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Batman V Superman star Ben Affleck has joked that he shares some of the same character traits as Bruce Wayne’s alter ago.

The 42-year-old actor, who plays Batman in the forthcoming blockbuster, has revealed he shares a similar ‘character flaw’ of rage.

“I think it’s a necessity, historically, in the tradition of these films,” he told The Sunday Times.

“For me, anger is so deeply buried and contained that when it does kind of come out, it comes out in stronger bursts.

"I tend to be respectful, polite, get along, put up with, put up with, put up with… then when it emerges, it’s not something I have a ton of control over. I’m not gonna do a Wolverine berserk rage, but I do have a, I do…”

The actor then revealed that it seems he was also describing some of his own traits and referred to them as ‘character flaws’.

So fans can now expect a 'darker', 'reclusive' superhero… who is full of 'rage'. We can’t wait.

This news follows Zack Snyder's full unveiling of Batmobile from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The 48-year-old director posted a photo of Batman's vehicle on his Twitter page last week.

The car is an armoured black vehicle with a machine gun turret at the front and other weapons on the body.

More in keeping with the design of the Batmobile from The Dark Knight trilogy rather than the vehicle seen in Tim Burton's two Batman movies, Snyder decided to post the image after pics of the car were taken during a shoot and posted online.

The filmmaker accompanied his photo with the caption: "Here's a real picture of the #Batmobile. (sic)"

Affleck stars in the movie - the sequel to Superman film Man of Steel - with Henry Cavil, who plays Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Gal Gadot, who is taking taking on the role of Wonder Woman.

Jesse Eisenberg will play villain Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons appears as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred and The Piano star Holly Hunter is also part of the cast but her role is yet to be revealed.

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Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is being shot at the Michigan Motion Picture Studio as well as various locations in and around Detroit, Illinois, Africa and the South Pacific.

* The movie is scheduled for release on May 2016

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