After yesterday’s leak Warner Brothers has dropped the official trailer to Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice onto youtube. It’s still incredibly dark, a little grainy, and somehow doesn’t look very good.
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The Batman V. Superman trailer has leaked online. A day ago Zack Snyder released teaser footage online for the forthcoming brawler that really didn’t show much if anything. It was an extended take of the suits worn by each hero, effectively creating a teaser for the teaser. Footage for this superhero sequel is extremely anticipated so this leak is huge.
We now have some idea of the story behind the film. The world fears Superman after Man of Steel. The fearful voiceover of the trailer seems to imply that the entire world has caught a fever for the demolition of Superman. There are some words from Jeremy Irons that imply a good man has gone evil. Is this Superman? Is he being corrupted by Luthor? That’s where my money is at. There really isn’t much of Batman or Superman in this teaser. And, the strange thing is, if you attended SDCC last year, or managed to get a peek at the bootleg footage. That made it into this teaser. And, it’s really the only action piece in the whole thing. But! Now it’s accompanied by the Ben Affleck bat growl saying “Tell me, do you bleed?” “…You will,” which should give chills on anyone’s spine.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice comes to theaters March 25th, 2016 and stars Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.
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My two cents: This film still has a lot to prove. A LOT. This trailer doesn’t really do much to quell the fears that Snyder isn’t capable of a superhero movie with any substance. There is a ton of style on display, from the dark tones to the foreboding narration. But there is really nothing of effect that gives me chills, or excites me just yet. Perhaps that will go away when I’m not watching it through someone’s out of focus cameraphone, but I doubt it.