Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Was Setting Up An Injustice-inspired Timeline
Director Zack Snyder had big plans when he constructed Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the movie that properly launched the DC film universe. The introduction of Wonder Woman and the rest of the world’s finest heroes paid off in Justice League, but something we’re still waiting to see explored some more is the peculiar dream sequence dubbed “the Knightmare scene” by fans.
You know the bit we’re talking about. Bruce Wayne falls asleep and dreams of a dystopian timeline in which Superman’s turned bad, commanding an army and apparently being in league with the forces of Apokalips. This had definite echoes of the Injustice video game universe and fans fully expected this dream to be revealed as a dark version of the future in another DCEU installment.
Obviously, Warner Bros. has significantly rethought the shape of the DC franchise recently and there’s very little chance we’ll see this come to fruition. However, Snyder’s revealed to fans via Vero that he did indeed have big plans for the Knightmare sequence in the abandoned Justice League 2 and that it was, in fact, inspired by Injustice.