The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teaser trailer leakeda few days ahead of schedule, ruining the April 20th IMAX eventplanned by director Zack Snyder. Rather than have a cameraphone-shot, subtitled version spreading online and spoiling the fun, Warner Bros instead dropped the official trailer on YouTube late Friday.
In the trailers opening minute, we hear audio from a series of news programs debating whether Superman is a savior or a menace as the camera glides towards a giant statue dedicated to the superhero overlooking the Metropolis skyline. Spotlights hit the monument and the words False Idol are graffitied in red on the Superman statues chest.
In the second half of the trailer, were introduced to Ben Afflecks Bruce Wayne, who stares reluctantly at a Batman suit Waynes crime-fighting days are long over in this film while his butlerAlfred (played by Jeremy Irons) tells him, Thats how it starts. The feeling, the powerlessness that turns good men cruel. After quick glimpses at the new Batmobile, the titular showdown between Batman and Superman is finally showcasedas the Dark Knightasks the Man of Steel, Tell me, do you bleed? You will.
Although the trailer provides an extensive first look at Affleck in action as Batman including an armored suit that gives Batman the white-eyed look achieved in both the comics and cartoons the teaser doesnt show Jesse Eisenberg as the films main antagonist Lex Luthoror Gal Gadots Wonder Woman. Luthor does appear in voiceover however, saying ominously, We know better now, dont we? Devils dont come from hell beneath us they come from the sky, suggesting hes perhaps behind the efforts to demonize Superman.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceis scheduled to open March 25, 2016.