VIDEO - WATCH THE LEXCORP VIRAL VIDEO FOR BATMAN V SUPERMAN!!!

It's not a trailer as such, but Warner has released a new video to promote next year's release of their superhero face-off Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's a fake viral clip that showcases LexCorp's new Operating System LexOS.

Jesse Eisenberg will play the villainous billionaire Lex Luthor in the movie, which also stars Ben Affleck as Batman, and following 2013's Man of Steel, sees Henry Cavill return to the role of Superman.

Speaking to MTV in July, Eisenberg explained why his portrayal of Luthor would differ from the pervious screen versions, in particular Gene Hackman in the 1978 movie Superman.

"There's an emotional core to the character," he said. "It's not a silly villainous character. It is an entirely different thing. Also, the tone of that [Superman] movie is so different. Like, that movie wouldn't be made now.

"The way we expect movies to be now is to have some kind of--I mean, it's probably for the best--there's some kind of psychological accuracy. That the person is coming from a place probably diagnosable in some way."

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE ... WHO IS JESSE EISENBERG'S LEX LUTHOR?

Jesse Eisenberg’s casting as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice raised more than a few eyebrows — Eisenberg is typically known for playing nebbish, fidgety characters, but if the trailers for Batman v Superman are any indication, it looks as though Zack Snyder put those qualities to interesting use, giving us a Lex Luthor unlike any we’ve seen before. If you’re curious to know more about Eisenberg’s Luthor, this latest piece of viral marketing sheds some light on what Snyder and Eisenberg are doing with the notorious Superman baddie.

Fortune ran a “profile” of Alexander Joseph Luthor Jr., aka Lex Luthor, describing the LexCorp CEO as a “jeans-wearing genius” and “baby-faced billionaire” who “transformed an aging petrochemical and heavy machinery dinosaur into a tech darling.” The profile immediately calls to mind Mark Zuckerberg, the eccentric genius behind Facebook — whom Eisenberg impressively portrayed in David Fincher’s The Social Network. It’s all making a little more sense now, isn’t it?

The fictional Luthor is interviewed while waiting in line at the company’s vegan food truck, and explains how he inherited the company from his father. The profile describes Luthor as “down-to-Earth” and goes on to note that LexCorp is “the second largest emerging technology corporation in the world next to Wayne Enterprises.” But while Wayne Enterprises has moved away from military contracts, LexCorp is embracing them:

“It’s a necessity,” Luthor insists. “We live in the most dangerous point of time in all of human history. Statistically speaking, it’s a near certainty that another world-changing crisis is hurtling toward us like a speeding bullet. We have to be ready to defend ourselves. No civilization was ever conquered by having a strong military.”

As for the accusations of a few fringe outliers who accuse him of being a “war monger,” Luthor just laughs them off. “I don’t know very many ‘war mongers’ who have a foosball table in the conference room.”

Our new Lex Luthor isn’t terribly different from previous iterations, though he has been modernized a bit to fit into a more contemporary narrative. That said, if you have an allergy to vegan idealists, you probably already dislike the guy.

RUMOR!!! JARED LETO'S JOKER WILL APPEAR IN BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE!!!!

As the time shortens towards the release date of the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) the rumours seem to be running wild and getting more and more interesting and stranger! The latest one revolves around the appearance of Jared Leto's Joker not only in Suicide Squad as we all know but also in Batman V Superman!

That's exactly how Warner Bros. intended it to be with all the hints and Easter eggs that they dropped, which they also knew would be nitpicked and theorized by today's blogosphere.
It has reached a point wherein there are already betting odds on which rumors will hold true. One rumor seems to have reached "inevitable" level, and that is the possible appearance of the Joker.

Cinema Blend has enumerated the hints on the trailer in this post and they reach a conclusion that all those Easter eggs-the damaged Robin costume and the vandalized headline, among others, lead to a clear conclusion.

"But with all of these hints dropped into this second trailer, I think it's extremely likely that we will see Jared Leto's Joker before he appears in Suicide Squad later next year."

What Culture also crashes the Joker party with a full-on prediction on how the appearance will take place.

"The rumored scene, which was reportedly added into the movie at the last minute, is supposed to depict the Joker kicking Batman's sidekick, Robin (or Jason Todd), to death," WC surmised. "And given that the trailer has already confirmed the appearance of a damaged Robin suit and the existence of at least one flashback (we see a young Bruce Wayne and his parents at one point in the latest trailer), there's certainly room for a debate on its inclusion."

The article also stated that the main argument against this rumor is that the film might already be "overstuffed." There are already a number of heroes to be introduced in the film to add the Joker to the head count.

The thing is, that is actually the intent of the movie. It has already been confirmed that BvS is more "Justice League" introduction and DC Extended Universe building block than "Man of Steel" sequel. It was meant to be that way, and the Joker plays an integral part of what makes the Ben Affleck Batman "scarred.

HOW CRAZY WILL JARED LETO'S JOKER BE IN SUICIDE SQUAD?

While Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice may be the next highly anticipated DC movie coming out over the next year, the performance that seems to have most people excited is Jared Leto’s take on The Joker in Suicide Squad. It doesn’t help that the actor has continuously teased fans about just how far off the rails his version of the Clown Prince of Crime will be. But just how crazy will our new Joker be?
 
According to Heroic Hollywood, at a recent concert for his band 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto addressed the crowd about his excitement for Suicide Squad:

I can’t wait for you to see this – they’re going to lock me away in a box after this movie comes out.

 
While this does not necessarily provide us with much insight regarding how Leto will bring the character to life, it seems to indicate that insanity will be the name of the game. Leto’s on-set antics as The Joker have already made headlines over the last few months – such as sending live rats to his Suicide Squad cast mates. Leto’s commitment to the character reportedly went too far and so off the rails that Margot Robbie felt genuinely afraid of him while on set. That’s dedication. Given the fact that The Joker will reportedly play a "Hannibal Lecter" role in Suicide Squad, and we will get a glimpse of what he did to Harleen Quinzel to turn her into Harley Quinn, it seems as though Suicide Squad will provide the most in-depth look into Joker’s psyche that movie audiences have ever seen.
 
Every iteration of The Joker is insane in some sense of the word, but his characterization has most certainly changed from version to version. Cesar Romero’s Joker always seemed like a loveably looney cartoon – a throwback to the Silver Age Joker. Jack Nicholson’s Joker played like an unhinged extension of the actor’s already unhinged personality. Heath Ledger’s Joker always felt less like a crazy person, and more like a brilliant anarchist, steadfast in his beliefs. Perhaps the craziest version of The Joker to grace our screens to date came in the form of Mark Hamill’s iconic portrayal of the character in Batman: The Animated Series – and subsequently in the Arkham games. However, just going off of what everyone has to say about Jared Leto’s take on the character, we may soon have a new Joker upon which all others are compared.

VIDEO - MICHAEL SHANNON INTERVIEW ... "I JUST MAKE UP STUFF"!!!!

Michael Shannon made headlines in August when he told a bizarre story about getting locked in a port-a-potty on the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set. He said he was unable to open the door because his costume involved him having “flippers” for hands. Shannon then backtracked on those comments, and said that he only did voice over work for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel. Now he’s saying he just likes to make stuff up!

“Flippers? I think that might be a prime example of my scatological humor. People ask me a lot about Batman v Superman and I really don’t have anything to say about it, so sometimes I just make up stuff, which I’m sure Warner Bros. is really happy about,” Shannon told Screen Rant.

When asked if he has more of a role than just playing dead instead a body bag like we saw in the Comic-Con trailer, Shannon made up another story! “I run for President (laughs). Uh, no, you know, I think it’s better left unsaid. I mean, when does the movie come out?” March, Screen Rant replied. “Yeah, I don’t want to spoil it for anybody. Yeah, no comment.” said Shannon.

So there you have it. Michael Shannon admits that he loves to make stuff up in interviews, and now we have three different explanations on is role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Are any of them actually true? I guess we’ll find out when the movie hits theaters on March 25, 2016.

Check out Shannon’s comments in the video above at the 3:41 mark.

99 HOMES INTERVIEW - MICHAEL SHANNON

SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) ... WHAT IF THE JOKER ISN'T THE MAIN VILLAIN OF THE MOVIE?

Do you remember all the fanfare and marketing behind Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight in 2008? We all focused on the Joker as the main antagonist on the movie and then we all learnt that Two Face / Harvey Dent was just as equal an ingredient to the plot and in fact pushing the entire storyline just a little further, it seems that this may be the case with the Suicide Squad.

Fans already know that supermodel turned actress Cara Delevingne will play witch Enchantress in the movie, but website Heroic Hollywood has gone one step further and put it out there that actually, she might just be the first major female villain in a superhero blockbuster.

The theory follows that the team are sent on a mission to stop Enchantress resurrecting her dead brother and wreaking havoc, and it does make sense that she's the antagonist judging by the recent Comic Con trailer. Enchantress certainly seems up to no good, what with all that creeping around and bathing in bog in front of a pentagram.

Obviously this is all completely unconfirmed, with producers keeping what's actually going down as secret as possible.

SUICIDE SQUAD PLOT
A secret government agency run by Amanda Waller, named A.R.G.U.S creates a task force comprised of super villains, the "Suicide Squad". They are assigned to execute dangerous tasks in exchange for shorter prison sentences.

SUICIDE SQUAD COMIC CON TRAILER


Suicide Squad is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics antihero team of the same name. It is intended to be the third installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is written and directed by David Ayer, and stars an ensemble cast featuring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Karen Fukuhara, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, and Viola Davis.

RUMOR ... MAN OF STEEL 2 WILL FEATURE BRANIAC, BIZARRO AND SUPERGIRL!!!

Heroic Hollywood claims to have obtained unconfirmed details regarding the plot of a sequel to Man of Steel--not to be confused with Batman v Superman.

According to the rumor, the sequel would feature Brainiac as the chief antagonist, attempting to retrieve the codex of Kryptonian genes similar to General Zod. However, he sets his sights on Supergirl as his pathway to the codex instead.

The rumor goes on to state that Brainiac ultimately will create Bizarro from the small scraps of Kryptonian knowledge he does have, and use him against Supergirl to retrieve the codex. This is a ton of detail for a movie that is so early in its planning stages, though, so take it with a grain or two of salt.

Though CBS does have a screen incarnation of Supergirl coming this fall season, the movie Supergirl would be unrelated. DC intends to keep its film and television universes separate, as in the case of The Flash.

WHO IS BRANIAC?
Braniac is typically depicted as an extraterrestrial android. He is a principal foe of Superman and responsible for shrinking and stealing Kandor, the capital city of Superman's home planet Krypton. Due to multiple revisions of DC's continuity, several variations of Brainiac have appeared. Most incarnations of Brainiac depict him as a green-skinned being in humanoid form. He is bald, except for a set of diodes protruding from his skull.

The character's name is a portmanteau of the words brain and maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer

BRANIAC'S POWERS AND ABILITIES
Brainiac has a "12th-level intellect", allowing calculation abilities, enhanced memory and advanced understanding of mechanical engineering, bio-engineering, physics, and other theoretical and applied sciences, as well as extensive knowledge of various alien technologies. For comparison, the population of 20th century Earth as a whole constitutes a 6th-Level intelligence and the population of 31st century Earth as a whole is a 9th-Level intelligence. The character has created devices such as a force field belt and a shrinking ray capable of reducing cities. Brainiac's advanced mental powers have shown him capable of possessing others, absorbing information from other beings, transferring his consciousness, creating and manipulating computer systems, replicating multiple versions of himself, and exerting powers to traverse or control space and time. John Byrne's re-imagining of the character possessed telepathy and telekinesis that were further augmented by an implanted electrode head-piece.

The most recent version of Brainiac (a living Coluan who utilizes android "probes") is connected to his ship in such a way that he can be disabled for a short period if separated without warning. While inside his ship he is capable of fighting evenly with and overpowering the likes of Superman. He heals from injuries at incredible speed. After being separated from the ship he physically starts to deteriorate and is far less powerful. He is a biological creature that has altered his body to acquire more knowledge to become "better." With his ship, vast knowledge, and powerful technology, Brainiac has captured thousands of cities and has assimilated and destroyed just as many civilizations. He is considered one of the most powerful villains Superman has faced.

WHO IS BIZARRO?
Bizarro was Superman's deficient clone. He was a tragic figure and more misguided and manipulated rather than intentionally evil.

BIZARRO POWERS AND ABILITIES
Bizarro is depicted as having all the abilities of Superman, although in some incarnations several of these traits have been reversed, such as

• "freeze vision" instead of heat vision
• "flame breath" instead of freeze breath
• "vacuum breath" instead of super breath
• "Bizarro telescopic vision" which allows Bizarro to see a "short distance behind his head" rather than a "long distance in front of his head"
• "Bizarro microscopic vision" which makes objects "actually smaller to everyone" rather than merely "appear to be bigger to only the user"
• "Bizarro X-ray vision" which allows Bizarro to "only see through lead" rather than the ability to "see through anything except lead"
• "Telescopic X-ray vision" which caused Bizarro to shoot x-rays from his eyes from "fifty miles around".^[47]

This also applies to weaknesses, as Bizarro is vulnerable to blue kryptonite, as opposed to green kryptonite, which is lethal to Superman. Bizarro is actually strengthened by green kryptonite as opposed to blue kryptonite.

SUPERMAN V BATMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016) DOES WARNER BROS WANT MORE BATMAN THAN SUPERMAN?

I certainly never pondered who would have more screen time, Superman or Batman, but honestly after reading about this rumour I'm more than curious. Well both characters have their strong fan bases

Heroic Hollywood reports a source close to the production claims Affleck’s performance as Batman is overpowering Cavill’s time on screen. Warner Bros Studios allegedly wants the production to include more Batman scenes in the film.

The Batman vs. Superman movie production hasn’t commented on any of the behind-the-scenes rumors, but we know the script is solid. Lex Luthor actor Jesse Eisenberg recently reiterated how amazing the script is during an interview with Today Show.

"Yes, it is like the most incredible character," Eisenberg said. "It was written by this guy, Chris Terrio. This is like his first movie after Argo. He's just this brilliant writer of characters. So this movie is not this kind of cartoonish superhero movie. It is very serious and well-acted, well written, well directed movie. It's really phenomenal.”

Warner Bros Studios also didn’t want to rush the Batman vs. Superman movie production. Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara also confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter the film’s release date delay was a solid production move. Tsujihara assured fans Warner Bros Studios is confident in the way the film has turned out since they announced the delay.

“It was a tough decision at the time because it was going to create a hole in 2015,” Tsujihara told The Hollywood Reporter. “But it was absolutely the right decision for the franchise, for DC and the movie. Having seen the movie multiple times, and again last night, I’m extremely confident it was the right decision to make the movie better. And it’s so important for the studio to get the foundation right on DC.”

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Affleck as Batman, Cavill as Superman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman hits theaters March 25, 2016.

JESSIE EISENBERG INTERVIEW

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016) MICHAEL SHANNON TALKS ZOD IN DOJ

One of the major points of contention for fans with 2013’s Man of Steel was the slaying of General Zod at the hands of Superman. Now it seems things are about to get even stranger with the character. It was confirmed in the last trailer for the film that Michael Shannon will reprise his role as (the corpse) of General Zod in the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and in an interview with Vulture, he reveals a strange detail about his character that became inconvenient when he went to the restroom.

“I was in my costume, and I couldn’t use my fingers because in the sequel I have flippers instead of hands. So I had these wax flippers on my fingers, and I couldn’t open the door, and I could hear Zack [Snyder, the director] being like, ‘Where’s Shannon? Where the f**k is he?’ and the whole crew was standing around. I was like, knocking on the door with my flippers, ‘Let me out of here!’”

If you heard a record scratch while reading that quote, you’re not alone, because the addition of flippers to General Zod’s body is certainly not from the source material.

JESSE EISENBERG Is The Ultra-Villain, LEX LUTHOR!

JESSE EISENBERG, who shone in his performance of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network and was last seen opposite Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson in the fun crime caper, Now You See Me (2013) has been chosen as the new Lex Luthor. Though some argued that perhaps Bryan Cranston as well as a few other actors should take the role, it was Eisenberg who eventually was cast.

With Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, it further re-iterates the immense changes happening within the DC cinematic universe and how these movies are being punted to a new and younger generation. They've totally shaken things up and rumours are doing the rounds that Eisenberg will play a curly blonde-haired Luthor which goes against the bald headed villain we've seen in comic books, cartoons and movies.