Bruce is now a billionaire who has operated in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman for twenty years. Back in the present, eighteen months after the battle between Superman and General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. He falls into a cave, where a circling vortex of bats elevates him back to the surface. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne runs from his parents' funeral. An extended cut, dubbed the 'Ultimate Edition', features 31 minutes of additional footage and was released to home media formats later in 2016. Despite grossing $873.6 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016, it performed below expectations and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics. Following a strong debut that set new box office records, the film experienced a historic drop in its second weekend and never recovered. Additional filming also took place in Illinois and New Mexico, concluding that December.īatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016. Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013 and principal photography started in May 2014 in Detroit. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from ' The Death of Superman'. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal by Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Trilogy, serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of Man of Steel. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, who Luthor is obsessed with destroying. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, alongside Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Pictures, it is a follow-up to the 2013 film Man of Steel and the second film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman.

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