Batman to Appear in Man of Steel Sequel

Posted by on July 22nd, 2013   Filed under: Action, Books/Comics

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The movie blogosphere was chock full of Comic Con coverage over the weekend as all of the various panels went down in San Diego, but aside from getting some second-hand descriptions of a few trailers and celebrity appearances, there wasn’t a whole lot to get excited about. The one big announcement came from Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures, who laid out their plans for the next Superman film with a pretty interesting twist. Zack Snyder announced that a Man of Steel sequel was in the works and that it would include Batman. It’s still unclear how extensive The Dark Knight’s involvement will be in the movie, but it seems certain that Christian Bale will not be returning to play the role. David S. Goyer is writing the script, while Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas will executive produce. Here’s what Snyder had to say about the announcement:


“I’m so excited to begin working again with Henry Cavill in the world we created, and I can’t wait to expand the DC Universe in this next chapter. Let’s face it, it’s beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off, since they are the greatest Super Heroes in the world.”

The announcement was made with the help of actor Harry Lennix, who played General Swanwick in Man of Steel. He recited a passage from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, which Snyder says won’t be source material for the movie, but will “help them in the story they’re telling”… whatever that means. Could this really end up being the Batman vs. Superman movie that Warner Brothers has been trying to get off the ground for the past decade?

Either way, we know that this is a building block to the Justice League movie, and it’s an interesting way to up the ante for the Man of Steel sequel. Prior to the panel, THR reported that Warner Brothers was planning The Flash for 2016 and the Justice League movie for 2017. Nothing official was announced about either of those projects, however. Are you excited about a Superman / Batman crossover on the big screen? Does this mean that Warner Brothers and DC Comics are finally starting to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe?



  • Rick

    SOOOOO FUCKING STOKED! Let’s just hope they do it right!

  • Anthony Hebert

    I could see this work. Have Batman work with Lex Luthor to take down Batman, then Superman and Batman teaming up to take down Lex. It’d be pretty sweet.

    Having said that, the fact that Goyer is still writing this is not a good sign, especially with how poisonous he is to everything he writes.

  • kyri

    ..I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in retardo land

  • George Taylor

    Yeah, like they did with Man of Shit! YEaAaAaaaAAaAaaaaah!!!

    Jesus christ, fanboys have no fucking taste in movies. Remember the hype of Man of Steel? Remember how bad it turned out? As bad as Man of Steel was, I can promise you it won’t ever get any better than that in either of the sequels.

  • generalako

    Wow, and I thought they couldn’t make it worse than the first film. Last time I was being cautious when stating that all logic pointed towards Man of Steel being mediocre (for a guy like Snyder, having a ‘mediocre’ film is a great accomplishment), when it actually turned out to be of poorer quality than I expected — even when I constantly had in mind the bad track records of Snyder and Goyer.

    I want to predict this sequel to turn out as bad as its predecessor, but I’m afraid I’m going to be chewd out and be accused of using crack, being an anal-probe and so on and so forth by the likes of Derek McFarland, Deven Science and James:

    ” I really hope this movie comes out and it blows everyones expectations away so you and others can come back to this post and see how ignorant you sound”.

    There; now I’m donr by telling you “I TOLD YOU SO”.

  • Rick

    I never said I liked man of steel. I only said let’s hope they do it right. I don’t care who’s in charge, i’m just stoked to see them both on the big screen. It’s the movie we all have been waiting for, for a long, long time. Man of steel sucked let’s hope they learned their lessons and can make a solid movie. that was the major point of my comment

  • gepeto

    When you say do superman right do you mean bright and fluffy like disney fluff , if you want that stick to disney films …
    Red pance and boy scout is dead stick to happy films, sissy

  • mantinium

    Snyder haters is there anything more femine

  • me

    Mos wasnt disney fluff wasnt bright and pink

  • Steve Kroodsma

    I hope they kiss.

  • gepeto

    Sean could you tell these disney fools, that if they want bright fluffy comic book films stick to disneymarvel films I bought them for my 3 year old son and he loves them,,,,, me on the other hsnd want to watch something for more my age ….so stick to disney fluff, i’ll watch my TDK trilogy or MOS or watchmen even kickass or 300 thats for me an adult tell these sissys to back Disney kids films

  • patrik

    I just don’t see how they can fit in the same universe.. I know people love Batman but how the fuck can he measure up against Superman? I’m sure it would be very successful financially but I prefer to keep them separate.

  • tenacious_c

    Have you read “The Dark Knight Returns”? That did it perfectly. Nolan’s TDK Rises owes a great debt to that comic that few will ever appreciate.

  • ECONOMYpolitica

    Just goes to show Batman is the only character they can service properly. Would be much more exciting after a rebooted Batman film. Won’t have that same Avenger appeal at all and falls into the Lex Luthor trap of WB always giving fans the same characters and stories over and over while we’ve never even seen Brainiac on screen. Superman Doomsday -$1 billion dollar idea that a 2 year old could deduce. These guys are wak.

  • gepeto

    Nolans bat came out of 8 year retirement so the dark knight returns story arc has been done…..this bat has to be a serious bat as in he woldnt let bane set up shop at wayne industries…..serious in the sense he wont do any stupid shit

  • Stinker

    I liked also the Batman vs Predator. That would be a movie,written by a Lost Writer, which would make all the comic freak(Me incl.) wait for a movie, and not prey that it is not going to be that bad. Or it would go DTV,

  • gepeto

    They need to do the justice leauge straight sci fi like MOS, think about it batman superman martian manhunter, cyborg, blue beetle so 3 aliens a human and prometheusdavid like character as cyborg no phantasy lke wonderwoman aquaman, flash, captsin marvel my cast
    Superman Cavill……Bat, Bale….cyborg, idris elba….bluebeetle alien scarab, micheal pena….manhunter, guy from hellboy abesapien

  • BatemanBegins

    That’s because Dark Knight Rises was pretty mediocre.

  • patrik

    I haven’t. I just have a hard time seeing Zack Snyders Superman flying around at cosmic speeds and supernatural strength and Batman who is essentially a fit human being with some gadgets co-existing. I’m guessing they work together? Because the thought of Batman fighting Superman is ridiculous, even with kryptonite..

  • Steve Kroodsma

    The tenative title is “Batman vs. Superman,” so I don’t think they’ll be working together. I agree, that’s a major potential story flaw.

  • Rick

    Get over yourself gepeto. No, I don’t want a disney fluff film. I want superman with batman. Sorry but Superman is a boyscout. you have to stay true to the material. You can’t get around that. But watching the difference in personalities is what makes watching batman with superman so awesome. so thank you and go fuck yourself

  • piggy

    You’re an angry dude, Avi.

  • patrik

    Why on earth would Batman work with Lex Luther though? Batman is supposed to be pretty smart and it’s pretty obvious that Superman is a good guy.. As I said earlier, I haven’t read that comic so I don’t know the story but it just seems so far fetched to me. I smell disaster..

  • patrik

    When you say “we all”, you mean a very select few right? I certainly don’t want this.. MoS was okeyish and I don’t see this as a good idea of how to improve upon it. If anything it’ll lower the standard of Batman instead. I don’t see how it can be done right, Superman would kill Batman with one blow.. Or his laser vision, or by flying him into stuff or into space..

  • Anthony Hebert

    Possibly (though unlikely) Batman will view Superman as a threat due to his wanton destruction of Metropolis or the simple fact that he is an alien. Alternatively, Lex creates a plot that tarnishes Superman for a crime, then Batman comes to stop him.

    And honestly, I sense a disaster too. Not as much as the Amazing Spider-Man 2, but still definitely a case of using the wrong people for this type of material. :-/

  • I can’t wait for all the problems of MoS to not be addressed and be even worse. I don’t get the excitement over just the inclusion of Batman, and sadly that’s all its going to take to make money.

  • Derek McFarland

    Can’t wait to see how this turns out. I thought Man of Steel was pretty awesome. I thought it definitely made up for the snooze fest, that was Superman Returns (these are supposed to be inspired by “Action” comics…. not sappy romance drama novels). I prefer a comic book film full of action, over a comic book film full of sap. The fact that they’re already preparing a sequel, to MoS says that Snyder did something right, compared to Singer’s “unofficial sequel SR. Snyder took the franchise out of the Donner and Lester world and made a bigger universe for this generation. Considering how much damage was done during the alien (Kryptonian) invasion in MoS, there’s so much to play with in the DC universe. I can just see Lex Luthor & Bruce Wayne working together, to help fix up Metropolis…. for a bit, till “Batman” gets wind of Luthors hidden agendas with lost kryptonian tech. Who knows….. Either way I’ll be there.

    As for La Menthe a.k.a. Doug the Head….. Already knowing how much of a hater you are of all Zack Snyder films, you seem more like the ignorant one, for watching MoS. You’re like the guy that continues to eat at the same restaurant, already knowing that you dislike everything the cooks make. You haven’t really told me anything…. and the fact that you called me and others out (looking to start shit ) shows just how much of an anal retentive (not probe) you are. A lot of people loved Man of Steel and some didn’t… but either way… my boy Snyder is here to stay. I said it before and I’ll say it again…. La Menthe a.k.a. Doug the Head…. if you don’t like Zack Snyder films, then stop watching them, dumbass. Go read a book or something, other than watching and wining about film directors you can’t stand…but still continue watching anyway.