Throughout, a jumpy, long-haired Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) delights in the antagonism between them. Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, A Kryptonian survivor and a journalist for the Daily Planet who protects the world under the alias of Superman. “We just have a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns”.
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In any case, the arrival of Doomsday saves Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman from one another; then Wonder Woman saves them both from Doomsday.
The film distributed by Warner Bros., which like CNN is owned by Time Warner, kicks off the blockbuster season early next year when it debuts on March 25.
And here’s the second big trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which goes a lot further than I expected it to go. His super powers include super strength, speed and the ability to resurrect himself; he famously killed the Man of Steel in 1992’s “The Death of Superman”. With this, the trailer begins to show the rivalry between the two, which would later be at its extreme when their alter egos come in action. Dawn of Justice is roping in everyone from the titular Batman and Superman to Aquaman and Wonder Woman. “I thought she was with you”, the Dark Knight quips back. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.
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Also cast are Holly Hunter, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Callan Mulvey, Jeremy Irons, Tao Okamoto, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa and TJ Norris.
