Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

R
2h 31m

Release Date: Mar 25, 2016 | Wide

Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.

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Releases

Original Release | Mar 25, 2016

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Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$166,007,347
Total US & Canada:
$330,360,194
Total International
$544,002,609
Total Worldwide:
$874,362,803

Director & Top Cast

Zack Snyder
Director

Ben Affleck
Batman

Henry Cavill
Superman

Amy Adams
Lois

Jesse Eisenberg
Lex Luthor

Diane Lane
Martha Kent

Laurence Fishburne

Perry White

Jeremy Irons

Alfred

Holly Hunter

Actor

Gal Gadot

Actor

Scoot McNairy

Wallace Keefe

Callan Mulvey

Anatoli Knyazev

Tao Okamoto

Mercy Graves

Lauren Cohan

Mercy Graves

Brandon Spink

Young Bruce Wayne

Alan D. Purwin

Wayne Industries Pilot

Mark Edward Taylor

Wayne Industries Pilot #2

Hugh Maguire

Jack O Dwyer

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos,12-Track Digital Sound,Dolby Surround 7.1,IMAX 6-Track

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States,Morocco

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

Eighteen months after the destructive battle in Metropolis (Man of Steel (2013)), Superman has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), who has covertly operated in Gotham City as vigilante Batman for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with General Zod (Michael Shannon). Among the casualties were many people working in Wayne Enterprises headquarters when the tower collapsed. Superman, in his public identity as Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), sees Batman as dangerous and seeks to expose him. LexCorp's mogul Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) also sees Superman as a threat and convinces Senator June Finch (Holly Hunter) to help him recover kryptonite from Zod's failed terraforming attempt in the Indian Ocean. Finch later stonewalls Luthor's efforts to use Zod's DNA and the Kryptonian scout ship recovered from the battle to create a biological weapon. Wayne successfully infiltrates a fundraiser promoted by Luthor to retrieve data from LexCorp's mainframe, but his flash drive is stolen by mysterious antique dealer Diana Prince (Gal Gadot), who learns that Luthor has files on several "metahumans;" beings with superhuman abilities; herself, as well as a man with superhuman speed (Flash (Ezra Miller)), a cybernetic body (Cyborg (Ray Fisher)), and a man that lives underwater (Aquaman (Jason Momoa)). Wayne later receives the drive back from her after she copies it. While decrypting the drive, he has a vision of a dystopian future where he sees a gigantic omega symbol etched into a desert landscape. Armed with a pistol, he leads a force of rebels against Superman. Batman is betrayed by his own men, captured, and held prisoner by Superman's army. Superman approaches him, rips off his cowl, and tells him he took everything from him. Superman then rips out Batman's heart. Wayne is snapped out of the vision by a mysterious time traveler, who warns him that Lois Lane (Amy Adams) has a crucial role to an impending threat and that he must find the others. Before he vanishes, the time traveler yells that he's "too soon" with his message. He later learns not only of Luthor's experiments with kryptonite but also his ongoing investigation about metahumans including Prince herself, who is an immortal warrior. Batman attempts to retrieve Luthor's kryptonite in the Batmobile but is intercepted by Superman, who orders him to cease his activities. Later, Finch summons Superman to a Congressional hearing at the U.S. Capitol to debate the validity of his actions. Using a man (Wallace Keefe Scoot McNairy) who was paralyzed by Superman's battle with Zod in Metropolis, Luthor masterminds a bombing that kills dozens of people by hiding the bomb in the man's wheelchair. Everyone in the chamber is killed, including Finch. Despite being seen carrying the injured out of the blast zone, the public blames the bombing on Superman, who goes into self-imposed exile. Batman retrieves the kryptonite and prepares to launch a strike against Superman; building a powerful exoskeleton and kryptonite-powered arsenal. With Batman now having the kryptonite, Luthor activates the Genesis Chamber aboard the scout ship and splices his own DNA and Zod's. Luthor endangers Lois to lure Superman to LexCorp Tower, where he reveals that he has been aware of Superman's secrets for some time. Luthor blackmails Superman into confronting Batman by holding his adoptive mother, Martha Kent (Diane Lane), hostage at an undisclosed location, anticipating that Batman would kill Superman with his kryptonite. Superman tries to reason with Batman, revealing that he knows his secrets, but leads to a fight in which Batman nearly kills Superman with a spear he'd fashioned from the kryptonite. Superman pleads for Batman to "save Martha," which was also the latter's late mother's name, prompting him to come to his senses and realize Superman is not a threat. Upon learning of Luthor's plan, Batman leaves to rescue Martha while Superman confronts Luthor, who unleashes a monstrous artificially-bred creature (Doomsday) made with Kryptonian technology on the crashed ship. Superman and Batman join forces to fight him and are aided by an arriving Prince in her Amazonian attire, but are outmatched due to the creature's ability to absorb and redirect energy, becoming indestructible in the process. Realizing that their shared Kryptonian DNA results in shared vulnerabilities, Superman retrieves the kryptonite spear and impales the creature with it, while the creature stabs Superman with his bony spike, seemingly killing him. Luthor is arrested after Lane exposes his numerous crimes; when he is visited by Batman in prison, he gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful threats, of which he was taught about while manipulating the Kryptonian ship's technology. Batman threatens Luthor and promises that he will always be watching him. A memorial is held for Superman in Metropolis, and as Clark is also declared dead. Wayne, Lane, Martha, and Prince attend a private funeral for Clark in Smallville. Martha passes an envelope to Lane, which contains an engagement ring from Clark. After the funeral, Wayne reveals to Prince that he plans to form a team (the Justice League) from Luthor's file subjects to protect the world in Superman's absence. Later, a faint heartbeat begins echoing from Clark's grave and the dirt around it begins to levitate.

Storyline

The general public is concerned over having Superman on their planet and letting the "Dark Knight" - Batman - pursue the streets of Gotham. While this is happening, a power-phobic Batman tries to attack Superman. Meanwhile, Superman tries to settle on a decision, and Lex Luthor, the criminal mastermind and millionaire, tries to use his own advantages to fight the "Man of Steel". — Mine Turtle Society believes there should be no Superman because of his alien-like powers. Batman agrees and proceeds to take Superman down. Conversely, Superman fears that Batman's actions are reckless and tries to stop him. Meanwhile Lex Luthor, owner of Lex Corp, is plotting something that will destroy mankind! Will one of the heroes fall or will Lex Luthor take over Metropolis? In the wake of the destruction of Metropolis, the people try to determine whether Superman should be praised as a hero or if he should turn himself over to the authorities. Batman on the other hand sees Superman as a danger to everyone and prepares to take on the Man of Steel himself. On a side note, Lex Luthor plots to destroy mankind while mysterious Diana Prince/Wonder Woman pursues her own plans. Will one triumph over the other? Or will the world face certain doom? — Blazer346 The world changed when mankind, the citizens of Metropolis and billionaire Bruce Wayne were witness to the awesome power of the Superman. Now 2 years later, the love affair is seemingly ended when the Man of Steel becomes involved in the complexities of international politics with lives lost amidst terrorists/rebels. As journalist Lois Lane attempts to clear his name, Senate Hearings and the media compel Superman to work within the system, the Batman escalates his war on crime seeking a means to end the potential threat of Superman and Lex Luthor appears to be pulling strings behind the scenes. 4 more All