Now you can catch up on all the essential tidbits from Warner Bros' presentation of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, which featured Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons and Holly Hunter.
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1. Remember the controversy around Man of Steel's collateral damage? Dawn of Justice turns that on its head in a very shrewd way – it turns out that Bruce Wayne was in Metropolis at the end of MoS, and the destruction he witnessed is what inspires him to turn against Superman here.
2. They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and at least initially Superman will fight back against Batman in print rather than person. Clark will use his new position at the Daily Planet to put a negative media spin on the Batman and his vigilante tactics.
3. Lex Luthor? Has hair. Surely the most controversial revelation yet. Luthor obtained General Zod's corpse after the climax of Man of Steel, and also got his hands on a little kryptonite into the bargain.
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4. Although Luthor's plans remain fairly mysterious from the footage we've seen, it's clear that he has some influence over the US government, embodied by Holly Hunter's unnamed senator. Eisenberg's performance looks heavy on snark and not a million miles from his Mark Zuckerberg, which is just fine by us.
5. Snyder is playing fast and loose with canonical geography here: he confirmed that Gotham and Metropolis are sister cities, comparable to San Francisco and Oakland in real life, which makes Bruce Wayne's proximity to the fallout more plausible.
6. There's also a very pronounced economic divide between the two cities: Metropolis is the San Francisco in this equation, the city of choice for the successful and powerful, whereas Gotham is portrayed as a city populated by the needy and downtrodden. "There are some very smart ideas [in the movie] about wealth and power, and how power engenders fear," Affleck said. "It's smart, so I'm even more proud to be part of that."
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7. Gadot described her version of Wonder Woman as "loving, sophisticated, with a lot of emotional intelligence… I've been given a huge opportunity to show this strong, beautiful side of women." Though she has the strength of a superhero, perhaps her greatest weapon is her emotional insight and resilience.
8. Snyder sold Affleck on playing Batman by pitching him as a burnout: "He's at the end of his rope, he's older…" and therefore perfect for him, Affleck revealed with a self-deprecating laugh.
9. The film will acknowledge the clear fact that Superman can easily destroy Batman in a one-on-one fight – Batman's mech suit is less about enhancing his powers than it is about self-defence. "It's a self-preservation concept, it's not really enhancing his strength so much as it's just buying him time."
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