SourceIt's official: following the rumours that were swirling just a few hours ago, Warner Bros has confirmed that 2015 will see Batman and Superman together in the same live action movie (in effect finally realising an idea that was being developed around a decade ago, when Wolfgang Petersen was earmarked to direct).
The official announcement confirms that the studio's Man Of Steel follow-up will bring back Henry Cavill as Superman, with an as yet uncast actor taking on the role of Batman.
Zack Snyder is co-writing the story to the film with Man Of Steel scribe David S Goyer, and the latter will then pen the screenplay for the movie. Production on the Superman/Batman movie will then begin in 2014, with a summer 2015 release date targeted.
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas step back to executive producer roles on the new film, so as expected, it's not going to be their take on Batman that moves forward. Emma Thomas said that "Whilst our Dark Knight trilogy is complete, we have every confidence that Zack’s fresh interpretation will take the character in a new and exciting direction. His vision for Superman opened the door to a whole new universe and we can’t wait to see what Zack does with these characters".
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