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Zack Snyder reveals first look at Ben Affleck's Batman and the new Batmobile

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By Joshua Winning published 13 May 2014

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Batman Vs Superman director Zack Snyder has lifted the tarp on the new Batmobile – and given us our first look at Ben Affleck in costume as the Dark Knight.

Following yesterday's half-uncovered tease , Snyder posted the first picture of Batman posing beside his new wheels on his Twitter account.

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Needless to say, both have undergone a total remodel, with the new Bat-suit noticably beefier than ever before – and seemingly riddled with some sort of vein effect.

It's obviously inspired by the Bat's appearance in influential comic book The Dark Knight Returns , which also boasted small ears on the cowl and massive Bat logo on the chest.

Affleck definitely cuts an imposing figure. We imagine Superman's quaking in his super-boots right about now.

As for the ride itself, it looks more space age-y than Christian Bale's ride, but – obviously – less campy than the vehicle seen in both Burton's and Schumacher's Bat-flicks.

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It should give Affleck something of an edge on the tarmac as he goes up against Henry Cavill's Superman in the sequel to Man Of Steel .

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Batman Vs Superman opens in UK cinemas on 29 April 2016.

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Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.  

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