BvS The BvS Rumor/Speculation Discussion Thread!

[mithravishnu]

I think they could use the ideas of Superman working with the government (though not as a tool, like he is in TDKR), and Batman being seen as a vigilante, as opposed to an ally to Gotham.

Yes. Like when Superman realizes there is a vigilante in the Gotham and finds him

 

[Nemeres]

I think they could use the ideas of Superman working with the government (though not as a tool, like he is in TDKR), and Batman being seen as a vigilante, as opposed to an ally to Gotham.

I doubt it, they ended MOS with Superman telling the general he was gonna do things his own way. I think it's more interesting if it remains a "Should we trust Superman?" kind of thing. He would probably be viewed as a bigger danger than Batman anyway.

 

[steve4991]

What if Supes motive for hunting Bats isn't government related but instead Daily Planet related? Or maybe it's something personal? I never realized that he dismissed the government at the end of MOS.

 

[Urich Leeds]

What if Supes motive for hunting Bats isn't government related but instead Daily Planet related? Or maybe it's something personal? I never realized that he dismissed the government at the end of MOS.

I doubt Supes will be hunting Bats. At least, not in the sense of wanting to fight him.

Clark likely sets out to find him out of curiosity, and the hope of finding other heroes like himself. And Batman is a perfect candidate, having been around for so long without being captured or seen.

It's probably Batman who strikes first.

 

[matt47]

It would be cool to see Clark sought out after Batman because he thinks he could be another Superhero, as in, has powers too. But then finds out he is just a man.

 

[The Shape]

I would like it if Clark investigates Batman for a story, and will become intrigued/disturbed by his methods. He might even consider bringing him in, but meanwhile, Batman already knows all about Superman due to his own investigations/suspicions. Conflict ensues.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I would like it if Clark investigates Batman for a story, and will become intrigued/disturbed by his methods. He might even consider bringing him in, but meanwhile, Batman already knows all about Superman due to his own investigations/suspicions. Conflict ensues.

I can dig that...

 

[mithravishnu]

I don't know it is against the rules or not. So I am posting a "funny" article from other site.t:

Could Man of Steel villain Michael Shannon appear in the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice? From what we're hearing, all signs point to yes.

This isn't the first time we've considered the possibility, of course; there was speculation the moment Zod died that his body, or at least his armor, would play a role in any potential sequel, with many fans speculating that the Kryptonian battle armor could be modified to serve as Lex Luthor's green and purple battle armor from the comic books.

And then, back in November, there was this shot of Shannon hanging out with Henry Cavill near the set of Batman V Superman in Chicago:


Here's what we've heard: General Zod won't be up and pontificating in Batman V Superman...but that doesn't mean no Michael Shannon.

The villain seems to be key to the DC Cinematic Universe going forward: his corpse is stolen (or perhaps just acquired, given his military contacts in most versions of the modern mythology) by Lex Luthor and experimented on, presumably in the hopes of finding a weakness to exploit against Superman. In the course of his experimenting, we've been told that he "triggers the Doomsday genome," causing the corpse to reanimate as the mindless killing machine at the center of The Death of Superman.

Doomsday rumors have been omnipresent for months, and while it seems like a waste to use the character and not do the Death of Superman story, there are some obvious upsides to his inclusion, not least of which is that there are very few villains who can be a physical menace to Superman and many of those are likey characters they'd like to dedicate a full film to in the future. Doomsday is essentially one long fight scene incarnate, so if they can blow audiences away with that scene, why not?

Once he's Doomsday, of course, it's likely that Zod's body will take on the appearance of Doomsday, and from that point on he could be anybody. Another actor could do the heavy lifting, or even a stunt performer, none of whom would necessarily have been recognizable on set, whereas any extended period of time that Zod spent would have been noted. Meanwhile, Shannon could have done whatever mocap wasn't already catalogued from Man of Steel on a closed set, even far away from the action if needed, if they decided that it would be him to do Doomsday.

In the comics, Doomsday was created by a Kryptonian scientist called Mertron who was attempting to speed up evolution to create a perfect living weapon. It backfired, killing Mertron and his crew, and was ultimately caught, subdued and fired into deep space, ostensibly on a course where it would never encounter a populated world. Instead, it crashed on earth was buried in rural Ohio for years until the monster awoke and smashed his way to Metropolis.

In both Smallville and All-Star Superman, Doomsday has been a character with a sentient "host," brought on by genetic manipulation. It sounds like that's the route they'd be taking in Batman V Superman, with the host in this case being Zod and thus providing an explanation (his innate invulnerability) as to why he was invulnerable and couldn't be easily taken down before the Doomsday genome took over fully.

It's also possible that, given Zod's heritage as a Kryptonian bred specifically to be a warrior, Superman and other non-"warrior" Kryptonians don't have a Doomsday genome at all, but that Mertron's experiments were used to imbue Kryptonian soldiers with the beast's genetics as a fail-safe. That's all speculation, though. All we were really told specifically is that there is one, and it transforms Zod.

In the animated feature film Superman: Doomsday, it's Lex Luthor who discovers Doomsday's body in its capsule and when it reanmiates, he hopes to use it against Superman. It seems, then, that they're taking a pretty broad cross-section of Doomsday stories here.

We were unable to find any specific reference to longer-term contracts for General Zod and the other Kryptonians beyond Man of Steel, but it's standard practice for these things to be three-picture deals.

By Russ Burlingame

 

[Frodo]

Total. Utter. BS.

 

[BatmanVSuperman]

This idea has been floating around for a long time. It isn't news of course.

 

[Bathead]

Notice the utter lack of info regarding a source other than "Here's what we've heard''

 

[Urich Leeds]

Notice the utter lack of info regarding a source other than "Here's what we've heard''

Do these scoopers ever say what or who their source is? It defeats the purpose of a secret source if you say who they are.

However, I see your point. And this is most definitely BS.

 

[BatmanVSuperman]

Maybe Tyrese is the source

 

[lanesrader]

This idea has been floating around for a long time. It isn't news of course.

yup. this was in that fake script that came out a few months ago.

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Tyrese posted this on his Facebook and Instagram page with just the caption "Rumor has it..."

 

[lukebrodyg]

He's not a great actor. They could do better.

 

[Jekecy]

He's not a great actor. They could do better.

Far more experience than Gal and are from the same franchise, and yet...

 

[BatmanVSuperman]

Tyrese posted this on his Facebook and Instagram page with just the caption "Rumor has it..."

Hence the Tyrese joke...

 

[BH/HHH]

I'd be fine with Tyrese as John Stewart

 

[MAN O STEEL]

"Sinestro did the fly and stare on ya didn't he? HE GOT THAT FROM ME!!"

 

[The Ironstar]

 

[Urich Leeds]

"Sinestro did the fly and stare on ya didn't he? HE GOT THAT FROM ME!!"

 

[Urich Leeds]

I doubt it, they ended MOS with Superman telling the general he was gonna do things his own way. I think it's more interesting if it remains a "Should we trust Superman?" kind of thing. He would probably be viewed as a bigger danger than Batman anyway.

That doesn't mean Superman wouldn't work with the U.S. Government. Just that he won't work FOR the U.S. Government. Hence the "You fear me because you can't control me" line, and why Superman told Gen. Swanwick that he had to get the rest of the government to trust him.

 

[BatmanVSuperman]

http://screenrant.com/justice-leagu...script-too-complicated-for-average-moviegoers

 

[AnneFan]

I think it'll be Superman attending hearings and being asked to stop his activities. Superman politely declines their request and says he's here to help. And then perhaps Lex starts framing him ala Birthright. Enter Batman, who isn't working for the government either, but essentially serves Superman's role from TDK Returns.