One of the more memorable sequences from Batman v Superman was the Dark Knight's mysterious "Knightmare", which included a seemingly apocalyptic future, ruled by a godlike Superman, along with a cryptic warning from Ezra Miller's Scarlet Speedster. In a recent podcast with Empire, Snyder eleborated on the significance of this sequence, and how it will be a pretty major plot point in the ongoing DC film universe.
"I think it's okay to look at the extended dream sequence as an impressionistic view of a possible future," he explained. "That's... in the sequence, so I'm not like spoiling anything or making up anything that you didn't see. So the connection with the Flash... part of that sequence, you can speculate if, whether or not Flash is coming from that reality or another one, but that's the fun stuff to try and figure out exactly what Flash is saying to Bruce and what he means... we know, so... we're not making it up."
As for the rather obvious hints at Darkseid, Snyder remained somewhat coy. "Oh, that giant impression in the ground? Oh yeah, that's right. I mean, maybe [Darkseid] exists out in the universe somewhere, just looking for something, something that's against life, I don't know."
How do you think this "possible future" will play into future films? Could we see something influenced by "Injustice" or "Flashpoint" down the line? Be sure to check out the full podcast below!
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