Dawn Of Justice Trailer Officially Released

Taking a page from Marvel Studios when they had their trailer leak for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Warner Bros. has officially released the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ahead of its planned date of this Monday, April 20, 2015:

On Thursday, a leaker based in Brazil (location-evidence gathered from the subtitles found in the trailer) first posted a short pirated clip of the trailer.  It was soon taken down by Warner Bros.  However, in a matter of hours, the leaker struck again and released a full-length copy.  Even though it was a bit blurry and shaky, the pirated asset nonetheless lit up the fan community.

Today, Warner Bros. scrambled to take down every online copy of the bad quality trailer.  And now, via a tweet, director Zack Snyder — taking the leak with stride — announced the official release:

People who registered for the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice IMAX Trailer event shouldn’t worry about the coveted day being canceled.  As a treat to loyal fans, Snyder tweeted another message — promising that the IMAX event is still on and that they will see a special trailer with a bit more footage and some swag to take home:

Make sure to come back to Bam Smack Pow on the night of Monday, April 20, 2015 where we’ll give you an exclusive report and account on this exciting event.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has a United States release date of March 25, 2016.  It will be directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio from a story by David Goyer and Zack Snyder, and will star Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves, Holly Hunter as a United States Senator, Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg, and Callan Mulvey, Scoot McNairy, and Jena Malone in unspecified roles.

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