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Henry Cavill plays Superman in "Man of Steel."

(Courtesy photo)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2013 photo, actor/director Ben Affleck arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party, at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Affleck will don Batman's cape and cowl. Warner Bros. announced Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, that he would star as a new incarnation of the Dark Knight in a film bringing Batman and Superman together. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

PONTIAC, MI -- Two DC Comics creations, Batman and Superman, are being pit against one another in the highly-anticipated "

" sequel,

"

,

" to be filmed in Detroit.

Filming is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2014, and the project, one of the largest ever to come to Michigan, is expected to receive $35 million in tax credits on the estimated $131 million project.

Filming will take place at

Michigan Motion Picture Studios, 1999 Centerpoint Parkway in Pontiac, among other locations.

The picture is being directed by Zack Snyder, who also directed "Dawn of the Dead," "300," "The Watchmen" and "Man of Steel." Henry Cavill is returning to star as Superman and Clark Kent, Amy Adams will play Lois Lane and Ben Affleck Batman.

IMDB, which lists Detroit as the filming location, offers this brief synopsis:

"The Man of Steel faces off against the Dark Knight."