Waching daily Apr 8 2017

The DC characters really represent that original mythology, that first idea.

Like, what is a superhero?

DC is a darker, more realistic but more mythic version

of a superhero world.

Characters who have flaws, who have constructs that aren't perfect,

something we can identify with.

All these characters, these icons,

they've been part of our worldview for years,

so they are embedded in our culture.

DC has such rich characters and stories.

There's just so much to tell and so much to eхplore.

The cool thing about the comic books and DC Universe,

and superheroes actually, it started with Superman,

with Action Comics number 1, so it only feels organic and natural

that Man of Steel would kick off the DC cinematic world.

lt feels very natural to have Superman show up first,

and then have Batman interact with Superman,

and then have Wonder Woman come up and start to open up that world.

ZACK: We're gonna start to explain how those characters' stories interweave.

There's a massive DC Universe

that's just ready to explode onto our movie screens.

Once you see Batman and Superman standing, looking at each other in a movie,

now anything's possible, right?

The worlds have... (IMITATES CRUSHING) Finally meshed up.

BATMAN: Do you bleed?

ZACK: You've really started to lay a foundation for an expansive world,

and so, to bring Wonder Woman into the movie, it seemed natural.

It's all about the trinity to me.

I've killed things from other worlds before.

Is she with you?

l thought she was with you.

And dolly!

Cut!

Looked really good. Looked really good from here.

ZACK: Dawn of Justice, the fiIm title,

really speaks to the idea that we're hinting at

a future where these characters can work as a team.

ZACK: Ready and action!

GAL GADOT: When I saw one ofthe playbacks that we did on the first day,

that we shot the three of us together, I needed to pinch myself

and see if it's true because it's so strong.

l was kind of shell-shocked.

Nice! Wow!

I think the interesting thing about Wonder Woman as presented here, too,

is that she's a bit of both Batman and Superman.

She has the powers of Superman.

l think she's a better fighter than Superman.

She's almost godlike.

And then you've got Batman, who's a recluse

and is a little bit untrusting and a little bit in the shadows.

And she's followed that model as well.

Who are you?

Someone interested in the same man you are.

JOHNS: As we get more into the DC Universe in all these films,

you'll see why Wonder Woman's chosen to do that,

and you'll see why Wonder Woman might choose not to do that in the future.

ZACK: l'm excited not only for her role in this movie,

but for a Wonder Woman standalone movie,

where we get to see where she came from.

ZACK: What a lot of people don't realize,

all of those characters eхist within the same universe.

Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman,

The Flash, Aquaman, and countless others.

Each of their backstories and each of their different adventures

can now create a tapestry that is the DC Universe.

I think for me the eхciting thing about

having several other DC films in development

is the idea that there are multiple paths.

There's countless storylines that we're about to explore,

and it's fun to watch how each one of them takes on a life of their own,

yet supports and enriches the films around them.

ZACK: These characters, they grew from the funny pages to their own books

to their own industry.

And I believe that it is a mirror to the way we understand the world.

HENRY CAVILL: They're the answer to our problems personified

just in a physical, cool way,

which is what mythology was in ancient times and is now.

Hercules was that day's Superman.

Our heroes have always eхisted.

So that's what makes it timeless.

JOHNS: l find it reassuring that Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman are timeless

because we all need heroes

and that's why there's been heroes in every religion.

In every culture, there's heroes.

ZACK: Ready and action!

JOHNS: So, seeing it all finally together up on the big screen

and introduce the DC Universe that we all love to a much larger audience,

that's my favorite thing.