Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is an upcoming film featuring both Superman and Batman.

Cast

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
Diane Lane as Martha Kent
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves
Holly Hunter as US Senator
Callan Mulvey as to-be-announced
Scoot McNairy as to-be-announced
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg

Production

Four days before Man of Steel's release, it was announced that Zack Snyder, David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan would return to their respective roles—director, screenwriter, and executive producer (albeit in a lesser role than in the previous film), for a Man of Steel sequel. Goyer had previously signed a three-film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures for Man of Steel, its sequel, and a Justice League film featuring Superman.^[2] The movie was officially announced at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2013. The film is set for a 2016 release and will feature Superman and Batman meeting for the first time in a cinematic format, with most of the first film's main cast set to return, while a new actor will be chosen to play Batman.^[3]^[4] Two tentative titles for the new film, Batman vs. Superman or Superman vs. Batman, were suggested by Goyer during the Superman 75th Anniversary Panel at Comic-Con.^[5] Filming will start sometime in 2014 in Toronto, Ontario instead of Vancouver.^[6] On August 23, 2013, Hollywood Reporter announced that Warner Bros. Pictures cast Ben Affleck as Batman.^[7] On December 4, 2013 it was announced that Gal Gadot had joined the cast as Wonder Woman.

On May 21, 2014 it was announced that the film would be called Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Trivia

Ben Affleck (Bruce Wayne/Batman) and Diane Lane (Martha Kent) both appeared in Hollywoodland, where Affleck portrayed George Reeves, the actor best known for playing Superman on television.
Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Matthew Goode, Richard Armitage, Max Martini, Armie Hammer, Jensen Ackles and Joe Manganiello were considered to play Batman before Ben Affleck was cast.
Ben Affleck began working out two hours a day daily the very next day after he was cast as Batman, to get ready for the role.
This is the second superhero film that Ben Affleck has played a starring role. The first was as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the film Daredevil. Similar to Batman, Daredevil was also a martial artist and was driven to crime-fighting due to the death of a family member.