Batman Vs Superman: 9 Things You Need To Know About Jena Malone's Robin

4. She Could Be Playing Mercy Graves

Considering Lex Luthor's confirmed involvement in the film, being brought to life by Jesse Eisenberg, this becomes suddenly more likely. Mercy Graves was introduced into the DC universe via Superman: The Animated series as a bodyguard to Lex Luthor, and became popular enough that she was incorporated into the comics. She often seen with short hair and a chauffeurs uniform, and her appearance in the Superman cartoon could be seen as quite similar to that of Jena Malone. In addition to being Luthor's right-hand woman, she is keenly intelligent, fearsomely strong, and is proficient in all types of hand-to-hand combat, kickboxing in particular. All of this could potentially lead back to the original leak from October. The scene being filmed during that time was a 'physical confrontation between Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor' at a formal function. Perhaps Jena Malone steps in as Mercy to protect her boss, and perhaps her getting physically involved in a fight scene led to confusion about there being a female Robin in the film? And even if Malone definitely was playing Robin...