Uh-oh. Warner Bros. may need to do something about this soon because apparently, the teaser trailer that they were supposed to release on 20th April (Monday) was leaked online.
Did we watch the teaser? Yes, we did. In fact, it seemed like it was shown somewhere in Latin America as the video that was shot on a handheld camera or phone, with Portuguese subtitles.
Although the original video has been taken down by YouTube, we managed to take a few screenshots of it before it was removed.
Snyder first confirmed the screening of the trailer on Twitter yesterday. He teased a 20-second footage of the teaser and wrote: “Confirmed 4.20.15 #BatmanvSuperman @IMAX special teaser screening events. Limited space. RSVP.”
It is unclear whether the same footage will be shown in IMAX theatres on Monday, but based on what we’ve seen so far, the leaked teaser has definitely showed us more than what we’ve expected. However, unlike Marvel or Disney, Warner Bros. did not immediately release the teaser trailer.
Disney and Marvel Studios were previously forced to debut the “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” teaser trailer earlier after it was leaked online. Lucasfilm also released the first teaser trailer of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” after it was accidentally revealed by Regal Entertainment Group, the largest operator of movie theatres in the US.
The leaked “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” teaser trailer offered us very brief glimpses of Henry Cavill as Superman. In the video, it seemed like the citizen of Metropolis are turning against his character as the word “False God” was spray painted on a Superman statue. According to Variety, Jesse Eisenberg, who is starring in the film as Lex Luthor, was narrating the teaser as he was “debating power, saviours, false gods and good versus evil.”
“Devils don’t come from hell beneath us,” Luthor says. “They come from the sky.”
Ben Affleck was also featured in the teaser to portray his role as Batman.
He first appeared in the teaser with the following voiceover:
That’s how it starts, the feeling, the powerlessness, that turns good men…cruel.
Before the teaser came to an end, it showed the same footage that was screened at Comic Con last year. Batman can be seen meeting with Superman face-to-face on top of a building and he could be heard in his deep, growly voice saying, “Tell me, do you bleed? You will.”
Check out the screenshots and the leaked teaser trailer below:
UPDATE (18th April, 9:11AM):
Oooh. After Warner Bros. removed the leaked teaser trailer down from YouTube, director Zack Snyder took to Twitter to release a much clearer version of the teaser.
You can check it out below:
#BatmanvSuperman #NotBlurry #NotPiratedhttps://t.co/6twr1oFBvr
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) April 17, 2015
After releasing the trailer, he announced that“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” fans (or DC Comics fans in general) will still be the first and only people to watch the special teaser trailer on IMAX theatres.
He wrote:
Cell Phone v IMAX. IMAX Event BvS fans will still be first & only to see special IMAX BvS teaser #AFewExtraShotsPlusALittleSwag #NotPirated
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) April 17, 2015
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is slated for release on 25th August 2016.
For more information, visit the movie’s official Facebook page.
