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"Marvel may have crafted their own wide-spanning cinematic universe, but DC and Warner Bros will strike back next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder&amp;#039;s follow-up to Man of Steel. Digital Spy rounds up everything you need to know on the superhero epic below... Ben Affleck is feeling the pressure  Batman v Superman will serve as a launch pad for the DCEU (DC Extended Universe), and the new Dark Knight is already aware of the enormity of the task ahead. \u200B&amp;quot;We are a very kind of instant gratification culture when it comes to analysing the film business. And there is a lot of hyperbole involved,&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;Affleck told Variety. &amp;quot;Nonetheless, there&amp;#039;s a lot of pressure on it. If it doesn&amp;#039;t do well, that will be extremely disappointing.&amp;quot; Nevertheless, the actor is excited, adding: &amp;quot;\u200BYou&amp;#039;ll see next year [Warner Bros] are going to have a great year.&amp;amp;nbsp;They are now developing...&amp;amp;nbsp;probably the single greatest under-exploited IP asset in the entertainment business, the DC comic world. &amp;quot;And now they have started to exploit that and you are going to see that blossom. And, when it does, it&amp;#039;s going to be massive.\u200B&amp;quot; \u200BIt&amp;#039;s already covered Total Film The film won&amp;#039;t hit cinemas until 2016, but it&amp;#039;s already adorned the front cover of Total Film. The mag debuted several new stills, which you can feast your eyes on below...     The Comic-Con trailer is INCREDIBLE...    Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck wowed Comic-Con&amp;#039;s Hall H with a stunning 3-minute teaser for the the superhero showdown. The killer moment is without the battle glimpsed between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel, which sees the duo crashing through a rooftop. There&amp;#039;s plenty more revealed there as well, such as a look at Jesse Eisenberg&amp;#039;s long-haired Lex Luthor getting his hands on Kryptonite, Jeremy Irons&amp;#039;s Alfred providing the voice of reason for Bruce Wayne and the corpse of Michael Shannon&amp;#039;s General Zod. Batman will be older and more grizzled...    Hollywood has traditionally cast a thirtysomething as the Caped Crusader, but Ben Affleck is a little more experienced than those who&amp;#039;ve come before. The idea of bringing in an older Bruce Wayne should create an interesting dynamic between Batman and the younger Superman (a returning Henry Cavill), which is something Snyder has discussed when addressing Affleck&amp;#039;s casting. &amp;quot;Ben provides an interesting counter-balance to Henry&amp;#039;s Superman,&amp;quot; he commented. &amp;quot;He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne.&amp;quot; We&amp;#039;re also going to see a flashback to the alleyway killing of Bruce&amp;#039;s parents, and the gravestone of a former Robin. Jeremy Irons&amp;#039;s trailer lines discussing &amp;quot;the fever, the rage&amp;quot; seem pretty on-point for this angry Batman. Superman will be standing trial...  The climactic scenes of Man of Steel saw Superman battle General Zod in a city-levelling showdown that left a hell of a lot of collateral damage. This un-Supermanly moment got fans and critics talking, and it seems like this will be woven into the storyline for the sequel. According to co-writer David S Goyer, Superman will have to &amp;quot;deal with the repercussions&amp;quot; of his actions and will face opposition from Jesse Eisenberg&amp;#039;s Lex Luthor. Don&amp;#039;t expect a moustache-twirling Gene Hackman interpretation - this Lex will be a tech mogul in the mould of Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. The teaser trailer further underlines the fact that Superman is a divisive figure. We see a statue of the Man of Steel is vandalised with the words &amp;quot;False God&amp;quot;, while another scene shows soldiers kneeling down in front of him. Batman and Superman will fight, and it&amp;#039;ll be brutal\u2026  &amp;quot;Tell me, do you bleed? You will.&amp;quot; These closing lines from Batman teased an epic showdown between DC&amp;#039;s two flagship heroes. When Zack Snyder announced the crossover movie at Comic-Con he got Man of Steel star Harry Lennix to read a line spoken from Batman to Superman in Frank Miller&amp;#039;s landmark comic The Dark Knight Returns &amp;quot;I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come. In all 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.&amp;quot; Naturally these two heroes will also be clashing over their ideals and methods, but in the end expect them to have forged an alliance to take down a greater foe (*ahem* Lex Luthor). The film&amp;#039;s official plot synopsis sheds further light on proceedings:- &amp;quot;Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City&amp;#039;s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis&amp;#039;s most revered, modern-day saviour, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs,&amp;quot; the synopsis reads. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it&amp;#039;s ever known before.&amp;quot; The movie will mark Wonder Woman&amp;#039;s big screen debut\u2026  35 years after Lynda Carter hung up her tiara and golden lasso, Wonder Woman will finally make a triumphant return in live action. Fast &amp;amp;amp; Furious actress Gal Gadot will portray Diana Prince, and though her appearance is expected to be a fleeting one, we&amp;#039;re more than likely to see her kicking butt. Gadot revealed that she trained up in kung fu, kickboxing, sword fighting and jujutsu for the part. A Wonder Woman solo movie from Patty Jenkins is also on the way, so fingers crossed Batman v Superman gives the character the launchpad she deserves. Ben Affleck&amp;#039;s Argo writer has been added to the creative team...  Christopher Nolan and David S Goyer hatched the storyline for Man of Steel, but this time around the Dark Knight director has taken a back seat (he&amp;#039;s executive producer) in favour of Zack Snyder. The Watchmen director and Goyer cooked up the plot this time around with a little script help from Ben Affleck&amp;#039;s Oscar-winning Argo writer Chris Terrio. Hans Zimmer will work on the score, with a little help from a friend...  Hollywood&amp;#039;s most in-demand composer has already provided memorable work for The Dark Knight Trilogy and Man of Steel, so fans will be delighted to know that he&amp;#039;ll be back to create new music for this sequel. Having already defined a sound for Batman with Christopher Nolan, Zimmer will focus predominantly on scoring Superman with Junkie XL providing the music for the Dark Knight. The movie will expand the DC movie universe...  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice might be the title, but the real clue is in the last word. This film will guide viewers towards a fully-fledged Justice League outing, which will arrive in two parts in 2017 and 2018. Take a deep breath, because alongside Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, Dawn of Justice will feature League members Aquaman (Jason Momoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). The cast will also feature returning Man of Steel trio Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne, with Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Holly Hunter and Callan Mulvey in unknown roles. It&amp;#039;s going head-to-head with Marvel...  Marvel Studios is a box office juggernaut right now, but that hasn&amp;#039;t deterred Warner Bros from planting Batman v Superman close to Captain America: Civil War in the 2016 release schedule. They&amp;#039;ll avoid a direct clash, but expect there to be some rivalry. The Bats/Supes offering arrives on March 25, 2016 and Cap will be in cinemas on April 29. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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