Michael Wilkinson says costumes for 'Batman vs. Superman' movie will 'respect the histories' of the characters

Michael Wilkinson has been nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design on David O. Russell's film American Hustle, which takes place in the 1970s. He previously worked on Zack Snyder's Man of Steel and now he returns to design costumes for the sequel, Batman vs. Superman.

The costumes are a source of much curiosity and sometimes controversy among fans. In an interview with EW.com, Wilkinson said his designs will try stay true to the famous, iconic costumes of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman:

"I'm not really at liberty to talk about the details of everything, but suffice to say we really respect the histories of all of these characters. We're all very reverent about the iconic graphic nature of these characters and their costumes. We see ourselves as part of the natural lineage of how these characters are being portrayed through out the ages and our goal is to create something relevant and exciting for today's audiences and something that works for this thrilling cinematic universe that our director Zack Snyder is creating."

The site then asked about what research he is doing and his process for designing the costumes, and he said he looks at the comics and other superhero materials:

"You really dive into the source material. We're looking at all of the different ways these characters have been portrayed over the ages. We're looking hard into Zack's script and working out what makes sense as far as telling the story - who these people really are and what they represent, how to make sense of them in today's world. It's an interesting, multilayered design challenge."

Finally, the site asked when the general public might get a first look at the costumes, but Wilkinson did not offer much of an answer.

"Ooh! Our film just got pushed. It's now not being released until June or July 2016. I don't know. We're been having some interesting camera tests and photo shoots so far. I'm not exactly sure what dates we're going to get them released, but I'm sure Warner Bros. has it all worked out."

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