Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 film directed by Zack Snyder, known for his visually striking style in superhero and action movies. This film is part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), a shared cinematic world for DC characters.123
The movie explores the tension and eventual collaboration between two of DC's most prominent superheroes, Batman and Superman. It follows the events initiated by Man of Steel (2013), also directed by Snyder, which laid the groundwork for the DCEU. The film features Gal Gadot's debut as Wonder Woman.132
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Amy AdamsStage debut and later careerShe reprised the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter was released in 2021 as Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Her other roles from 2013 include a con artist in director David O. Russell’s American Hustle and the neighbor…
Read MoreShe reprised the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter was released in 2021 as Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Her other roles from 2013 include a con artist in director David O. Russell’s American Hustle and the neighbor…
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Ben AffleckRoles of the 2010s and beyondopposite Henry Cavill’s Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter film was released in 2021 as Zack Snyder’s Justice League. In 2016 Affleck also portrayed Christian Wolff, a math savant who works as a bookkeeper for gangsters and…
Read Moreopposite Henry Cavill’s Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter film was released in 2021 as Zack Snyder’s Justice League. In 2016 Affleck also portrayed Christian Wolff, a math savant who works as a bookkeeper for gangsters and…
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Henry CavillSuperman…to reprise the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), starring opposite Ben Affleck as Batman, and in Justice League (2017), featuring such DC comic book heroes as Wonder Woman (played by Israeli actress Gal Gadot).
Read More…to reprise the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), starring opposite Ben Affleck as Batman, and in Justice League (2017), featuring such DC comic book heroes as Wonder Woman (played by Israeli actress Gal Gadot).
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Lex LuthorReturns (2006); Jesse Eisenberg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); and Nicholas Hoult in Superman (2025).
Read MoreReturns (2006); Jesse Eisenberg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017); and Nicholas Hoult in Superman (2025).
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Jesse EisenbergActing career…portrayed villain Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, returned as J. Daniel Atlas in Now You See Me 2, and reunited with Allen and Stewart for Café Society, a romantic comedy set in 1930s Hollywood.
Read More…portrayed villain Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, returned as J. Daniel Atlas in Now You See Me 2, and reunited with Allen and Stewart for Café Society, a romantic comedy set in 1930s Hollywood.
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Laurence FishburneFilm rolesHe reprised the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Fishburne’s other films from 2016 included Passengers, a sci-fi romance about hibernating space travelers heading to another planet.
Read MoreHe reprised the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Fishburne’s other films from 2016 included Passengers, a sci-fi romance about hibernating space travelers heading to another planet.
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Gal Gadot…debut as that character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gadot had starring roles in three other films released that same year: Triple 9 and Criminal, both thrillers, and Keeping Up with the Joneses, an action comedy. She went on to star in the highly anticipated Wonder Woman…
Read More…debut as that character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gadot had starring roles in three other films released that same year: Triple 9 and Criminal, both thrillers, and Keeping Up with the Joneses, an action comedy. She went on to star in the highly anticipated Wonder Woman…
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Holly Hunter…appeared in the superhero movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and won praise for her performance in Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick (2017). Hunter then returned to television for the HBO series Here and Now (2018), a drama about a multiracial family, and in 2019 she had a…
Read More…appeared in the superhero movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and won praise for her performance in Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick (2017). Hunter then returned to television for the HBO series Here and Now (2018), a drama about a multiracial family, and in 2019 she had a…
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Jeremy Irons>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter film was released in 2021 as Zach Snyder’s Justice League. He also costarred as mathematician G.H. Hardy in the Srinivasa Ramanujan biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015);…
Read More>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Justice League (2017); a different cut of the latter film was released in 2021 as Zach Snyder’s Justice League. He also costarred as mathematician G.H. Hardy in the Srinivasa Ramanujan biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015);…
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Jason MomoaBreakout roles: Game of Thrones and Aquaman…appeared in the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), two other Snyder-directed films based on the DC Comics franchise.
Read More…appeared in the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), two other Snyder-directed films based on the DC Comics franchise.
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