In the two years since Batman v Superman came out, some of you may have wondered why Superman didn’t just use his powers to track down where Martha was being held captive.
In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, he kidnapped Superman’s mother, Martha Kent, to make the Kryptonian hero comply with his demand: killing Batman.
According to director Zack Snyder, that question was answered in a cut scene, which you can get a taste of below.
Since he can’t match Superman in brawn on his own, Lex Luthor has to rely on his impressive intellect to find other ways to stick it to the Man of Steel.