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In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne flees his parents' funeral. He falls into a cave, where a circling vortex of bats elevates him back to the surface. In the present, eighteen months after his cataclysmic battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Bruce is now a billionaire who has operated in Gotham City as the masked vigilante Batman for twenty years. Having witnessed the battle in person, he sees Superman as an existential threat to humanity. Clark Kent, Superman's civilian identity, seeks to condemn Batman's brutal methods in Daily Planet articles. LexCorp mogul Lex Luthor attempts to persuade US Senator June Finch to allow him to import kryptonite discovered in the aftermath of Zod's terraforming attempt, so that it can be used as a deterrent against future Kryptonian threats. She declines, but Luthor makes alternative plans with Finch's subordinate, who grants him access to Zod's corpse and the Kryptonian scout ship. Bruce attends a gala at LexCorp to steal the company's encrypted data, but antiquities dealer Diana Prince steals it first; she returns it to Bruce. Bruce dreams of a post-apocalyptic world where he leads rebels against an evil Superman. He is awakened by an unidentified person, appearing through a portal, who tells him that Lois Lane is 'the key' and urges him to find 'the others' before vanishing. The decrypted data reveals Luthor's files on several metahumans across the globe. One is Diana, who appears in a photo from World War I. A widely publicized congressional hearing at the US Capitol, led by Finch, is held to question Superman's actions and intentions. A lead-covered bomb smuggled in by Luthor detonates, killing everyone present. Superman blames himself for not detecting it and self-imposes exile. Believing Superman was complicit in the attack, Batman breaks into LexCorp and steals the kryptonite to weaponize it. Wearing an armored exosuit and wielding a kryptonite spear, he lights the Bat-Signal and awaits a battle with Superman. Luthor lures Superman out by kidnapping Martha Kent, Clark's adoptive mother, and Lois. Superman saves Lois and confronts Luthor, who reveals he orchestrated Batman's paranoia. He demands that Superman kill Batman in exchange for Martha's life. Superman arrives in Gotham and tries reasoning with Batman, who attacks him using kryptonite-laced gas. They bat

In Their Own Story

Outside, the rain battered the window, mimicking the perpetual gloom of Ashram's ruins described on the page.

Reader's Guide

The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of Man of Steel. Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal by Christian Bale in The Dark Knight trilogy, serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from the Superman comic book series The Death of Superman. Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013, and principal photography started in May 2014 in Detroit. Additional filming also took place in Illinois and New Mexico, concluding in December. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $874 million worldwide against a budget of $250–325 million, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016, while also having the biggest opening weekend for a superhero film at the time of its release. It received mixed reviews from critics. A director's cut, dubbed the 'Ultimate Edition', features 31 minutes of additional footage and was released to home media formats later in 2016. A follow-up, titled Justice League, was released on November 17, 2017.

Did You Know?

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together.
• The film is the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman.
• The film's Batman was influenced by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, which shows Batman in his 50s.
• A director's cut, dubbed the 'Ultimate Edition', features 31 minutes of additional footage.
• The film had the biggest opening weekend for a superhero film at the time of its release.

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