Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is just two months away but there's still a ton of mystery surrounding the film. While Zack Snyder and the cast have strategically revealed information since the film's initial announcement back at SDCC 2013, there's still the question of who Jena Malone is playing, Dick Grayson's involvement and just how the film will explain the science behind General Zodd's transformation into Doomsday. However, many fans are most interested in learning more about Ben Affleck's Batman. He has a comic book accurate costume inspired by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns but just how closely will his Caped Crusader adhere to the source material. Here's everything we know.
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Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne is either 45 or 46 in the film. He's been fighting crime in Gotham for 20 years.
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Batman will wear at least 3 Batsuits in the film - a gray suit made of cloth, an armored suit that allows him to fight Superman and a desert costume seen in a dream sequence. There are unconfirmed rumors that there will be yet another Batsuit seen in a flashback.
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Batman's conflict with Superman stems from the climactic battle in Man of Steel between Superman and Zod. One of the buildings destroyed in Metropolis belonged to Wayne Enterprises and dozens of Bruce Wayne's employees were killed as Zod struggled to gain control of his heat vision. Bruce Wayne was present in Metropolis to witness Superman's destructive capabilities first hand. It's been stated that Lex Luthor tricks Batman into attacking Superman. Is the newspaper seen above that appears to be from the Joker actually from Lex?
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This version of Batman built all of his gadgets and weapons, including the Batmobile, Batwing and grappling hook.
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Batman brands criminals he apprehends with a Bat symbol.
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There's a Robin suit in the Batcave that belonged to one of Batman's teenage sidekicks. The wearer of this suit is presumed to have been killed by the Joker. Most rumors peg Jason Todd as the owner of the Robin suit but this has yet to be confirmed. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Barbara Gordon, Carrie Kelly and even Damian Wayne are also potential owners of the costume.
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During the events of Man of Steel, Batman is semi-retired. It's rumored that he remotely controls Bat-drones from the Batcave before Superman's destruction of Metropolis causes him to don the Batsuit once again.
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Wayne Enterprises is the 2nd most charitable corporation in the United States after Kord Industries.
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Wayne Enterprises has the 5th most government military contracts behind LexCorp, Kord Industries, Stagg, Queen Industries and Geschaft Kreig.
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At some point during Batman's 20 year career he put all of the criminal members of the Suicide Squad in Belle Reeve prison. That's Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn, Diablo, Slipknot and the Joker.
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It's rumored but unconfirmed that Commissioner Gordon has died or been killed at some point during Batman's 20 year career.
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Wonder Woman and Batman know each other's secret identity in Batman v Superman, implying a previous rendezvous between the two characters. Rumors speculate that their initial meeting will happen in the solo Wonder Woman movie that's currently filming.
This is everything that's been confirmed (or heavily rumored) about Ben Affleck's Batman. This isn't to say that this covers everything that's been theorized or rumored but this information is simply what's been confirmed by WB or the cast and crew working on the film. There's a ton of other rumors about Affleck's Batman floating around the web but they're simply not as concrete as the information above at this point. As we count down to the film's March 25 release date, expect more footage to be released, shedding more light on Gotham's Dark Knight protector.