Fans have complained the promo appears to give away the entire plot of Dawn of Justice, but the director promises there is much more to come

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has promised fans that the new trailer for his highly anticipated superhero smackdown doesn’t spoil the final film.

The latest promo for Ben Affleck’s debut as the caped crusader has attracted criticism for appearing to reveal a good chunk of the movie’s storyline, including the first meeting of Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent, Affleck’s Bruce Wayne and Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor. The trailer also appears to show that Batman and Superman eventually resolve their conflict, leading to a scene in which the pair team up with Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman to battle a greater foe.



One Guardian reader, responding to a blogpost on the new trailer, wrote: “That was literally the entire story condensed. That’s not a trailer – it’s the highlights package. Even played in scene order. What possessed them? This was basically Batman vs Superman until they team up with Wonder Woman and fight Doomsday. Thanks – I know the plot and the beats at which this changes. Great.”

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But Snyder, who also directed 2013’s middling Superman reboot Man of Steel, said there was plenty more to come in the film. “I have the benefit of seeing the movie,” he told MTV. “It’s cool that [fans] think it’s too much, and I appreciate people not wanting to know, but there’s plenty that they don’t know. There’s a lot of movie that’s not in the trailer.”

The film-maker also hinted the trailer did not tell the full story about the new Luthor, who is expected to be the film’s main villain.

“In the trailer, of course he comes across in a very specific way,” said Snyder. “In the movie, he’s like a million times more sophisticated than what you get in 30 seconds. But that’s also the fun of it. You go to the movies so you can see the context and understand the depth.”

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The director, also known for the excellent Watchmen and not-so-excellent Sucker Punch, confirmed that he was wary of spoilers while working on the trailer. “You design the movie as a story that evolves as you watch it, so moment-to-moment [you’re thinking], ‘Oh, my God, what’s going to happen next? Are they gonna live? Are they gonna die?’ So you want that experience for the audience, as much as you can,” he said. “I want people to see the movie without knowing.”

Rumours abound that Dawn of Justice will feature the classic Superman supervillain Doomsday, as well as Luthor. The movie, the first film of an ambitious 10-movie slate centred on the DC Comics universe from studio Warner Bros, will hit US and UK cinemas on 25 March.