New Trailer: Batman v. Superman Comic Con 2015 Edition!!

Probably the biggest film trailer to debut at this past weekend's Comic Con was Warner Bros' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This second much longer look at the DC Universe film gives us additional info on the conflict brewing brewing between two brooding superheroes, leading to an eventual fight on the yard (or a Batmobile). They'll take whatever is available at the moment.

We see Superman aka Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) feel more and more marginalised as an outsider. We  see an older, bulkier Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck, who takes over the role from Christian Bale) who's suppressed his feelings for a long time. Somebody's also goading Bruce with notes about his past and you can literally feel the waves of anger rolling of him against Superman. Cue the return of the vigilante Batman.

The trailer also shows us glimpses of other iconic characters of the universe, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jesse Eisenberg as a very youngish Lex Luthor with hair and of course Gal Gadot debuting as Wonder Woman. Director Zack Synder sure has his hands full with all-star cast that I hope get the opportunity to do justice to their characters.

My only problem is (and I felt this with The Amazing Spider-Man reboot too and look what's happened there, it's being rebooted yet again) we just said an emotional goodbye to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. To say that Nolan's films changed the way we look at comic book/superhero films is an understatement. It's too soon. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is also setting up the road for the rest of the DC characters to go off and have their own adventures. More surprising news coming out of Comic Con was that Affleck himself would be directing a standalone Batman film after the Justice League film in 2019! Wow, that's a whole lot of Batman down the line.

Gotham's bringing the fight down to Metropolis. I sure hope Superman's ready. Will Earth survive the fighting between two ultimate superheroes? Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice releases March 25, 2016 ahead of the crowded summer season.

Around the World in Posters: Aloha, Southpaw, Batman v. Superman and more!

Bradley Cooper shows off his pearly whites in these new Aloha posters.

These radical Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice posters feature opposing logos torn into Batman and Superman's portraits.

Closing out the Directors' Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival is Dope starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons.

The beloved French classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is adapted for the first time into an animated feature film and will debut out of competition at Cannes this year.

The poster for this year's Sundance darling, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, starring Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke and Ronald Cyler II.

Jake Gyllenhaal gets real and gritty in the first poster for Southpaw.

Four new character posters land for Tomorrowland. Raffey Cassidy is Athena who we've glimpsed on other posters as well. Britt Robertson plays the curious lead Casey Newton while the final two character posters feature the older (George Clooney) and younger (Thomas Robinson) versions of Frank Walker.  

New trailer: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

"Tell me, do you bleed? You will... " A very grim Batman informs Superman as the first trailer of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ends. Director Zack Synder's follow up to 2013's Man of Steel brings together two frenemies, Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) going up against each other for the first time. This film has huge expectations for Warner Bros., not just because they are pitting two iconic characters in a battle on the big screen, but also since the film will lay the groundwork for upcoming DC Universe films featuring Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and more.

Going up against rival studios Marvel and Disney who have already shown immense success with their superhero and franchise films, Warner Bros. needs this film to work badly. It's already been delayed from this year's summer release schedule. But one hopes this will be for the betterment of the film. This current trailer released early by a few days since the trailer leaked online. Competing with the other big trailer release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the studio had no choice but to make it official.

There aren't too much shots in the trailer of the friendly foes fighting each other but instead a lot of discontent piling up against the outsider Superman in the form of voice overs of cast members Holly Hunter and Jeremy Iron . A statue of Superman has the words 'False God' graffitied onto the famous logo. We finally get a glimpse of the very beefed up Batman (Affleck) who I'm assuming is coming out of retirement to face Superman. He does not look happy. There's a lot of anger and resentment under the surface here. We have to assume this is not the same Batman from Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Whatever happened to Bruce Wayne? I guess we'll find out more when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice releases on March 25, 2016. The cast also features Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Jesse Einsenberg and Laurence Fishburne.

News Update: Wonder Woman, The Fast and The Furious 7's future and a Veronica Mars release date!

(Photo: Variety)

• Batman. Superman. And Wonder Woman?  Yup, the sequel to this year's Man of Steel is bringing in the big guns with Ben Affleck as the Dark Knight and now Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.  The Israeli actress has previously appeared in The Fast and The Furious 6.  The makers are really laying down the plans for that eventual Justice League movie. Batman vs. Superman releases on July 17, 2015.
• Speaking of The Fast and The Furious, the seventh movie in the super-hit franchise has halted production after the tragic death of one of its leads, Paul Walker.  The film was due to release on July 11, 2014.  
• Veronica Mars, the movie, is coming to theatres in America on March 13, 2013 exactly one year after its amazingly successful Kickstarter campaign that allowed the movie into existence.  The film starring Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring as Logan, Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars and plenty of fan favourite characters reprising their roles, picks up ten years later as Veronica returns to Neptune to help out Logan as he's accused of killing his girlfriend.  Now, let's work on those international release dates, yes?
• While director Woody Allen is set to receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes on January 12th, he will not be showing up to receive it as his custom with award shows. Instead, actress Diane Keaton (Annie Hall herself) will receive the honor on his behalf.