In a recent exclusive interview with Forbes, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder talked about the development and impending shoot for the Superman reboot’s forthcoming sequel, which may or may not be titled Batman Vs. Superman, among many topics of interest to fans of comics and superhero films.

One of the subjects that inevitably came up was exactly how the idea of pitting Superman against Batman in the much-anticipated sequel first came into being.

You can read what he had to say below.

Though the tentatively titled Batman vs. Superman was pushed back an entire year from its original release date, director Zack Snyder and WB are still working hard to build a great cast. Today they have added Oscar-winning actress Holly Hunter, 300: Rise of an Empire‘s Callan Mulvery, and Captain America: The First Avenger‘s Tao Okamoto.

Deadline reports that the roles have not been specified but they do not have comic book origins, instead these roles have been specifically created for the film itself.

Even though the yet untitled Man of Steel sequel, which we still are referring to as Batman vs. Superman, has had its release date pushed back to 2016, the film is still on schedule to start shooting this year. Fans are eagerly awaiting any concrete information with the plot and of course we’re all holding our breath in anticipation of seeing the new Batman costume design.

While out promoting 300: Rise of an Empire, the latest film the fan-dividing Zack Snyder has produced, The LA Times got the director to open up a bit about what we should expect to see with Batman vs. Superman, including a tease about the film’s plot, casting, and geeking out over the costumes.

Jesse Eisenberg will star as Lex Luthor with Jeremy Irons as Alfred in Zack Snyder’s untitled Man Of Steel sequel, according to Warner Bros. Pictures, who announced the news today.

Eisenberg and Irons join the cast of what’s been referred to as Batman vs. Superman, which will have Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, and Henry Cavill reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, with other returning stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, and Diane Lane.

Recently Dwayne Johnson met with executives at Warner Brothers about his potential involvement in a top secret DC Comics movie project that may go into production some time this year. According to an unnamed source for Latino Review that film could very well be the studio’s eternally gestating Justice League, which was originally supposed to be filming for a summer 2015 release before the lack of a decent script compelled the studio to shut down development and shift their resources over to a Man of Steel sequel that would have Superman (Henry Cavill) going head-to-head with Warners’ other big DC moneymaker Batman (Ben Affleck).

The word is now going around Hollywood that both the doubly eponymous Batman vs. Superman (name subject to change) and Justice League will be filmed back-to-back and be released within a year of each other. Supposedly this is because the studio wants to capitalize as much as possible on the filming time they have with the busy Affleck, Cavill, and Johnson.

After reporting that Warner Brothers has expressed interest in casting Joaquin Phoenix for an unknown role in Zack Snyder‘s Batman vs. Superman, we are learning that the film is bringing in another talent of Oscar-winning caliber on board.

THR reports that Chris Terrio, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Argo, is being brought in to polish David S. Goyer‘s first draft of the superhero sequel. It comes as no surprise that Terrio joins the team, considering that he has already worked with Argo star Ben Affleck, who stars as Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Given that Superman (Henry Cavill) developed a romantic interest with Lois Lane (Amy Adams), the hero created a less than super and more human identity to get closer to her. Now that Batman is in the picture in the Man of Steel sequel, and Ben Affleck is confirmed to play an older version of the Caped Crusader, it is assumed that Bruce Wayne would be vying for Lois’ attention. But a casting call reveals quite the opposite.

Latino Review is reporting that Batman/Bruce Wayne will have his own love interest in the sequel, giving us a slight indication that this movie is actually bigger than we originally thought. Hit the jump for more.

If you didn’t attend the San Diego Comic-Con this past Saturday or were one of the many people who couldn’t get into the coveted Hall H that day, then you might have heard that Zack Snyder dropped by to announce that the Man Of Steel sequel would hit theaters Summer 2015. But that was merely the tip of the iceberg. He also announced that Batman would be appearing as well (read our coverage here). As you can imagine, fans in attendance, especially DC Comics fans, were joyous to say the least. You can check out their reaction here.

The plot for the untitled film remains under wraps, but as to what fans could be calling it, well there are many titles to choose from. Now screenwriter David Goyer has come out to say that he has narrowed down the title of the film to two choices: Batman Vs. Superman or Superman Vs. Batman. Hit the jump for more.

After confirming that David Goyer would come back to write the screenplay for Man Of Steel 2, and reportedly signed on to write Justice League, Goyer is making the final turn of the press rounds for Man of Steel, which opened in theaters this weekend. While most of us are ready for the return of the famed DC Comics hero, Goyer is slowly preparing for the sequel of the film and giving us small hints about Justice League.

The early signing only signals how confident Warner Bros. Studios is in Man of Steel, and because of that, not only are they putting the sequel and the Justice League film on a fast track into production, but they are also getting ready for other solo DC Hero films like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and more. Hit the jump for more details.

Judging by all the positive buzz that is now circling Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel, it should come as no surprise that WB is putting the development of its sequel into overdrive. The good news comes with even more good news as the studio is also looking to get a Justice League film in the works as soon as possible. All of this could not have been possible if David Goyer wasn’t working on the project, so now WB has brought him back to write the script for Man of Steel 2, and reportedly to write Justice League as well.

Lets start with Man of Steel 2. Deadline reports that in addition to Goyer’s return, Snyder will also be coming back to direct its sequel. I haven’t seen the film yet, so I can’t speculate what the follow-up could entail, but hearing that there was a building with Lex Luthor’s name teased and a Wayne Enterprise product teased, we could see something related to one or two of those things in the sequel.

The news seems to coincide with what Snyder had said last week about a Justice League film.