Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 superhero movie, part of the DC Extended Universe. Directed by Zack Snyder and written by Snyder, Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, it follows Batman being manipulated by Lex Luthor to take down Superman. An extended edition titled Ultimate Edition was released on home media.
Synopsis for "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"
Appearing in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story) (Dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Lois Lane
- Martha Kent
- Perry White
- Secretary Calvin Swanwick
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor
- Anatoli Knyazev (Single appearance; dies)
- LexCorp
- Emmet Vale (Single appearance)
- Mercy Graves (Dies)
- Doomsday (First appearance; dies)
- General Amajagh (Single appearance)
- Joe Chill (Flashback only)
- Parademons (Knightmare timeline)
- Superman (Knightmare Timeline) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Adriana Santos (Single appearance)
- Anderson Cooper (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Andrew Sullivan (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Aquaman (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance; unnamed)
- Barry Allen (First appearance; unnamed)
- Brooke Baldwin (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Cesar Santos (Single appearance; dies)
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Charlie (In a photograph only) (First appearance; unnamed)
- Charlie Rose (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Chief (In a photograph only) (First appearance; unnamed)
- CIA
- Jimmy Olsen (Single appearance; dies)
- Clarkson (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Dana Bash (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Dave Pasch (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Erika Erickson (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Father Leone
- FBI
- General Zod (Flashback and main story) (Also as a corpse)
- Glen Woodburn (On a TV or computer screen)
- Batman (Knightmare Future) (First appearance; dies)
- The Flash (Knightmare Future) (First appearance)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Mazzuccheli (Single appearance)
- Rucka (Single appearance)
- James Harmon (Single appearance)
- John (Single appearance)
- Jenet Klyburn (First appearance)
- Jenny Jurwich
- Jon Stewart (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Jonathan Kent (In a vision)
- June Finch (Dies)
- Kahina Ziri (Single appearance; dies)
- Kent Shockneck (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Kerry Birmingham (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
- LeBlanc (Single appearance)
- Martha Wayne (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- McGraw (Single appearance)
- Metropolis Fire Department
- Metropolis Police Department
- Nancy Grace (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Nicky (Single appearance)
- Pete Ross (Cameo)
- Roscosmos
- Sameer (In a photograph only) (First appearance; unnamed)
- Senator Barrows (Single appearance; dies)
- Senator Purrington (Single appearance; dies)
- Silas Stone (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance)
- Soledad O'Brien (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Steppenwolf (Hologram) (First appearance; unnamed)
- Steve Trevor (In a photograph only) (First appearance; unnamed)
- Thomas Wayne (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Tom Luginbill (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- United States Army
- United States Air Force
- United States Capitol Police
- Rudy (Single appearance)
- United States Park Police
- Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Victor Stone (First appearance; unnamed) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Vikram Gandhi (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Wallace Keefe (Single appearance; dies)
- Wayne Enterprises
- Grace (Single appearance)
- Greg (Single appearance)
- Jack O'Dwyer (Single appearance; dies)
- Zeke Baker (Single appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Deniros (Voice)
- President of the United States (Phone call only)
- Warren (Voice)
- Alexander the Great (Mentioned only)
- DARPA (Mentioned only)
- Council of Five (Mentioned only)
- Department of Homeland Security (Mentioned only)
- Eliza Kent (Mentioned only) (Deceased)
- Galaxy Broadcasting Station (Mentioned only)
- Grant Samson (Mentioned only)
- Harold Kent (Mentioned only) (Deceased)
- Heron (Mentioned only)
- John F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)
- Jor-El (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor, Sr. (Mentioned only)
- Liz Retenour (Mentioned only)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mentioned only)
- Nicolaus Copernicus (Mentioned only)
- Prometheus (Mentioned only)
- Robert F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)
- S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
- Solomon Wayne (Mentioned only)
- Zeus (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth
- 20th Century (In a photograph only)
- 1918 (In a photograph only)
- Belgium (In a photograph only)
- 1938 (Mentioned only)
- East Germany (Mentioned only)
- 1918 (In a photograph only)
- 21st Century
- Atlantic Ocean (In a photograph only)
- France (On a TV or computer screen)
- Paris
- Rue des Saints-Pères
- Paris
- Indian Ocean
- Mexico
- Nairomi (Flashback and main story)
- Pacific Ocean (On a TV or computer screen)
- Tonga Trench (On a TV or computer screen)
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Heroes Park
- LexCorp Tower
- LexCorp Research Park
- Metropolis International Airport
- Nicholson Terminal & Dock Company (Single appearance)
- Scout Ship 0344 / Fortress of Solitude
- Park Ridge
- 1835 Park Ridge Lane (Single appearance)
- Stryker's Island
- Wayne Financial (Destroyed)
- Metropolis Public Library (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- Kansas
- Smallville
- Kent Farm
- Rolli's Diner (Single appearance)
- Smallville Cemetery
- Smallville
- New Jersey
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- 1939 Harborway (Single appearance)
- Ace Chemicals
- Glass House (First appearance)
- Gotham City Museum of Antiquities
- Gotham Harbor
- Gotham Seaport
- Wayne Manor
- Blackgate Penitentiary (Mentioned only)
- Kane Avenue (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- Washington, D.C.
- Capitol Building (Destroyed)
- Pentagon
- Kentucky (Mentioned only)
- Hajar (Mentioned only)
- 20th Century (In a photograph only)
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
- Kandor (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Batarang
- Batcomputer
- Batrope
- Bat-Signal
- Bracelets of Submission
- Joe Chill's Gun
- Green Kryptonite
- Lasso of Truth
- Martha Wayne's Pearl Necklace
- Mother Box (On a TV or computer screen)
- Robin's Battle Staff
Vehicles:
- Batmobile
- Batplane (Destroyed)
- Black Zero (Destroyed)
- Boeing AH-64 Apache
- White Portuguese (ship) (Single appearance)
- World Engine (Destroyed)
Concepts
- Time Travel
- World War I (In a photograph only)
Cast
- Ben Affleck as Batman
- Henry Cavill as Superman
- Amy Adams as Lois Lane
- Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
- Diane Lane as Martha Kent
- Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
- Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
- Holly Hunter as Senator Finch
- Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
- Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe
- Callan Mulvey as Anatoli Knyazev
- Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves
- Brandon Spink as Young Bruce Wayne
- Lauren Cohan as Martha Wayne
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Thomas Wayne
- Hugh Maguire as Jack O'Dwyer
- Michael Shannon as Zod
- Sammi Rotibi as General Amajagh
- Michael Cassidy as Jimmy Olsen
- Wunmi Mosaku as Kahina Ziri
- Dennis North as Senator Barrows
- Kiff VandenHeuvel as Officer Mazzuccheli
- Mason Heidger as Officer Rucka
- Sebastian Sozzi as Cesar Santos
- Ralph Lister as Emmett Vale
- Rebecca Buller as Jenny Jurwich
- Harry Lennix as Calvin Swanwick
- Christina Wren as Carrie Farris
- Chad Krowchuk as Glen Woodburn
- Jena Malone as Jenet Klyburn
- Patrick Leahy as Senator Purrington
- Ezra Miller as Barry Allen
- Joe Morton as Silas Stone
- Ray Fisher as Victor Stone
- Coburn Goss as Father Leone
- Joseph Cranford as Pete Ross
- Emily Peterson as Lana Lang
- Carla Gugino as Ship Voice (voice)
- Robin Atkin Downes as Doomsday (voice)
- Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
- Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry
Notes
- According to director Zack Snyder, the Joker and the Riddler were considered to be added to the movie at one point but were cut early in the development stage. [1]
Trivia
- The Daily Planet is stated to have been founded in 1938, this is a reference to the year Superman debuted in comics.
- Snyder confirmed that the Robin suit which appears in the film belonged to Dick Grayson and he was killed by the Joker.[2][3]
- He also confirmed that the "Doomsday" who appears in the film is not the real one.[4]
- An altered version of the cover of Action Comics #1 can be seen among the newspaper clippings in Wallace Keefe's apartment.
- Luthor's prison identification number "A-C-23-19-40" is a reference to his debut in Action Comics #23 in 1940.
- Officer Rucka and Officer Mazzucchelli are references to writer Greg Rucka and artist Dave Mazzucchelli respectively.
- A billboard with the grafitti "The End is Nigh" appears in the film. The line is taken from Watchmen (Volume 1).
- A grafitti in Latin "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" appears on one of the walls during the fight between Batman and Superman. It translates to "Who watches the Watchmen?", which is another reference to Watchmen.
- The Roscosmos rocket Superman saves is numbered 300, a reference to Snyder's film 300.
- One of the questions posed to Senator Judy Finch, "Must there be a Superman?", is a reference to the story from Superman #247.
See Also
- Characters from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Other things related to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Movie Gallery: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ The Joker and Riddler Were Almost in ‘Batman v Superman,' Says Zack Snyder
- ↑ Russ Burlingame (August 6, 2018). Zack Snyder Had Planned On Introducing Carrie Kelley's Robin In DC Movie Universe. ComicBook.com. ViacomCBS. Retrieved on March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Samuel Gelman (June 16, 2020). Zack Snyder Reveals Which Robin the DCEU Joker Killed. CBR. Retrieved on March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Padraig Cotter (June 14, 2018). Zack Snyder Says The 'Real Doomsday' Still Exists In The DCEU. Screen Rant. Retrieved on March 14, 2023.