Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice

After several eyewitnesses spoke of seeing IMAX cameras on the Chicago set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Variety that portions of the film will indeed be shot in the large screen format.

This will mark director Zack Snyder's first use of the cameras, though some of his past films, including Man of Steel and Watchmen, have been screened in IMAX venues. This will stand as the seventh studio movie to be shot with IMAX cameras, including the forthcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Twitter user Mike Eisenberg posted to his account that, "Batman vs Superman has multiple IMAX cameras and they aren't working right because of the cold. Welcome to Chicago."

Since Snyder's production moved to the Windy City, there have been many reports from bystanders on location, including what appears to be another re-enactment of the iconic murder of Bruce Wayne's parents.

Starring Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Jena Malone, Holly Hunter and Scoot McNairy, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters on March 25, 2016.

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I've spent the last week watching a lot of Batman - Nolan's films, Burton's films, Batman Forever and even Batman and Robin, along with a handful of episodes of the 1960's 'Batman' series. I came away feeling really nervous about Ben Affleck taking on the mantle.

If playing Batman is what turned the actor into a household name (Bale, West, Keaton to an extent), better performances seemed to emerge. If the actor was already well known (Clooney, Kilmer to an extent), then the performance wasn't really there.

As famous as George Clooney was in 1997, I think Affleck is arguably beyond that level. Affleck has certainly turned his career around being behind the camera and delivering more nuanced performances and I'm optimistic because of that, but I just thought this was interesting as well.

I suppose you could also argue that the director had a say in the outcome as well (Nolan and Burton for the better films, Schumacher for the weaker), but a lot of people don't like Zack Snyder either.

Kilmer was a GREAT Bruce Wayne. With a better director he could have had a better Bat man legacy.

So did you actually read what I wrote? I said that if the role turned the actor into a famous, household name, then the performance tended to be better. I wasn't arguing that Bale and Keaton weren't established prior to Batman, clearly they were. I was arguing that the guys who were already pretty famous prior to playing Batman (in this case again, Kilmer and Clooney) turned in lousy performances.

Word on the street:

The first trailer, or teaser, will debut next month with Jupiter Ascending.

That would create a mess in October. London Has Fallen, The Jungle Book, Vacation (released by Warner Bros), and Crimson Peak will have to look for new release dates since none of them can compete with Batman vs. Superman. I think there's still room in August. Guardians of the Galaxy proved you can have a BIG hit in August. Warner Bros is releasing The Man From U.N.C.L.E. on August 14. It's a movie that hasn't even been advertised yet. They can move it to September 4 which is Labor Day Weekend and put Batman vs Superman in the August 14 spot. I think that makes more sense.

Wouldn't you rather have Batman in August instead of October? Your logic makes no sense, Tornado.

Same.

Someone enlighten me (preferably Wyld):

Does the Seven refer to the Seven Seas?

Ha,

I just suggested Wyld because he's usually encyclopaedic about this kind of detail.

I'm excited about the DCCU though. Copying Marvel may be a mark of desperation but I feel like interacting with other superheroes may be what Superman in particular needs to make him relevant and interesting again.