'Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice' Shot Partially in IMAX

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is sure to be an epic movie, and now we know that director Zack Snyder is shooting at least part of the film to capture that feeling, as some of the movie will be shot in IMAX.

Slash Film first reported that several fans who were watching the filming in Chicago saw IMAX cameras filming the scenes. An IMAX spokesperson confirmed to the site that IMAX cameras are being used in shooting the movie. The site noted IMAX typically only lets approximately two films per year use their cameras, so it's noteworthy that Dawn of Justice is one of them.

In case you missed it, Comic Book Movie reported last week that an extra who claims to have worked on the film spoke to SupermanHomepage and revealed details of two scenes on which he worked. The first was a flashback featuring Jeremy Irons.

"'The first scene we filmed was with Jeremy Irons,' he says. 'It was out in a field with young Bruce Wayne. A flashback to the Wayne funeral. The small set was really cool with the hearse vehicles
sporting Gotham license plates.'"

The second one had much juicier plot implications, so beware of SPOILERS AHEAD.

"'The second scene I was involved in was situated in a half-stadium style set surrounded by tall green screen walls. Henry Cavill was on set dressed as Clark Kent, but did not film with us that day.' He continues, 'This scene was a parade scene to take place in 'Washington D.C.,' obviously the CG effects for the surroundings would be placed in post production.' Now for the major spoiler of this report... 'The parade, we were told, was the funeral for the President of the United States. I wish I had more pics but our phones were checked in before filming and we didn't get them back until the end of the day.'"

The extra also sent a photo to SupermanHomepage of the giant green screen, which you can check out here.

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