



"We are playing him 45 or 46," Snyder clarifies. "He has lost those near and dear to him, and not necessarily from old age of disease... We want to assume that Batman has reached this point in his life and career as a superhero, and Superman represents a sort of philosophical change. He is a paradigm shift for Batman: 'I've been fighting criminals all my life, trying to find justice, and now I am confronted with a concept that is transcendent to me.' In the face of Superman, a man robbing a bank doesn't matter. He's having a crisis of conscience. 'Am I really just a vigilante who stalks the alleys of Gotham?'"



Affleck adds, "That vigilantism has been a part of his character all along, and we are tapping into that mentality when faced by something as potentially as deadly a Superman."





Snyder also says that while Batman is somewhat being painted as the villain of this movie it comes down to a fan's point of view when the two heroes meet for battle.





BATMAN V. SUPERMAN releases on March 25, 2016.











