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Lost in the obsession over the #SnyderCut of Justice League is the fact that Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice — sans Jesse Eisenberg’s truly awful Lex Luthor portrayal — was actually a half-decent movie.
Featuring perhaps the most comic book accurate version of Batman we’ve seen on film to date, Batman v. Superman was a flawed albeit worthy entry into the canon of DC Comics movies. However, as we all know, Justice League would turn out to be an unmitigated disaster and effectively kill the franchise, largely due to stand-in director Joss Whedon’s meddling.
According to Zack Snyder — who is pushing harder than ever these days to have his cut of the film released — had he continued forward with the franchise, it would have ultimately culminated in Batman laying down his life during the climactic battle with Darkseid.
Snyder was asked [by a fan] about previous references he made to Batman sacrificing himself in the battle with Darkseid during the Justice League sequels, and his report was, “we always had that plan we would see that in final chapter.” [via ComicBook]
In Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, one of the major recurring themes is Bruce Wayne rediscovering his humanity through to Clark Kent’s sacrifice, so having that arc ultimately conclude with Batman laying down his life in a similar fashion only seems natural.
Unfortunately for fans, though, we’ll never get to see Snyder’s vision unfold, as the keys to the Dark Knight lore have since been passed to Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson.
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