Batman V Superman: 10 Mistakes It Made That Justice League Must Avoid

4. Characters That Don't Fit

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The impact of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy can still be felt in the DCEU to this day - Zack Snyder and his team carried on the dark, gritty torch from The Dark Knight Rises into Man Of Steel, solidifying the DC slate as a more grounded take on superhero lore. But in Batman v Superman, in bounds Lex Luthor, an overbearingly cartoonish character that feels like he was plucked out of a Joel Schumacher Batman flick.

Luthor would have absolutely worked in another movie - just not this one. Imagine if Heath Ledger's Joker had popped up in Batman & Robin; it would've been ridiculous. Batman v Superman had a similar fish-out-of-water problem, and Eisenberg's quirky take on the villain just seemed at odds with the darker nature of the entire production.

Justice League needs to be careful here - a character like this can remove audiences from a scene and make them question whether or not the filmmakers understand the story they're telling. If the film is darker, then a Joker or Winter Soldier-type villain would work well, and if it's lighter, a Loki or an Ultron would be a perfect match. As long as everything feels like it belongs in the same picture, Justice League stands a better shot at being more enjoyable.