'Batman v Superman' Movie News: Another Villain From Comics May Be Appearing As Lex Luthor Agent? [VIDEO]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice won't just have the king of all Superman villains in Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) - some Batman villains are also expected to be mentioned at the very least.
Jena Malone Actually Playing Member Of 'Others' Rather Than Robin in 'Batman v Superman?'
The Batman villain KGBeast is expected to be in Batman v Superman, according to a new report by BadassDigest. The report claims that the name Anatoli Knyazev appears in the film's script, which is the real name of KGBeast, as featured in the Ten Nights of the Beast storyline in the comics. He is reportedly an agent in Lex Luthor's team.
Additionally, the report notes that the Joker is a character that exists in the world during the events of Batman v Superman and Superman (Henry Cavill) has knowledge of him. However, the Joker will not be seen at all in the film.
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It was just announced Tuesday that Oscar winner Jared Leto would be signing on to play the Joker in Suicide Squad, the next film in the DC Cinematic Universe after Batman v Superman.
As it stands now, there are multiple big stars set to appear in Batman v Superman. In addition to Cavill and Eisenberg, the film stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane as Martha Kent and many more.
Other Justice League characters like Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) are expected to have cameos in the film.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled for release in theaters on March 25, 2016.
