Another high-profile movie franchise will be lensing in the Michigan area. Michael Bay is currently blowing things up real good in Detroit where his Transformers 4 production has been filming for the past couple of months, and now it has been confirmed that Warner Bros.’ Batman vs. Superman will be setting up shop in The Great Lakes State. The Detroit Free Press confirmed the news, adding that Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel follow-up will be filming in Detroit and surrounding areas in the state during the first quarter of 2014. The production will earn $35 million in tax incentives, which should put a dent in the film’s sure-to-be hefty budget.

Hit the jump for more, including the full press release.

David S. Goyer is writing the script for the currently untitled superhero pic, which will see Henry Cavill’s Superman square off against Ben Affleck’s Batman. The only other confirmed casting at this point is the return of Man of Steel’s Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, and Diane Lane; no, Bryan Cranston is not playing Lex Luthor. Filming will get underway early next year in anticipation of the film’s July 17, 2015 release date.

Here’s the press release regarding the production heading to Michigan (via SHH), which confirms a previous report by Latino Review: