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While 2015 has been a stellar year for stupendously huge blockbusters - with The Avengers, James Bond and Star Wars all released within the space of 8 months – there are more massive films to look forward to next year.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees the highly-anticipated return of two iconic superheroes to the big screen, as DC Comics begin to assemble their Avengers-style film universe.
The latest trailer for the super-powered smackdown is certainly high octane.
The three minute clip introduces Ben Affleck’s take on Bruce Wayne (spoiler alert: he’s Batman), Jesse Eisenberg’s unusual squeaky-voiced incarnation of Superman baddie Lex Luthor, and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman.
Then there's the small matter of Doomsday, a huge mutated rampaging monster - what are the chances that Batman and Superman will put their petty squabbles aside and team up to save the day?
The film follows on from 2013 Superman origin story Man of Steel, with Henry Cavill returning as the Kryptonian boy scout – and it seems the repercussions of his Metropolis-destroying scuffle with warrior Zod are what leads to his feud with Gotham’s dark knight.
Take a look above as we scour through the details revealed in the trailer – and prepare to get excited for the film’s release on March 25.
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The latest trailer for the superhero smackdown is packed with juicy details
Here's our guide to all the juicy details in the latest trailer
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Henry Cavill is back as Clark Kent / Superman – seemingly the only reporter in the world who doesn’t know who billionaire Bruce Wayne is
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Here’s Ben Affleck as an older version of Bruce Wayne – when we meet Batman this time around, he’s been dispensing his own sense of justice in Gotham for a long time
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Superman, the original optimistic American boy scout, doesn’t appear to be happy about the extent to which Batman takes the law into his own hands
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Superman’s fight with Zod at the end of Man Of Steel destroyed a lot of Metropolis – see the buildings being rebuilt in the background, while a huge statue of Supes has been built as a memorial
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Superman is still doing his whole ‘saving the world’ thing, here seen trying to save people from a rocket disaster
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The religious imagery that has often surrounded Superman is well and truly intact here
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“I just have a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns,” says Bruce Wayne, delivering an epic burn to Superman. Anyway, here’s Robin’s costume – it looks like a previous tragic encounter with Jared Leto’s Joker is still a sore point for Batman
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Jesse Eisenberg is taking on the role of legendary Superman baddie Lex Luthor. While he starts the film with luscious locks, set photos indicate he’ll have his famous bald look by the end of the film. It’s a curious version of the character, with Eisenberg giving the super genius / businessman / mad scientist a squeaky voice and odd wisecracks
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Not everyone is a fan of Superman – the fact of the matter is, his fight with Zod will have killed a lot of people. Note the placards in the background: ‘God Hates Aliens’ (an allusion to the Westboro Baptist Church signs), and ‘This is OUR world not yours!’
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Look closely and you’ll see that this is the Batcave – a chamber on the right holds the Batsuit, while the Batmobile has a sheet draped over it. Pretty snazzy digs, Wayne
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While Affleck plays an older Bruce Wayne, here’s Jeremy Irons as a much younger Alfred than we’re typically used to
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This is a new perspective on the Zod fight from Man of Steel – Bruce Wayne witnessed the destruction, which included a building full of Wayne Enterprises employees. This is where his feud with Superman starts
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How does Batman stand a chance against the highly-powered alien? This metal Batsuit should at least give him a fighting chance
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A brilliant Easter Egg for comic fans – this shot references an iconic panel from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. That story also features an older Batman who fights Superman, and was a key inspiration for Dawn of Justice
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Amy Adams returns as Lois Lane – here’s hoping she gets more to do this time around
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We’ll be honest – we’re not entirely sure what these creepy winged creatures are. However, that’s Batman being taken down by Superman’s army – note the S logo on the soldier’s arm
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Here you go, acronym fans: USAMRIID is the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases. Well, that can’t be good
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That’s Zod’s corpse, and whatever Lex Luthor plans to do with it, it won’t be a party
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Here’s the big baddie, mutated creature Doomsday. In the comics, he’s the result of Kryptonian experimentation. Our guess? This might be what Lex Luthor creates from the remains of Zod
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Just as Batman is almost blown away by Doomsday, enter Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman to save the day
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Witness the beginnings of the Justice League – DC’s equivalent of The Avengers – with Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman joining forces to take down Doomsday. It looks like the whole ‘Batman v Superman’ feud will be put to one side in the end
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