Following his appearance to present the late Bill Finger with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Comic Book Resources caught up with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder to talk about bringing the Caped Crusader back to the big screen in the 2016 movie. Asked about the costume and why he's gone in a slightly different direction, the filmmaker had this to say about coming up with the look for Ben Affleck's Batman. "I had a really strong idea about what I wanted to do -- I really wanted to do sort of a fabric-based Batman; not what's become the more normal, armored Batman. That's how we evolved it." As for how he went about deciding which actor should step into that suit, Snyder added: "I definitely wanted an older Batman. I wanted a war-weary Batman. That's why, in a lot of ways, Ben was really perfect for me -- we kind of aged him a little bit. It worked really great. I'm really excited about the Batman we created."
Talk then turned to the inspiration Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns has had on Batman v Superman, with Snyder weighing in on just how much of an influence that story has had on this movie and just how much he's borrowing from the critically acclaimed graphic novel. "There are so many great artists who have drawn Batman. So many great comics that have been created -- it's countless. I was talking to Frank about it: "Dark Knight Returns" was such a big influence on me, that I wanted to to honor him through imagery in the movie. You could still make "Dark Knight Returns" into a movie, if you want. That's what I'm saying, as far as how much we used and how much we didn't use. The visual elements, there are some that I homage, but I don't think the movie [is an adaptation]." Finally, Snyder was asked if the "dark", "gritty", and "grounded" movie will have any humour in it, and his response might surprise you. "All people have to go on are the first two trailers. They're going to see more when we show more. You'll learn more."