We’ve already caught a glimpse of Batfleck, muscularly brooding in the shadows of the Batmobile, probably still reflecting on the death of his parents and his undying hatred of bad guys—now we’re getting our first look at the film’s Superman. Henry Cavill reprises his role as the Man of Steel, who at some point in the film will stand in the rain, staring off stoically, pondering the inexplicable perfection of his hair despite the torrential downpour. According to USA Today, who recently interviewed director Zach Snyder, the awesomely ‘80s sounding Dawn of Justice …
“… continues to immerse [Superman] on Earth by working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent along with Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and Perry White (Laurence Fishburne). But it also takes him to new environments such as Gotham City and introduces larger threats, including Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg).”
The story also added this anecdote about the official title, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: “He explains that having the ‘v’ instead of ‘vs.’ is a way ‘to keep it from being a straight ‘versus’ movie, even in the most subtle way.’” But if you’ve see any of his previous films, then you already knew that Snyder is no stranger to subtlety …
