You need to RSVP to see the full Batman v. Superman trailer (but here's 20 seconds of it)
On Monday, Batman v. Superman will arrive in theaters across the country. No, not the whole movie — just a trailer. That's right: Warner Brothers wants you to go to a movie theater to watch two-minute glimpse of a movie that won't even hit theaters until March 2016.
Not sure whether you should bother? Director Zack Snyder helpfully uploaded a perfectly non-enlightening 20-second clip, showing off the latest versions of the Batman/Superman costumes you've already seen a million times:
If your appetite is whetted by that tiny little morsel, you can RSVP here. Alternately, you can wait until about 10 minutes after the trailer formally debuts, when YouTube will undoubtedly be flooded with shaky-cam versions recorded on cell phones.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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