Batman vs. Superman director Zack Snyder is chatting about the film and what led to Batman's inclusion.
In an interview with Forbes, Zack Snyder opened up about the decision making process that led to Batman being included in the Man of Steelsequel, which, for lack of a better title, we're still stuck referring to as Batman vs. Superman. Here's an excerpt for you:
...after Man of Steel finished and we started talking about what would be in the next movie, I started subtly mentioning that it would be cool if he faced Batman. In the first meeting, it was like, “Maybe Batman?” Maybe at the end of the second movie, some Kryptonite gets delivered to Bruce Wayne’s house or something. Like in a cryptic way, that’s the first time we see him. But then, once you say it out loud, right? You’re in a story meeting talking about, like, who should [Superman] fight if he fought this giant alien threat Zod who was basically his equal physically, from his planet, fighting on our turf…You know, who to fight next? The problem is, once you say it out loud, then it’s kind of hard to go back, right? Once you say, “What about Batman?” then you realize, “Okay, that’s a cool idea. What else?” I mean, what do you say after that? … I really believe that only after contemplating who could face [Superman] did Batman come into the picture.
Elsewhere in the same interview (which, if you're a fan of Mr. Snyder's work, you should definitely go read it, as it's quite revealing), he speaks about how much The Dark Knight Returns changed his perspective when he first read it. In other words, despite all the recent rewrites and the addition of Wonder Woman to the mix, it still sounds like a conflict between Batman and Superman will be at the core of the film.
As for when we might actually see a shot of Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, it doesn't sound like anything is imminent. Still, Mr. Snyder understands the importance of getting official images out before leaked set photos hit the web. He assures fans that "when we finally do show it, it’s gonna be real fun...you’re gonna want the real shot."
He's probably right. And since Warner Bros. have been quite good about getting their official photos out ahead of the paparazzi (Gothamwas one notable exception) with their first Heny Cavill photo for Man of Steeland the first image of Grant Gustin for The Flash TV series, we have to assume that we'll see photos of Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman shortly before any location shooting has to be done with them in costume.
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