‘Batman v Superman’: Who are fans rooting for? The main issue facing the writers of a superhero smackdown like this is concocting a reason why, given all the evil out there, they have to fight each other - as well as, in this case, coming up with a way to level the playing field when one hero is essentially immortal and the other is just a really buff rich guy with a costume and lots of gizmos. Read more: ‘Batman v Superman’ - Who wins in each comic book showdown But after Man of Steel three years ago, the studio had to know what it was getting with director Zack Snyder the film may be imposing, but it’s not fun. With significantly stronger international than domestic results likely, it may well earn its keep. Opening this weekend on roughly 4,000 screens domestically and 30,000 worldwide, this dramatically dark and physically gigantic venture is estimated to need to haul in $1 billion at the very least to justify itself financially and pave the way for the flood of WB/DC outings already set for release over the next four years. The studio has a great deal riding on this battle of culturally imperishable superheroes, the launchpad for its proposed series of “DC Extended Universe” tentpoles that it hopes will prove viable rivals to Marvel’s vaunted cinematic gold mine of comic book figures turned film franchises. devoutly prays that this sentiment is not the case. Superman: Dawn of Justice.īut Warner Bros. “Nobody cares about Clark Kent taking on the Batman,” the Daily Planet’s editor dismissively remarks early on in the lumbering steamroller that is Batman v.
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