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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.
Originally Posted by Ragged Robin:
really ****ing pissed off if Dick Grayson really is dead like the trailer references.. DC massively dropped the ball on this especially in light of how well Marvel introduced Winter Soldier
Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan:
Dick Grayson or Jason Todd?
Dick Grayson. They show his grave on the trailer so there goes any potential Nightwing/Batman II movie franchises. It's safe to say that Todd is also dead unless the fanfic about the Joker is true which.. I hope isn't.
Some people are like "well maybe he's 'dead' like he currently is in the comics!!" but they're just grasping at straws. Huge mistake by DC if he really is dead. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
It's ****ing Robin and DC's obviously gearing up for Justice League shit. A prepubescent sidekick is small potatoes at this point..
.. he hasn't been Robin since like the late 70s bro. That's like the equivalent of Marvel saying "oh yeah let's not have Winter Soldier because he was a 10 year old sidekick in the comics back in the 40s" [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ragged Robin:
Dick Grayson. They show his grave on the trailer so there goes any potential Nightwing/Batman II movie franchises. It's safe to say that Todd is also dead unless the fanfic about the Joker is true which.. I hope isn't.
Some people are like "well maybe he's 'dead' like he currently is in the comics!!" but they're just grasping at straws. Huge mistake by DC if he really is dead.
Nightwing is mildly cool but they're really not missing out on much at this point.
They've still got Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, Captain Marvel, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Darkseid, and about a million other names that have yet to make their silver screen appearance. [Reply]
In that clip, Ben looks like a dude dressed up as Batman that got drunk because his wife left him. So he went out on a killing spree and Superman captured him. He's gonna F up this movie isn't he? I just can't buy him as a superhero. I'll still see it though but my expectations are low. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones:
In that clip, Ben looks like a dude dressed up as Batman that got drunk because his wife left him. So he went out on a killing spree and Superman captured him. He's gonna F up this movie isn't he? I just can't buy him as a superhero. I'll still see it though but my expectations are low.
The thing to remember when looking at Ben Affleck movies. By and large, he's garbage in anything he doesn't direct. And this is Zack Snyder, who's mostly garbage. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
The thing to remember when looking at Ben Affleck movies. By and large, he's garbage in anything he doesn't direct. And this is Zack Snyder, who's mostly garbage.