Thereafter, Batman V Superman re-vists another key event in the history of the DC Extended Universe: the Battle of Metropolis from Man of Steel, wherein Superman (Henry Cavill) does battle with General Zod (Michael Shannon) and his fellow Kryptonian soldiers.
However, Batman V Superman doesn’t merely recycle footage from Man of Steel; rather, the former shows the Battle of Metropolis unfolding from the perspective of Bruce Wayne on the ground.
In Man of Steel, Superman is too busying struggling to hold his own against the more experienced warrior Zod to take in much of what’s going on around him – whereas in Batman V Superman, Bruce gets a first-hand look at every bit of collateral damage that Zod and Kal-El leave in their wake.
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and its Ultimate Edition are now both available digitally, with DVD and Blu-ray releases coming July 19, 2016.