Superman/Batman movie coming in 2015

[tk13]

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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.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-league-589521

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.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movie...-man-of-steel/

[Toby Waller]

why is flash just some punk kid?

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by smellypitts

its a thread about a movie. Dont click on it if you dont want to know.
I read before movie about the death and I didnt care. I watch movies to see how it happens. I could care less about knowing/not knowing beforehand when its fiction.

I want to meet your avatar

I've seen the movie, and the spoiler tags aren't just for you.

[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I've seen the movie, and the spoiler tags aren't just for you.

I know, I dont care.

dont look at a forum about the movie if you dont want to know.

spoiler tags are for people who believe in Santa

[BigRichard]

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by frankotank

right!
and...I've asked folks to chime in before.....in your opinion....what IS the reason?

Spoiler!

Batman sees that Superman, while being an alien, actually has family here. Still disturbed from the death of his parents, he wants to make sure another Martha doesn't die.

[007]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

what cracked me up is that supes says "must save Martha" instead of "must save mom". Seriously?

When he was beating the shit out of Zod he said something like " you think you can threaten MY MOTHER?"

[unlurking]

Apparently they retold Batman's origin story so it would give more weight to the Martha "reveal". Still haven't seen it yet. Was going to wait until the theaters died down, but now I'm thinking I'll wait for Netflix.

http://comicbook.com/2016/04/02/zack...-origin-again/

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Guru

what cracked me up is that supes says "must save Martha" instead of "must save mom". Seriously?

When he was beating the shit out of Zod he said something like " you think you can threaten MY MOTHER?"

Yeah I kindve hated that part

[tk13]

Originally Posted by unlurking

Apparently they retold Batman's origin story so it would give more weight to the Martha "reveal". Still haven't seen it yet. Was going to wait until the theaters died down, but now I'm thinking I'll wait for Netflix.

http://comicbook.com/2016/04/02/zack...-origin-again/

Absolutely. That was probably the only reason they did it. They had to otherwise the end wouldn't have made a lick of sense in context of the movie.

[Toby Waller]

How dare Lex kill his skinny Asian assistant, that was so wrong

[Chazno]

This is pretty much spot on in my opinion. http://io9.gizmodo.com/batman-v-supe...ice-1767720335

It is full of spoilers FYI

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Guru

what cracked me up is that supes says "must save Martha" instead of "must save mom". Seriously?

When he was beating the shit out of Zod he said something like " you think you can threaten MY MOTHER?"

Yeah him saying that literally makes no sense unless he knew Bruce Waynes mom's name was Martha also and that Batman would have a change of heart when he heard that.

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by Chazno

This is pretty much spot on in my opinion. http://io9.gizmodo.com/batman-v-supe...ice-1767720335

It is full of spoilers FYI

Wow. That's a pretty brutal review.

[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by unlurking

Wow. That's a pretty brutal review.

also lengthily unnecessary but funny

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by unlurking

Wow. That's a pretty brutal review.

And that's even though he pulled some punches.