Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons Cast in the Superman/Batman Film!

Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Jesse Eisenberg has been set to star as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred in the upcoming Zack Snyder untitled Superman/Batman film. The dual announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Snyder stated, "Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman�s rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940. What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."

The director added, "As everyone knows, Alfred is Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor, a noble guardian and father figure. He is an absolutely critical element in the intricate infrastructure that allows Bruce Wayne to transform himself into Batman. It is an honor to have such an amazingly seasoned and gifted actor as Jeremy taking on the important role of the man who mentors and guides the guarded and nearly impervious fa�ade that encapsulates Bruce Wayne."

Eisenberg received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award nominations for his starring role as Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher�s The Social Network. He also starred in Woody Allen's To Rome with Love and Louis Letterier's Now You See Me. He next appears in The Double and NightMoves.

Irons won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Claus von Blow in Reversal of Fortune. His work in the film also garnered him a Golden Globe Award. He won an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for his performance in the TV miniseries "Elizabeth I," opposite Helen Mirren, and recently starred on the small screen as Rodrigo Borgia in Neil Jordan's highly acclaimed Showtime series "The Borgias," for which Irons earned a Golden Globe nomination. He was recently nominated for a SAG Award for the PBS Great Performances television miniseries "The Hollow Crown," for his performance as Henry IV.

Snyder's film stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. The film also reunites Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.

The new film is currently being written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are producing, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Wesley Coller, David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

The film is set to open worldwide on May 6, 2016, and is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel &Joe Shuster, Batman characters created by Bob Kane, and Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston, appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment

Jason Momoa from Game of Thrones to join Batman VS Superman

Reports are in that Jason Momoa ("Game of Thrones") is in negotiations to join Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman vs. Superman film..

There are rumors that Momoa may play  the Kryptonian killing machine Doomsday, one of the film's primary villains, but another option they suggest is J'onn J'onzz  one of the key members of the Justice League may also make an appearance in the film...This should then pave the way for the long-awaited, long-talked about Justice League film.

Batman Vs Superman casting and character news...Wonder Woman in the upcoming film

From an interview with Superherohype

 

 

Now that Gal Gadot of the "Fast & Furious" franchise is locked to star as Wonder Woman alongside Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman in Batman vs. Superman, it’s time to consider the possibility that the narrative could veer in the direction of the Superman/Wonder Woman comics in which the Man of Steel and the Warrior Princess are a super-power couple.

While talking to Amy Adams about David O. Russell's American Hustle, she took the time to tell ComingSoon.net's SuperHeroHype about how she’d feel if Wonder Woman’s presence led to a love triangle:
"Am I interested? I don’t know. I mean, we’ll see. I hope that I can be involved with a woman on screen where we’re not in a love triangle. That would be fun. Maybe where we team up together and we work as teammates instead of adversaries."

Considering the source material has now covered both a romantic and platonic version of the Superman-Wonder Woman relationship, it could go either way and there is a possibility Adams could get what she wants to a degree. The idea of Lois Lane feeling threatened by Wonder Woman’s presence, but Superman insisting she means nothing to him right before all parties team up to fight a common enemy seems like a likely option.

Check out the clip  here of Adams discussing the possibilities for the July 17, 2015 release below and keep an eye out for our full interview with the American Hustle star on ComingSoon.net as we near that film’s December 13th limited release.

Batman Vs Superman' Henry Cavill talks about Ben Affleck as Batman

Batman and how he believes that Affleck has to talent to take on the title superhero

"I'm sure he'll be fantastic, above all else, and as a filmmaker he's got his own style, you know, he's not copying anyone else. And he's also sort of been tenacious in his career. He's had ups followed by downs and now he's very up again and I think that requires and shows a very special strength of character, and it's something I enjoy working with because jobs like this require a strength of character. They require a dedication to the work and a belief in oneself and Ben has that, clearly."

Batman Vs Superman is to hit theaters  July 17, 2015, also starring in the film are; Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne.

Watch the interview here or here

Batman VS Superman behind the scenes Set pics

As previously rumored, Warner Bros and director Zack Snyder look to be be building what seems to be the set for Kent farm (home of Clark Kent FYI) and here are just a  few pics from the set confirming that production is under way.


Warner Bros, Zack Snyder's "Batman vs Superman" is set to hit the big screen

See pics below

on July 17th, 2015.

Warner Bros. suggests Possible Titles for Batman vs. Superman Movie

Here's a quick Batman Vs Superman Vs Batman Vs Superman Vs... News

Warner Bros has hinted at possible titles for the upcoming Batman Vs Superman films.
In the form of domain registrations, this usually gives us a good idea of probable movie titles.
This news comes from internet brand protection company MarkMonitor;


This week, Warner Bros. secretly registered a host of possible titles through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor. Now, it's likely the debate is going to get more opinions. According to the latest domain registrations, possible titles include Man of Steel Battle the Knight, Man of Steel Beyond Darkness, Man of Steel Black of Knight, Man of Steel Darkness Falls, Man of Steel Knight Falls, Man of Steel Shadow of the Night, Man of Steel The Blackest Hour, and an of Steel The Darknness Within.

News on upcoming Batman vs. Superman and Warcraft

An Article from Variety with producer Charles Roven, taking about Batman Vs Superman as well as the upcoming Warcraft movie.

On Batman vs. Superman, we started soft prep in June, and we�ll be shooting eight months later....We felt that we accomplished our goals with Man of Steel, our intention was to bring Superman into the 21st century with a contemporary character and a different kind of superhero than what�s out there right now...We knew we had created a world and we had left Easter eggs in the movie that let people know that in the universe that Zack was creating, there was the possibility of other DC characters besides Clark Kent."

Regarding the upcoming sequel, Roven says the idea has been around for some time.

"We had a sketch of an idea, the beats of a story that David Goyer worked on with Zack. We have a first draft, and we're continuing to work with it. Those scripts are never fully finished until the movie is in the theaters. We love the characters we think that Ben (Affleck) is going to be a really great and interesting Batman.

If you think your "Fire Ben Affleck as Batman" petition is going to work, think again. Roven says he's the guy.

We wanted a guy who had a certain age and a certain gravitas to what he had done in terms of his recent work. If you take a look at The Town and Argo, he plays a couple of serious guys in those movies. He's a big man. He's also a mature man. As you see him and Henry together, one definitely has much more experience just by looking at him. That's what we wanted, particularly juxtaposed against our Superman.

Roven also briefly mentioned the upcoming Warcraft film, which he says will begin production this January.

I have a great partner in Alex Gartner, who's in Vancouver with our director Duncan Jones, Roven says. I was there last week. I'm in an editing room on American Hustle and in the production office in Pasadena on Batman and flying up to Vancouver for Warcraft  which will start in early January.

Batman vs. Superman is set to debut in theaters July 17, 2015, while Warcraft will open on December 18, 2015.


  

Batman Vs Superman news: Christian Bale talks about THE 'Batman Voice' and advises Ben Affleck

Christian Bale sat down with MTV to talk about his latest movie Into The Furnace , what reporters were also asking Bale about Batman and The Voice...which led to him bringing up Ben Affleck.

Here is a snippet of the interview:
 Bale said, “It’s an interesting thing, you know what I mean. We were finished. Chris [Nolan] and I said before we started making Dark Knight Rises, ‘This is it. This is the finale. We’re going out.’ ’ And then a year later, people said, ‘That’s it? You’re going out?’ And we went, ‘We’ve kind of been saying that for a couple of years.’”

Talking about THE voice he used for Batman, Bale explains in details:

"I got there. They put me in Val Kilmer's suit. It didn't even fit properly, and I stood in it and I went 'I feel like an idiot.' What kind of guy walks around, dressed like a bat? And is then going to go 'Hello, how are you? Just ignore that I'm dressed as a bat.' Of course, he's meant to be doing this," Bale said. "If you look at the history of the guy and the pain that he went through. I went 'I can't do this in a normal voice. I have to become a beast in order to sell this to myself.' "
Even though that voice would go on to define what people thought of Batman's voice, the initial reviews of Bale's audition weren't as sterling as his later ones. "I went home that evening, and my wife said, 'How'd it go?' I went, 'I kind of did this.' And I showed her, and she went, 'Oh, you f---ed that one up, didn't you?' " he said. "Thank God they went for it."