Post by Larcen26 on Jul 25, 2017 15:14:54 GMT
Unfortunately, he will return as a villain at first.
It's mainly an assumption based on Snyder's history mixed with Superman lore.
Like I said above, it seems like having Steppenwolf revive Superman as a weapon fits better into the overall narrative.
The other two options are:
1. Batman digs him up and tries to bring him back. This doesn't seem likely given how he acted at the end of BvS. He seemed content to let him Rest in Peace. Though the image from the SDCC trailer shows him looking at a hologram of Supes, and I could see that moment be the one where he decides to do it, either out of guilt or out of knowing they will need him to stop Steppenwolf. Though Bruce could go to Lex to find out how he made Doomsday to use as a basis. That gives Lex something to do in the film.
2. The Codex just fixes him and he comes back. This seems possible given the whole "floating dirt" thing. But I have no idea how they fix how completely "Deus Ex Machina" it is. "Hey look, Superman's here!" But the Sun is so important, I don't see how it works with him buried.
And a possible third:
3. A hybrid of the two: My thought for this is that Lois brings Bruce (and maybe Diana) to the fortress, they can get the information about the Codex there and maybe then they dig him up and leave him in the sun for a while. Another version of this is that maybe Abin Sur shows up and gives them information on Kryptonians.