Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. It is a follow-up to Man of Steel and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. It premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. It is a follow-up to Man of Steel and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. It premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016. An extended cut dubbed the \”Ultimate Edition\”, which features 31 minutes of additional footage, was released digitally on June 28, 2016,. and on Blu-ray on July 19,2016. A follow-ups, Justice League, wasreleased in November 2017. Despite turning a profit, it was deemed a box office disappointment and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics for its tone, screenplay, and pacing, though some praised its visual style and acting performances. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, whom Luthor is obsessed with. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character’s previous portrayal in The Dark Knight Trilogy, serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne runs from his parents’ funeral while remembering the night they were murdered. He falls into a cave, and a circling vortex of bats elevates him back to the surface.
Back in the present, eighteen months after the battle between Superman and General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Bruce is now a billionaire who has operated in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman for twenty years. He sees Superman as an existential threat to humanity. After learning of Batman’s form of justice, Clark Kent seeks to expose him via Daily Planet articles. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor attempts to persuade Senator June Finch to allow him to import kryptonite discovered after Zod’s terraforming attempt, so that it can be used as a deterrent against future Kryptonian and metahuman threats. She declines, but Luthor makes alternative plans with Finch’s subordinate, which grants him access to Zod’s body and the Kryptonian scout ship. A widely publicized Congressional hearing, led by Alfred Pennyworth, is held to question Superman’s actions against everyone except Superman, who blames himself for killing everyone except Lois Lane. He builds a powered exoskeleton, a k Kryptonite grenade launcher and a kryptite-tipped spear in preparation for battling Superman. Elsewhere, Batman breaks into LexCorp and steals the database of technology accumulated over 100,000 worlds, lures Superman out of exile, and steals it from LexCorp. While decrypting the drive, Bruce dreams of a post-apocalyptic world where he leads rebels against an evil Superman. He is awakened by an unidentified person, appearing through a portal, who tells him that Lois Lane is the key.
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