Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy • 2h 32m
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Callan Mulvey, Tao Okamoto, Brandon Spink, Lauren Cohan, Alan D. Purwin, Mark Edward Taylor, Hugh Maguire, Michael Shannon, Hanna Dworkin, Tiffany L. Addison, Owais Ahmed, Anish Jethmalani, Tiffany Bedwell, Natalee Arteaga, Keith D. Gallagher, Jeff Dumas, Miriam Lee, Alicia Regan, Ripley Sobo, Matahi Drollet, Mormon Maitui, Richard Burden, Taraina Sanford, Julius Tennon, Sammi Rotibi, Michael Cassidy, Wunmi Mosaku, Dennis North, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Mason Heidger, Dan Amboyer, Ahney Her, Jean Ho, Kristine Cabanban, Sebastian Sozzi, Kent Shocknek, Ralph Lister, Sammy A. Publes, Jay R. Adams, Rebecca Buller, Julia Glander, David Midura, Jay Towers, Michael Ellison, Kirill Ostapenko, Cleve McTier, Bevin Kowal, Rashontae Wawrzyniak, Harry Lennix, Christina Wren, Tom Luginbill, Dave Pasch, Danny Mooney, Henry Frost III, Nicole Forester, Debbie Stabenow, Carmen Ayala, Josh Carrizales, James Quesada, Jade Chynoweth, Aida Munoz, Vikram Gandhi, Andrew Sullivan, Charlie Rose, Chad Krowchuk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Milica Govich, David Dailey Green, Madison Autumn Mies, John Lepard, Thomas M. Taylor, Sandra Love Aldridge, Graham W.J. Beal, Henri Franklin, Jonathan Leigh West, Ezra Miller, Soledad O'Brien, T.J. Martinelli, Chris Newman, Dana Bash, Lulu Dahl, Thom Kikot, John Seibert, Liam Matthews, Sam Logan Khaleghi, Zachary Schafer, Monrico Ward, Anne Marie Damman, Connie Craig, Henrietta Hermelin, Patrick Leahy, Carla Gugino, Kevin Costner, Nancy Grace, Jason Momoa, Ryan D'Silva, Albert Valladares, Joe Morton, Ray Fisher, David Paris, Erika R. Erickson, Anderson Cooper, Brooke Baldwin, Abigail Kuklis, Greg Violand, Tiren Jhames, Tom Whalen, Steve Jasgur, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Stanley, Jesse Nagy, Duvale Murchison, Thomas J. Fentress, Coburn Goss, Jeff Hanlin, Joseph Cranford, Emily Peterson, Gary A. Hecker, Robin Atkin Downes, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brandon Bautista, Carmen Gangale, Joe Fishel, Richard Cetrone
Regular AR: 2016 WB 4K Blu-ray
IMAX Version: 2021 WB 4K Blu-ray
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Overview
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
WB 4K Blu-ray
Caveat: No Dolby Vision metadata
Director: Taika Waititi
2D: Disney 4K Blu-ray
3D: International Disney 3D Blu-ray
Original AR: Paramount 4K Blu-ray
IMAX AR: Paramount 3D Blu-ray
2D version: Disney 4K Blu-ray
3D version: Disney 3D Blu-ray or Disney+/Apple TV Vision Pro Streaming
Director: James Cameron
Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version
35mm scan for original theatrical cut
4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled
The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.
Director: Joseph Kosinski
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4K Blu-ray has DNR, see caps https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=11748&d2=11747&s1=115760&s2=115776&i=0&l=0
Best Buy Blu-ray has a bonus disc
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Sony Global 4K Blu-ray
> WB US 4K Blu-ray
Dolby Atmos: Sony/Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray, Warner Bros Blu-ray
Sony Blu-ray only has 5.1, not Atmos
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Caveat: both releases do not contain their natively shot expanded IMAX aspect ratios
Dolby Atmos: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray, Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Caveat: both releases do not contain their natively shot expanded IMAX aspect ratios
Dolby Atmos: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray, Warner Bros Blu-ray
Director: Christopher Nolan
Caveat: mild DNR throughout the transfer, non-IMAX scenes appear soft due to being scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative.
Director: Zack Snyder
The Complete Experience Blu-ray has more extras
Director: Zack Snyder
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