Now that we’re in 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is just around the corner. But one of the things that has always overshaddowed the movie is the mixed reviews of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which is very polarising in the Geek Community. And according to its star Henry Cavill, not much of that will change.
“The reception of my first Superman movie, from what I’ve read, was fairly mixed”, he told Cineplex. “Everyone I’ve spoken to enjoyed the movie. [But] if you’re going to meet a stranger in the street, they’re not going to badmouth you to your face.
“There’s no intentional move, I don’t think, in Batman v Superman to address any issues that people had with Man Of Steel,” he adds. “It’s just a continuation of that storyline and they continue to develop that world and introduce new characters”.
So, are the issues he mentions plot issues (destruction of Metropolis, etc), or actual issues audiences had with its tone and character? Only time will tell.
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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).
Originally published January 5, 2016. Updated November 9, 2019.
