! ! ! Batman V Superman - New trailer from Comic-Con

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Nuvendil said:

Robert_Downey_Jr. said:
Judging by what I just saw it appears Lex Luthor sort of takes Superman under his wing (the scene where he's bowing to him) and gives him command of the Super task force we see (the guys with the symbol on their shoulders) basically putting him to work for Lexcorp or the US's benefit and tricking Supes into thinking that's the right thing to do. Lex sends him to take down the vigilante in Gotham as he doesn't like an unknown quantity like that. Batman has already seen the destruction and doesn't trust the govt./Lexcorp so he decides to build a super suit to fight the alien and his men. The only thing I can't figure out is how Wonder Woman figures into this.

I think the exact opposite.  Lex stirs up the Senator (he tells her Supes is dangerous) and Batman to go after Supes, no doubt using the Supes-worshipping zealots to "prove" he's a threat.  All the dialogue in the trailer from Batman and Alfred point to Batman being the aggressor, not Superman.  Lex even makes a reference to Superman and his forces as the "red capes," a play on redcoats, implying he is "warning" Bruce and the gov about the "dangerous" Superman.  As for that one scene with Lex, he does not at all look like he is friends with Lex; he looks super pissed.  We see a scene with kryptonite, he is likely feeling the effects of that.  As for Wonder Woman, I'm not sure either.

Either way I think Lex is playing both sides.  I think he puts Superman in a position that almost forces Batman's hand (my scenario).  I think everyone is naturally mad at Supes for Metropolis (Affleck looks pissed in the beginning) and the people are mad that their biggest city was demolished.  Superman may be open to coercion and Batman doesn't see what's going on with Lex so he thinks Supes just wants power.