WB CEO Discusses Batman v Superman Release Date

Comingsoon.net reports on the release date changes of upcoming superhero flick, Batman v Superman. You might recall that the At first, Batman v Superman release date was initially set for this summer. The film was originally set to debut in theaters on July 17, a release date later occupied by Marvel's own Ant-Man, but was bumped to May 6, 2016, a date that was already set for an untitled Marvel Studios film, which we now know is Captain America: Civil War.

WB ultimately moved the film to its current slot of March 25, 2016. Warner Brother's president even mentioned they thought Marvel wouldn't be able to have their film ready for that date.

Currently, the gap between WB's only DC Cinematic Universe films is almost three years, but speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara elaborated on their reasoning for the release shuffle, and confirmed he's already seen the film multiple times.

"It was a tough decision at the time because it was going to create a hole in 2015," he says. "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."

The wait from Man of Steel to the "Dawn of Justice" will have been a long one, but WB is banking on DC big time. Suicide Squad will follow "Batman v Superman" in August 2016 with production on a solo Wonder Woman to start this fall and the first Justice League film beginning production next spring.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stars Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, with AMY Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane returning from Man of Steel, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, and Holly Hunter in a role newly created for the film. Jason Momoa will also be making an appearance as Aquaman.

Directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, the film is produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Wesley Coller, David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

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