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After decades of fighting evil solo, Batman and Superman will finally be teaming up on the big screen, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
Man of Steel director Zack Snyder will direct the tentpole with Henry Cavill returning as Superman. It is unclear who will play Batman in the new film. A release date of 2015 has been set, with a Flash movie appearing in 2016 and a Justice League movie in 2017.
Snyder's Man of Steel, which rebooted the Superman franchise, has grossed north of $600 million worldwide since it hit theaters this June.
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Warner Bros. is about to bring together two of its most iconic heroes: Superman and Batman will unite in a new film, the follow-up to “Man of Steel,” set for release in 2015.
According to two sources with knowledge of the movie, Warner Bros. intends to announce the news at its Comic-Con International panel Saturday morning. Said a Warner Bros. spokesperson, “We don’t comment on rumors regarding these properties.”
“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder is expected to reunite with screenwriter David S. Goyer and star Henry Cavill for the new film. It’s unlikely Christian Bale will step back into the bat suit, as the actor has indicated publicly that he has moved on from his days as Bruce Wayne.
“Man of Steel” producer and “Dark Knight” trilogy director Christopher Nolan is expected by some to produce the project, but the exact nature of his involvement is unclear.
The move marks the culmination of years of effort on the part of Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring their superheroes together in a similar fashion to their primary competitor Marvel, which successfully combined its superheroes into a $1.5-billion box-office hit with “The Avengers.”
In the comic world, the two heroes are teaming up in a new series, “Batman/Superman,” by writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee.
People are speculating based on this from the Flash TV show pilot (Flash spoilers, obviously) that DC is building toward crossing over their movies and TV shows in a Crisis on Infinite Earths movie. Which, if you include past movies and TV shows, seems fucking brilliant to me. So much so that I doubt DC/WB has actually considered it.
People are speculating based on this from the Flash TV show pilot (Flash spoilers, obviously) that DC is building toward crossing over their movies and TV shows in a Crisis on Infinite Earths movie. Which, if you include past movies and TV shows, seems ****ing brilliant to me. So much so that I doubt DC/WB has actually considered it.
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Yeah are they going to fight or something? Wouldn't be much of a fight?
This is taken from the end of the story line they are LOOSELY basing this on.
Spoiler!
Superman quickly recovers and commences beating Batman up pretty badly when Green Arrow enters the fray as part of Batman's plan. The archer (now old and only having one arm!) plays his role when he shoots Superman with a Kryptonite arrow, developed by Batman. With the weakened Superman in his grasps, Batman delivers a chilling statement – "We could have changed the world…now…look at us…I've become a political liability…and…you…you're a joke. I want you to remember, Clark…in all the years to come…in your most private moments…I want you to remember…my hand…at your throat…I want…you to remember…the one man who beat you."
It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for that scene to happen in the next film, because it will be at the beginning of their relationship, and so carry no real weight.
Although emotional weight has, of course, never been one of Snyder's strengths. So he probably will throw it in, just because it's a cool, iconic moment.
But that's something that should happen later. Plus they need to establish kryptonite and its effects, which hasn't even been introduced yet. Which I assume will probably happen early in BvS.
