Batman V Superman: 9 Things Nobody Predicted
Who would have thought it'd come down to a bloody name?
The Dark Knight against the Man of Steel, the Caped Crusader against Kal-El, the Worlds Greatest Detective against the Last Son of Krypton: Batman v Superman.
After decades of waiting, this cinematic showdown is finally here, and its sadly largely a flawed disappointment of a movie. Regardless of its quality or lack thereof, many thought that they knew exactly what to expect when these two powerhouses did battle on the big screen. Particularly as we'd all been primed to expect something close to The Dark Knight Returns on screen.
And yes, while so much of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel follow-up was what we were expecting in terms of plot twists and story - largely down to the trailer essentially revealing nearly every key moment - there were still some parts of Batman v Superman that still took us all by surprise. For better and for worse.
9. Bat Branding
We all knew that this new take on Batman was going to portray the Caped Crusader as a grizzled, beaten-down, veteran of a superhero; a man who has been through many a war, both on a personal and public level, and who has had more than his share of loss. What nobody fully predicted, though, was one of the more darker traits of Ben Affleck's Dark Knight.
Not content with beating criminals to a pulp or having Gotham's rogues cowering in fear at the sight of the famed Batsignal, this Batman took great pleasure in actually branding those he went up against.
It may have been a little much for some fans to deal with, whilst others took it as just a sign of the mindset and broken nature of Affleck's Bats, but it was certainly something that few of us predicted the extremities of. Sure, we knew he'd be intense and brutal, but burning your own particular logo into the torso of those you go up against? That's certainly something to put the Dark in Dark Knight.