Batman v Superman: What Makes The Ultimate Cut ‘R’?

What makes the Ultimate Cut of Batman v Superman an R-rated movie?

Before Batman v Superman even hit theaters, there was news of a director’s cut that not only had 30 more minutes, but was a darker, more violent cut that changed the film’s rating from a PG-13 to an R rated movie. The question people started asking immediately (besides why did they bother to rate a director’s cut releasing only to home video other than purely marketing reasons because they never rate director’s cuts), what is in those 30 extra minutes that garners an R-rating for Batman v Superman?

Granted, I have not seen the Ultimate Cut of Batman v Superman for myself.  Not that I don’t intend to, I’m just waiting for the Blu-Ray release in a few more weeks. But courtesy of IGN, we know what this content is that changes the MPAA rating of the film.

Firstly, if you wanted to see Ben Affleck’s/Bruce Wayne’s/Batman’s butt, you are in luck as we get a full view of it in a shower scene. Scoot McNairy’s Wallace Keefe, the unwitting suicide bomber in the wheelchair utters the “F” word and gets into specifics about how he can’t really go the bathroom anymore talking to Holly Hunter’s Senator Finch. When Anatoli and his mercenaries execute the African henchmen, we actually see the headshots. Finally, when Batman takes on the thugs in the warehouse where Martha Kent is held, you can see his grappling hooks pierce through henchman’s body parts.

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So anybody hoping for a bloodier fight between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight or for that matter the fight between DC’s Trinity and Doomsday at the end of the film will be severely disappointed. Like much of Batman v Superman itself, that all just sounds excessive and unnecessary and adds nothing to the film. Batman v Superman: The Ultimate Cut is available on digital download now and will be out on Blu-Ray and DVD July 19th.