It looks like there's been one more piece of "casting" news for the Batman vs. Superman movie. With the announcement by the Michigan Film Office that Batman vs. Superman will film in Detroit, it seems logical that the Motor City will be playing the part of Gotham for the Man of Steel sequel. By bringing the production to Detroit, the film will spend approximately $131 million in the state of Michigan, and has been awarded $35 million worth of incentives, which "will be allocated out of the Fiscal Year 2014 budget."
"Detroit is a great example of a quintessential American city, and I know it will make the perfect backdrop for our movie,” said the film's director, Zack Snyder. Filming will take place throughout the first quarter of 2014. Three months of filming seems like it could be a substantial chunk of the movie, and if Detroit is indeed Gotham City, this could be one of the first indicators we have about the film's story.
[related article: Batman vs. Superman: Everything We Know]
One additional tidbit we can draw out of this is that Batman vs. Superman isn't the film's official title, and it's listed as "the as-yet-untitled feature film" in the press release. This shouldn't come as a surprise, as Batman vs. Superman is rather unwieldy. It's a relief, nevertheless.
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Forget Bane, the Motor City is going to break these capes.
This is a huge win for Detroit on so many levels.