During an interview with Total Film for the latest issue of the magazine, both Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck have been discussing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, offering a couple of tidbits of information about The Dark Knight’s motivation in the upcoming superhero blockbuster, and the reason for his issues with the Man of Steel.
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“What happens there is one of Bruce’s buildings gets destroyed and he’s trying to save all the people inside the building and he can’t,” states Cavill, with regards to a “prologue” sequence glimpsed in the trailer which shows the battle between Superman and Zod from the point of view of Bruce Wayne. “So he is this angry person who fears what Superman may do. Why are they just going to trust this super-powered alien? What if he does decide to turn against us?”
“He’s found himself in a place of harboring a tremendous amount of rage for Superman,” Affleck continues. “So it’s how he got there, and what that’s done to him, and what that’s done to people around him like Alfred, who are, I think, very scared and worried for him. It’s something that’s interesting and new.”
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th 2016 and sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth and Jena Malone (Sucker Punch), Holly Hunter (The Piano), Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) as Mercy Graves and Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire) and Scoot McNairy (Argo) in as-yet-unrevealed roles.
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Originally published October 23, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
