Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie, 2016, The Snyderverse, Set in 2015
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is #3 of 25 in release order and #4 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice recap
Bruce Wayne watched his building and staff destroyed during Superman's fight with Zod, and eighteen months later, as an older, harsher Batman, he sees Superman as a threat to humanity. Clark Kent, meanwhile, condemns Batman's branding of criminals. Lex Luthor, a young tech billionaire, recovers kryptonite from the World Engine and gains access to Zod's ship. A bombing at a Senate hearing on Superman, arranged by Lex, turns the public against him. Bruce steals Lex's kryptonite and builds weapons from it, and he keeps crossing paths with Diana Prince, who is after a photograph Lex holds of her from 1918. Lex kidnaps Martha Kent and forces Superman to fight Batman. Batman nearly kills Superman with a kryptonite spear, until Superman says "Martha", the name of Bruce's mother too, and Lois explains.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ending explained
Batman rescues Martha while Lex uses Zod's body to create Doomsday. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman fight it together, and Superman drives the kryptonite spear into Doomsday and is impaled in return, killing them both. Lex is jailed and hints that something is coming. At Clark's funeral, Bruce tells Diana he wants to find the other metahumans. In the final shot, dirt on Clark's coffin lifts off the lid.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 28%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Man of Steel, before Suicide Squad.
- Chronological order: after Man of Steel, before Suicide Squad.
What to watch before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Man of Steel (2013), which Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) continues.
Cast
- Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman
- Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
- Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
- Amy Adams as Lois
- Diane Lane as Martha Kent
- Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
- Jeremy Irons as Alfred
- Holly Hunter as Senator Finch
- Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe
- Callan Mulvey as Anatoli Knyazev
- Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves
Directed by Zack Snyder.