Zack Snyder Talks Batman’s Thought Process Towards Superman in BVS
In the upcoming issue of Empire Magazine, Zack Snyder gives a detailed look into the mind and history of the film’s new version Batman. He notes some very key things, like how Batman is the reason many of the Suicide Squad members are already behind bars. In addition, he goes deep into the mindset of Bruce Wayne (played by Ben Affleck) as he tries to comprehend the question of, “What is Superman?”
“We are playing him 45 or 46,” Snyder said a new interview with Empire Magazine. “He has been Batman for 20 years. All the history is there. Was there a Robin at one time? Possibly. We want to assume that Batman has reached this point in his life and career as a superhero, and Superman represents a sort of philosophical change. He is a paradigm shift for Batman: ‘I’ve been fighting criminals all my life, trying to find justice, and now I am confronted with a concept that is transcendent to me.’ In the face of Superman, a man robbing a bank doesn’t matter. He’s having a crisis of conscience. ‘Am I really just a vigilante who stalks the alleys of Gotham?’ It is rich stuff that he deals with. Ben does an amazing job.”
While obviously we’ve only seen bits and pieces, Snyder’s explanations seems like what Batman would think when he would see Superman for the first time.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice arrives in theaters on March 25, 2016.