"Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" is the official title of what is going to be the first cinematic encounter between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight. We saw the Batmobile, we saw the Batsuit, we know about the cast, we saw some photos taken on the set, but what do we know about the story of the film? Not much, even less if we don't consider the rumours. I decided to think about the purposes and possibile storylines of the movie, just to point out how much this product is important for the development of the DC Cinematic Universe. After all, BvS is not only the direct sequel of Man of Steel, but also the first expansion of the DCCU and the prequel of the Justice League. Sounds like a lot of stuff, right? Well, it is.
Let's begin!
MAN OF STEEL AFTERMATH
Lot of sh*t happened in Man of Steel. Humanity had direct evidence of the existence of aliens, and some of these aliens invaded Earth and brought destruction. Smallville was attacked, Metropolis was half destroyed and thousands of people lost their lives. Not to mention that the USArmy found out to be inferior to these aliens in terms of weaponry and physical power. While the Evil Kryptonians were defeated, Superman still flies around freely. It is almost obvious that the American Government (and probably also other countries') see the Man of Steel as a threat and a potential danger, and they could try to build special weapons, or super soldiers, as a mean of defense.
Superman himself has to deal with some tough stuff as well. He killed Zod (sorry, spoiler) and that act made him the only true Kryptonian alive. Again, it's obvious that this is going to haunt him.
BATMAN VS SUPERMAN OR SUPERMAN VS BATMAN?
No, I'm not complaining about the title, I'm asking "is Batman going to attack Superman first, or is going to be the opposite?". If they go with the first option, Batman, being a paranoid control freak, would likely develop a plan to take down Superman if he becomes dangerous. Then, Superman could be manipolated by someone (Lex) and do some weird stuff, which would lead Batman to attack, even if it's Lex Luthor who is organizing everything.
If they go with the second option, Superman could be sent by the US Governement to hunt down and arrest Batman, who is, after all, an outlaw with incredible amounts of resources. Superman comes to Gotham and they fight. Pretty simple. By the way, this would be similar to what happened in "The Dark Knight Returns", a graphic novel which was used by Zack Snyder as an inspiration for the movie.
THE SOCIAL LUTHOR
This brings us to Lex Luthor. We don't know to what extent he will be used in the film. However, I like to think he will be portrayed as some kind of shadowy mastermind, a famous person that everybody love while in reality he is like the worst man ever. Many of his properties were damaged during the battle of Metropolis, so he has a reason to personally hate Superman and aliens in general, aside from the whole "You're dangeours!" thing. He is also an industrial rival to Wayne Enterprises and in the comics Lexie is known for his cutthroat tactics when it comes to dealing with competitors.
I'd like to see him organizing a face-off between Bats and Supes just to have them kill each other, or at least weakened, so then he could step on the battlefield with some of his creations (Metallo? Doomsday?), built using the remains of Kryptonian technology.
DIANA OF THEMYSCIRA, FIRST OF HER NAME
Wonder Woman is an iconic character and BvS marks her first cinematic appearance. But how are they going to use her, exactly? Again, the options are two in my opinion.
First, they could simply portray her as the ambassadress of Paradise Island, sent to the World of Men to absolve some diplomatic duties or, as some rumours suggested, to recover an object belonging to her people.
The second option is the "Diana Prince" style. There was a time when Wonder Woman had a civilian identity (Diana Prince) and she was part of the Department of Metahuman Affairs, a US government office which deals with metahumans... like Superman. While I never particularly liked that story, it would be an easy way to insert Diana into the Man of Steel universe.
JUSTICE
Cyborg is in the movie, too, and the immediate sequel of BvS is Justice League. Therefore, we should expect Snyder and Co. will leave some easter eggs and maybe even more in order to prepare the ground for one of the most anticipated comic book movie ever conceived. It would be cool if at the end of BvS we saw the villain of JL. I don't want The Social Luthor, at least not at this stage. Some names I came up with are Darkseid (too soon?), Brainiac, Despero, Ares, and -wait for it- Aquaman. Yep. Aquaman could lead a war against the surface dwellers, perhaps with the help/manipulation of Ares, God of War and Conflict. The Justice League could be formed to protect Earth by an Atlantean invasion... and it would be a nice way to introduce never-too-badass Aquaman.
So, what do you think about my ideas? What do you think will happen in Batman v Superman? State your thoughts below!