

“Remember when you kept coming back to me, saying… ' The MPAA wants us to take… remember, we couldn’t do the blood splat on the wall for the crate? … But we kept taking all those things out, and it was still getting an R-rating. Zack Snyder Reflects on Batman v Superman's Original R-Rating DCĭuring the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice panel at SnyderCon, director Zack Snyder talked about why the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) initially gave the DCEU sequel an R-rating.ĭawn of Justice VFX supervisor John Des Jardin opened the topic of why the sequel was still getting an R-rating even though they have adjusted some scenes in the movie, ultimately revealing that the reason behind it was MPAA's note about Batman being "too mean to Superman" in the movie:

However, an ultimate edition of Dawn of Justice was eventually released, and it was R-rated due to "sequences of violence." This version of the sequel was longer and it includes expanded storylines for some of its minor characters. was seeking the widest possible audience during its theatrical run, resulting in the tamed PG-13 rating.

Zack Snyder explained how Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was almost R-rated due to an unexpected reason.īatman v Superman's theatrical cut received a PG-13 rating for "intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality." Entertainment Weekly's sources pointed out then that Warner Bros.
