Holy double-duty, Batman! Film crews for the upcoming clash between the D.C. Comics titans have been shooting across the Loop and Uptown for the past week, causing an outpouring of images across the various social media channels. Though downtown Chicago played the role of Gotham City in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, it appears that director Zack Snyder has instead set up parts of the Loop as the fictional city Metropolis and 111 E. Wacker as the HQ of Clark Kent's beloved newspaper, The Daily Planet.

Meanwhile, Uptown's Aragon Ballroom will play the backdrop of a scene where (spoiler alert) Bruce Wayne's parents are killed. Yikes. But who knows what will happen at the Gotham River "GTA" stop (which is a nice wink to the CTA's own design aesthetic). In contrast, last weeks' filming turned the Washington Blue Line into the "Capitol South" stop on the "Metro" train. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled to debut on March 25, 2016. No word yet if Rahm will be starring as Two-Face or Mr. Freeze.

— Jason Prechtel

Video: Superman flying in Chicago. A video posted by Luis Gomez (@tribluis) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:40pm PST

Boy and presumably his parents leaving a Gotham City theater. Hmmm... A video posted by Luis Gomez (@tribluis) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:07pm PST

Old school Gotham City cab parked in Uptown for "Batman v Superman" filming. A photo posted by Luis Gomez (@tribluis) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:35pm PST

Batman Vs Superman A photo posted by DJ Commando (@deejaycommando) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:00am PST

It's official....Chicago has turned into Metropolis. A photo posted by Kennedy McGill (@kennedymcgill) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:56am PST

It's happening again.. #gotham is back again where it belongs. #batmanvssuperman #chicago @marcodominick A photo posted by dereklax (@dereklax) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:25am PST

Stopped by The Daily Planet on my way to school this morning! A photo posted by Kennedy McGill (@kennedymcgill) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:15am PST

It's going up "Gotham River" A photo posted by DJ Commando (@deejaycommando) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:43pm PST

Waiting for Superman? Looks like crews are ready for some aerial action in Chicago for Batman v Superman. #BVS pic.twitter.com/o9GELoQ4Cc — James Hill (@JamesHillABC) November 6, 2014

'Batman v Superman' is filming tonight in Chicago's Loop: http://t.co/2ounOxjQyA pic.twitter.com/u697AsLMgG — ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) November 7, 2014



·Henry Cavill soars over the Loop during 'Batman v Superman' filming [Tribune]

·Holy Metamorphosis, Batman! [Uptown Update]