE #batmanvsuperman #DC #WB #Cyborg #JusticeLeague

A photo posted by Ray Fisher (@rehsifyar) on

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves.

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Marvel’s Peter David Reviews Batman Vs. Superman

Marvel Comics writer Peter David reviews Batman Vs. Superman on his blog.

You can head on over to read there to read the entire review. Here are a few highlights:

• Ben Affleck, defying the haters, is brilliant as Bruce Wayne and formidable as Batman.

• And Gal Godot…my God, what a great Wonder Woman.

• As for Henry Cavill…well, there’s the problem.

• The plot doesn’t serve him, or anyone, especially well.

• Man, I am so sick of trailers ruining films. In this instance, every major story beat is in the trailers. 

• And that’s the culmination of the problem: I didn’t care.

• Ultimately what it comes down to is that Marvel has set the tone and style for superhero films. 

Peter David is currently writing Spider-Man 2099 and Dark Tower for Marvel and also wrote the Marvel Future Fight mobile game.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Surprise Actor & Character Teased For Aquaman Movie

It’s learned a surprised actor may make his way into the Aquaman movie.

Batman Vs. Superman included a scene with the President of the United States, who happened to be voiced by Patrick Wilson known for The Conjuring movies.

As James Wan directed The Conjuring and is on Aquaman, we may see Patrick Wilson show up as the chief executive.

Coming Soon caught up with James Wan at the recent WonderCon and asked about the possibility of Patrick Wilson appearing in Aquaman, with Wan teasing, “You just might!”

Patrick Wilson and James Wan return for The Conjuring 2 out June 10th.

Aquaman has a July 28, 2017 release date starring Jason Momo and Amber Heard as Mera.

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Batman Vs. Superman Suffers Worst Drop Off Of Any Super Hero Movie

Following Batman Vs. Superman‘s record opening (which was slightly less than originally estimated), it’s now learned the Zack Snyder-directed follow up to Man of Steel has suffered the worse drop off of any super hero movie.

Forbes crunched the numbers (see chart below) and came up with Batman Vs. Superman dropping 55% from Friday’s $82 million to Sunday’s $37 million gross. That’s even more than Fantastic Four. Ouch.

While the obvious reason would seem to be the Easter Sunday holiday, as noted, Batman Vs. Superman also suffered the second worst Friday-to-Saturday drop off with a decline of 38%, second to Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises 40% Friday-to-Saturday drop.

The numbers for this coming weekend should say a lot: whether or not Batman Vs. Superman has any staying power, or similar to Man of Steel which came out roaring out of the box office as well, will Dawn of Justice peter out? Initially, there was talk of a Man of Steel sequel following its own big opening, but as the box office draw saw tumbleweeds, Batman and the Justice League were added to the next movie (this one).

People have been saying the critics reviews don’t matter, while that may be true, what matters is a good quality movie. Again similar to Man of Steel, Batman Vs. Superman seems to be received as a mixed bag: some love various parts (mainly Batman and Wonder Woman); some hate various parts (Lex Luthor, Doomsday, Superman).

It’s also been said WB needs to get at least $900 million out of Batman Vs. Superman to break even, so what happens if they don’t? Justice League starts filming in a couple of weeks with Zack Snyder back yet again. It seemed as if David Goyer took the fall for Man of Steel not hitting a billion, who this time?

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Batman Vs. Superman: Sorry Eisenberg Haters, Lex Sr. Is Dead

Forget Eisenberg, we want Heisenberg?

Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor has been met with lukewarm reception in Batman Vs. Superman (well actually, lukewarm might be charitable).

Eisenberg’s portrayal of the Superman nemsis came off as a bit over the top, a bit too much like his Social Network performance of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Prozac, and just downright annoying.

To be honest, this is just another aspect of the Superman mythos I feel Zack Snyder is disconnected with.

I wasn’t happy with the Man of Steel Pa Kent death scene that saw Clark let his father die. Superman would have never done that, and before you argue that he wasn’t Superman, yet — he’s always been Superman! It’s not his powers that make him super, but his core values. Regarding Jonathan’s argument that the world wasn’t ready for Superman, later in the movie Zod forced Superman to come out, so that really didn’t matter (lol), which I suppose was the point, but Pa Kent “sacrificing” himself? No.

I also wasn’t happy with the African scene in Batman Vs. Superman when Lois was held hostage by the terrorist. That had to be the most ridiculous scene: Superman plows the guy through a wall? Really, Zack? That wasn’t cool, dude. You could have used Superman’s heat vision or super speed. Instead, we get Superman the defensive end which was akin to J.J. Watt taking out a fourth grader. Hello.

Snyder also killed not two but FOUR Superman characters (five if you count Clark Kent) in Dawn of Justice with Mercy Graves, who actually made her debut in the Superman animated series as Lex Luthor’s Amazonian bodyguard (Snyder killed her off in the court room explosion). Snyder revealed in an interview the photographer shot in the head working for the CIA was Jimmy Olsen. Question for Zack: Why bother even using these Superman characters just to kill them off? Now down the road if they ever make another Superman movie, they can’t be used. While Mercy Graves might be more minor of a character, Jimmy Olsen is a HUGE part of Superman. Oh, I get it. Jimmy Olsen appears in Supergirl, right? Of course the two other characters killed were Superman himself and Doomsday. 

Another big complaint I had about Batman Vs. Superman was we didn’t get a big Superman moment. It was a huge let down for me when Clark was going to save the Mexicans that we didn’t get to see him flying there and making the save. Ditto for the Russian rocket. All we got were after-the-fact scenes just to show us Superman could be super. More than likely the short scenes were a result of having to shoehorn in Wonder Woman and the Justice League, which actually I didn’t mind and was quite happy with to be honest, but some big super moment saving the day (humans) was definitely needed (We also didn’t get a big Batman reveal: everything was just “there.”)

Getting back to Eisenberg’s Luthor, I’m actually on the fence regarding his portrayal, which I guess you could say isn’t a good thing as I’m not sold on it. What I really didn’t like about it was how last we saw Lex: some bumbling drooling crazy idiot. This harkens back to Mercy and Jimmy Olsen: So how are they going to use Lex in another Superman movie? Eisenberg actually made a ridiculous comment that he could see his Lex going good. Huh? Lol. It’s almost like Snyder ruined Lex Luthor, too. What? Somehow he is going to get out of prison? He’s gotta be in for a life term, right? Or did nobody die? And then what? …

That said (rant over), on more than one occassion, I’ve heard from friends where they think WB has an out regarding Eisenberg’s Lex in that they can bring Lex Sr. into follow up movies. Something along the lines of Vince McMahon coming back from an abscence when Stephanie or Shane-O-Mac (Wrestlemania plug!) screws up the business. The problem is that Lex Sr. is dead, and I think Jr. may have killed him.

The info comes from a promo interview done with Fortune magazine for Batman Vs. Superman. The pretend interview is done with Lex Jr. where it’s mentioned Lex Sr. died in 2000 unexpectedly:

Referring to Alexander Luthor Sr. as a “good businessman” is not unlike calling Napoleon Bonaparte a “competent conqueror.” The East German émigré, who passed away unexpectedly in 2000, arrived on our shores with nothing, but managed to carve out an empire of oil and machinery. By all accounts, he accomplished this feat through sheer grit and ferocity. His enemies, of which there are many, would also probably add “viciousness.”

My first impression from “passed away unexpectedly” was that Jr. offed his father to take over for himself. Of course, I could be wrong and Lex Sr. could also be around. WB could simply ignore the article, as it’s not really mentioned in the movie. Another way out could be that Lex Sr. took a sabbatical of some sort, and returned after 16 years.

Still another possibility is that they will simply keep using Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, or similar to the fate of Mercy Graves and Jimmy Olsen — just not use Lex anymore at all.

Hey, we always got Batman. Right, Zack?

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Watch: Batman Vs. Superman Lex Luthor Deleted Scene

Even though Batman Vs. Superman just opened, Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder have gone out and released a deleted scene featuring Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor with “Communion.”

Snyder also revealed more deleted scene details here as at least an extra 30 minutes of footage will be in the R-rated director’s cut.

It’s speculated the above scene may feature one of Darkseid’s Generals known as Steppenwolf.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has a March 25, 2016 release directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Batman Vs. Superman: WB Says A Disconnect Exists Between Critics and Fans

Zack Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman has bucked the trend of a movie with negative reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes never achieving more than a $150 million opener as the film has netted over $170 million domestically.

Warner Bros. previously explained the reason in part they felt there were so many negative reviews was a result of a bandwagon effect that saw a batch of early negative reviews released, which caused other critics to follow suit.

It’s even been said Warner Bros. is going to rethink how they present Suicide Squad to the critics, as with Batman Vs. Superman only an initial smaller batch of critics first saw the movie instead of most of them at the same time, which is another reason they think led to the negative reviews.

Now WB’s domestic chief of distribution weighs in on the negative reviews as THR reports Jeff Goldstein feels the critics are not in tune with the movie as much as the fans are with the film.

“There is no question this is an extraordinary achievement,” Goldstein said of Batman Vs. Superman‘s record opening. “Clearly, audiences have embraced it and we are already seeing repeat business. It’s just fun. Often, there’s a disconnect between critics and audiences.”

Currently, Batman Vs. Superman is at 29% amongst critics at Rotten Tomatoes, with 73% of audiences finding the movie favorable.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Batman Vs. Superman Speculated To Hit A Billion; Breaks Opening Records

Update: The final numbers have come in and are a tad bit less than anticipated: Batman Vs. Superman had a $166.1 million domestic opening with a worldwide total of $420.1 million. The only record below that it changes is that BVS doesn’t beat Harry Potter.

 

Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman dominates at the box office this weekend breaking all kinds of records for Warner Bros. with a worldwide gross of $424.1 million.

Batman Vs. Superman has now set a new U.S. record for best March opening, best Spring opening and best Easter opening, and sets records for WB’s best U.S opening and best DC Comics movie opening with $170.1 million. The film also scored the best super hero movie opening ever.

Stats:

• Batman Vs. Superman tops the opening March record previously held by The Hunger Games ($152.5 million).

• Batman Vs. Superman tops WB’s domestic opening record previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($169.1 million).

• Batman Vs. Superman tops Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises record opening of $160.8 million, which was the previous best for any DC movie.

• Batman vs. Superman topped last year’s Furious 7 Easter record opening of $147.1 million.

• Batman Vs. Superman also stuck it to the critics over at Rotten Tomatoes (currently at 29%) as Zack Snyder’s “Dawn of Justice” managed to outperform the now defunct fact that no film with a rating lower than 63% on the site had ever opened over $150 million. 

• Batman Vs. Superman topped The Avengers $392.5 million opening for super hero films.

Batman Vs. Superman also scored the fifth best opening internationally bringing in $254 million, and the worldwide gross gives it the fourth best opening ever overall. The movie did well enough in China ($57 million), giving WB its best opening ever in the land of the rising sun. The international opening was also the best ever for any Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck or Henry Cavill film.

It’s now specualted Batman Vs. Superman will cross the billion dollar mark.

WB released the following statement:

“Anticipation has been building with movie fans everywhere for ‘Batman v Superman’ and the buzz has been nothing short of amazing,” said Warner Bros. President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. “This tremendous result at the box office is a tribute to the cinematic world that Zack Snyder has created to bring these two iconic heroes together, and it’s so gratifying that audiences everywhere are enjoying it.”

(via boxofficemojo and The Wrap)

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is directed by Zack Snyder starring Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Ray Fisher as Cyborg with Callan Mulvey, Holly Hunter as Senator Finch and Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves. 

Synopsis:

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Christopher Nolan Was Against Batman Vs. Superman Spoiler Ending

Not only did Christopher Nolan argue against the controversial ending to Man of Steel, but Nolan also argued against the Batman Vs. Superman ending.

Warning: Major Batman Vs. Superman SPOILERS follow

The end of Batman Vs. Superman saw Superman kill Doomsday, but DD also killed Superman (more on that here, with Zack Snyder commenting on the return of Superman in Justice League).

The Collider caught up with Zack Snyder and asked when and where did that decision come about, and what did WB think about the decision to kill Superman.

It was pretty early, and [Christopher] Nolan and I had long conversation about it, a really great, sort of philosophical conversation about it. He was really cool because he played an amazing devil’s advocate about why not to do it, and then in the end was like, ‘No you’re right, it’s better to do it.’” 

Zack Snyder continues with mention of an alternate ending to Batman Vs. Superman that didn't see Superman die, but yet Snyder didn't specifically explain what it was, instead giving a different example (which resembles Captain America and Hulk).

We had a version that we talked about where [Superman] just—this isn’t it, but where he got frozen and shot into space or something, so he’s kinda gone. Because one of the big things I wanted to make sure of was that as we went into Justice League, Bruce Wayne was the one who was gathering the Justice League. I thought it was really important to have Bruce Wayne be the samurai who goes and finds the other samurai, that to me was important. And with Superman around it’s kinda hard, because Superman’s Superman so it’s kinda hard for Bruce to be like, ‘Yeah I wanna put a Justice League together’. It’s like, ‘Okay, but maybe Superman should be doing that. You’re just a guy. You’re a cool guy, don’t get me wrong, but you’re just a guy.’

Snyder also says another reason he wanted Superman to die was so it would be more relatable to humanity.

“I thought for the evolution of Superman’s character, there’s a crucible that he has to go through to really embrace his humanity or find what is the ultimate thing about being human? The ultimate thing you face is your mortality, and that’s a thing that I think is really cool about this.”

Regarding Warner Bros. reaction to the death of Superman:

“The studio was like, ‘What?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah but, how about I called the movie Dawn of Justice?’, and they’re like ‘Okay, okay, I like what you’re doing, I see what you’re doing.’”

Snyder then talks about bringing Superman back:

“I’m gonna say this: the second you do the first part of it, the death and resurrection are the same thing in a weird way. You have to know. The reason I wanted to do it the way we did it is because I don’t want the audience completely off the hook with it. They still have to go like, ‘What the fuck? Are you kidding me?’. There’s a way to signal towards a more definitive resurrection concept, but I didn’t wanna do that because I want that to be real for them when they see it, I want the experience to be real and then the sort of need to be real later on. Suffice it to say there is a plan, but that’s gonna be—you need to wait and see.”

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