Batman V Superman New Trailer: 7 Huge Rumours Confirmed
1. Batman Has Suffered A Dead Robin
The Rumour: Seven years before the film, Jason Todd a.k.a. Robin was murdered by the Joker. As a result, Batman retired from crimefighting, despite Alfred’s pleas that it was Jason’s recklessness and not Bruce’s irresponsibility that got him killed.
What It Means For The Movie: With an older Batman, it was always presumed that he would have some sort of established relationship with the Joker, but the villain’s likely role in the murder of Jason Todd constructs a much more personal bond between the two than we’ve ever seen on screen.
In terms of character, it explains much of what we’ve seen with Batman. Why he’s so dark, why he immediately doesn’t trust Superman, why his tactics have become so brutal. He’s angry, likely at himself, for failing to save his protege, and he lashes out as a means to cope
From a story standpoint, we can also understand this as a spin on Batman, wherein he is not unbeatable. The dark knight has become darker as a result, and it especially humanizes a character who’s calling card is being an ordinary man.
On top of all that, since Jason Todd was the second Robin, this could also mean that the first one, Dick Grayson a.k.a. Nightwing, could likely exist in the world and swing in at any time.
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