Zack Snyder Explains Why He's Utilising 'Doomsday' In BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Zack Snyder Explains Why He's Utilising 'Doomsday' In BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

The director talks here about why he chose Doomsday as the movie's big bad and drops some very interesting details about how Lex Luthor's obsession with metahumans connects to Wonder Woman.

By JoshWilding - Jan 25, 2016 09:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman vs. Superman
Source: Empire Magazine
The latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice confirmed that The Trinity will be squaring off against Doomsday, but many fans believe the iconic villain should have been saved for the yet to be announced Man of Steel sequel. Instead, he's being used as a way of bringing together the Justice League, and in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, director Zack Snyder explained his decision to include Doomsday in the highly anticipated movie which is set to be released this March.

"To go up against heroes like Batman and Superman, we wanted to introduce one of the DC Universe's most iconic and powerful villains," he explains. "He is essentially an unstoppable force. He poses a real threat to the world within the film." He's clearly not going to be easy to take down then, and while neither Snyder or Jesse Eisenberg would comment in the magazine's pages about Lex Luthor's involvement with Doomsday's creation, Snyder did drop some spoilery hints about his fascination with the superhero community and powered individuals in general

"You learn pretty early on that Lex is interested in metahuman existence," Snyder explains, "and that there might be some relationship between that investigation and the appearance of Diana Prince." That lines up with rumours we heard last year about the villain performing some sort of investigation into her existence, so the plot has now very much thickened in regards to how she'll be introduced in the movie! What do you guys think about these latest details?

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DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 1/25/2016, 9:35 AM
Sounds like a waste.
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 1/25/2016, 9:36 AM
Santanaonfire
Santanaonfire - 1/25/2016, 9:38 AM
Withholding judgement until I see it, but I'm a little apprehensive.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/25/2016, 9:40 AM
Man this is going to be a long 7 weeks!!!!!!! I keep checking my email everyday to see when I will get that email for my ticket to the early screening!!!!!!!
KINGPEN266FBA
KINGPEN266FBA - 1/25/2016, 11:38 AM
@JoeMomma29 - me too man me too damn this blizzard lol
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/25/2016, 9:43 AM
@TheNerdGuy

Well Hulk is there because Thor movies have been boring........Hulk is awesome! I will take him in any movie IMO!
kakinurmawth
kakinurmawth - 1/25/2016, 1:19 PM
@JoeMomma29 - but also cause they can't really do another solo Hulk movie. Hulk has been ignored in the MCU because of this. Getting him more screentime any way they can is a good thing. Plus if my my wild dreams of Thanos appearing in Ragnarok is true then having him beat down Thor and/or Hulk would be a great way to introduce just how powerful and scary this guy really is.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/25/2016, 9:44 AM
@Thenerdguy

The rumor is end of Feb! I took pictures of all my vouchers.........
AT3374
AT3374 - 1/25/2016, 9:46 AM
Can't wait to get tickets
webheaded
webheaded - 1/25/2016, 10:17 AM
I was so hyped for this movie, but that last trailer really shot this movie down for me. Why show the entire outline of the movie in a trailer? Ridiculous
HubbleFunk
HubbleFunk - 1/25/2016, 10:24 AM
@webheaded - I agree they showed too much in terms of plot... It's all too familiar in trailers now.
Though I don't remember people complaining when the Iron Man trailer did the same thing...

UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 1/25/2016, 10:26 AM
@webheaded - so you know what the deal is with Lex/OS then?

Go ahead, share it with the rest of us.
sixthsense
sixthsense - 1/25/2016, 10:26 AM
@webheaded - if you were so hyped and didn't wanted to be spoiled,why did you watch the trailer? Not to mention it was the third trailer we were given...
McGee
McGee - 1/25/2016, 10:22 AM
No nerd guy. Trailers are supposed to provide a mobile living unit for low income families / people. What Zack Snyder has done is create an enticing promotional ad for a movie. Very different!!! >:(
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 1/25/2016, 10:25 AM
@McGee - I thought you lived chained to Steve Buscemi's house? I thought your living situation was already figured out by that judge.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 1/25/2016, 10:31 AM
@McGee - Greg Capullo drinks McGee & Gusto's beer!!!
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 1/25/2016, 10:23 AM
They had to reveal Doomsday at some point. They have to sell toys, y'know. Plus, I've heard people bitch and complain about Batman and Superman fighting, but then when they reveal that they team up, they bitch and moan.

Goddamn, there's no winning with people.
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 1/25/2016, 10:25 AM
The ONE way for DC to succeed in overthrowing the MCU is by focusing on its villains, otherwise it will just be a rehash of their stories.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/25/2016, 10:27 AM
I'm just waiting for Josh to comment to see how many dislikes he gets.

McGee
McGee - 1/25/2016, 10:46 AM
@blackandyellow - I'm still trying to figure out this new format. I don't like change...or seeing my Cardinals lose.

blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/25/2016, 10:54 AM
@McGee

Yeah, that was brutal. The Cards looked like the Browns yesterday.
NELLOGISTICS
NELLOGISTICS - 1/25/2016, 10:27 AM
Lex wants to keep a certain eye on the superhero community, eh.



I hope they build Brainiac for Justice League Part One. ideally, he'd be a roguish operative network spawned from the system of Brother Eye, or built within the counters of the Watchtower from Wayne's aerospace division. he'd have Bruce's data on the super-laden world of heroes so it can loosely follow Tower of Babel's premise.
AZSuperman
AZSuperman - 1/25/2016, 10:28 AM
was there more Doomsday trailer stuff added to last night's new spot during the NFC/AFC playoff games????? I can't seem to find it, just more spots mashing up trailer stuff we've already seen.

If there is a new trailer will someone please post a link, I can't find any new stuff???
JFogg
JFogg - 1/25/2016, 10:29 AM
How about Snyder calms the hell down and doesn't blow his load every time someone questions what he does! Have faith in what you made and tell everyone to wait! I really have to do better of not clicking on this stuff.
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 1/25/2016, 10:30 AM
I think Aquaman's going to be introduced by taking down Doomsday.
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